Day: June 19, 2019

Jun 19
Asian shares climb, wager all on dovish Fed, trade hopes revive

Asian shares hit five-week highs on Wednesday as investors hoped the Federal Reserve would follow the lead of the European Central Bank and open the door to future rate cuts at its policy meeting later in the day.  Asian shares All eyes are now upon the Fed which is scheduled to release a statement at […]

Jun 19
Zilliqa teams up with Xfers to bring blockchain benefits to Southeast Asian businesses

Public blockchain platform Zilliqa has announced its partnership with Xfers, a Singapore-based fintech startup. Founded in 2014, Xfers is the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)-approved Widely Accepted Stored Value Facility (WA SVF). It boasts an extensive portfolio of clients in the fintech space including Southeast Asian peer-to-peer lending platforms Tunaikita and Julo as well as Payfazz, an agent-based financial […]

Jun 19
IBM Blockchain Technology improves with “Multicloud” Approach

It seems that IBM is more than interested in putting its money where its mouth is with the new version of its Enterprise Blockchain platform. This upgraded tool is intended to work with even more cloud services, thus increasing its reach and scope. It is easier for existing users to work with more flexibility and […]

Jun 19
Oil prices firm ahead of official US stockpile data

Oil prices edged higher early on Wednesday as market participants expected official US data – due for release later today – to show a drop in the nation’s crude inventories. Oil Prices today: U.S. Crude Oil WTI Futures gained 0.3% to $54.28 by 12:57 AM ET (04:57 GMT). International Brent Oil Futures rose 0.2% to $62.23. Citing Venezuela’s oil […]

Jun 19
cTrader to Integrate Chat Function with Blinger.io

Trading platform provider cTrader announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with Blinger.io. The deal between the two firms will see cTrader integrating its own live chat feature into Blinger’s customer support system. Blinger allows a user to access almost every online messaging application, such as WhatsApp or Facebook Messenger, in one place. For cosumers that mean that […]