Day: January 19, 2022

Jan 19
Survey shows that 67% of Canadians want to get paid in crypto by 2027

A study suggests that receiving payments in digital assets is becoming more popular in Canada. 1880 Total views 31 Total shares Receiving payment in crypto is gathering interest in Canada. A recent Capterra survey of 1,000 Canadian respondents revealed that 67% of the participants are interested in being paid in crypto in the next five years. […]

Jan 19
Coca-Cola to use self-driving vehicles to deliver its latest product launches

Coca-Cola Co. KO, -0.07% said Wednesday that it will use a limited number of self-driving vehicles to deliver its latest launches to customers in Chicago, Los Angeles and New York. Starting today, customers can go to a special website to sign up for a delivery of the new items in less than an hour, while […]

Jan 19
EURUSD was on the run. Overview for 19.01.2022

EURUSD had one of the worst trading sessions in recent times. The major currency pair dropped yesterday and remains rather weak today. the current quote for the instrument is 1.1340. The “greenback” is still supported by the US 10-year bond yield, which continues increasing, and the global stock market decline. At the same time, the […]

Jan 19
The Pound stopped falling. Overview for 19.01.2022

After a recent drawdown, GBPUSD is consolidating; the Pound badly needs support.  The British Pound stopped its decline against the USD in favour of consolidation. The current quote for the instrument is 1.3611. The factor that supported the Pound earlier, expectations of a possible rate hike soon by the Bank of England, is no longer […]

Jan 19
Market Spotlight: Trading Tonight's Aussie Employment Data

Aussie Employment Data In Focus TonightLooking ahead to tonight’s Asian session (Weds/Thurs overnight), the key data releases to note are the Australian unemployment rate and employment change numbers. Given the firm trajectory in the labour market rebound, the market is looking for the unemployment rate to fall lower again to 4.5% from the prior 4.6%.With […]

Jan 19
Market Spotlight: CADCHF & Canadian CPI

CAD CPI In FocusToday’s Canadian CPI print will be the key data focus for the US session. CAD has been one of the strongest performers of 2022 in light of the uptick in oil prices and hawkish BOC expectations. With that in mind, today’s data has the potential to further accelerate the rally, or hit […]

Jan 19
EU securities regulator calls for proof-of-work crypto mining ban

European regulators are concerned about crypto’s risks to climate change goals. 4644 Total views 31 Total shares Erik Thedéen, the vice-chair of the European Securities and Markets Authority has raised concerns over the growing use of renewable energy for Bitcoin mining. In a recent interview with the Financial Times, Thedéen said that Bitcoin (BTC) mining has become […]

Jan 19
Housing starts edges higher in December as permitting for residential construction soars

U.S. home builders started construction on homes at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of roughly 1.7 million in December, representing a 1% increase from the previous month, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Compared with December 2020, housing starts were up 2.5%. Meanwhile, permitting for new homes occurred at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 1.87 million, […]

Jan 19
SR-FINRA-2022-001

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to extend temporary Supplementary Material .17 (Temporary Relief to Allow Remote Inspections for Calendar Years 2020 and 2021, and Through June 30 of Calendar Year 2022) under FINRA Rule 3110 (Supervision) to include calendar […]

Jan 19
SR-FINRA-2021-008

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) is filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) a proposed rule change to amend FINRA Rules 0180, 4120, 4210, 4220, 4240 and 9610 to clarify the application of its rules to security-based swaps (“SBS”) following the SEC’s completion of its rulemaking regarding SBS dealers (“SBSDs”) and […]