Day: July 15, 2022

Jul 15
Regulatory Notice 22-15

Notice Comments Summary Following the enactment of the Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021 (Act), FINRA amended the Code of Arbitration Procedure for Industry Disputes (Code) to align the Code with the Act.1 Among other things, the amendments permit persons with sexual assault claims and sexual harassment claims to […]

Jul 15
Ichimoku Cloud Analysis 15.07.2022 (BRENT, AUDUSD, XAUUSD)

BRENT Brent is rebounding from the resistance level. The instrument is currently moving below Ichimoku Cloud, thus indicating a descending tendency. The markets could indicate that the price may test the cloud’s downside border at 104.35 and then resume moving downwards to reach 88.45. Another signal in favour of a further downtrend will be a […]

Jul 15
Japanese Candlesticks Analysis 15.07.2022 (USDCAD, AUDUSD, USDCHF)

USDCAD, “US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar” As we can see in the H4 chart, after forming a Harami reversal pattern close to the support level, USDCAD may reverse in the form of another ascending impulse. In this case, the upside target may be the resistance area at 1.3240. Later, the market may break this level […]

Jul 15
ECB report likens PoW to fossil fuel cars, PoS to electric vehicles

European Central Bank researchers anticipate a clash between the green transition policies and Bitcoin investors. 873 Total views 89 Total shares Amid the soaring inflation, the European Central Bank (ECB) has found time to sum up its concerns about the “significant carbon footprint” of Bitcoin (BTC) and other cryptocurrencies, which require vast amounts of computational […]

Jul 15
AMTD Digital’s stock cheered on NYSE debut, to trade more than double the IPO price

The newly minted U.S.-listed shares of AMTD Digital Inc. HKD, +96.41% soared out of the gate in volatile trading Friday, after the Hong Kong-based digital platform and controlled subsidiary of AMTD IDEA Group AMTD, +7.27% raised $124.8 million through its initial public offering. The company said Friday that it sold 16.0 million American depositary shares […]

Jul 15
Central Bank Governor visits Tipperary to meet businesses and students

Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland Gabriel Makhlouf met with businesses and students from Tipperary yesterday during his day-long visit.  Governor Makhlouf met with local entrepreneurs, staff and Government agencies at Tipperary Technology Park, where conversations included the importance of local digital hubs and local economic development in a hybrid working world recovering from […]

Jul 15
Recurrent property taxes may help to reduce house price volatility

Central Bank Economic Letter finds that recurrent property taxes can, over time, help to mitigate downside risks to house prices. Such taxes may also provide a stable source of revenue for government, as they are less likely to be affected by the economic cycle. Revenue from recurrent property taxes, as a proportion of national income, […]

Jul 15
Central Bank highlights weaknesses in Virtual Asset Service Providers’ AML/CFT Frameworks

Central Bank seeks to anticipate and support innovation in the financial services industry Firms in novel areas must ensure their businesses will not be used to launder the proceeds of crime or to finance terrorism Central Bank issues a bulletin to virtual asset service providers (VASPs) to assist them in strengthening their applications and frameworks […]

Jul 15
Central Bank of Ireland welcomes publication of the International Monetary Fund’s assessment of Ireland’s financial sector

The IMF’s review recognises considerable progress in strengthening the framework for financial sector regulation, supervision and crisis management in Ireland. An increasingly large, complex and rapidly evolving financial system in Ireland raises new challenges for the future. Review makes targeted recommendations for further work, which will be considered by the Central Bank as it implements […]

Jul 15
Labour market recovery after the pandemic – Central Bank report

Q4 2021 saw 2.5 million people in employment, the highest on record. Strong employment was supported by the domestic labour force, with migration playing a smaller role Two groups drove this labour force expansion; under 25s and women over 35.  Evidence that there are longer running trends that have encouraged women to remain part of […]