Tag: European Central Bank

Crypto Set For a Major Recovery as Threat of Negative Rates Hang Over Fragile US Economy

BlockchainMay 31, 2020

Crypto is set to benefit immensely over the coming years as the wheels begin falling off the fiat system. While stimulus efforts may...

ECB reflections around central bank digital currencies

FintechMay 21, 2020

By Giovanni Campi and Sofia Karagianni The digitalization of finance is accelerating during the COVID-19 outbreak. Even before the pandemic, FinTechs and BigTechs had...

How Global Central Banks are Responding to COVID-19, in One Chart

Visual CapitalistMay 20, 2020

When times get tough, central banks typically act as the first line of defense. However, modern economies are incredibly complex—and calamities like the 2008...

Leaders of the Digital Dollar Project Talk Privacy and the Next Century of Money

BlockchainMay 11, 2020

As part of the virtual conference Consensus 2020, three leaders of the Digital Dollar Project held an AMA on May 11 in which...

Bank of England sees worst slump in 300 years as coronavirus bites

ReutersMay 7, 2020

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England said Britain could be headed for its biggest economic slump in over 300 years due to...

As central banks break the junk debt barrier, investors will follow

ReutersMay 6, 2020

May 6 (Reuters)- Recent central bank bond-buying to calm market turmoil has breached the wall dividing top-grade debt from so-called junk-rated issues, raising...

Asian shares gain on ‘risk-friendly’ yuan fixing, oil falters

ReutersMay 6, 2020

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian shares extended gains on Wednesday, as investors saw China’s yuan fixing offering a modest olive branch to Washington amid...

Oil, stocks poised to gain in Asia on economic growth hopes

ReutersMay 5, 2020

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Global stocks and crude prices were set to extend gains in Asia on Wednesday on confidence that government steps...

European Central Bank Calls for Proactive Stablecoin Regulation

BlockchainMay 5, 2020

In a recent in-depth report on global stablecoins, the European Central Bank, or ECB, pushed for clear regulatory parameters for stablecoins, citing risks...