Mastercard Aims to Replace Numbers and Passwords with Biometrics by 2030
Mastercard has announced plans to transform online shopping by 2030. The company aims to eliminate the need for physical card numbers and passwords, instead using biometric authentication to secure transactions.…
Sterling sags as ‘Trump bump’ lifts dollar
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) – The pound eased modestly against the dollar, which held firm on Thursday, as investors remained laser-focused on who President-elect Donald Trump’s Treasury Secretary pick…
US natural gas drillers to lift 2025 output, reversing year of cuts
By Scott DiSavino (Reuters) – U.S. natural gas producers will boost output in 2025 following a series of production cuts this year, as rising demand from liquefied natural gas export…
Oil up on Russia-Ukraine missile exchange, outweighing US crude stock rises
By Paul Carsten LONDON (Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Thursday as Russia and Ukraine launched missiles at each other, overshadowing the impact of a bigger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude inventories.…
Pound Sinks After Disappointing UK Data. Forecast as of 21.11.2024
The Bank of England’s slower pace of rate cuts compared to the Federal Reserve gives the pound an advantage over the US dollar. However, the GBPUSD pair is falling significantly.…
Dollar steady near recent highs; euro suffers more weakness
Investing.com – The U.S. dollar edged marginally higher Thursday, consolidating after recent volatility, while the euro continued to show softness as the situation in eastern Europe becomes more fraught. At…
IC Markets Continues Sponsoring Table Tennis
IC Markets, a popular contracts for differences (CFDs) broker, has renewed its partnership with World Table Tennis, extending it for the new series calendar through 2025. The partnership was initially…
Dollar buffered by Trump policy expectations; bitcoin surges
By Amanda Cooper LONDON (Reuters) -The dollar steadied on Thursday as traders awaited more clarity on U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed policies amid an uncertain outlook for interest rates, while…
Interactive Brokers Caught in Hong Kong’s HK$91M Trading Freeze
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has frozen HKD 91 million in assets across four brokerages, including US-based Interactive Brokers’ local unit, following suspected market manipulation and unauthorized trades through compromised accounts.…
Interactive Brokers Caught in Hong Kong’s $91M Trading Freeze
Hong Kong’s securities watchdog has frozen $91 million in assets across four brokerages, including US-based Interactive Brokers’ local unit, following suspected market manipulation and unauthorized trades through compromised accounts. SFC…
