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UBS Warns of Further US Dollar Decline, Advises Investors to Reduce USD holdings

DIGIT — Tue, 01 Oct 2024 00:46:22 +0000

Financial giant UBS expects the U.S. dollar to continue to depreciate, advising investors to reevaluate their portfolios. The bank predicts a medium-term decline due to shrinking interest rate advantages and a growing fiscal deficit. With the dollar down 5% since June, UBS recommends strategies like currency hedging and diversifying into other currencies and assets like […]

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Report: Billionaire Says Britain May Be Forced to Seek Bailout From IMF if It Does Not Renegotiate Brexit Deal

DIGIT — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 08:30:47 +0000

British billionaire investor Guy Hands has reckoned that Britain will become “the sick man of Europe” and may be forced to seek a bailout from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if it does not renegotiate its Brexit deal. The billionaire insisted the United Kingdom’s current economic woes are the result of a poorly negotiated Brexit […]

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Bitcoin faces tough daily resistance as BTC price matches UK pound volatility

DIGIT — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 16:52:37 +0000

Fiat currency moves increasingly give BTC a run for its money as the largest cryptocurrency stays almost motionless.

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Ruble Surges Against Greenback, Ethiopian Birr Exchange Rate Gap Widens; Kiyosaki: The ‘End Is Here’ for Fake Money — Week in Review

DIGIT — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:30:39 +0000

Rumors of expanding war, massive inflation destroying people’s purchasing power, and widespread volatility in the world of fiat currencies shaped the news this past week, with similarly dynamic developments in the world of cryptocurrency. Rich Dad Poor Dad author Robert Kiyosaki says the “end is here” for fake money. This and more just below in […]

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British Pound Taps All-Time Low Against US Dollar Following BOE’s 50bps Rate Hike

DIGIT — Mon, 26 Sep 2022 16:30:02 +0000

The world’s oldest fiat currency, the British pound sterling, slid to an all-time low against the U.S. dollar at a little after 1 a.m. (ET) Monday morning. At the time, the pound tapped 1.0327 nominal U.S. dollars per unit, but rebounded against the greenback to 1.0775 by 11 a.m. Monday morning. Pound Sinks Against Greenback […]

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Tether Reveals USDT Stablecoin Is Now Supported by Polkadot

DIGIT — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 20:30:57 +0000

Tether is now live on 15 different blockchain networks, according to the company’s latest announcement on Friday as the firm detailed that it is now supported by the Polkadot blockchain system. The stablecoin’s new support follows the token being added to the Near Protocol 11 days ago. The news further follows Tether being ordered by […]

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Euro Taps a $0.973 Low Against the US Dollar, Analysts Claim British and EU Currencies Are Trapped in a ‘Doom Loop’

DIGIT — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 16:30:59 +0000

On Friday, the official fiat currency of 19 out of the 27 member states of the European Union (EU), the euro, plunged to a low of $0.9732 against the U.S. dollar. The drop comes at a time when fiat currencies like the yen, yuan, and pound have struggled against the greenback during the past six […]

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Near Protocol Supports Tether USDT, Stablecoin Is Now Hosted on 14 Blockchain Networks

DIGIT — Mon, 12 Sep 2022 19:30:29 +0000

On Monday, the stablecoin issuer Tether Operations Limited announced that the stablecoin tether is now supported by the Near blockchain network. Following a number of recent implementations, Near will be the 14th blockchain network that hosts the largest stablecoin by market capitalization. Tether Connects With the Near Protocol Tether has revealed that tether (USDT) is […]

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Tether Launches Stablecoin Pegged to the British Pound Sterling

DIGIT — Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:30:26 +0000

Tether, the company behind the largest stablecoin by market capitalization, has announced another fiat-pegged stablecoin called GBPT on Wednesday, tied to the value of the British pound sterling. The news follows Tether’s most recent launch of a Mexican peso-pegged crypto asset called MXNT. Tether Launches the Company’s 4th Fiat-Pegged Crypto Asset On June 22, 2022, […]

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Bank of England Hikes Bank Rate to 0.5%, Governor Andrew Bailey Hints at Wage Restraints

DIGIT — Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:30:02 +0000

The Bank of England (BOE) raised the country’s benchmark bank rate from 0.25% to 0.5% this week in order to curb rampant inflation. “We face a trade-off between strong inflation and weakening growth,” the British central bank’s governor Andrew Bailey told the press. Furthermore, when asked by a BBC reporter if BOE members were urging […]

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