Posts by Nicholas Price
NSW government delays release of documents due to premier’s departmental staff being locked down
Labor opposition condemns decision to delay requests for papers as ‘completely unacceptable’ Anne Davies @annefdavies Tue 3 Aug 2021 05.48 EDT Last modified on Tue 3 Aug 2021 05.49 EDT After delaying sittings of state parliament for at least a month, the New South Wales government has cancelled another transparency…
Read MoreCrypto.com enables withdrawals of USDC for users worldwide
The digital asset exchange platform Crypto.com has now enabled withdrawals of USD Coin (USDC), meaning that users can withdraw the stablecoin and receive United States dollars at a one-to-one ratio directly to their bank account. The announcement comes just over a month after the platform launched support for USDC deposits, following a new partnership…
Read MoreMorning mail: historic Olympic medal haul, YouTube bans Sky News, fires in Europe
Monday: Super Sunday’s four gold medals was the most successful day ever for the Australian Olympic team. Plus: tourists evacuated from beaches by BermetTalant Sun 1 Aug 2021 17.09 EDT Last modified on Sun 1 Aug 2021 17.11 EDT Good morning. Australia has had the most successful day in its Olympic history, winning four…
Read MorePolice appeal for information after teenager stabbed to death in Birmingham
West Midlands police seek contact details of family of Brahane Yordanos, who do not yet know of her killing PAMedia Sun 1 Aug 2021 16.55 EDT Last modified on Sun 1 Aug 2021 17.17 EDT Detectives are trying to find the family of a 19-year-old woman found fatally stabbed at her…
Read MoreUS–Japan digital trade deal should include crypto: American think tank
Sale Lilly and Scott W. Harold of the American policy think tank Rand Corporation have called on the United States and Japan to include crypto in the bilateral digital trade agreement between the two nations. In an opinion piece published in the Nikkei Asia on Wednesday, Rand Corporation analysts put forward arguments supporting their…
Read MoreUS states brace for ‘avalanche’ of evictions as federal moratorium ends
Housing advocates are concerned that delays in rental assistance mean tenants will suddenly owe months of payments Amanda Holpuch in New York @holpuch Thu 29 Jul 2021 06.00 EDT For months, Denise Forcer would get stressed just by opening her closet. The crush of belongings stuffed inside reminded her she didn’t know…
Read MoreUS 10Y yields point to some consolidation around 1.28% – Commerzbank
Karen Jones, Team Head FICC Technical Analysis Research, and Axel Rudolph, Senior FICC Technical Analyst at Commerzbank, assess the performance of the US 10Y yields. Key Quotes “The US 10Y yield dropped to the February 10 low at 1.12 before bouncing off it last week.” “Since this fall was accompanied by positive divergence on…
Read MoreCrypto Payment Option Makes Services More Affordable: Zimbabwe Music Studio Director
A Zimbabwean music production company, Mutscon Music, recently announced that its clients can now pay for services using cryptocurrencies like bitcoin and ethereum. According to the company, this decision has partly been necessitated by ongoing pandemic-related movement restrictions. Music Studio Accepts Crypto Mutscon Music has also chosen to accept cryptocurrencies because this form of…
Read MoreOne tenth of Russians ready to get salaries in digital ruble, report says
Amid the Bank of Russia continuing progressing with its central bank digital currency (CBDC) development, one survey suggested that few Russians are ready to accept salary payments in the digital ruble. Almost half of the Russian respondents strongly objected to receiving salaries in the digital ruble in a new survey by local recruitment site…
Read MoreAdvanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD) Stock News and Forecast: Why is AMD up? Earnings beat estimates
AMD reported earnings after the close on Tuesday. Earnings per share and revenue both came in ahead of forecasts. The semiconductor manufacturer’s shares are trading higher in Wednesday’s premarket session. Update: AMD shares are struggling to push on from a solid set of earnings. AMD released earnings after the close on Tuesday that were well…
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