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California-based crypto bank Silvergate has suspended dividend payouts to preserve its “highly liquid balance sheet.” In a Jan. 27 announcement, the firm stated that it is halting “the payment of dividends on its 5.375% Fixed Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A, in order to preserve capital.”Continue Reading on Coin Telegraph Source link

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Despite the plans to turn the region into a bustling crypto hub, the United Kingdom’s financial watchdog says it has given the all-clear to only 41 out of 300 crypto firm applications seeking regulatory approval to date. The U.K. Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) implemented the new cryptocurrency-focused regulations on Jan. 10, 2020, to supervise businesses operating in the sector and to ensure that they’re subject to the same Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Counter-Terrorist Financing (CTF) regulations as firms in traditional financial markets.A flowchart which helps firms understand whether they need to register with the FCA. Source: FCAContinue Reading on Coin…

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POUND STERLING ANALYSIS & TALKING POINTSMore certainty around BoE leaves USD factors more interesting by means of Fed guidance (Jerome Powell).U.S. economic data including NFP and ISM to clarify the picture moving forward.Will the rising wedge strike again? Recommended by Warren Venketas Get Your Free GBP Forecast GBP/USD FUNDAMENTAL FORECAST: BEARISH Trade Smarter – Sign up for the DailyFX Newsletter Receive timely and compelling market commentary from the DailyFX team Subscribe to Newsletter The British pound prepares itself for a stacked week ahead that include both Bank of England (BoE) and Federal Reserve interest rate decisions respectively (see economic calendar…

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S&P 500, US Dollar, FOMC, ECB and BOE Rate Decisions, Earnings and Growth Talking Points:The Market Perspective: S&P 500 Eminis Bearish Below 3,900; USDJPY Bullish Above 132.00The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 seemed to earn technical breaks in favor of a reversal of 2022’s bearish trend, but conviction was still in short supplyA docket loaded with events like the FOMC decision and NFPs is likely to drive the Dollar from its narrow range, but will it offer a clear direction for currency and indices? Recommended by John Kicklighter Get Your Free Top Trading Opportunities Forecast Markets have struggled for a…

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© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A logo is pictured on the Nestle research center at Vers-chez-les-Blanc in Lausanne, Switzerland August 20, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo BOGOTA (Reuters) – Nestle is set to invest $100 million over the next three years in its Colombia operations, President Gustavo Petro said on Friday, part of his push to boost industrialization. The Colombian leader outlined the announcement in a post on Twitter late on Friday. Source link

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The S&P 500 (SP500) on Friday advanced 2.47% for the week to close at 4,070.56 points, while its accompanying SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (NYSEARCA:SPY) added 2.48%. The advance adds to the benchmark index’s overall positive start to the new year. The S&P 500 has now posted gains in three of 2023’s first four weeks. Investors jumped back into growth stocks during the week, with consumer firms and technology companies jumping the most. Market participants squared up their positions and bought into equities ahead of the Federal Reserve’s first monetary policy committee meeting next week. The central bank is widely…

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