archivePUBL

Russian Rouble and U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken, February 24, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/IllustrationTop banker: This is 'hot war' not Cold WarKostin: Dollar use will be hurt by West's sanctionsKostin: China moving towards removing currency restrictionsKostin: Record VTB profit this yearKostin: VTB to sell one of biggest grain tradersMOSCOW, June 9 (Reuters) - The end of the dominance of the U.S. dollar is nigh as the Chinese yuan rises and the rest of the world sees the peril of the West's failed attempt to bring Russia to...

Croda profit warning weighs on other chemical firmsAll eyes on Fed, ECB policy meetings next weekSTOXX off 0.2%, ends week 0.5% downJune 9 (Reuters) - European shares slipped on Friday, rounding off a lacklustre week that saw investors step to the sidelines ahead of crucial updates from the U.S. Fed and European Central Bank (ECB), while Croda slid on a tepid profit outlook.The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) closed 0.2% down and ended the week 0.5% lower.Investors feared that the Fed could opt for a hawkish stance in its meeting...

Euro zone saw winter recession, more challenges aheadEvotec tops STOXX 600 after Citigroup upgradeTelecoms dragged by Vodafone sharesSTOXX 600 flat, FTSE 100 down 0.3%June 8 (Reuters) - European shares were subdued on Thursday as rate-sensitive technology shares and consumer staples slipped on expectations of further interest rate hikes by major central banks, while a sharp slide in Vodafone shares weighed on the telecoms sector.The pan-European STOXX 600 index (.STOXX) was flat, with the rate-sensitive technology sector (.SX8P) down 0.3%.Britain's FTSE 100 (.FTSE) led losses among regional peers, with export-heavy consumer...

Brian Armstrong, CEO and Co-Founder of Coinbase, speaks at the 2022 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., May 2, 2022. REUTERS/David SwansonJune 7 (Reuters) - Coinbase (COIN.O) Chief Executive Brian Armstrong on Wednesday hit back at U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler over the agency's lawsuit against the crypto exchange, calling him an "outlier," while also reassuring customers that their funds were safe.The SEC on Tuesday alleged Coinbase traded at least 13 crypto assets that are securities that should have been registered, including tokens...

June 7 (Reuters) - Determining whether digital tokens are securities will be central to the high-stakes case brought by U.S. regulators alleging crypto platforms Coinbase (COIN.O) and Binance violated the law by failing to register as a securities exchange, broker and clearing agency.WHAT IS THE SEC ALLEGING?The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) sued Coinbase on Tuesday in Manhattan federal court and accused the largest U.S. cryptocurrency platform of operating illegally by evading disclosure requirements.The SEC said Coinbase allowed users to trade at least 13 crypto assets that should have been...