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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin miners make money ahead of ‘halving’

14Nov

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Cryptoverse: Bitcoin miners make money ahead of ‘halving’

A bitcoin is seen in an illustration picture taken at La Maison du Bitcoin in Paris, France, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 14 (Reuters) - Bitcoin miners are making hay while the sun shines.The business has been yanked out of the doldrums by the cryptocurrency's recent rally - and now mining companies are racing to lock in profits before bitcoin's "halving", when rewards for producing the tokens are cut in half.The next halving is expected in April 2024, a process designed to slow the release of bitcoin, whose supply is capped at 21 million - of which 19 million have already been mined."You're seeing a lot of urgency to plug rigs in ahead of the halving," said Gregory Lewis, analyst at brokerage BTIG that covers the 13 biggest U.S.-listed bit...

Exclusive: China’s clashing priorities behind rare money market distress

7Nov

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Exclusive: China’s clashing priorities behind rare money market distress

SHANGHAI/SINGAPORE, Nov 6 (Reuters) - China's attempts to keep the yuan from falling contributed to last week's chaos in money markets, sources involved say, pointing to the pressure behind the scenes as Beijing tries to guide its economy and markets through a major slowdown.Routine month-end demand for cash in China's banking system snowballed into a scramble on Oct. 31 that pushed short-term funding rates as high as 50% in some cases, an incident that authorities are now investigating.Six participants in the market say a confluence of factors drove fear and confusion across trading rooms in Shanghai and Beijing by late afternoon on that day.Eventually, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), its affiliated China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) and bond clearing houses stepped in, direc...

Israel launches diaspora bond push to raise money amidst war with Hamas

10Oct

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Israel launches diaspora bond push to raise money amidst war with Hamas

Flame and smoke rise over Lebanon as seen from Israel's border with Lebanon, in northern Israel, October 10, 2023. REUTERS/Ammar Awad/ File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 10 (Reuters) - Israel launched a diaspora bond campaign on Tuesday to raise money amidst a war with Hamas, according to posts on social media sites linked with Israel Bonds."Israel Bonds has launched an international campaign to raise funds for the Jewish state that is at war," posts on LinkedIn, Instagram and X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter. "Invest in Israel bonds to provide the nation with financial resources at its darkest hour."According to its website, Israel Bonds - the country's borrowing vehicle for diaspora bonds - had $5.4 billion worth of outstanding bonds as of December 31, rep...

Global money market funds attract biggest weekly inflows in three months

8Sep

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Global money market funds attract biggest weekly inflows in three months

Saudi riyal, yuan, Turkish lira, pound, U.S. dollar, euro and Jordanian dinar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration Acquire Licensing RightsSept 8 (Reuters) - Global money market funds attracted robust inflows in the week ended Sept. 6, as investors gravitated towards safer options amid concerns over slowing growth in China and Europe as well as uncertainty regarding the Federal Reserve's interest rate outlook.Investors poured about $57.38 billion into global money market funds in their most significant weekly net purchases since June 7, LSEG data showed.Reuters Graphics Reuters GraphicsInvestors favoured safer assets on worries that a slowdown in China and Europe would weigh down global growth.Data from the euro area and Britain s...