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FX round-up: sterling falls against the euro on further Brexit concerns
Sterling recovered early losses against the euro on Wednesday amid concerns about the terms on which Britain will leave the EU, and the pound gained against a weakening US dollar.
Cryptocurrency startup vanishes with small haul of investors' cash
Almost traces of an Ethereum individual coin offering that promised to revolutionise the fruit and vegetable industry disappeared from the internet overnight, including a chunk investors' cash.
FX round-up: Pound dips below $1.40 as Brexit nerves continue
Sterling dipped below $1. 40 as political and economic uncertainty over Brexit continued to play on the minds of currency traders.
FX round-up: sterling slides on UK political uncertainty
Sterling slipped against the dollar and the euro after fresh concerns about political uncertainty in the UK and a rebuff by the EU over Britain's position during a Brexit transition period.
FX round-up: Q4 GDP data lifts pound, trade concerns simmer in background
Sterling continued grinding higher against the US dollar at the end of the week, helped by a stronger-than-expected reading on economic growth at the end of 2017 - as service sector activity picked-up - and, according to analysts, simmering concerns about the risk for increased trade frictions going forward.
FX round-up: Dollar ends higher as traders try to decipher policymakers' remarks
The US dollar edged higher after in a volatile day of trading on Thursday, as US president Donald Trump argued at Davos that remarks made during the previous day by the country's Treasury Secretary, Steve Mnuchin had been taken out of context.
FX round-up: Pound surges to post-Brexit high on jobs data, softer dollar
The pound surged to a post-Brexit high on Wednesday following strong jobs data and as the dollar weakened on the back of comments from US Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin.
FX round-up: Macron interview pushes pound towards first Fibonacci resistance
Sterling continued to move higher at the start of the week after French Prime Minister Emmanuele Macron appeared to hold the door open to a bespoke trading arrangement for the UK after Brexit.
FX round-up: US dollar slides to fresh 52-week low
The US dollar spot index continued to give back ground at the start of the week amid what analysts at UniCredit Research described as a "symphony of factors" conspiring to the advantage of the single currency.
FX round-up: Pound, euro take out their 2017 highs
Sterling shot higher at the end of the week, with traders referencing a report that the Spanish and Dutch finance ministers were hoping to promote a soft Brexit as the main trigger behind the move.
Euro rallies to three-year high versus dollar after German coalition breakthrough
The euro rose to a three-year high against the dollar on Friday as investors welcomed a breakthrough in German coalition talks.
Blockchain company Ripple inks strategic deal with MoneyGram
Blockchain company Ripple announced on Thursday that it had finalised an agreement with Texan funds transfer giant MoneyGram that would see Ripple's digital currency XRP, which had soared in value since the beginning of December despite questions regarding its practical uses, be used to provide liquidity to financial institutions.
Bitcoin dives double-digits as South Korea plans cryptocurrency ban
Bitcoin's value dived 13. 5% on Thursday after South Korean officials revealed the nation was planning to ban trading of the cryptocurrency.
FX round-up: Pound jumps, JP Morgan sees "persistent" CPI overshoot
Sterling rode a wave of US dollar weakness higher to approach its best level since the Brexit referendum, despite a weaker than expected reading on British manufacturing.