Photo: Bloomberg, Kraken CEO and Co-Founder Jesse Powell Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken has added domestic (FedWire) and international (SWIFT) USD funding options through Silvergate Bank to give its US clients more choice as they manage their assets. The deposit and withdrawal handling fees per wi

Australia’s Bureau of Statistics released the job vacancies statistics (June, July and August) which showed a positive rebound, but not to the levels needed. Key data are as below:Total job vacancies in August 2020 were 206,000, an increase of 59.4% from May 2020.In the private sector vacancies were

New Zealand consumer confidence weakened marginally in September, survey data from ANZ showed on Friday. The ANZ-Roy Morgan consumer confidence index fell to 100.0 in September from 100.2 in August. The current conditions index dropped to 99.0 and the future conditions index fell to 100.6. Consume

Russia's manufacturing sector contracted in September after modest growth in the previous month, mainly due to weaker demand and cost pressures, survey data from IHS Markit showed on Wednesday. The headline seasonally adjusted IHS Markit Russia Manufacturing purchasing managers' index dropped to 4

OPEC+, a group of major producers led by Saudi Arabia and Russia, raised oil exports to 22.84 million barrels per day (bpd) in September from 22.11 million bpd in August. According to data from IHS Markit Commodities at Sea, OPEC members shipped out 18.2 million b/d, up from the 17.53 million b/d ex

Photo: Finance Magnates Japanese online securities brokerage Kabu has maintained its uptrend across various metrics across foreign exchange (forex) and stock trading as it published its trading numbers of the month of September. According to the numbers posted by the broker, it has seen a signific