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Over 40% of Those Engaged in Bitcoin Community are Millennials

Over 40% of Those Engaged in Bitcoin Community are Millennials

Millennials are driving more interest in bitcoin, with the digital asset increasingly holding the potential to disrupt traditional finance systems. The interest by this age...

Mortgage enquiries up; especially from middle-bracket earners

While the property market appears to be simultaneously booming and crashing, depending on which statistic you follow, or which article you read, one source...

EU growth concerns send riskier assets tumbling

Higher-yielding assets turned bearish on Friday, as slowing economic growth throughout the euro-zone led to risk aversion among investors. Of particular concern is the...

Hedge Funds Extend Record Asset Total for 4th Consecutive Quarter

Total hedge fund assets surpass $2.4 trillion, led by credit-sensitive Event Driven strategies; Number of hedge funds surpasses 10,000 for first time since 2006 Total capital...

Financial Crisis for real

Warren Buffet's tenet: "Be fearful when others are greedy... (and vice versa)" While many will say that the Middle East shouldn’t pretend its not happening,...

National Bonds sales up 5%

National Bonds Corporation achieved sales of more than Dh1 billion in the first half of 2010. The total number of customers reached more...

Gold and silver back in vogue

Last Friday, gold for December delivery fell $8.40, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,314.60 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York...

Kuwait Stock Exchange to resume trading on Monday, 17th November

The court in Kuwait ruled today that the Kuwait Stock Exchange should resume trading on Monday. On November 13, in unprecedental ruling the court ordered...

Global Takaful market to reach US$25 Bn in 2015

Ernst & Young was recently named Best Advisory Firm at the International Takaful Summit 2011 in London Global Takaful contributions are expected to touch...

DGCX Breaks Several Records in the First Quarter of 2016

First quarter volumes on the Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) grew 37% from the same period last year, trading more than 4.5 million...

Deflating news for men: Women Better Investors

A new study by Barclays Capital and Ledbury Research found that women were more likely to make money as investors in the financial markets,...

Trading volumes on DGCX rose 42% in February

February marked another strong month of trading for the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange, DGCX, driven by continued global market volatility and the availability...

Luxury Hotels Market Struggle with Decreased Demand in 2013

Luxury hotels have become less attractive for investments, according to a recently issued paper on the current trends in hotel development by a...

Investment in wellness programmes will yield ‘healthy’ returns for companies

For every dirham spent, four dirhams could be gained on reduced absenteeism and increased productivity Investment in corporate wellness programmes is one of the most...

Market Volatility To Continue In Global Equities

Global equity markets are observing unprecedented times as the coronavirus pandemic has caused significant worldwide economic disruption. The downward pressure continued during the week...
As one of the quickest ways to transfer physical cash into cryptocurrencies, crypto ATMs or BTMs continued their impressive growth in 2021.

10,500 New Crypto ATMs Installed in 2021, 55% More than in...

As one of the quickest and most convenient ways to transfer physical cash into Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, crypto ATMs or BTMs continued their...

Precious metals rally on freash concerns about inflation

Precious metals rallied on Wednesday, as worries about inflation reappeared. Investors bought into gold and silver back after a selloff earlier this week. Gold for...

Emirates Securities Market Report for the Trading Session of Thursday 06...

The Emirates Securities Market Index has increased by 0.29% to close at 2,695.34 points. Accordingly the Market Capitalization has gained 1.14 Billion AED attaining...