The Currency Scene
Is Inflation Bad For Gold?
- Written by: Business Insider
- Category: Markets & Metals
As the world collectively lost its bearings this year (more than usual, anyway), a bizarre notion began to seep into the mainstream’s awareness — that inflation is a bad thing for gold.
Jim Rickards first noticed it in September: “Here’s the logic,” he told us, “as best I can make sense of it. Any hint of inflation might give the Fed a green light to raise rates.
Why Gold Prices Go Up When The Market Goes Down
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: Markets & Metals
When the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) declared on September 17, 2015 that it was going to do... well... nothing regarding interest rates, a couple of interesting things happened.
Introducing Monero's Ethereum-Killer: Tari - Coinjournal
- Written by: Coin Journal
- Category: Digital Currency
Riccardo “Fluffy Pony” Spagni and a team of industry experts have announced a brand new protocol built on top of the Monero network. Designed with never before seen features, Tari is positioned to become more than another “me-too” protocol that enables token creation.
With ATM Usage Increasing Banks Are Saying Don’t Count ATMs Out Just Yet
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
Contrary to some expectations that the latest technology would disrupt the ATM industry, banks in the Charlotte area are growing their ATM user base, so maybe we don't count ATMs out just yet. Local managers point out that their customers continue to choose the ATM because the machines are multi-located, easily accessible and open 24 hours.
Are ATM Fees Too High? That depends on what the meaning of zero is!
- Written by: Matthew S Daye
- Category: ATM
Despite the continued push in many countries for more government oversight and new legislation aimed at reducing ATM fees, just what costs do we really face when we need to get some quick cash? With very little effort those costs can be... uh... zero!
What to Consider When Converting Bitcoin to Fiat Currency
- Written by: The Merkle
- Category: Currency
When people think of exchanges to sell their Bitcoin, there are a lot of caveats to take into account. First of all, it can take a while to execute these payments, albeit most services do so within 24 hours. On the other hand, international wire transfers remain very expensive. Bitcoin can’t solve that problem when users want a bank transfer in fiat.
Banks are swamped with hundreds of tech CVs: here’s the new way to stand out
- Written by: eFinancial Careers
- Category: Banking
Tired of carefully massaging your CV for every job posting, then waiting as your application is buried under a pile of rival CVs that most managers will barely skim through? Guess what – banks are losing interest in seeing hundreds of tech CVs swamping every IT role they post, all carefully keyword-matched yet unverifiable in the real world.
Technology hiring in banking is increasingly moving away from the advertised position. Even where roles are posted with job boards and recruiters, the selection process is evolving beyond the “talking heads” interview.
