India’s forex fell by $2.68 bn aided by drop in gold reserves for week ended May 13

India’s forex fell by $2.68 bn aided by drop in gold reserves for week ended May 13

India’s forex reserves fell by 2.68 billion to around $593.2 billion for the week ended May 13 with a sizable contraction of gold reserves aiding the fall, show latest data from the Reserve Bank of India. While the foreign currency assets fell by 1.3 billion, During the week, the gold reserves dropped by 1.17 billion … Read more

Crypto firms drop British registration bids amid scrutiny

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LONDON: A growing number of crypto asset firms are abandoning attempts to register with Britain’s financial regulator as global scrutiny of the rapidly-growing sector intensifies. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banned Binance, one of the world’s biggest crypto exchanges, on Friday from conducting any regulated activity in Britain as regulators across the world bolster oversight … Read more

Seduced by Archegos’ growth, Nomura took a chance on Hwang comeback

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NEW YORK/HONG KONG: US investor Sung Kook “Bill” Hwang was looking for a second chance on Wall Street after falling from grace and shutting his multibillion-dollar hedge fund firm. Japan’s Nomura Holdings Inc gave him one. Nomura had previously had a relationship with Hwang’s Tiger Asia Management LLC before the investment firm shut down in … Read more