Bad news for traders as the dollar is showing bad results this morning but gold and yean are benefiting from it. There is sad news from Denmark and new page for Ripple.
Dutch Prince died in his sleep this night.
Henrik prince consort of Denmark has died peacefully in his sleep in the night February 13-14. He was 84 years old.
This information was given by the official website of the royal Palace.
“His Royal Highness Prince Henrik died peacefully in his sleep ...,” the statement said. “Her Majesty the Queen and the two sons were at his side.”
Prince Henrik was a husband of the Dutch Queen Margrethe. He is survived by the two sons.
American Futures are on the rise.
The markets are awaiting their Valentine’s day gist and it seems that American futures might be the right thing for the day.
S&P 500 March Futures, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 Indexes were among those Indexes which gained numbers. And the bull run didn’t stop there.
Last week as much as $2 trillion was wiper out and the current situation and demand may just be the thigh to show investors and experts where markets are heading right now.
Western Union to work with crypto.
In the end of January came into the light that Ripple will work with not only crypto transactions, but also with cash transactions. After the statement was made that company started to test various pilots with the representatives of different companies and a lot of people thought that the deal will not be full without Western Union, but back then the company gave no confirmation.
Now the CFO of Western Union made an official statement about working with Ripple. The statement was issued right after the financial report of WU.
So far, this news did not influence the price for XRP coins.
Turbulence in South Africa.
The situation in South Africa is escalating quick as the local President was asked to step down from the post as a result of a backlash of a corruption scandal.
Now there is a raid which marks an escalation of the conflict. Zuma was accused of using state resources for the personal good. For now the country of South Africa is in stagnation and the scandal didn’t help the public image of the politician.
Hawks – the police elite of South Africa raided Zuma’s home as the nation awaited the official confirmation of President’s stepping down, although that is only a rumor.
For now it is still unclear whether the 75-year-old President will step away from the post or not,
Stock, currencies and crude overview.
For the third day in a row MSCI Asia Pacific is showing great results with today’s gain of 0.6 percent.
Hong Kong Hang Sang Index went up adding to yesterday’s 1.5 percent 2.5 percent more.
Are recovering after the bad performance yesterday and gaining 0.5 percent.
Dollar’s basket against 6 major currencies has disappointing news for the investors, as the greenback in not stable, and falling lower.
Yen is up 0.4 percent – 107.39 yen per one dollar.
Euro is feeling good with the good numbers from German economy - +0.2 percent $1.2382 per euro.
Silver is $16.606 per ounce. Gold is up 0.2 percent – 1.332.86 USD per ounce.
WTI is traded at the point of $59.01 per barrel – lowest in 8 weeks.
