German Chancellor Angela Merkel suggests that Europe cannot rely on Trump’s US in the fight for the future.Editor’s Remarks: After the NATO and G7 summits last week, it appears that Merkel has officially had enough of Trump.In Munich, Merkel told supporters that Germany can no longer “fully count on others” and that Europeans must really take their destiny into their “own hands”.Tensions came to a head last week when Trump refused to endorse the Paris Agreement or confirm that he was pulling out of it as he pledged during his election campaign.The president also said “the Germans are very, very bad” for having a trade surplus and exporting huge volumes of cars to the US.Merkel hit back and denounced the comments as “inappropriate”, while Vice-Chancellor Sigmar Gabriel bluntly stated that “the USA needs to build better cars”.BITPoint Japan aims to give hundreds of thousands of Japanese retail outlets the ability to receive bitcoin.Editor’s Remarks: It has been a phenomenal few weeks for cryptocurrencies: although bitcoin is slightly down from the highs it reached last week, it has doubled since the start of the year.

Nevertheless, bitcoin and its rivals still suffer from being deregulated and viewed with suspicion due to the amount of black money that is presumed to be held digitally.However, last month Japan passed regulations that recognise bitcoin as a currency.As such, BITPoint’s parent, Remixpoint, has seen its share price jump 200% in a matter of weeks after the subsidiary began broaching deals with major retailers.Speculators will be hoping that other developed countries soon follow Japan’s lead and encourage their consumers to use bitcoin.Following the halt in campaigning last week due to the Manchester bombing, the parties are reinvigorating their efforts.Editor’s Remarks: The UK is now in its final full week of campaigning before the election.In the Tory camp, there is a wide sense that Theresa May has centralised too much power for herself and close advisors and not given proper consideration to the views of her cabinet.This contributed to the bipartisan criticism she faced over her social care policy two weeks ago and now business leaders say she has sidelined their views on post-Brexit trade and immigration.

Perhaps May believes that there is little chance of big businesses voting for Labour and that she can afford to ignore their requests for information as they have no other choice but to vote Conservative.The rogue nation conducted its ninth missile test this year on Monday morning and drew the anger of its closest neighbours.Editor’s Remarks: The world’s most bizarre country is at it again.This time, Japan says North Korea’s missile flew 450km and may have reached Japan’s exclusive economic zone.The launch came just two days after the G7 met and discussed how best to strengthen measures against Kim Jong-un’s government.Quite why the missile was fired towards Japan is yet unknown but it is suspected that the hermit nation’s leader wanted it to land in waters claimed by both South Korea and Japan in order to harbour discontent between the two.Meanwhile, South Korean authorities are questioning six North Koreans who were rescued on the weekend after they drifted out to sea.It is unclear as to whether they wish to defect or return home.

The ban on trading unproductive livestock for slaughter will severely disrupt the nation’s rural economy.bitcoin kurs usaEditor’s Remarks: Devout Hindus will view Narendra Modi’s tough new rules on cattle slaughter with reverence.bitcoin casino 777For the nation’s many Muslim livestock traders, who deal in cattle for slaughter, this is a huge blow to their business.litecoin price riseYet, the economic impact of the ban is likely to go deeper.bitcoin script decoderParadoxically, India exports $5bn of beef each year, most of which comes not from cows but buffaloes.bitcoin setup miner

However, the new rules extend to buffaloes as well, which also provide half of the nation’s milk.Consequently, there is set to be a huge glut of unproductive, aged bovines in the nation and farmers may resort to stopping rearing animals altogether due to unprofitability.bitcoin купить qiwiAs such, India might have to raise its food and milk imports to cope with the loss of production and rising demand from its middle classes.litecoin price growthRegulators have denied an application to allow an exchange traded fund for the cryptocurrency.bitcoin une monnaieThis was the latest setback for the well-known Winklevoss brothers, who had a similar application denied four years ago.bitcoin 7500Bitcoin suffered another blow to its legitimacy late on Friday, when US federal regulators rejected a bid to push the online currency to a bigger pool of investors.

The online currency had seen a surge in value over the news it may gain an exchange-traded fund (ETF), but lost that boon and then some after the news, plummeting 18 percent before leveling out.The project, called "Coin," had been the brainchild of entrepreneurs Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, who gained notoriety after suing Mark Zuckerberg over the idea for Facebook.After the Winklevoss twins announced that they had launched an ETF application, the value of bitcoin soared on the news that it may soon become easier and safer to trade with and invest in.At one point earlier in March bitcoin made headlines when it surpassed the value of a fine ounce of gold, or nearly $1,300 (1,230 euros).But the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rejected Coin's application, saying it was incompatible with certain regulations designed to prevent fraud and protect investors.Bitcoin's struggle to the surface Introduced to the public in 2009, bitcoin is a cryptocurrency designed to cut out banks, credit card companies and other financial third parties as a means for buying goods and services.

Because it has failed to gain the kind of legitimacy that an ETF would offer, however, it has failed to gain widespread support and has been subject to rapid changes in value."We remain optimistic and committed to bringing Coin to market, and look forward to continuing to work with the SEC staff," said Tyler Winklevoss, according to the "Wall Street Journal.""We began this journey almost four years ago, and are determined to see it through," he added, referring to the brothers' first ill-fated attempt at trading the currency via the Winklevoss Bitcoin Trust.The Winklevoss' company is not the only planned bitcoin ETF, however.Later this month, the SEC is set to rule on a similar application by a fund called SolidX.A third financial group called Bitcoin Investment Trust (BIT) has already been open to an elite group of investors as it awaits a comprehensive stamp of approval.es/se (AP, dpa) The twins and the bitcoin boom The internet currency bitcoin has recently reached record heights.