Bitcoin giant gone offline: Billions evaporated

One of the world's largest Bitcoin exchanges, MtGox, has gone offline. Trade with the virtual currency, Bitcoins, is being halted on the site and customers are asking : What will happen with our money?

Turbo Growth in Japan

The world's third-largest economy is picking up speed for real , thanks to massive fiscal and monetary easing.

Japan, the world's third largest economy after the U.S. and China is well on its way into the economic recovery, such as Europe and U.S. have been yearning for for years.

Third positive week in a row on Wall Street

U.S. stocks ended once again in positive territory, hereby setting new records.

Despite the frequent warnings about an upcoming correction in U.S. stock markets prices increased once again on the stock exchanges Friday.

Currency: yen and yuan in trampolining

At Wednesday's currency market it was especially Asian currencies, which attracted attention. Both the Chinese yuan and the Japanese yen gave it as a spring gymnasts against the dollar and the two currencies internal balance of power could clearly be read in the Japanese central bank support programs.

Europe: Marginal fluctuations without actual trend

The European stock markets closed Monday with marginal losses. Investors were unsure of the direction of the market should, and risk appetite was again up for debate.

The weekend's weak economic data from China and Japan suggest a slowdown in global growth, and new initiatives from the Chinese authorities can become a reality, just as the Federal Reserve, monetary policy meeting Thursday may result in additional quantitative easing to increase growth and specifically employment.