On The Shutdown, Travel & Bank Blockchains

On the first day of the government shutdown, stock markets stayed calm and carried onward and upward. But modest reactions in the bond and gold markets as well as the dollar were registered. … Also: Canadians feeling slighted by Trump and angry over his tariffs have stopped visiting the US in the usual droves. Jackie examines the impacts on US tourism. … And in our Disruptive Technologies segment: Traditional banks are modernizing their traditional services using blockchain technology, making them cheaper, faster, and more resilient. JP Morgan’s Kinexys division is the trailblazer. And Swift is at work developing a blockchain-based international transaction settlement system.