On bitstamp.net, bitcoin was 0.6 per cent higher to $US16,088 near 4.50am AEDT, recovering from a drop below $US15,600 in the last 24 hours. The yield on the US 10-year note slid 6 basis points to 3.77 per cent at 12.36pm in New York. On Wall Street, all three major benchmarks were higher in early afternoon trade. In a global economic update, however, the OECD struck a sober tone in line with cautionary notes for investors from a widening range of banks that profit margins are set to be knocked lower next year. “We are currently facing a very difficult...