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Double ratings downgrade hits UK
June 28th, 2016
It’s been a torrid few days for equity markets and the pound in particular as it continues to plumb new multi-year lows against the US dollar, though we could get some respite today. With politicians seemingly intent on making ...
Will The European Union Just Dissolve?
June 27th, 2016
Now the real fun begins. Last night Britons voted to leave the European Union, sending shock waves around the world — though not directly or immediately threatening the concept of European integration. But what comes next emphatically does. Emboldened ...
Brexit Fallout Bitcoin is up 10%
June 24th, 2016
The surprise “Leave” victory in the UK’s Brexit referendum has changed the calculus of global markets. We have seen the biggest intra-day volatility in the pound on record, as evidenced by it hitting a yearly high and yearly low ...
Asia shares rise, sterling steadies ahead of Brexit vote
June 21st, 2016
Asian shares rose after a tentative start on Tuesday, cautiously extending a rally triggered by growing expectations that British voters will opt to remain in the European Union in this week’s referendum. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside ...
The Impact of “Brexit” on Retail Investors; Monex survey
June 16th, 2016
Twenty-first Monex Global Retail Investor Survey Survey Focusing on the Impact of “Brexit” on Retail Investors Monex, Inc. has published “The Twenty-first Monex Global Retail Survey(*)” that was conducted from May 25 to June 6, 2016. Below is a ...
Pound wobbly, yen edges higher on mounting Brexit worries
June 14th, 2016
The British pound remained fragile near a two-month low against the dollar on Tuesday and the yen hovered near six-week highs against the U.S. currency on worries Britain may leave the European Union in a referendum less than 10 ...
Dollar supported by U.S. rate view, Aussie jumps
May 31st, 2016
The dollar hovered near its highest level in two months against a basket of currencies on Tuesday on growing expectations of an imminent U.S. interest rate hike, while the Australian dollar jumped on surprising strong local economic data. The ...
Dollar in vogue, hits three-week high on revived Fed rate hike expectations
May 18th, 2016
The dollar rallied to a three-week high against the euro and a basket of currencies on Wednesday on renewed expectations that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates soon. U.S. consumer prices recorded their biggest increase in more than ...
Asia trades mixed; Chinese shares under pressure
May 16th, 2016
Asian markets ended mostly higher on Monday, as traders shrugged off data released over the weekend that revived concerns over the Chinese economy. Japan’s Nikkei 225 pared some of its over 1 percent gains from early morning to close up 54.19 ...
Deutsche Bank becomes latest currency dealer to lower its dollar forecast
May 13th, 2016
Deutsche Bank on Thursday became the latest major player in the global currency market to lower its expectations for the U.S. dollar. The call is a sign that Wall Street is coming around to the view that the Federal ...
