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Pound frail on worries over no-deal Brexit, dollar steady
August 7th, 2018
The pound stayed fragile on Tuesday after falling to an 11-month low against the dollar overnight on worries over a ‘hard’ Brexit from the European Union, while simmering U.S.-China trade tensions provided support to the greenback. Comments from officials ...
Asian stocks traded mixed, Euro to Dollar down; Here are some key events coming up this week
August 6th, 2018
Asian stocks were mixed Monday as China pledged it will stand the course of a trade war with the U.S. The yuan pared some of its gains following a rally triggered by a surprise China central bank move to ...
U.S. dollar rises against the dollar index basket of currencies; Asia markets fell on Thursday
August 2nd, 2018
Asia markets fell on Thursday, following an overnight mixed session in the U.S. as renewed trade concerns offset strong gains in tech. In Australia, the benchmark ASX 200 declined 0.24 percent as the materials subindex fell 1.29 percent. Major ...
Euro rose against the Dollar, Chinese Yuan continued to weaken; Big week for currency markets
July 31st, 2018
Major currencies largely stuck to familiar ranges on Monday as investors shied away from taking big positions ahead of a flurry of crucial economic data and central bank monetary policy meetings this week. The Bank of Japan ends a ...
Russia’s gold reserves approaching record as Moscow is striving to escape from US dollar hegemony
July 30th, 2018
With 2,000 tons of gold in reserves, Russia’s bullion holdings are approaching the Soviet peak seen in 1941. Moscow is striving for financial independence and escape from US dollar hegemony, analysts told RT. “Some countries in the world want ...
Valuing Gold In A World Awash With Dollars
July 27th, 2018
Summary In this article I point to the pressures on the Fed to moderate monetary policy, but that will only affect the timing of the next cyclical credit crisis. That is going to happen anyway, triggered by the Fed ...
Trade truce boosts the euro and hurts the US dollar
July 27th, 2018
The DXY dollar basket dropped to 94.08, down from a high of 95.65 last week. The dollar is under pressure from a range of negative drivers. Friday’s GDP print could be the blow off top for US growth and ...
Mobile Biometrics will verify trillions of dollars in mobile payments by 2023
July 26th, 2018
Mobile biometric technology is going to play a much bigger role in payments over the next few years, according to a new market forecast from Juniper Research. The UK-based firm predicts that by 2023, such technology will be used ...
Dollar slides against emerging market currencies
July 26th, 2018
The dollar fell against emerging market currencies Wednesday as investors awaited a meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. The dollar was recently down 1% against the Brazilian real and lost 1.2% against the Turkish ...
Dollar, euro stay in narrow ranges ahead of Trump-Juncker talks
July 25th, 2018
The dollar and euro barely moved on Wednesday, ahead of a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker at a time investors are focused on the trade rift between the two economic powers. The ...
