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Stocks in Europe gained; Dollar climbed against its major peers
May 25th, 2020
Stocks in Europe gained along with U.S. equity-index futures, while Asian benchmarks were mixed as investors weighed more signs of economies reopening around the world against the rise in U.S.-China tensions. Health-care and leisure shares led the advance in ...
Unintended consequences of monetary inflation
May 15th, 2020
“In short, the Fed is committed to rescue businesses from the greatest economic catastrophe since the great depression and probably even greater than that, to fund the US Government’s rocketing budget deficits, fund the maintenance of domestic consumption ...
Pound Sterling higher against Euro and Dollar
May 7th, 2020
The British Pound went higher on Thursday after the Bank of England opted to keep interest rates and its quantitative easing programme unchanged, a decision that might have surprised some market participants that were looking for more easing to ...
European markets climb as more restrictions are lifted
May 5th, 2020
The pan-European Stoxx 600 climbed 1.4% by early afternoon, oil and gas stocks surging 5.2% to lead gains as all sectors and major bourses traded in positive territory. European markets are paying close attention to coronavirus developments and the ...
Dollar slips against commodity currencies; the euro was down against the pound
April 23rd, 2020
The dollar slipped against the currencies of oil-producing states on Thursday, giving up earlier gains as a bounce in crude prices gave succour to markets shaken by the massive coronavirus-induced drop in demand. As Brent crude surged on signs ...
A primer for gold newbies
April 7th, 2020
The purpose of this article is purely educational. Increasingly, the wider public is turning to gold in a spontaneous reaction to financial and economic problems that have become suddenly apparent, hastened by the spread of the coronavirus. For ...
Emerging Asia’s best currencies become worst amid virus woes
April 2nd, 2020
The exact same factors that propelled the Indonesian rupiah and Thai baht to the top of the Asian pack in 2019 are dragging them lower now. The two currencies are the worst performers in emerging Asia this year as ...
Euro and US Dollar during COVID-19 outbreak: what’s happening to the currencies?
March 26th, 2020
The U.S. dollar has risen in comparison to other currencies this week. Despite recent steps taken by world central banks to alleviate market stress, the US dollar demand was boosted by worries about the economic fallout caused by the ...
Payments panic and the ending of fiat currencies
March 24th, 2020
The unilateral response from governments to the coronavirus is to helicopter money to people and their businesses in unlimited quantities. Their priority is to keep the debt-driven Keynesian show on the road, and policy makers are approaching the task ...
The dollar slipped on Tuesday; The euro to dollar gained 0.8%
March 24th, 2020
The dollar slipped on Tuesday on signs tight funding conditions are easing slightly after the U.S. Federal Reserve pulled out all stops to supply much needed greenback liquidity. The Fed announced unlimited quantitative easing and programs to support credit ...
