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Precious Metals Slide on Stronger Dollar Before Fed as Yen Drops
July 25th, 2016
Ringgit falls sixth day to lead Asian currency declines Turkish stocks climb after steepest weekly drop since 2008 The dollar’s strength weighed on precious metals as investors looked toward central bank meetings this week in the U.S. and Japan. European ...
Asian Stocks Drop as BOJ Rejecting Helicopter Money Supports Yen
July 22nd, 2016
Oil below $45 a barrel as gold retreats with copper, nickel Ringgit sinks as 1MDB scandal in focus; yuan strengthens Asian stocks fell with European equity index futures as commodities sank to levels last seen in May. Malaysia’s ringgit ...
Globalization’s Few Winners and Many Losers
July 21st, 2016
Quality, quality of life, and well-being are not easily quantified, so they are ignored. I often write about the Tyranny of Price, the rarely examined assumption that lower prices are all that matters. Thanks to the Tyranny of Price, ...
The Central Bankers’ Bold New Idea: Print Bitcoins
July 20th, 2016
When it comes to bitcoin and digital currencies, central banks might be considering the adage: “If you can’t beat them, join them.” In a research paper published on Monday, economists at the Bank of England advocated that central banks issue their own ...
Asian Stocks Extend Rally on China Data as Yen Drops With Gold
July 15th, 2016
Japan’s currency set for biggest weekly drop in 17 years China’s economic growth stabilized in second quarter Asian stocks rose for a fifth day and South Korea’s won strengthened as Chinese economic data beat estimates amid an upbeat start ...
Europe pauses for breath ahead of US jobs data
July 8th, 2016
European stocks are expected to open lower on Friday as markets pause ahead of U.S. nonfarm payrolls data on Friday that will give a clear indication on the state of the U.S. economy. The London FTSE index is called to open ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Oil as Pound’s Rebound Stalls; Yen Gains
June 29th, 2016
Gold rises as industrial metals decline; oil back above $48 BOJ’s Kuroda says funds can be added to market as needed The relief rally endured, with Asian stocks rising in tandem with European equity index futures and oil amid ...
The Stock Market Crash Of 2016: Stocks Have Already Crashed In 6 Of The World’s 8 Largest Economies
June 23rd, 2016
Over the past 12 months, stock market investors around the planet have lost trillions of dollars. Since this time last June, stocks have crashed in 6 of the world’s 8 largest economies, and stocks in the other two are ...
Currency traders would likely dump the pound in the event of a Brexit
June 23rd, 2016
If the U.K. voted to exit the European Union (EU), currency traders would likely dump the pound and send funds into the dollar, FX pros said. The Brexit referendum, which will decide whether the U.K. remains in the 28-member ...
European hedge funds say a Brexit is not happening
June 17th, 2016
While the rest of the world wonders whether the U.K. will vote to leave the European Union, one group is confident it will not. Europe-based hedge funders overwhelmingly indicated in a recent survey that they believe a Brexit won’t ...
