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The reasoning behind Gold’s breakout
August 1st, 2019
Gold’s dramatic move above $1400 has caught the investment establishment by surprise. Physical gold ETFs, as a proxy for direct portfolio investment, amount to only 0.05% of the estimated $250 trillion of global investment values. As well as ...
The financial war escalates
July 3rd, 2019
Behind the scenes, the financial war between America and China is escalating dangerously into a war to secure global financial resources. At a time of growing liquidation of dollar assets by foreigners, the US Treasury’s internal analysis will highlight ...
Beware of unauthorised companies offering investment and financial services
June 19th, 2019
The supervisory authorities of the United Kingdom (Financial Conduct Authority – FCA), Hong Kong (Securities and Futures Commission – SFC), Spain (Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores – CNMV), Austria (Financial Market Autority – FMA), Malta (Malta Financial Services ...
Emerging Currencies Review: Currencies and stocks gain, led by Chinese markets
June 12th, 2019
Emerging markets gained on Tuesday as the Chinese government moved to support its stocks and currency, but new tariff threats in the U.S-China trade war kept risk appetite subdued. MSCI’s emerging-market shares index rose to its highest in nearly ...
Emerging market stocks fall; Currencies suffered their biggest weekly loss in a year
May 20th, 2019
Another week, another leg of the emerging-market rout. Stocks were on course for their worst month since October, while currencies suffered their biggest weekly loss in a year, erasing gains for the year. Brazil’s real led the drop as ...
Cyber wars and all that
May 3rd, 2019
Behind the Huawei story, we must not forget there is a wider financial war being waged by America against China and Russia. Stories about China’s banks being short of dollars are incorrect: the shortage is of inward capital ...
Emerging market currencies fell with the dollar climbing to its highest in nearly two weeks
February 7th, 2019
Emerging market currencies fell on Wednesday with the dollar climbing to its highest in nearly two weeks as investors largely ignored U.S. President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. Stocks were mostly flat. Concern over global growth continued ...
Huawei CFO seeks bail on health concerns; Canada wants her in jail
December 10th, 2018
The CFO of China’s Huawei Technologies Co Ltd argued that she should be released on bail while awaiting an extradition hearing, citing her longstanding ties to Canada, properties she owns in Vancouver and fears for her health while incarcerated, ...
What can ESMA change for brokers and traders alike?
November 30th, 2018
ESMA, also known as European Securities and Markets Authority, is an independent EU institution that markets itself as a watchdog for the EU financial industry. What this means is that they hold themselves responsible for making potential changes in ...
Cryptocurrencies are set to go mainstream in Malaysia
November 29th, 2018
Bank Negara Malaysia, the Central Bank of Malaysia, moves to regulate the world of digital monies in the country from next year onwards. The move is expected to instill some public confidence in the viability of these tokens, and ...