Search Results for: Dollar
Prices are going to rise — and fast!
July 7th, 2020
With stockmarkets barely ruffled, few are thinking beyond the very short-term and they are mostly guessing anyway. Other than possibly the very short-term as we emerge from lockdowns, the economic situation is actually dire, and any hope of ...
The crisis goes up a gear
June 22nd, 2020
Dollar-denominated financial markets appeared to suffer a dramatic change on or about the 23 March. This article examines the possibility that it marks the beginning of the end for the Fed’s dollar. At this stage of an evolving economic ...
Individual and Company ordered to pay $755,000 for Binary Options fraud
June 18th, 2020
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has issued an announcement to inform that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued an order granting a permanent injunction against Aaron B. Butler, a former resident of Muscle Shoals, Alabama, ...
Euro to Pound Sterling exchange rate slips
June 18th, 2020
While the Euro (EUR) outlook remains fairly appealing, the Euro to Pound Sterling (EUR/GBP) exchange rate slipped again today. A lack of fresh support for the Euro in recent sessions, combined with a recovering US Dollar (USD), made it ...
China takes battle for cryptocurrency hegemony to new stage
June 16th, 2020
Global competition for supremacy in digital currencies has entered a new phase with China’s creation of an East Asia cryptocurrency scheme and American social media company Facebook adjusting its Libra plan in line with the stance of U.S. regulators. ...
MMT —it’s just neo-Keynesian macroeconomics
June 12th, 2020
The doyenne of MMT, Stephanie Kelton, has published a book this week explaining modern monetary theory. This article examines the foundations of MMT which Kelton explained in an earlier video released last year. Introduction Macroeconomics has become so ...
Euro hits 3-month high on Friday
June 5th, 2020
The euro jumped to a three-month high on Friday after the European Central Bank expanded its stimulus more than expected to prop up an economy dealing with its worst recession since World War Two. The ECB’s move supported appetite ...
Statistics, lies and the reservoir effect
June 4th, 2020
This article debunks the misconception that GDP represents economic health. It explains how monetary flows have led to markets in financial assets inflating while non-financials in the GDP bucket are in deep distress. And why, at a time of ...
UPDATE: Emerging market currencies and Latam stocks
June 4th, 2020
Brazil’s real surged on Wednesday after industrial output in the country fell less than expected, while Latin American stocks surged as major global economies were seen recovering from the coronavirus’ economic rout. The real rose 2.4% to a near ...
iSignthis increases stake in NSX Limited via placement
May 28th, 2020
iSignthis Ltd (ASX : ISX) “the Company” discloses that: As foreshadowed in the announcement of 20th February 2020, the Company’s subsidiary Probanx Holdings Ltd has taken up the option to participate in the NSX Limited (ASX: NSX) capital raise. ...
