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How America’s new president will affect the global economy
November 10th, 2016
From trade war with China to jobs turmoil in Mexico, Trump’s reign will pose new threats to already fragile world economy Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential elections will have implications for the whole global economy. Mexico America’s ...
IronFX Portfolio Management – October16’ Performance Overview
November 8th, 2016
IronFX published today its Portfolio Management Performance Overview for October 2016. According the release, IronFX Portfolio Management’s Hybrid and the newly introduced Alpha Growth strategies finished October with a nice positive performance, while the more aggressive and high risk ...
European stock markets rallied
November 7th, 2016
European stock markets rallied with the UK’s FTSE 100 jumping nearly 103 points or 1.5% to 6,793 as investors expressed relief at the FBI’s announcement that it would take no action against Hillary Clinton over emails linked to the Democrat ...
Global Stocks sink to lowest since July on Election Turnoil
November 4th, 2016
Global share prices retreated to their lowest levels since early July on Friday after two weeks of relentless losses dominated by uncertainty about the outcome of the U.S. presidential election and, as of Thursday, Britain’s path out of the ...
The law firms that won roles in transaction that to be the largest European technology M&A deal
October 31st, 2016
Allen & Overy (A&O) and DLA Piper have won roles among US heavyweights as Qualcomm acquires Dutch firm NXP Semiconductors for $39bn. Smartphone chip designer Qualcomm has agreed to the world’s biggest automotive chip maker NXP in a deal worth $47bn including ...
This is the darkest hour in global currency market that haunts currency traders
October 27th, 2016
In the global currency market, the darkest hour comes just as dawn is breaking in Asia and traders in Sydney are sipping their first flat white. Between the New York close and the start of trading in Tokyo, foreign-exchange ...
Dollar underpinned by Fed rate expectations, Aussie shines
October 26th, 2016
Underpinned by expectations U.S. rates will rise by the year-end, the dollar held steady in Asia trading on Wednesday, just below a near nine-month peak struck overnight, while the Australian dollar gained as inflation data doused chances of a ...
How not to manage a currency
October 15th, 2016
Make no mistake, sterling’s collapse is a very serious development, and has serious consequences for sterling interest rates. While it is becoming apparent that interest rates are going to have to rise possibly for all currencies on a one-year ...
Dollar falls from 2-1/2 month high vs yen after weak China trade data
October 13th, 2016
The dollar pulled back from a 2-1/2 month high against the yen on Thursday after surprisingly weak Chinese trade data stirred fresh concern about the world’s second-largest economy. The dollar dropped to as low as 103.555 yen JPY= at one point, ...
Asian Stocks Fall on U.S. Rate Outlook, Samsung as Pound Jumps
October 12th, 2016
Sterling snaps drop with Parliament to discuss Brexit plan Oil below $51 amid doubts over Russia’s stance on OPEC deal Asia stocks dropped for a fourth day as investors fretted about the prospect of U.S. interest-rate hikes and Samsung ...