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Investors Update: Escalating trade row haunts emerging markets stocks, Forex
July 12th, 2018
A sharp escalation of the trade war between Washington and Beijing battered emerging markets on Wednesday with Chinese stocks faltering, the yuan weakening and falling commodity prices adding to the pressure. U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration raised the stakes ...
US releases $200bn list of Chinese products for possible new tariffs
July 11th, 2018
Accusing China of not negotiating “seriously” on trade, the Trump administration has released a list of products it wants to impose a ten percent tariff on, amounting to $200 billion. The new tariffs would kick in within 60 days. ...
Stocks in Asia declined, the Euro and the Aussie were down; Here are the main market moves
July 11th, 2018
Stocks in Asia declined with U.S. equity futures, industrial metals and China’s yuan after the Trump administration released the biggest list yet of Chinese goods it may hit with tariff increases, a move that China said will force it ...
Stocks climbed in Asia, Euro and Japanese Yen slid to Dollar; What traders are watching
July 6th, 2018
Stocks climbed in Asia and the yen slipped with gold as the well flagged U.S. imposition of tariffs on Chinese imports began, something China vowed to fight back on. Treasuries declined, as did the yuan. Equities rose from Sydney ...
Irrational Beliefs Are Ruling Markets
July 4th, 2018
To understand the consequences of the credit cycle, we must dismiss pure opinion, and examine the evidence rationally. This article assesses the fate of the dollar on the next credit crisis, a subject of increasing topicality. It concludes ...
Asia stocks fall, euro slipped; Key events coming up this week
July 3rd, 2018
Asia stocks extended declines and the yuan slumped once again amid debate surrounding the impact of an escalating trade war and fear of contagion to emerging markets. Treasury yields dipped and the dollar steadied. Share indexes in Tokyo and ...
The euro and the pound fell; Stocks dropped in Asia on Monday
July 2nd, 2018
Stocks dropped in Asia on Monday after capping their worst quarter since 2015 last month, as investors gird for U.S. tariff hikes on Chinese imports that could damp export demand across the region. Oil fell and the dollar headed ...
Is China part Of the “Emerging Market Crisis”?
June 29th, 2018
Being huge, consequential and technologically advanced, China isn’t normally lumped into the “emerging” category with Brazil and Argentina. To most observers they’ve already left the kids table and are now seated with the developed-world adults. But that might be ...
Dollar rally fizzles on euro bounce; German inflation in focus
June 29th, 2018
The dollar turned lower on Thursday, giving up early gains as rising inflation in some German regions prompted some traders to buy the euro, though rebalancing flows for the half year checked sharp losses. With concerns about trade dominating ...
Update: European shares fall; Pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down
June 28th, 2018
Trade tensions and political concerns again weighed on European shares on Thursday as investors positioned for a potentially divisive European Union summit. Having clawed back some ground on Wednesday, the pan-European STOXX 600 and Germany’s trade-sensitive DAX were down ...
