Search Results for: US Dollar
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 ...
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 ...
Trade wars – a catalyst for economic crisis
February 1st, 2019
In my last article I used a proven accounting identity to show that the end result of President Trump’s trade tariffs would be to increase the trade deficit, assuming there is no change in the savings rate. The savings ...
Once ‘the most hated metal’, silver is now in an uptrend
January 10th, 2019
The precious metal silver is seeing a strong start in 2019, with prices near their highest levels in almost six months. It is a great buying opportunity for investors now, metal analysts say. Continued financial market volatility and a ...
The euro turns 20
December 28th, 2018
The euro turns 20 on Tuesday, marking two tumultuous decades that saw the single currency survive a make-or-break crisis and become a fixture in financial markets and Europeans’ wallets. But it is destined to remain a fragile giant without ...
How you benefit from the euro
December 5th, 2018
The European Central Bank (ECB) has issued an article explaining the important part of euro, to the millions of Europeans who share the single currency. In accordance ECB’s article: “You are one of more than 340 million Europeans who ...
Pound Sterling to Euro exchange rate struggles to climb
December 4th, 2018
After slipping last week on Brexit jitters, the Pound Sterling to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate saw mixed movement when markets opened on Monday. Investors are reacting to the latest developments from the weekend’s G20 summit. Last week saw GBP/EUR ...
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 ...
Why interest rates are rising long-term
November 23rd, 2018
There are growing expectations that the current cycle of rising interest rates will result in a deflationary recession. While a credit crisis is increasingly likely to evolve in the coming months, it is a highly inflationary situation. A ...
Gold demand up 42 percent year on year in the first quarter of 2018 among central banks
October 29th, 2018
Central banks around the world are turning to gold as an alternative to the US dollar, which they see as being undermined by America’s aggressive trade policy and geopolitical uncertainty. Demand for gold was up 42 percent year on ...
