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Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
The Fed is evaluating whether to launch a digital currency and in what form, Powell says
September 29th, 2021
The Federal Reserve is pushing ahead with its study into whether to implement its own digital currency and will be releasing a paper on the issue shortly, Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday. No decision has been made on the ...
European stocks are expected to struggle for direction at the open on Tuesday
July 13th, 2021
European stocks are expected to struggle for direction at the open on Tuesday ahead of earnings reports from several big banks in the U.S. London’s FTSE is seen opening 5 points lower at 7,128, Germany’s DAX 1 point higher ...
Inflation, asset and consumer prices
June 25th, 2021
“The Fed finds itself between a rock and a hard place: either it keeps inflating or the whole confidence-based valuation of financial assets collapses. Either it raises interest rates or the dollar collapses.” There has been occasional speculation ...
Technical analysis and market psychology
June 16th, 2021
This article examines the relevance of technical analysis to today’s financial markets. Its genesis springs from two branches, Dow theory and the Elliott wave principal. Originally, Dow theory sprang from an attempt to discern the state of the ...
Forex 2021 outlook – pandemic era
June 16th, 2021
The global events that are happening all over the world have a very significant impact on many industries. Trade wars, the growing influence of dictatorships or political parties has a direct influence on the financial market and its own ...
The Geopolitics of Gold
June 10th, 2021
A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining the dollar, by closing down derivative market activities new Basel ...
The dollar found support on Thursday. These are the top performers
May 27th, 2021
The dollar found support on Thursday from emerging views the Federal Reserve is slowly but surely edging towards a discussion about tightening monetary policy, and as traders await crucial U.S. inflation data this week. In a market heavily short ...
The end of the LBMA is nigh
May 20th, 2021
Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most bullion bank trading desks will cease to exist. The only ...
Most emerging Asian currencies were little changed on Thursday
April 15th, 2021
Most emerging Asian currencies were little changed on Thursday as investors digested the Federal Reserve’s continued dovish stance and awaited more key U.S. economic data before making further moves. Indonesian 10-year benchmark yields rise 6.5 basis points to 6.638% ...
