Search Results for: capital gains
FX Volatility Sparks Trading Surge With Signs of More to Come
February 13th, 2018
The past week’s financial-market turbulence is keeping foreign-exchange traders busy, boosting volumes along with volatility. Price swings in the $5.1-trillion a day currency market have jumped this month to the highest since November 2016 on a monthly basis, according ...
European shares bounce back after turbulent week
February 12th, 2018
European shares rebounded from six-month lows on Monday as jitters over a sudden spike in volatility that wiped off $1 trillion in market capitalization last week appeared to ease. Broad-based gains helped the pan-European STOXX 600 index rise 1.5 ...
Brexit – the battle for ideas
February 9th, 2018
The battle for ideas in the Brexit debate comes down to two basic economic approaches. The neo-Keynesian macroeconomists in the permanent establishment, who manage the state as economic planners and regulators are on one side. They are naturally ...
The yen fell, euro climbed, New Zealand dollar dropped; Asian stocks fluctuated Thursday
February 8th, 2018
Asian stocks fluctuated Thursday as investors assessed the implications of the recent market turmoil that has elevated volatility. The yuan dropped the most since August 2015 after trade figures missed estimates and amid speculation policy makers will step up ...
The truth about trade
January 23rd, 2018
The one subject, which became a headline issue last year, and even divides experts is trade. It will become increasingly important in 2018 as the US develops her trade policy, particularly with respect to China, and as the ...
Online retail Forex provider fined for multiple compliance failings
January 23rd, 2018
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (“CySEC”) has issued an announcement to inform about the imposition of a financial penalty on Spot Capital Markets Ltd. (the “Company”), an investment firm that provides online retail trading products in forex. A ...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
January 8th, 2018
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies. However, it is becoming clear, at least to independent monetary observers, that in ...
Investors review: Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs; Euro was little changed
January 4th, 2018
Asian stocks headed toward fresh historic highs, with Japan’s markets coming back from New Year holidays to see solid gains in the wake of U.S. records. Oil rose, while gold slipped. With Japanese benchmarks heading for the biggest one-day ...
Investment prospects for 2018
December 29th, 2017
Predicting the future is a mug’s game, and in financial markets we simply cannot know tomorrow’s prices. All we can do is make assessments of the factors that can be expected to influence them. Economists’ forecasts today, with ...
Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend
December 22nd, 2017
Australia hits another 10-year high; Kospi ticks up as Nikkei lags. Asian markets advance ahead of holiday weekend. Asia-Pacific stocks were poised to end the week modestly higher in muted trading ahead of the holidays, while volatility returned to ...
