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Most LatAm currencies rise after Monday dive
November 28th, 2018
A strong dollar and trade worries did little to dent most Latin American currencies as domestic factors helped them recoup from last session’s heavy losses, with Brazil’s real ending a six-day losing run. The real firmed 1.7 percent 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 ...
Euro briefly rallied on Thursday
November 23rd, 2018
The euro briefly rallied on Thursday after Britain and the European Union agreed in principle to a text setting out their future relationship before a summit on Sunday. European Council President Donald Tusk said the text had been discussed ...
Leading Japanese shipping line to introduce its own digital currency
November 22nd, 2018
Nippon Yusen K.K., Japan’s largest shipping line by sales, is introducing its own digital currency for crew members, people with knowledge of the matter said. The goal is to make it easier for seafaring workers to manage, send and ...
Sterling rallies after cabinet backs May’s draft deal
November 15th, 2018
The pound has rallied after the Prime Minister announced she had the backing of the cabinet for her Brexit withdrawal plan. It followed a volatile day’s trading while the outcome of Theresa May’s five-hour meeting with cabinet colleagues remained ...
As Oil Plunges, Energy Junk Bonds Turn Dangerous — Again
November 14th, 2018
Back in 2104 oil was falling and hundreds of billions of dollars of energy junk bonds and leveraged loans looked to be at risk. Wolf Street had this to say at the time: “Oil and Gas ...
Elliott Wave Analysis: EURJPY, Crude oil and USDCAD Intra-day Movements
November 12th, 2018
Probably the most interesting pair for JPY trade is EURJPY which is rolling down in five waves from 130.00. It’s a nice looking wave structure that also took price out of an upward channel so more weakness is expected ...
Pound and Yen fell, Asian stocks pointed to a firm start; These are the main moves
November 12th, 2018
Asian stocks and futures pointed to a firm start for equity markets in London and New York as investors assessed whether the recent rallies can endure. The pound slid as U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May fought to keep her ...
Prices When Gold Is Money
November 9th, 2018
We are getting ahead of ourselves here. Gold does not circulate as money – yet. It might never do so. Perhaps the end of government currency, fiat money imposed on us by government laws, may never be replaced ...
Mining bitcoin uses more energy than what’s needed to excavate gold, platinum or copper: study
November 8th, 2018
Extracting a dollar’s worth of cryptocurrency such as bitcoin from the deep Web consumes three times more energy than digging up a dollar’s worth of gold, according to researchers. There are now hundreds of virtual currencies and an unknown ...
