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Dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year; Aussie Falls
July 21st, 2017
Stocks in Asia pared a back-to-back weekly advance while the dollar returned to its lowest in almost a year as investors assess an investigation into the U.S. president that may stall his economic agenda. The Australian dollar plunged the ...
Oil dips; The reasons
July 19th, 2017
Oil dips on rising U.S. crude inventories, high OPEC supplies Oil prices fell on Wednesday after a rise in U.S. crude inventories and ongoing high output from OPEC producers revived concerns of a fuel supply overhang. Brent crude futures ...
The main moves in markets: Dollar remains at the weakest level; Global bonds climb
July 19th, 2017
Global bonds climb as U.S. equities eke out fresh record highs Dollar remains at the weakest level in nearly a year Asian stocks advanced and futures pointed to higher starts to U.K. and U.S. equity trading as Treasuries steadied ...
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says lower external debt is encouraging but some risks remain
July 18th, 2017
A large improvement in New Zealand’s net foreign liabilities as a share of GDP since 2009 makes the economy less vulnerable to shocks, Deputy Governor Geoff Bascand said in a speech today. “New Zealand’s net foreign liabilities – what ...
Dollar extended losses; The euro jumped
July 18th, 2017
Asian shares, dollar slip as passage of U.S. healthcare bill doubtful Asian shares stepped back from more than two-year highs on Tuesday and the dollar extended losses as passage of a U.S. healthcare bill grew doubtful, and as investors ...
Asia shares rise; the Dow and S&P 500 hit record highs
July 17th, 2017
Asia shares rise on strong China GDP, accommodative Fed view Asian stocks set a fresh two-year high on Monday, boosted by stronger-than-expected economic growth in China and bets that lacklustre U.S. data will keep the Federal Reserve cautious about ...
UK introduces measures ending the supremacy of EU Law
July 14th, 2017
The UK government has begun the technical process of extricating the UK from the European Union by introducing a 66-page measure ending the supremacy of EU law. As expected, the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill would repeal the European Communities ...
The logic of a modern gold standard
July 14th, 2017
The logic of a modern gold standard In last week’s Insight, I analysed the current geopolitical situation and concluded that it was now in the interest of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to break from the US dollar completely, ...
The Economist: 31 of 34 Currencies Tracked are Undervalued Against the US Dollar
July 14th, 2017
The latest Big Mac index from The Economist indicates that 31 of the 34 currencies tracked are undervalued against the US dollar. Only the Swiss franc, Norwegian krone and Swedish krona are overvalued. Now in its 31st year, the ...
Why free trade and open markets in financial services matter; Andrew Bailey, FCA Chief Executive
July 11th, 2017
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the conduct regulator for financial services firms and financial markets in the UK, has released a speech by Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive of the FCA, at Reuters Newsmaker event. According the release: Note: this ...
