General
June 19, 2019
No, this isn’t yet another cryptocurrency. Petrodollars are US dollars that are paid to oil exporting countries for the sale of crude oil. In other words, […]
June 7, 2019
Special Drawing Rights are a type of international monetary reserve currency that was created by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in 1969 to act as a […]
June 7, 2019
The relationship between oil prices and the stock market has been a topic of discussion among academics, economists and traders alike for decades now. The complexity […]
June 7, 2019
A recent report by Bitwise Asset Management claimed that 95% of the trading volume listed on CoinMarketCap was fake, findings that the bitcoin exchange finally accepted. […]
June 1, 2019
The cryptocurrency market is like no other financial market. While it might resemble commodities in that crypto valuations are determined by the principles of supply and […]
June 1, 2019
It’s been a good year so far in 2019 for the stock market. The head start was given in January, when the S&P 500 rose about […]
June 1, 2019
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) expects global trade growth to slow down further in 2019, following a disappointing 2018. In fact, in September 2018, the WTO […]
June 1, 2019
The economy of the UK has faced tumultuous times, even more so since the 2016 Brexit referendum. And yet, the nation continues to be viewed as […]
June 1, 2019
Both futures contracts and ETFs are popular financial instruments that allow investors to fulfil a wide variety of investment objectives, including execution of hedging strategies and […]
May 23, 2019
Despite all the social media hype surrounding blockchain technology and other distributed ledger technologies, the CEO of JP Morgan, Jamie Dalton, called Bitcoin a fraud in […]
May 22, 2019
Forex Rollover is when interest is either earned or paid for holding a currency position overnight. Whether a debit or credit will be applied to your […]
May 22, 2019
Recently the news has been rife with reports and predictions that the US economy is fast approaching a recession. The ongoing trade war with China is […]
May 18, 2019
Portfolio diversification is a good way to manage trading risk by ensuring that you invest in a variety of instruments. The logic behind this is that […]
May 18, 2019
The meeting of European Union leaders on April 11, 2019, has given new direction to the future of Brexit. The Brexit deadline has been extended until […]
May 18, 2019
Price action is the movement of the value of a currency, stock or commodity over a period of time. It is the foundation stone for the […]
May 18, 2019
Gold has been a “safe haven” investment for a long time now, with investors looking at the precious metal as a way to hedge against high […]
May 16, 2019
The Trump Administration has demanded that countries avoid importing oil from Iran and has removed waivers to US sanctions on crude oil imports given to Iran’s […]
May 16, 2019
Forex trading requires a solid understanding of fundamental events and technical indicators. Most traders focus on these two things to improve their chances of turning a […]
May 14, 2019
One of the key tools used by successful forex traders worldwide is the economic calendar. This is what tells them when to expect economic announcements that […]
May 14, 2019
Quantitative Easing (QE) is a monetary policy through which a country’s central bank increases the money supply in its economy. It is a rather unconventional form […]
