Insights
June 19, 2019
The global economy stands on shaky grounds today. The US-China trade war escalation, economic difficulties in countries like Turkey and Argentina, dovish monetary policies of advanced […]
June 19, 2019
If you have been thinking of taking the plunge into the financial markets, the support of a regulated broker could prove invaluable in ensuring the safety […]
June 19, 2019
The Canadian Dollar (CAD), popularly called the Loonie, is one of the seven major global currencies, in terms of transaction volume, and the fifth largest reserve […]
June 19, 2019
A country’s leader defined and defeated by Brexit, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced her resignation in May 2019, bringing a new surge of uncertainty to […]
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 20, 2019
The fate of the British Prime Minister Theresa May has been sealed. In the coming months, it’s likely that a new prime minister will be in […]
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 […]