Market Outlook
December 5, 2019
Various factors drive crude oil prices, which have seen significant volatility over the past year. Geopolitical risk premium is certainly high on the list of reasons […]
November 26, 2019
Canada and Japan celebrate 90 years of diplomatic relations in 2019. The history of bilateral diplomatic relations between the two countries dates back to 1928, when […]
November 26, 2019
Presidential impeachment enquiries are nothing new for the United States of America. However, political instability in the world’s biggest economy does impact the global financial markets […]
November 26, 2019
As a single market of 28 countries, the EU is a major world trading power. It is the second largest economy in the world after the […]
October 30, 2019
On September 27, 2019, the markets fell in response to the latest developments in the negotiations between the US and China. The S&P 500 declined 0.5%, […]
October 30, 2019
Is the US economy still the envy of the world, as President Trump claims? In the recently held 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly, […]
October 30, 2019
The Bank of England (BoE) is keenly awaiting developments and, like thousands of UK citizens, seems to be on the Brexit holding pattern for the deadline […]
October 30, 2019
Forex Trading myths can pique interest in the currency markets. The problems is that they can also lead to poor trading decisions.
October 30, 2019
The Black Swan theory is a metaphor for highly unexpected events in the financial markets, which have long-term consequences.
October 17, 2019
What would happen if we were to combine the best of cryptocurrency technology with qualities of an established fiat currency, with the approval of a central […]
October 10, 2019
Since Boris Johnson became Prime Minister in 2019, investors around the world started to weigh in the risks of a chaotic Brexit conclusion. Johnson has categorically […]
October 10, 2019
There is significant data that reveals a high correlation between an investor’s psychological traits and their investment decisions. Behavioural finance studies the effect of mental biases […]
October 10, 2019
What are the causes of US trade deficit? And how important is it the US trade deficit for the US and the rest of the world?
October 4, 2019
The escalating trade war between the US and China is hurting the global economy. Investor confidence is suffering, especially with regards to smaller US companies, while […]
September 27, 2019
A slowdown in global growth and an increasingly dovish stance by major Central Banks define the global economy today. Big economies like the US and China […]
September 27, 2019
Consumer spending is an important indicator of a nation’s economic health. A domestic economy is made up of individuals, companies and the government, spending on various […]
September 27, 2019
On July 31, 2019, the US Federal Reserve slashed its interest rates by 0.25%, for the first time in 10 years. Its key benchmark interest rate […]
September 16, 2019
In an historic speech, given at the Annual Economic Symposium held at Wyoming, USA, in August 2019, the Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, […]
September 16, 2019
As the United States and China fail to agree on a compromise, fears of huge repercussions on the global economy rise. The International Monetary Fund’s World […]
September 16, 2019
The global financial markets are a highly sophisticated space today, with some of the best minds and technological tools available to predict future market movements. There […]
