Currencies

Bitcoin slump takes pressure off Britain's regulators

A plunge in the value of bitcoin and other cryptoassets has eased the pressure on Britain's financial watchdog to take radical action that could deter investment and financial innovation, government...

Yen, Swiss franc to regain allure if global market storm hits

Shaky global stocks and a recent spike in U.S. equity volatility have sounded a warning for investors eager to find assets offering shelter in case world markets go belly-up....

Emerging market currency crisis could lead to broader economic trouble

Emerging market investors are trying to gauge whether a currency crisis and the steep interest rate hikes being used to fight it could turn into a broader slowdown and even recession....

Buy yen in crisis? Not this year

The trade is familiar to investors worldwide: in times of turmoil, rush for cover by buying the Japanese yen. ...

Currencies : Do Fundamentals Drive Bitcoin? Are You Kidding Me?

Is Bitcoin worth over $6600? Well, that is the price traders are bidding for it when this article was written.

Currencies : How To Trade Cryptos Safely

In a previous article, we briefly described, in layman’s terms, the technology underlying cryptocurrency. Then we described how to get started with your first cryptocurrency purchase. In this...

Currencies : CEX.IO Brings Zcash to Their Platform

As part of a continual bid to bring more currencies onto their trading platform, CEX.io has announced the release of Zcash as a trading option on their platform.

Currencies: Commodity Currencies Looking Attractive

Between 2012 and 2016 the commodity currencies – the Australian dollar , the Canadian dollar , and the South African Rand – suffered through gruesome bear markets relative to the U.S. dollar due...

BRITISH POUND / US DOLLAR (GBP/USD): Will the cable drop?

While the greenback perseveres in its powerful rise, the GBP/USD pair is sinking further, suffering from the divergence between the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve and the Bank of England, as...

US DOLLAR / JAPANESE YEN (USD/JPY): Inexpensive Dollar

Traded again close to 100 yens after a brief approach to 104 yens, the dollar allows us to put our trading plan to execution. The majority of international financial flows are organized around the...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): The Eurozone is widening the gap

Although strong since the beginning of spring, the single currency is limping while the ECB eases its monetary policy whereas the greenback shows serious signs of strength. Despite the firmness of...

US DOLLAR / JAPANESE YEN (USD/JPY): 100 yens for one dollar

After several unsuccessful attempts, the dollar has taken advantage of a marked improvement in the US labor market and the new green light from international leaders in the Japanese monetary policy to...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): Monetary adjusments

The greenback is getting back its color while the U.S. labor market shows signs of improvement and the ECB may be soon more accommodative. After the recent cut of the central bank’s key rate,...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): ECB giving a boost

After a political deadlock broken in Italy and the status quo of the Federal Reserve, the new rate cut by the ECB has led the euro in contact with USD 1.30. After two months of fruitless...

BRITISH POUND / US DOLLAR (GBP/USD): The United Kingdom avoided recession

The difference in outlook between the U.S. and British economies tightened after the release of growth rates in the first quarter on both sides of the Atlantic, when the Federal Reserve may confirm...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): Exchange is died quiet

The Euro remains above USD 1.30 despite a gloomy macroeconomics while the political situation in Italy seems to unlock progressively. Continued contraction in private sector activity in Euroland...

EURO / BRITISH POUND (EUR/GBP): Fitch deprives the United Kingdom of its triple A

Penalized by poor economic outlook, the United Kingdom has recently been deprived of its Triple A by a second rating agency while the accommodative policy of the central bank calls also for a decrease...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): New period of turbulence

Mistreated by Chinese statistics, the single currency resists due to lower U.S. inflation. The fall of China's GDP to 7.7% on year in the first quarter, against 8% expected by economists, has...

EURO / US DOLLAR (EUR/USD): Monetary Expansion

Decisions of the Japanese central bank , combined with the continuation of an ultra-accommodative monetary policy overseas, are supporting risk appetite and allow the single currency to resume its...