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Biden Unveils $1.9tn Aid Package Jan 15, 2021 - By Orbex Jobless Numbers Spike The dollar had a choppy session on Thursday. However, it maintained its stance above the 90 threshold.… ...
Muted reaction to $1.9T stimulus Jan 15, 2021 - By Han Tan, Market Analyst, ForexTime Asian stocks are mixed while US futures are edging lower, even after US President-elect Joe Biden… ...
Five economic effects from the Democratic sweep in Washington Jan 14, 2021 - By Michael Plouffe, UCL and Thomas Gift, UCL - Joe Biden will inherit among the most challenging political and economic environments of… ...
Once again, fiscal stimulus takes centre stage Jan 14, 2021 - By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist (Gulf & MENA), ForexTime Investors do not seem bothered by Washington's political turmoil. Trump became the… ...
How To Rewire Your Brain For Successful Trading Jan 14, 2021 - By Orbex - As a forex trader, you are probably always on the lookout for the next tool that can help advance… ...
What does Trump’s impeachment mean for markets? Jan 14, 2021 - By Han Tan, Market Analyst, ForexTime President Donald Trump has been impeached by the House in the aftermath of last week’s riots… ...
German 2020 GDP & The EU’s Potential Next Recession Jan 13, 2021 - By Orbex Tomorrow we have the release of a preliminary, non-seasonally adjusted estimate of Germany’s GDP growth during last year. While it’s… ...
Weekly Fundamental Bulletin: ECB Minutes & US Retail Sales Jan 11, 2021 - By Orbex Last week’s highlights US manufacturing rises Manufacturing activity in the United States rose to a two and half year high… ...
Key market events this week Jan 11, 2021 - By Han Tan, Market Analyst, ForexTime Only the second full trading week of the year, and there’s plenty to keep markets on… ...
What A Democratic Sweep Of Congress Means For The Markets Jan 8, 2021 - By Orbex The media attention has focused on the drama in the US Capitol over the last couple of days. As a… ...
Democrats Take Control After Deadly Capitol Hill Riots Jan 7, 2021 - By Orbex DXY Hits Multi-Year Lows The US Index was virtually unchanged yesterday after initially dropping to multi-year lows during the trading… ...
The Sunburst hack was massive and devastating – 5 observations from a cybersecurity expert Jan 7, 2021 - By Paulo Shakarian, Arizona State University So much remains unknown about what is now being called the Sunburst hack, the cyberattack against… ...
US-UK trade deal: what can post-Brexit Britain hope to get? Jan 5, 2021 - By Karen Jackson, University of Westminster and Oleksandr Shepotylo, Aston University The ability to strike new trade deals was a key promise… ...
Virus Surge Revives Lockdown Fears Jan 5, 2021 - By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst, ForexTime A wave of risk aversion flooded U.S. markets on Monday as surging global coronavirus cases raised… ...
Trump’s Iran-COVID-Gate Anniversary Jan 5, 2021 - By Dan Steinbock - A year ago, the Trump administration escalated regime change efforts against Iran, while shunning the war against COVID-19.… ...
Weekly Fundamental Bulletin: US Data Kicks Off 1st Trading Week Of 2021 Jan 4, 2021 - By Orbex Last week’s highlights Australia retail sales rise 7% in November Retail sales in Australia posted a continued rebound in November,… ...
2020: A year of extraordinary uncertainty & unprecedented events Dec 31, 2020 - By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst, ForexTime - It only felt like yesterday that the United States and China reached a ‘phase one’… ...
Why Traders Should Care About Georgia Runoff Election Dec 29, 2020 - By Orbex Next week we have the final chapter in the 2020 US election saga. The reason that it’s so important is… ...
2021’s major investment risks – but why it could be a year of massive opportunity Dec 29, 2020 - By George Prior - Investment headwinds will “still exceed the tailwinds” in 2021 – but there could be more “major opportunities now… ...
Taking China to the World Trade Organisation plants a seed. It won’t be a quick or easy win Dec 23, 2020 - By Weihuan Zhou, UNSW and Lisa Toohey, University of Newcastle Australia is reportedly ready to initiate its first litigation against China at… ...
What are Australian-style and Canadian-style Brexit trade deals? Dec 23, 2020 - By David Collins, City, University of London Negotiations for a post-Brexit trade deal between the European Union and the UK have been… ...
The Taliban are megarich – here’s where they get the money they use to wage war in Afghanistan Dec 23, 2020 - By Hanif Sufizada, University of Nebraska Omaha The Taliban militants of Afghanistan have grown richer and more powerful since their fundamentalist Islamic… ...
Overstretch: The Long Shadow of Soaring US Debt Dec 21, 2020 - By Dan Steinbock - If the past year was dominated by the huge human costs of COVID-19, the next few years will… ...
Week Ahead: Stimulus Breakthrough, Brexit Limbo & Holiday mood Dec 21, 2020 - By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst, ForexTime After months of failed negotiations, Congressional leaders have finally reached a deal on a $900 billion… ...
Bank of England Preview: Negative Rates On The Horizon? Dec 17, 2020 - By Lukman Otunuga, Research Analyst, ForexTime The spotlight shines on the Bank of England (BOE) this afternoon as it makes its final… ...
US Close To Approving Second Vaccine Dec 16, 2020 - By Orbex Congressional Leaders Compromising on Stimulus The US index fell by 0.25% on Tuesday as it gravitated back to a 32-month… ...
Will Covid Be Over In 2021? Dec 16, 2020 - By Orbex Earlier this week we had two notably contrasting outlooks on the evolution of the covid-19 pandemic. In an interview, Bill… ...
What to expect from the Fed’s final meeting of 2020 Dec 16, 2020 - By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist (Gulf & MENA), ForexTime This month marked the beginning of the end of the pandemic following… ...
Global Speculation Gone Amok Dec 16, 2020 - Sector expert Michael Ballanger employs the Buffett Indicator and Bitcoin in his latest analysis of the precious metals markets. Source: Michael Ballanger… ...
How might the Fed’s decision affect US markets on Wednesday? Dec 16, 2020 - By Han Tan, Market Analyst, ForexTime US equity futures are holding steady ahead of the Fed’s policy decision, after benchmark indices returned… ...
How has China recovered so well from the pandemic? Dec 15, 2020 - By Han Tan, Market Analyst, ForexTime It’s become increasingly clear that China’s recovery is on a significantly steadier path. China’s November industrial… ...
This Week In Central Bank Meetings Dec 14, 2020 - By Orbex In terms of monetary policy, we’re closing out the year with a lot of activity. Many of the important central… ...
Weekly Fundamental Bulletin: A Busy Week Ahead Of The Holidays Dec 14, 2020 - By Orbex Last week’s highlights China’s consumer prices fall for the first time in eleven years The latest inflation data from China… ...
US vaccine roll out lifts risk assets Dec 14, 2020 - By Hussein Sayed, Chief Market Strategist (Gulf & MENA), ForexTime The long-awaited moment has finally arrived. The US began the first shipments… ...
Lagarde Downgrades Eurozone Recovery Dec 11, 2020 - By Orbex Bears Look for Another Push The US index could not capitalize on its 4-day winning streak, as it closed 0.30%… ...

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