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Forex Market Weekly Outlook: SNB Leads The Rate-Cut Waltz

As the forex market edge towards the final week of March, attention is squarely fixed on Chair Jerome H. Powell's anticipated remarks at a conference hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco on Friday. ...

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Forex Weekly Outlook: BoJ Hikes Rates But All Eyes Are On The Fed

It’s a historic week for central banks, as the Bank of Japan (BoJ) raised interest rates by 10 basis points to 0%-0.1% for the first time in 17 years, marking the end of the period of negative interest rates ...

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PayPal: Lost Giant or Future of Payments?

PayPal is in a grey area between growth and maturity, confusing many investors about whether it has a place in their portfolios. It has a huge presence in online payments but faces increased competition.

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Forex Trading: Central Banks in Focus.

Forex Trading: Central Banks in Focus - Outlook for EUR/USD, USD/JPY, NZD/CAD

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What does the SVB fallout mean for tech stocks?

The collapse of the Silicon Valley Bank has dominated the week and stirred up volatility not just in the banking sector but also in the tech sector. The Nasdaq slumped in reaction to the bad news but the implications ...

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Why Wasn't the USD a Haven in the SVB Bank Run?

The massive bearish action in markets since the Silicon Valley Bank collapse has seen the US dollar tumble alongside risky assets like stocks. Does this mean peak dollar and peak rate expectations have passed?

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Big banks sieged by big tech via cloud

Crypto firms want to step onto the system’s main financial railways much to the dismay of incumbent banks. While this matters, big banks have a bigger problem to deal with… Big Tech.

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Is the time right to invest in U.S. bank stocks?

Revenues fell slightly while profits rose. Trading revenues were surprisingly lower, loan growth too, but fees on M&A and underwriting soared. Q2 was a mixed bag for banks, but the future relies on a recovery. Here is what you should know ...

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An exponential curve for the Fed's balance sheet?

A massive increase of US debt issuance suggests the Federal Reserve's balance sheet could grow by 400% by 2050.

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Did Fed minutes stir up a taper tantrum?

On a day when crypto markets were in freefall and the ECB was warning of ‘exuberance’, a third chink in the market’s armour appeared. Talk of the Fed Tapering QE in the FOMC minutes.

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Houston, we have a problem! The velocity of M2 money has plunged to an all time low

A bitter observation: the gigantic injections of liquidity are piling up on banks' balance sheets. With little effect on the real economy.

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Too soon to call a bottom in the US dollar but Fed tapering talk is reason to prepare

The US dollar has been battling higher this week with DXY rising back through the key 90 big figure and EUR/USD down 200 pips from a 2-year high. Is there more to come?

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