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The U.S. Dollar Has Already Caused A Global Recession And Now The Fed Is Going To Make It Worse
November 24th, 2015
The 7th largest economy on the entire planet, Brazil, has been gripped by a horrifying recession, as has much of the rest of South America. But it isn’t just South America that is experiencing a very serious economic downturn. ...
Global Markets to Fed: No Rate Hike, the Strong Dollar Is Killing Us
August 25th, 2015
Global markets are puking at the prospect of higher yields in the U.S. There are many reasons for global markets to melt down, but one that doesn’t get enough attention is the strong dollar. In effect, global markets are ...
Gold stalls as US jobs data keeps door open to Sept Fed hike
August 10th, 2015
Gold had longest weekly losing streak since 1999 Any delay in rate hike expectations won’t fuel gold rally – HSBC (Adds analyst comment, updates prices) Gold steadied not far above a 5-1/2-year low on Monday, with a firm dollar ...
Asian shares, dollar up on Fed’s optimism; earnings in focus
July 30th, 2015
Asian stocks tiptoed higher on Thursday and the dollar consolidated recent gains after the U.S. Federal Reserve painted a relatively bright picture of the economy, but a deepening sell-off in commodities kept gains in check. Prospects of stronger U.S. ...
Dollar flags vs euro and yen, commodities and Fed in focus
July 27th, 2015
Fed meeting eyed to shore up sagging dollar * Impact from lower commodities also remains in focus * Aussie struggles near 6-year lows while kiwi fares better (Adds details, quotes) The dollar flagged against the euro and yen ...
Fed ready to raise rates – what will be the impact on the US and global economies?
July 15th, 2015
One of the biggest economic events of 2015 is likely to be the US Fed hiking up its policy rate later in the year, say PwC economists. Assuming this happens, its importance lies not only with the impact this will ...
US economy expanded between April and May says Federal Reserve
June 4th, 2015
The US Federal Reserve said the economy grew between April and May in its latest assessment of the economy, rebounding from a contraction in the first quarter. In the so-called Beige book, it said surveys from across the country ...
Federal court in Florida issued a Consent Order against Inter-Global Currency & Precious Metals and its owner
April 28th, 2015
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced that a federal court in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida issued a Consent Order against Defendants Inter-Global Currency & Precious Metals, LLC (IGCPM) of Pompano Beach, Florida, and its owner, manager, and controlling person Stavros ...
Fed’s Williams Says ‘Serious’ Rate-Rise Discussion Due Mid-Year
March 6th, 2015
Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President John Williams said mid-year may be time for a “serious discussion” about raising interest rates as the labor market nears full employment and inflation rebounds. The U.S. will reach maximum employment by ...
CySec and Central Bank of the Russian Federation signed today an updated “MoU”
February 25th, 2015
CySec has issued a press release informing that: The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (‘CySEC’) signed today an updated Memorandum of Understanding (‘MoU’) with the Central Bank of the Russian Federation (‘Bank of Russia’), following the transfer of the functions of ...