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The upcoming French presidential elections may be significant for gauging the extent of a protectionist wave worldwide and the prospects for U.S. growth.

The impact of a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate increase is far-reaching, and has both direct and indirect implications. Find out who and what is impacted by these changes.

Hong Kong is an island nation with a complex history and political system. As a modernised global financial center, Hong Kong is often viewed as the conduit by which wealth flows from China and the Far East to the Western world. Once an outpost for farmers and fishermen, modern day Hong Kong is a bustling metropolis where Eastern culture is infused with the customs of the West. The election for…

Now that the U.K. has approved its exit from the EU, learn what Great Britain's options are and how it can affect your investment strategy at FXCM.

Learn how Trump's New Policies will affect trade with China and what you can expect in the markets. Find out now at FXCM.

Renewed suspicion has re-emerged between Russia and NATO amid military maneuvering in Europe and the Middle East, casting a long shadow over markets.

The U.K.’s Brexit has come with significant uncertainty from the beginning, but the High Court ruling has made the situation even more ambiguous.

Since Brexit, Scotland may have new motivation to become independent. Find out the economic impacts of Scottish Independence on FXCM.

How would Hillary Clinton's Green Energy Policy affect the Energy Industry? Learn more about the Energy issue and more here.

Elections, whether they are presidential, parliamentary, or referenda oriented, provide an abundance of uncertainty to the marketplace. Over the course of an election cycle, issues such as international trade, national security, and government spending become focal points of the national discussion. Contrasting ideologies are put on display as opposing factions compete for political power, each with a different vision for a nation's future. Perhaps the election looked upon with the…

The U.S. and world markets are in the midst of another presidential election year, as of this writing (August 2016). The election-year rhetoric from candidates and their partisan supporters has ramped up to a din capable of bringing confusion to all but the most attentive and dispassionate observers. Analysts like to note that investors don't like uncertainty. However, with a divided U.S. electorate and candidates disposed to fight tooth and…