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The petrodollar is any U.S. dollar exchanged for oil. Since a 1974 agreement between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, the petrodollar system has been the global standard for the crude oil trade. Accordingly, the U.S. dollar is the official denomination for commerce.
As an industrial superpower, China has taken steps to ensure that its domestic form of money, the yuan renminbi (CNY) or Chinese renminbi (RMB), is in line to secure reserve currency status. Through extensive economic reform and adoption of policies promoting the globalisation of its financial markets, China has advanced the CNY via internationalization. Offering foreign investors access to its markets, as well as modifying protectionist economic policies, are two…
The Volcker rule was implemented in the U.S. in 2013, and was designed as a way to avoid another financial crisis. The rule restricts American banks and foreign banks doing business in the U.S. from specific financial activity. Learn how it works at FXCM.
The Taylor rule was developed to provide guidance to central banks, such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, for setting short-term interest rates based on economic conditions, including inflation and the unemployment rate. Learn more about the rule at FXCM.
The Shenzen Stock Exchange (SZSE) is one of the two leading stock exchanges in mainland China. After opening its doors in 1990, the exchange has grown substantially and become the eighth largest in the world. Learn more about the SZSE at FXCM.
IOTA’s Tangle is a next-generation distributed ledger designed to overcome some of the blockchain’s most basic challenges. While the blockchain has traditionally separated users and miners, the Tangle combines the two to eliminate conflict between the groups.
In the cryptocurrency world, there are different ways to define a “hard fork" because they can occur for a number of reasons, including technical upgrades. Learn more about how and why a hard fork could impact a cryptocurrency at FXCM.
Following the launch of the qualified foreign institutional investor (QFII) program in 2002, foreign investors were granted access to buying and selling on China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen. Learn more about the QFII program at FXCM.
A forex robot is a computer program that recognises and places trades on behalf of the trader. Just like with any tool, it’s up to the individual to determine its overall suitability.
The Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) is a prominent global exchange and one of three in China. The A50 index consists of the 50 most influential stocks listed on the SSE.
Donchian channels are a simple, yet diverse technical tool. Created by renowned trader and analyst Richard Donchian, they are used to identify market state and trading signals.
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