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What Are The Different Types Of Forex Trading Strategies? Forex traders use a variety of strategies and techniques to determine the best entry and exit points—and timing—to buy and sell…
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The ECB Changes Monetary Policy Strategy to Symmetric Target On 8 July the ECB announced its new monetary policy strategy of symmetric 2% inflation over the medium term. The target…
Aided by vast government stimulus and unlimited quantitative easing (QE), 2020/2021 proved to be especially lucrative for the U.S. stock markets. In fact, the leading American equities indices routinely posted…
Australia's economy is officially above pre-pandemic levels. Economic activity has bounced back in the past two quarters. Data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals Australia's Gross Domestic Product…
The first half of 2021 was an extremely active time for initial public offerings (IPO) on U.S. stock exchanges. In the 14 months following the COVID-19 market panic of March…
In its latest policy decision, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand offered a hawkish surprise, by announcing the discontinuation of its Large Scale Asset Purchases (LSAP)
In the capital markets, balancing risk and reward is a primary task for active participants. On the risk side of the equation, beta is a tool used by traders and…
The Reserve Bank of Australia maintained its cash rate at the record low of 0.1% and extended its bond buying past the current September due date, albeit at lower pace
Yes it does and the phenomenon is now more impactful than ever. We have seen numerous examples in 2021 of celebrity billionaires, retail chat forums and social media influencers affecting…
The first half of 2021 was a key period for private companies becoming exchange-listed by launching initial public offerings (IPOs). In fact, from 1 January 2021 to 16 June 2021,…
“Could be one of the largest tech IPOs of this year.”
Governments utilise a mix of spending and taxation to meet economic objectives. This is typically referred to as fiscal policy and is used to affect the level of aggregate demand…
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