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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…
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…
With no historical precedent, the U.S. Federal Reserve's unwinding process is a significant event in the financial sphere. Learn what it could mean for world markets at FXCM.
Quantitative tightening is the reverse process of quantitative easing, and it has many investors worried about what it may do to the value of certain assets. Learn more about QT…
Black Monday occurred on 19 October 1987. It represents the largest one day sell off in the history of the U.S. equities markets, led by losses in the DJIA and…
In the wake of the 2016 vote for Brexit, many questions regarding the future of the United Kingdom (U.K.) have come to the forefront. A fluid political and economic situation…
A BOE interest rate hike impacts many facets of the economic picture in the U.K, including the pound, exports and the credit markets.
The Catalan independence referendum of 2017 has created significant uncertainty in the country of Spain. Find out how this political event has impacted the price of the euro.
Japan's snap election on 22 October 2017 has the potential to greatly impact the yen. If a surprise occurs, an upheaval in exchange rate valuations may become a reality.
Terrorism is an unpredictable factor which may create market volatility. It can destabilise both domestic and foreign equity, currency and commodity markets.
Black Wednesday refers to 16 September 1992, the day the U.K. government had to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM).
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