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The UK has always had a strong dependence on the use of oil. However, oil has been an especially important factor in the strength of the UK economy.

Since the late 18th century, crude oil has been a sought-after commodity in Canada. The earliest oil exploration in the country came from the frontiersmen and aboriginal peoples who lived in the remote areas and territories of its wilderness. They observed and took note of the visibly abundant deposits of bituminous sands, also known as oil sands, along waterways in what is present-day Alberta. Numerous discoveries of substantial petroleum deposits ultimately…

An Oil-Rich History Russia is one of the world's largest major oil producers and has a long history of exploiting the commodity. Collection of seep oil in what is now Russian territory was reported as early 1264 by European explorer Marco Polo in the vicinity of the city of Baku in the Caucasus region when it was under the dominion of Persia. The earliest drilling for oil in Russia was…

To understand how much can be made on a given trade, a trader needs to calculate how much a pip will be worth for a given currency pair. Calculating the final value that a change in pips will be worth depends on the size of currency lots being traded. Currencies are customarily traded in standard lots, mini lots and micro lots. Standard lots are the largest trading blocs, measured in…

A carry trade is a technique allowing a trader to borrow a currency at a low interest rate to finance the purchase of another currency earning a higher rate.

There is a strong correlation between oil prices and the performance of the US economy, with rising crude oil prices pushing up core inflation indicators.

The history of currency starts with the exchanging goods and services, and it has a long evolution that can be traced to the origins of human civilisation.

The ability to increase market exposure past actual investment.

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Copper is one of the most widely used metals in the world due to its high conductivity and its malleability.