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Bitcoin is falling for the fourth day out of five and has reached a four-and-a-half month low. There are a number of possible drivers:The possibility of changing monetary policy in the US; Restrictive...
The Tokyo Olympics will begin on July 23. Japan is the host nation for the events, which will be held after a one-year delay due to the pandemic.When the Olympics' host country is initially announced,...
Government bonds seem to have entered the summer doldrums as yields in the U.S., Europe, and Japan stay in a narrow range. A meeting this week of the European Central Bank governing council and next...
Copper’s rally this year was huge, but there’s something even bigger: China’s price squeeze.After the world’s most in-demand base metal reached record highs of $10,746 a tonne...
Google parent Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) is a star performer this year.A member of the FAANG group of stocks, comprising such notables as, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN), the move in...
In an interview on Sunday night, Treasury Secretary (and former Chair of the Federal Reserve) Janet Yellen said that higher interest rates would be positive for US policy makers and the country....
Digitalization is having a substantial impact on the financial services industry. Therefore, financial technology (fintech) has been one of the most important investment themes of recent...
One of the most useful contributions from the Federal Reserve’s 12 regional banks is the so-called Beige Book, a collection of anecdotes from each Fed district reflecting the real-time...
Traders in gold are expected to struggle for direction this week amid the typical Federal Reserve information blackout ahead of its monthly meeting, while those in oil could be pacing a little...
After taking a severe blow last year in the middle of the global pandemic, oil and gas stocks are roaring back.The Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VDE)—whose top 10 holdings include...
Stocks on Wall Street rallied on Friday, with the major averages all closing within sight of their recent records. This, after the latest jobs report boosted optimism a bit over the U.S. economic...
Equities wrapped another strong week as investors remained focused on the U.S. economic reopening, and sectors that are going to benefit from it.Energy was the best-performing major sector, gaining...
Investing in green bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs) as part of a socially-responsible portfolio was our discussion recently. Today, we move on to the opposite end of the spectrum, and look at...
It’s hard to sit on the sidelines when the relentless rally in meme stocks continues, enriching millions of individual investors. The latest example of this retail frenzy is AMC Entertainment...
Despite the economic uncertainties due to the pandemic, the UK housing market has remained robust over the past year. According to the Office For National Statistics: "Recent price increases may...
The dollar climbed for the second day after Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said yesterday that his central bank should begin discussing the time frame for paring back its bond-buying...
An increasing number of investors seek to put their capital into assets that align with their views and ethical values. As a result, terms like "environmental, social and governance" and "socially...