By Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The Positives Investors were broadly focused on the positives this week. Despite the deteriorating relationship between two of the world’s most powerful economies, which has the potential to turn into a new ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets In the month of May, major currencies were stronger against the US dollar as risk sentiment improved and haven currencies like the US dollar, the Yen and Swiss franc have lost momentum. Commodity-linked currenc...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarket EU Recovery Fund After a standoff between the EU and Germany, following a critical ruling on ECB’s quantitative easing program by Germany’s constitutional court, the gradual reopening of economies of member ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets In the middle of a pandemic, the world’s two most powerful economies are embroiled in a series of clashes which could take both countries to the brink of a “new cold war”. The latest fallout is about Chin...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Geopolitical Tensions In the middle of a pandemic, the world’s two most powerful economies are embroiled in a new war of words surrounding the novel coronavirus. After two long years of trade tensions, the cor...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The coronavirus war of words between China and some governments has dominated headlines over the past couple of weeks. The confrontation between the world’s two largest economies is escalating as both the US ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets While investors might find solace in reopening plans for global economies, they are also bracing for a series of economic reports, which will reiterate the global economic turmoil created by the pandemic. Cauti...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Global Lockdown In an abrupt and unprecedented manner, the world witnessed a mass halt to global activities due to the pandemic. Governments and central banks rushed in to intervene and support the global econ...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets Equity Markets Investors are closely watching the reopening plans of major countries. In the US, more states have started to loosen virus lockdown restrictions to allow people to get back to work. Major equity b...
Read MoreBy Deepta Bolaky @DeeptaGOMarkets The number of coronavirus cases is still relatively high, but many countries have recorded the slowest pace in new cases and deaths in the past few days. The attention is therefore slowly shifting towards how q...
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