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Bloomberg: The Pound May Have Fallen But Bulls Are Keeping the Faith
Even in this dark hour, the pound isn’t without allies. Sterling slumped more than 5 percent in the past three months, spurring a slew of forecast cuts by analysts amid rising risks that the U.K. will tumble out of the European Union without an economic deal. [more...]
Bloomberg: Dollar Extends Drop on Trump Remarks; Stocks Gain: Markets Wrap
The dollar extended a decline against major peers on comments from U.S. President Donald Trump, and most Asian stocks gained after U.S. equities flirted with record highs. [more...]
Bloomberg: Venezuela Adds to Chaos With One of Biggest Currency Devaluations Ever
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro carried out one of the greatest currency devaluations in history over the weekend -- a 95 percent plunge that will test the capacity of an already beleaguered population to stomach even more pain. [more...]
Bloomberg: Stealth Bear Market in International Stocks Rising Steadily
The week the bull market in U.S. stocks is said to become the longest ever, international investors could be forgiven for not raising a glass to their American counterparts. [more...]
Bloomberg: Rupiah Regains Most Volatile Crown as Traders Zero In on Deficit
Indonesia’s rupiah has regained the crown of being Asia’s most volatile currency. Concern about the nation’s widening current-account deficit has focused attention on the currency amid a global selloff in emerging markets. [more...]
Bloomberg: Trump Accuses China, EU of Currency Manipulation
President Donald Trump accused China and the European Union of manipulating their currencies as he tries to wrestle concessions from two of the U.S.’s largest trade partners. [more...]
Bloomberg: A Left-Wing Return in Brazil Is Investors' Worst Nightmare
When investors say they are concerned about the outlook for Brazil’s election, they’re mostly talking about just one thing: The possibility of a comeback for the Workers’ Party. [more...]
Reuters: Exclusive: Trump demands Fed help on economy, complains about interest rate rises
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he was “not thrilled” with the Federal Reserve under his own appointee, Chairman Jerome Powell, for raising interest rates and said the U.S. central bank should do more to help him to boost the economy. [more...]
Reuters: Asian stocks up on hopes trade tensions ease, Trump comments hit dollar
Asian stocks rose on Tuesday, supported by hopes Beijing and Washington would dial back trade hostilities, though comments from the U.S. president about the yuan and Federal Reserve policy capped gains and weighed on the dollar. [more...]
CNBC: Gundlach warns record bond speculation could cause big move in interest rates
DoubleLine's Jeff Gundlach is warning that the record number of bets made in the futures market in favor of higher bond yields could "cause quite a squeeze." [more...]
CNBC: Microsoft uncovers more Russian attacks ahead of midterm elections
Microsoft said Tuesday it has uncovered new Russian hacking attempts targeting U.S. political groups ahead of the midterm elections. [more...]
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