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The Pound’s Two-Week Decline

The British Pound has recently shown a two to three weeks decline depending on the currency pair. The movement in recent weeks has taken the asset to price lows not witnessed since early July 2021. Traders are now questioning what is straining the price of the currency and whether this is likely to keep hold […]

The coming of age of responsible investment

BlackRock has just named seasoned climate expert Paul Bodnar as the global head of sustainable investing. The former Obama climate advisor and head of strategy at Rocky Mountain Institute, a sustainability think-tank, broke the news in a tweet late March: Thrilled to join @blackrock to help achieve its goal of being the leading sustainable investment […]

The next big leap for online trading

Say hello to Blockchain! In the past years, the crypto hype has overshadowed what seems to be one of the most disruptive innovations of the decade that just ingloriously elapsed. And by “disruptive”, we mean an innovation that disrupts business-as-usual, create a product and a new market altogether, which frankly has not happened every odd […]

JPY – A Risk or Safe Haven

The Japanese Yen (JPY) has been known as a Safe Haven since the 1980s. A currency is given the “Safe Haven” status due to its performance under time of uncertainty and crisis. For example, during the banking crisis in 2008, the Japanese yen hit a 13-year high of $90.87 against the USD and appreciated close […]

How markets are looking at lithium and what the facts are telling us

Lithium has many properties destined for a wide range of applications. It is the lightest metal on Earth and has great electrochemical potential. Its energy density is twice as high as the closest alternative, an ideal candidate for energy storage. Trailing on the electric car making Indeed, this component has become unavoidable in the production […]

The Federal Reserve Review

This week we have three major events in the United States which are known to course high levels of volatility, specifically with the US Dollar and the US Stock market. The level of volatility will depend on the actual announcement and the market reaction but in general the releases rank high on volatility reports. Wednesday […]