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Metaverse: The next chapter for investing or a temporary hype?

2021 saw plenty of innovations come to the mainstream, but the metaverse indisputably hit the home run. Originally coined by Neal Stephenson in his 1992 sci-fi novel Snow Crash, the term describes a type of post-internet universe consisting of a physical, virtual, and augmented reality in a shared online space. It’s been almost 30 years […]

Turkish Lira falls 30% despite efforts by the Turkish Central Bank

The Turkish Central Bank announced last week that it would intervene to stop the fall of the Turkish lira, which has lost some 30% of its value against the dollar in one month. The Turkish Lira currency has continued to tumble in recent weeks, as a result of a monetary policy decreed by President Recep […]

Greatest IPOs of 2021, and What Companies You Should Add to Your 2022 IPO Watchlist

The global IPO lineup of 2021 has exceeded the previous year in both quantity and capital raised. In fact, by the end of the third quarter, the IPOs of 2021 had amassed a whopping $330.7 billion. This shouldn’t come as a surprise considering that 2021 saw the debut of some of the largest global companies […]

Defensive Stocks

Defensive stocks are considered to be an important component of an investor’s portfolio. The assets are used to mitigate risk and exposure levels. However, many traders are unaware of what stocks are and as to whether defensive stocks have a place in the CFD trading market? This is what we are going to look at […]

Stocks to Watch in 2022

Globally, the American (S & P500, Nasdaq), Asian and European stocks markets have all experienced historic highs this year. The American markets have largely returned to the valuation levels known on the eve of the 1929 crisis, while Japanese markets have reached their record level of 1990 which preceded the "crash" of its economy. After […]

VIRUS Fights Back!

Over the past week, the market has reacted to the new VIRUS variant being traced in several countries. The 26th of November saw the largest reaction with many assets seeing an increased level of volatility. For example, in a single day Oil prices declined by 12.60%, the EURUSD increased by 110 PIPs and the DAX […]