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Turkey’s central bank cut rates by 100bps in November 2021, which was expected by the market and Bloomberg consensus. However, given Turkey’s economics fundamentals, the rates cuts were not necessary, leading the country to another currency crisis.     Why did markets throw a tantrum? They didn’t want the CBRT (Turkey’s central bank) to cut […]

The credit impulse has been given a lot more attention over the past several years as a potential variable to include as part of a tactical asset allocation strategy. Traders have long known that credit creation is a big factor in what determines prices. The price of anything is the amount of money and credit […]

In a bid to protect retail traders from increasing volatility, Axiory Global, the multi-asset, Belize-based broker, has lowered its leverage limit on the Swiss franc to 1:20. Axiory FX Trading is the first broker to make the move to limit traders from opening highly leveraged positions on the CHF, with global sentiments predicting increased volatility […]

What is the difference between price and value? The price of anything is the money and credit spent on it divided by the quantity. While the value of something is often taken to just be the price as represented by a certain unit of accounting (dollars, euros, yen, pounds, etc.), they are different.  Fundamentals of […]

The PBOC, ECB, Federal Reserve, and Riksbank all are looking to develop central bank digital currencies (CBDC). In this article, we’ll cover the status of each, the uses, and the implications. CBDC is one of the most important topics in the currency markets at the moment. It has implications not just economically and technologically, but […]

Cryptocurrency vs. stocks really has its root in where we are in the global debt cycle, fiscal and monetary policy, money, credit, and the role of the dollar and other reserve currencies going forward.  The short answer in the cryptocurrency vs. stocks debate is that they’re both viable as stores of value to grow and […]

In basic terms, the cross currency basis is a measure of the relative shortage of a certain currency in the market relative to its demand. Cross currency basis swaps reflect this relative shortage and work as a type of currency hedge, or a type of hedge on a broader global portfolio.  The premium or discount reflected […]

The largest differences in policy are not seen between developing countries, but among emerging countries. This is driving movements in emerging market FX.  Emerging market are running tighter policies Emerging markets as a whole are running much less easy monetary policy, lower budget deficits relative to output, and are generally trying to keep sound currencies […]

ASIC-regulated Eightcap has announced plans for a mega online forex event this June. After a challenging year for the financial markets, the broker is lining up a dozen industry experts to impart their trading wisdom. The string of established forex investors will highlight their greatest trading opportunities and run through successful strategies. The TradeFest event […]

Vantage FX has taken steps to strengthen its global operations with a particular focus on traders from the United Kingdom. Its latest mobile trading application comes after the broker diversified its range of products and improved market access to enhance the user experience. New Mobile App Vantage FX’s latest mobile application will help clients seamlessly […]