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Reserve currencies are foreign currencies, precious metals, or other reserve assets that are held by countries’ governments, central banks, or central monetary authorities to hold as part of their foreign exchange reserves. Reserve currencies are used to save in, transact in, stabilize one’s own currency, or use for investments. They are often called safe-haven currencies. […]

Whether you trade stock indexes, pick individual stocks, trade ETFs, or have other equity exposures in your portfolio, you may consider ways to hedge equity risk to reduce potential losses. Stocks are a volatile asset class and common shareholders are the most junior stakeholders in a business. A stock conveys a share of ownership in a […]

Published on: Mar 13, 2021 Grand Capital is an online broker best known for its range of forex, CFDs and crypto products. However, the broker also offers a collection of investment portfolios and its latest Spring 2021 portfolio could tick the box for keen stock traders. Here are the details. Spring Investment Portfolio Grand Capital’s latest […]

Published on: Mar 12, 2021  FP Markets Social Trading lets users copy the strategies of established investors. The mobile-friendly service is an excellent way to mirror the positions of leading traders with competitive market conditions. For experienced investors, the tool offers an additional revenue stream and an opportunity to educate beginners. Find out how the new […]

Japanification, or Japanization, refers to the idea that other developed markets are at risk of following Japan in its low-growth and low-inflation pattern that has characterized the decades following the popping of the country’s 1989 bubble. Japanification is also often called secular stagnation. Japan has lots of debt, negative population growth, and sagging productivity growth rates. […]

This article was published on March 7, 2021 Given how low cash and bond rates are (and because that’s, generally, how it always is), the nature of monetary and fiscal policy has big effects on currencies (FX) and commodities as well. In this article, we’ll discuss why currency (FX) and commodities trading are likely to […]

Published on: Feb 27, 2021 Online broker, M4Markets, has rolled a new feature in its client portal – Wallet Accounts. The new service lets clients fund their wallet rather than individual accounts, allowing for faster and more efficient trading. The new feature also comes with enhanced trading conditions, typically found with the broker’s VIP and Elite […]

Published on: Feb 24, 2021  According to the Finance Magnates report, XTB was ranked the broker with the fifth most active live accounts in the fourth quarter of 2020. An impressive achievement for the award-winning forex broker that closed the quarter with its most profitable year to date. XTB Listed In Top Five Global Brokers The […]

Published on: Feb 23, 2021  The XTB Group posted its best financial results to date with €89.9 million in profit, €178.3 million in revenue and 112,000 new clients. The announcement marks the broker’s highest operating income so far with notable year-on-year increases across the board. It also means XTB has signed up over 250,000 new clients […]

After a recession, the central bank has big incentives to get the economy going again. Traders then largely shift to what are called reflation trades, which will benefit from this backdrop. Central banks start by lowering interest rates. This makes cash less attractive to own. This incentivizes the ownership of riskier assets and more spending […]