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The global coronavirus pandemic has impacted forex market performance, with many smaller currencies outperforming the more liquid ones.  Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Brexit and the trade war between the U.S. and China determined FX performance. “Before the COVID-19 outbreak,...

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Monday determined China is manipulating its currency and will engage with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to eliminate the "unfair competitive advantage" created by the country's latest actions, Treasury said in a press release Aug. 5. "In recent days,...

Bitcoin’s meteoric rise in 2017 has catapulted it to the front of the pack of leading cryptocurrencies with a market cap of nearly $280 billion. Even with bitcoin now priced at around $17,000 per coin and the Bitcoin Investment Trust (OTC: GBTC) up 1,600 percent year-to-date, numismatists...

Demonetization. That is what the Indian government is calling the almost complete, overnight elimination of cash in one of the world’s top 10 economies and most populated countries. But Why? On November 8, Prime Minister Narendra Modi surprised a huge part India’s population when he...

Investors have been flocking to safe-haven assets this year, but in the flight to safe currencies, the U.S. dollar has not benefited. The PowerShares DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (NYSE: UUP), which serves as an exchange-traded fund proxy for the U.S. Dollar Index, is off slightly year-to-date...

Emerging markets currencies and equities are struggling once again this year, but the WisdomTree Indian Rupee Strategy Fund (NYSE: ICN) continues to be relatively sturdy compared to broader baskets of developing world currencies. ICN “seeks to achieve total returns reflective of both money...

Investment advisory deVere Group has over 80,000 clients located in 100 countries around the globe. However, comments by International Investment Strategist Tom Elliott were laser focused on one investor issue: the economic fallout from a Greek debt default. Elliot didn't pull any punches,...

Small-cap ETFs were shunned in 2014 for lackluster performance that lagged far behind their large-cap peers. Nevertheless, funds that track small-cap stocks are shaking off that weakness this year and attempting to restore faith in a forgotten growth story. iShares Russell 2000 Index The...

Following the success of their first hedged European large-cap ETF, WisdomTree Investments, Inc. (NASDAQ: WETF) has launched its second hedged European ETF and fourth ETF with European exposure. The WisdomTree Europe Hedged SmallCap Equity Fund (NYSE: EUSC) will be very similar to its larger...

The International Coffee Organization released a report showing that it sees international demand for coffee rising by nearly 25 percent over the next five years, despite sagging production. A drought in Brazil combined with a fungus affecting Central American output has reduced estimates for...

In the second half of 2013, Bitcoin made an unprecedented jump from the $70 level and passed $1,140 from July to December, an increase of more than 1,000 percent. Then, it dropped. Not as drastically as it popped, but the crypto-currency has been on a steady decline since that all-time high....

News that a Malaysian commercial aircraft with nearly 300 people on board had crashed -- and was possiblly shot down -- near the Ukrainian-Russian border on Thursday has prompted both air carriers and Russian shares to move lower. Airline Movers: SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ: SKYW) down 3.91percent...