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Donald Trump: U.S. Dollar Is 'Too Strong'
Tuesday, January 17, 2017 - 10:25am | 391President-elect Donald Trump's comments to the Wall Street Journal prompted a selloff in the U.S. dollar and a spike in gold-related investment tools. Trump told the WSJ that the U.S. dollar is "too strong," which makes it difficult if not impossible for U.S. companies to compete against Chinese...
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Should You Start To Worry? China Initiates 'Fire Sale' Of U.S. Equities
Thursday, June 16, 2016 - 2:03pm | 321China's central government has been selling off its U.S. Treasury holdings since 2014 and using the proceeds to support its currency, the yuan, and stem capital outflows. According to a report by Bloomberg, China has sold off roughly one quarter of one million dollars' worth of U.S. government debt...
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HSBC's Top 10 Market Risks For 2016
Tuesday, December 8, 2015 - 2:17pm | 487In a new report, HSBC analyst Fredrik Nerbrand named the firm’s top 10 market risks for 2016. Here’s a breakdown of the list. 2016's Top 10 Risks 1. U.S. Capex Recovery In this scenario, U.S. labor markets will continue to improve leading to strong profits, higher capital spending, wage...