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Sweden's Riksbank Becomes First Central Bank To Exit Negative Repo Rates
Thursday, December 19, 2019 - 7:20am | 332Sveriges Riksbank, the central bank of Sweden, on Thursday, increased the Repo rate from -0.25% to zero. What Happened "Developments since the monetary policy meeting in October have on the whole been as the Riksbank expected. The economic prospects and outlook for inflation are largely...
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An Active ETF For A Dollar Rally
Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 10:28am | 609Thanks in large part to the recent Brexit decision, the U.S. Dollar Index is higher by more than 2 percent over the past month. Whether that turns into a more lasting rally for the greenback remains to be seen, but investors have options when it comes to playing a dollar rebound via exchange-traded...
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Inklings Of A Dollar ETF Rally
Monday, February 29, 2016 - 4:05pm | 418Investors 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...