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The investment return on Bitcoin has outstripped the yield of three major currencies this year, according to new data. Bitcoin was not the only cryptocurrency champion – EOS won over 11 currencies and VeChain performed better than five currencies when compared against the US dollar. TRON, Ethereum Classic and Stellar also showed better returns than … Read more
The value of virtual currency Bitcoin is bouncing around trying to find a new level after hitting a new high. Over the past two weeks, the currency exchange rate climbed a massive 40% to hit a new peak of $1,140. Then, the value fell away spectacularly by a fifth in just one day and slumped … Read more
Interest rates will rise again in the USA this year, Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen has hinted. She was giving advance warning to investors that a rate hike is on the way in a bid to thwart stock market jitters. Last year, speculation about a US interest rate increase saw stock markets around the world … Read more
The Australian Dollar may be riding high for now, but a reality check is on the way and the price is expected to fall against the US Dollar by the end of the year. BNP Paribas global head of FX Steven Saywell predicts the Aussie dollar will drop from the relatively current heady high of … Read more
Expats are bearing the brunt of the Bank of England’s plans to punt interest rate rises into touch. Bank of England governor Mark Carney has put any thought of a rate rise out of mind for many months. He blames low inflation and economic volatility around the world. The news has sent the value of … Read more
Fund managers and economists are predicting what the first US Federal Reserve interest rate rise for nine years will mean to the markets. Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellon announced hiking the rate from 0.25% to 0.5 after spending two-days discussing the pros and cons with the Federal Open Market Committee. Here’s a round-up of some … Read more
The US Federal Reserve rate hike really came as no surprise after weeks of hints and signals from chair Janet Yellon. The Fed hitched up the official interest rate in the US by 0.25% to 0.5% – the first increase in seven years. Yellen confirmed the rate increase after a two-day session of the Federal … Read more
Sterling is giving many other world currencies a pounding, so investors need to look at how a strengthening British country affects their stakes in economies with weaker or more volatile currencies. Although the value of the Pound has shrunk in recent years against the dominant US dollar – from around $2 to 31 in 2008 … Read more
Russian president Vladimir Putin has scoffed at international claims that his country’s economy is in trouble and that rouble is in decline. In a telephone call-in programme on Russian TV, he told viewers that Russia’s economy was performing well and that the rouble was standing strong against foreign currencies. Nevertheless, the value has dropped from … Read more
Currency exchange rate fluctuations are likely to bolster the global economy as countries start to see their growth paths diverge, says the International Monetary Fund. The IMF expects countries with weaker currencies improve their growth as exports become cheaper and more attractive to foreign buyers, boosting sales for manufacturers and service providers. In a regular … Read more