In a world where borders are becoming increasingly blurred, there’s one marketplace that epitomizes the very essence of globalization – the foreign exchange, or forex, market. With an average daily trading volume surpassing $6 trillion, forex stands as the world’s largest financial market. But what drives its pulsating rhythm, and why are so many traders
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Chinese Yuan and U.S. dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration taken March 10, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo SHANGHAI (Reuters) -China’s major state-owned banks were seen busy selling U.S. dollars to buy yuan in both onshore and offshore spot foreign exchange markets this week, people with direct knowledge of the matter
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A security man guards in front of a currency exchange bureau advertisement showing image of the U.S. dollar in Cairo, Egypt January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh/File Photo By Patrick Werr CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is offering a minimum $5,000 fee for Egyptians living abroad who wish to clear their military
Share: WTI crude oil prints three-day winning streak to poke yearly high marked in April, sticks to daily gains of late. OPEC+ production cuts join price-positive statements from Saud Arabia, Russia to underpin Oil price run-up. Hopes of easy rates, China stimulus and US Dollar’s pullback add strength to WTI run-up. This week’s
Share: A relatively quiet week is expected in terms of economic events, with no central bank meetings scheduled. However, a critical economic report to watch out for is the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) on Thursday. Here is what you need to know for next week: The US Dollar pulled back on Friday,
Share: More central bank decisions await in the coming week, with live meetings at the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Bank of England. US data will remain in the spotlight with key employment data, including Nonfarm Payrolls. Canada and New Zealand will also release job market data. Eurostat will release inflation and
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Dollar banknotes are seen in this illustration picture taken June 14, 2022. REUTERS/Florence Lo/Illustration By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK (Reuters) – Some investors are zeroing in on the battered currencies of commodity-producing countries such as Norway and Australia to take advantage of more potential weakness in the dollar, which
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