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Market overview FX: The dollar index retreated from the two-year highs at 99.30 on the alarming data, falling 0.5% from Tuesday’s highs. EURUSD rose to 1.0980. GBPUSD bounces after a drop to 1.1960, reaching 1.2130. Currency market volatility is increasing..

President Donald Trump wanted to double tariff rates on Chinese goods last month after Beijing’s latest retaliation in a boiling trade war before settling on a smaller increase, three sources told CNBC. The president was outraged after he learned Aug..

Bitcoin (BTC) is back in positive territory today. Yesterday’s surge of nearly 8% on Bitstamp saw BTC shoot back past $10,000 and then briefly clip the $10,750 mark on Tuesday. Most of the cryptocurrency market followed, with only a handful.

Twitter (TWTR) is one of those stocks that has been flying under the radar over the last two years. Unlike other tech giants that have been hogging media attention, Twitter has been quietly making gains. The social media firm’s net.

The U.S. Dollar shows growth for the seventh trading session in a row, once again updating 27-month highs. The Dollar index reached 99.2, adding 0.3% from the beginning of the day. In addition to trade disputes, which are the main.

Argentina’s decision to impose currency controls has had a bullish effect on bitcoin in the South American country. With demand rising for the cryptocurrency, a bitcoin price premium has subsequently developed. The premium in Argentina now ranges between tens and.

Sterling fell below $1.20 on Tuesday morning, reaching levels not seen since October 2016 as Britain’s constitutional crisis over Brexit threatens to come to a head. At around 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, sterling was trading as low as $1.968, its.

FX: The dollar index advanced for the seventh session in a row to 99.20, adding 0.3% in the morning. EURUSD fell to 1.0930. GBPUSD fell briefly below 1.20. Except for the pound, market volatility was reduced due to a holiday.

August was a brutal month for investors across the world. Global stock markets shed $3 trillion as a dirty cocktail of recession warnings and trade war escalation rocked the markets. To put that into perspective, $3 trillion is 17 times.

At A Glance -Despite talk of bitcoin graduating to safe haven status, the cryptocurrency still has routine 10 percent intraday moves. -Gold and U.S. bonds maintain the strongest inverse correlation to risk assets like stocks. -In early July, I wrote.

Current uncertainty and worries are clearly reflected in the financial markets. Investors are fleeing into assets that are deemed safe, such as gold, U.S. Treasuries and the dollar. At the same time, we are seeing more and more commentaries around.

China’s manufacturing activity expanded in August, according to results of a private survey released on Monday as production increased, but export sales fell amid the country’s escalating trade war with the U.S. The Caixin/Markit factory Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was.