Currency volatility

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Market Insights

Why to expect more currency volatility

An acceleration in “drawbridge capitalism” is expected to affect global capital flows and encourage more currency volatility, PIMCO’s Gene Frieda says in a market commentary on Thursday. Protectionist policies putting domestic business first — what Frieda calls “drawbridge capitalism” — will accelerate a retreat from globalization and deepen correlations between geopolitics and international trade. The […]

By Staff |February 9, 2017

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Economic Indicators

Loonie expected to decline on U.S. election, no matter the winner

What's in store if Clinton wins? Or Trump?

By Simon Doyle |October 12, 2016

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Industry

HSBC currency head arrested for frontrunning

The U.S. Justice Department alleges that in 2011, the two men used insider knowledge to trade ahead of an HSBC currency conversion worth US$3.5 billion.

By Staff |July 20, 2016

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Economic Indicators

Dips ahead for loonie and USD

Both the loonie and U.S. dollar are too strong, so they may see a reversal of fortune.

By Sarah Cunningham-Scharf |May 3, 2016

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