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13 August 2020

‘Apple One’ could get Apple to $2 trillion- and hurt Netflix, Spotify

Apple will launch Apple One alongside the new iPhone 12. That could take its valuation to $2 trillion, while hurting prospects for Netflix & Spotify.

Forex ・

12 August 2020

British pound near 5-month top as UK enters steep recession

The United Kingdom has just experienced a truly historic recession, with GDP falling -20.4% in the second quarter. What next for the British pound?

Commodities ・

11 August 2020

Gold and Silver have been surging – Is Platinum next?

At the time of our writing, Gold and Silver are pulling back. But their price action over the last months has been impressive. Meanwhile, Platinum has been underperforming other precious metals by a wide margin. Below, we look at the investment ...

Stocks ・

11 August 2020

Room for Russian stocks to outperform with first coronavirus vaccine

Russian stocks might have just gained an edge in global markets after Russia approved the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine.

10 August 2020

Passive investing: July 2020 was a “monster month” with $48 billion inflows into ETFs

$48 billion moved into U.S.-listed ETFs during the month of July. Find out about the major winners and losers in this blog post.

Stocks ・ Bonds ・

10 August 2020

Trump’s executive orders provide pandemic (& investor) relief

Stocks are higher and yields are flat on Monday in response to US President Trump issuing executive orders to extend economic relief to Americans.

9 August 2020

Weekly Market recap: 10 stories to remember

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended August 7.

Stocks ・ Macro

7 August 2020

Trump TikTok WeChat ban shouldn’t worry China tech

A new executive order from US President Trump banning any US transactions with TikTok and WeChat is unlikely in our view to dampen China tech shares growth.

Stocks ・

6 August 2020

Video Gaming ETFs

Not surprisingly, video gaming ETFs have performed remarkably well since the start of the year. Below, we review the performance and differences of four ETFs exposed ...

Stocks ・ Forex ・

6 August 2020

Non-farm payrolls: EUR/USD trading strategy

We review the price action on EUR/USD from the past three non-farm payroll days to help us find reoccurring patterns of behaviour ahead of the August 7 NFP release.

Forex ・ Macro

6 August 2020

Pound jumps after BOE dodges NIRP

The British pound has jumped to a 5-month high (GBP/USD) after the Bank of England concluded it was better to avoid negative interest rates in the UK.

Bonds ・ Commodities ・

5 August 2020

Gold over $2000

The spot price of gold has soared above the 2k milestone, reaching a new all-time high of $2040. Can the upwards momentum continue?

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