The US national debt has reportedly exceeded 26 trillion US dollars. Analysts have indicated that the fast increase in US Treasury bonds may leave an impact on the fiscal budget and consequently exacerbate the current financial crisis. The United States’ management of the negative impact on its economy will show if the dollar can endure.…
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Foreign-held US dollar debt At the end of January, the Bank of International Settlements published its global liquidity indicators for the period ending in September of 2019. It showed that US dollar debt held by non-bank borrowers had grown by 5% year-on-year to a total of $12.1 trillion. Of this sum, $3.8 trillion was held…
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Blockchain.com, cryptocurrency products provider, just launched its new product offering – Borrow which allows users to borrow USD-denominated stablecoins against crypto assets. It is the first major crypto platform to offer lending directly to everyday consumers. Last August Blockchain.com launched institutional lending desk which quickly expanded originations from $10M in the first month to $120M…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for August 7, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Hi Everyone, Traditional finance types have been talking about it for a while, but lately, I'm seeing more and…
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ActivTrades’ Market Analysts have prepared for Leaprate their daily commentary on traditional markets for June 14, 2019. See details below: FOREX The US Dollar continues to lose appeal to many investors, as a tension packed weekend looms. The confrontational rhetoric is increasing and so are the chances that the next step may lead to an…
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Mati Greenspan, Senior Market Analyst at FX broker eToro, has provided his daily commentary on traditional and crypto markets for May 16, 2019. The text below is an excerpt and does not contain the full analysis. Today's Highlights Hit em in the Bonds Bitcoin Cycle Visualized Alts Catching Up Please note: All data, figures &…
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Online trading broker ATFX (UK) has just announced the launch of four new trading instruments, adding the most popular and largest cryptocurrencies in the world by market cap quoted against USD, Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin and XRP by Ripple labs. The trading instruments are now available to Buy and Sell as CFDs through the online multi-asset…
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AirTM, a blockchain and bank-connected digital wallet, has announced its partnership with the pay-to-click platform NeoBux. The integration's aim is to provide global payment services and better financial security and control to freelancers in developing countries. AirTM is now available as a payment option on NeoBux, allowing freelancers around the globe to instantly convert money…
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As 2018 draws to a close, economists, bankers, and major hedge fund managers dust off their respective crystal balls and begin to contemplate the future. These exercises will go into high gear over the prevailing weeks, as new predictions for major index funds, commodities, and currencies twelve months down the road will proliferate the Internet.…
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