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WEEK AHEAD: Hawkish Fed fallout, Powell testimony & BOE Meeting

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on June 21, 2021.

StocksCrypto

Bitcoin to Dollar Currency War: The Fiat Strikes Back

Can we view what has been happening in cryptocurrency and forex markets over the past 18 months as a giant currency war between fiat and crypto? If yes, how will Bitcoin handle a new strike from the US dollar?

Stocks

US-EU aircraft duopoly disputes grounding challenges China

A 17-year-old dispute between Boeing and Airbus ends in a deal unlocking billions of dollars in transatlantic commerce. The US and EU team-up to slow down Chinese commercial aviation industry. A look at European ...

CryptoBlockchain

Cryptocurrencies and NFTs in Asia: a risky promise

East Asian markets are jumping on cryptocurrency and NFT opportunities, but high volatility and falling liquidity on ...

Macro

Capital expenditure bonanza on the horizon

In 2021, real investment worldwide will be a fifth higher than before the recession. By 2022, half the firms in the S&P 500 are expecting to increase capital expenditure by a tenth. Consumers have spending money, ...

EnergyESG

How Japan could spark up the global hydrogen market

Hydrogen was always dismissed for its high cost and inconvenience. But Japan could be the country that shakes the status quo, starting up a fire that might spark a movement on the entire planet. Here is the ...

Technology

Klarna beating competition in the BNPL space: IPO ahead?

Spotify and Oatly are great, but the Swedes also have Klarna a service for shopping, paying, and banking, all in one place. Klarna is Europe’s most anticipated IPO right now, but why are they ...

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What are Futures? | Trading Futures Contracts 101

Are you already investing in stocks and thinking to diversify into futures trading? Or is there a commodity or index you want to buy or sell? Learn more in this introduction to futures and the futures market.

Macro

The return of growth stocks, oil barrel above $70, China and the U.S. bonding again: our top 10 stories of the week

Read the 10 stories to remember from the week which ended June 11.

MacroAsset Allocation

The Week Ahead: Fed Meeting, BOJ, SNB & Biden-Putin Summit

Read the key events to monitor for the week which starts on June 14, 2021.

StocksTechnology

Global Minimum Tax: 3 Reasons to Keep your FAANG Tech Stocks

2021 has been dubbed the reopening reflation year, and as such cyclical stocks have mostly outperformed big tech. Will a Global Minimum tax put a top in FAANG?

Maritime shipping: implications of a structural demand shift and capacity supply crunch.

Low-cost shipping is essential to world trade, but currently jeopardized by steel prices rising, a consumer demand surging and bottlenecks adding further pressure on fragile supply chains. Is there a maritime shipping ...

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