Currencies
After the U.S. and Europe imposed sanctions on Russia over Ukraine invasion, it triggered a massive devaluation of the country’s currency – ruble. Russians lined up at ATMs to withdraw their money. The Bank of Russia immediately hiked the interest rates to 20% to slow the withdrawal, as the ruble plunged 30% against the US […]
... written on Nov 30 2022Just recently, it became known that Apple has removed the popular MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) trading applications from its App Store. The MetaTrader 4/5 trading platform is one of the most popular in the OTC segment. Multifunctional platforms from MetaTrader are a powerful tool for traders to work on any financial market, […]
... written on Nov 26 2022Desktop trading platforms are still popular, and traders are unlikely to abandon them soon. But times are changing, and it is more important than ever for an investor to respond quickly to all opportunities, take advantage of opportunities and chances, and not lose any perspective. That is why it is essential that access to the […]
... written on Nov 10 2022History will record how opposition Pakatan Harapan stunningly defeated the ruling Barisan Nasional (BN) government in the 2018 General Election. For the first time in history, the corrupt UMNO-led BN coalition lost power after 61 years of one-party rule. And for the first time in history, a former prime minister – Najib Razak – was […]
... written on Nov 04 2022Next month’s polls will be the second time the general election is being held during the monsoon season. The last time it was held in November was in 1999. At that time, Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad deliberately called an early election to coincide with the rainy season to discourage Malays, angered by the sacking of […]
... written on Nov 02 2022As the world’s reserve currency, the U.S. dollar is the king of the financial world. However, the American government abuses the currency hegemony as a primary tool to advance its geopolitical interests to the extent of arm-twisting the rise of other nations. Not only Russia’s US$630 billion in foreign reserves were frozen, the world has […]
... written on Oct 27 2022She used to talk big during the contest for the job. Wannabe Prime Minister Liz Truss said that she was ready to use nuclear weapons, even though it would mean global annihilation, winning applause from Tory party members. She was, of course, trying to project strength when challenged with a hypothetical situation facing Russia’s threat […]
... written on Oct 22 2022Beijing knew it could not make “Yuan” (Renminbi) an internationalized currency overnight, nor could it replace the U.S. dollar’s dominance in the global system with the Chinese currency. China has US$3.0549 trillion in foreign exchange reserves (end of August) – the largest in the world. About a third – US$1 trillion – of its foreign […]
... written on Oct 05 2022Before then-Foreign Secretary Liz Truss won the confidence of the ruling Conservative Party to become the United Kingdom’s next prime minister, she was vigorously campaigning on the anti-China platform. Both she and former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak were competing with each other to win the anti-Chinese contest. She beat Sunak by 81,326 to […]
... written on Oct 03 2022Australian Facebook users were extremely anxious and worried after the country’s central bank reported a jaw-dropping loss of A$36.7 billion for the financial year 2020-21. All hell broke loose after “Real Money”, a column owned by U.S. financial media The Street, screamed at one of its articles – “Australia’s Central Bank Says It Is Bust”. […]
... written on Sep 30 2022
