A recap of the past week in 3 short headlines. 1. Losing Week The middle of the first month of 2021 did not fare too well, as the market indexes fell. The Dow Jones fell 0.91%, the NASDAQ fell 1.54%, and the S&P 500 fell 1.48%. One reason it fell was because investors felt that […]
Currency
The History of the US Dollar
The US dollar is one of the most stable and trusted global economy currencies. It has come a long way since its inception in 1775, with its fair share of ups and downs. Today, we’re going to take a look at the timeline of the US Dollar and its developments. 1690 The British-controlled Massachusetts Bay […]
Currency Manipulation: The Trade War
The foreign exchange market (FOREX), is the heart that pumps the lifeblood of global trade — currency transactions. Without this facilitator for trade, the era of globalization as we know it would simply not function. However, what happens when a country purposefully manipulates its currency to gain a competitive advantage in the world of trade? […]
The US-China Trade War Up Till Now
The US-China trade war is a tale of two countries: the rising superpower pitted against the incumbent. As its name suggests, a trade war is a war in which several countries impose tariffs, or taxes on imports, to damage each other’s trade. While the key members are the US and China, the situation has impacted […]
Facebook’s New Cryptocurrency Libra Draws Controversy
Facebook’s announced cryptocurrency, Libra, has made quite the splash since it was first announced. For starters, it is already more well-known among the public than any other crypto besides Bitcoin. That includes staples of the cryptocurrency world, such as Litecoin and Ethereum, both of which have been around for years. While masses sit on the […]
Bitcoin Surges in Recent Weeks
Cryptocurrencies have been on a roll in recent weeks, and Bitcoin is leading the pack. When people think about cryptocurrency, the first thing that comes to mind is Bitcoin. That is because Bitcoin was the first-ever cryptocurrency. Satoshi created Bitcoin in 2009 when he restructured the blockchain to support such digital currencies. Bitcoin’s value, which […]
Facebook to Launch Cryptocurrency
Facebook. This web-based tech giant has become a household name over the past 15 years. Many associate it with social media, photo-sharing, and due to recent events, a danger to personal privacy. However, through acquisitions and mergers, Facebook has bled into multiple other industries, such as fitness, virtual reality, and artificial intelligence. The February 2019 […]
George Soros and the British Pound Short
The name George Soros might ring a bell for some. Soros, a Hungarian-born billionaire investor, has made a massive fortune investing, a large portion of which was donated. Today, he is known primarily for his political contributions and the resulting controversy. But his fame began with a massive short of the British pound in 1992. […]
Understanding Brexit
We are now approaching three years since, on the 23rd of June, 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom voted in a referendum to leave the European Union. The European Union is an alliance of most European nations dedicated to fostering relations between the nations and facilitating free trade and immigration. A populist fear of […]
Introduction to Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
With 2018’s sudden spike in the value of Bitcoin, many investors and entrepreneurs saw their profits go through the roof. Masses of average people hurried to follow this trend, in hopes of themselves hitting the jackpot. However, this process created a large misconception about Bitcoin to the general public. Many considered Bitcoin to be a […]