Tag: stock market
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US Treasury Secretary denies White House insider trading: says market uncertainty has peaked
During a visit to Argentina, US Treasury Secretary was interviewed by Bloomberg and said that market uncertainty has peaked. Following comments he made on tariffs he said that “If we measure uncertainty by the $VIX then I think it spiked and likely peaked.” The US Treasury Secretary also denied that the White House was involved…
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants investigation on stock market trading by Congress and trading ban
US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez wants an investigation in the stock market trading by members of Congress in relation to President Donald Trump’s announcement when he encouraged people to buy stocks. The President’s statement created a massive rebound in the market after it declined due to the global tariff war that President Trump announced. Internal market…
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Blood in the streets as 2-day sell-off wipes off $5 trillion from the US stock market
The US stock markets have had one of the worst weeks in history after a two-day sell-off wiped out up to $5 trillion in market value. The stock market crash began as soon as President Trump announced tariffs on everyone. Many stock markets across the world followed suit with the German stock market going back…
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European stock markets shrug tariffs threat from President Trump and make new all time highs
European stock market indices shrugged off the threat by President Donald Trump to institute new tariffs on foreign products and kept making new all-time highs. President Trump said that he was to start instituting tariffs on Canada and Mexico, however, Canada’s stock market index (TSX) also shrugged off the threat and made a 0.44% gain…
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The real Asian centre stage
This may not be the best time to discuss strong markets during what seems to be a major and incoming market correction according to stock market indices options chains. However, when discussing Chinese stocks, there’s always a probability they will remain inferior in any situation. Those who do discuss Chinese stocks with enthusiasm as if…
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Refreshing some basics in finance: the importance of government bond yields
One of Malta’s foremost stock brokers and financial advisors recently wrote an article in The Times of Malta encouraging his readers to buy Chinese stocks. The article followed the news that the Chinese Central Bank injected up to $112 billion in new liquidity into its stock market (the Shanghai index alone is up to $6…
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India’s stock market grows bigger than Hong Kong’s for the first time in history
Are you ready for the new East? It doesn’t concern BRICS, China, or anti-US Dollar narratives. On last yesterday’s market close, India’s stock market reached a $4.33 trillion level in market value versus Hong Kong’s $4.29 trillion. The new East is India. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
