All economic developments and investor-focused topics in the previous trading week were eclipsed by the speeches by ECB President Christine Lagarde and Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Friday. Hawkish stances from Jackson HoleECB President Christine Lagarde and Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed key economic developments and investor-focused topics. Lagarde emphasized …
Read More »What is a BRICS currency?
In a bid to lessen their sensitivity to changes in the dollar exchange rate, Brazil’s president called on the BRICS countries to establish a single currency for trade and investment between one another on Wednesday.At the Johannesburg BRICS conference, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva proposed the idea. Given the variations …
Read More »BRICS leaders in Johannesburg challenge Western dominance
Financial markets are now focused on the beginning of the three-day BRICS meeting in South Africa. To begin the three-day BRICS summit, leaders and senior officials from five of the largest rising economies in the world met in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa make up …
Read More »Can calls for de-dollarization hurt the US currency?
Most observers and analysts assert that proposals for de-dollarization can undoubtedly be detrimental to the US dollar. Once regarded as the sole currency for international trade, the American dollar is losing its appeal and being supplanted by other currencies. The United States today faces a growing wave of global de-dollarization …
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