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Before 2000, most traditional institutional investment portfolios did not allocate to commodities and traditionally balanced portfolios of stocks (60 percent) and bonds (40 percent) were the prevalent norm with no alternatives across the board. Given that diversification is a significant catalyst for investment, portfolios started greater diversification into alternatives and …

The financial markets closed the trading week ending on December 24, with the progress of risk assets, led by global stocks, over the rest of the safe-haven assets, led by the US dollar. Over that week, the main drivers of the markets were the economic data and positive developments regarding …

The International Monetary Fund is concerned about cryptocurrencies, chiefly because the promising market is growing at a noteworthy pace and regulation is not coping with such a pace.The total market value of all crypto assets surpassed USD 2 trillion in September this year, representing a 10-fold jump from levels seen …

Bitcoin moved above $50,000 for the first time since 13 December though the cryptocurrency trading on Friday around USD 50870.90, continued to take investors on a roller coaster ride in 2021.One thing that stood out was how crypto went mainstream. The biggest change was El Salvador becoming the first country …

It has been a big week for a number of major central banks worldwide. Central banks continuing to raise interest rates in an effort to tame inflation, largely dismissing for now the threat to economic growth posed by the spread of the Omicron variant. On ‘Super Thursday’ for central banks, …

The more speculative assets have dropped ahead a host central bank meetings, as markets began to consider a world of tighter monetary policy.Bitcoin was not an exception, falling below USD 47,000, more than 30% off its all-time high reached just last month. Bitcoin tumbled 3.77 per cent, while Ethereum was …

Crypto assets currently pose limited risks to the stability of the UK financial system according to the Bank of England in its Financial Stability Report, released Monday. But the pace of growth means cryptocurrencies could become more dangerous as they become increasingly linked to wider financial networks, the report added.“Material …

Central bank decisions, Omicron developments, and US inflation data were the past week’s highlights. The Reserve Bank of Australia decided to keep the interest rate at as low as 0.10% but left the door open to expectations of a rate hike earlier than previously thought in 2022. It indicated that …

Bitcoin ( BTC -0.69% ), Dogecoin ( DOGE -3.25% ), and Chainlink’s ( LINK -9.14% ) tokens fell roughly 10%, 17%, and 18%, respectively, so it has been another tough week of selloffs for the broader cryptocurrency market.In addition to concerns about cyclical pricing trends and regulatory risks, cryptocurrency prices …

Bitcoin continued to struggle below the critical USD 50,000 resistance level on Thursday. The short-term downtrend over the past month remains in effect, which could limit further upside beyond $50,000-$60,000.The famous cryptocurrency is down about 4% over the past 24 hours, although support at around the 200-day moving average (now …