Markets

US Dollar: pros and cons

Are foreign-exchange (forex) traders the most far-sighted players in the capital market? Can the almost $5 trillion traded in and… »

Oil Price Volatility Can Present a Buying Opportunity Ahead of the June OPEC Meeting

Oil continues to make headlines this year as price volatility has shone a light on uncertain supply and demand dynamics… »

The “Old Economy” strikes back

Oil prices are currently subject to spike risk. As geopolitical risk continues to build in theMiddle East and supply-side dynamics… »

 

Economies

Italian M&A sees an uptick in Q3 activity, while PE activity drops

Mergermarket, the leading provider of M&A data and intelligence, has found that Italian M&A has seen an uptick in activity… »

Despite Trump, Asian equities remain attractive

Market optimism towards President Trump’s expectations of tax cuts, infrastructure spending, and deregulation could come under pressure should party infighting… »

This is how China aims at becoming a leader on environmental issues

China will be launching its first nationwide carbon market by the end of 2017. Leveraging on the experiences gained from… »

 

Finance

Bitcoin: it’s time to seize the opportunity

The current economic climate is a concern for investors. Trade-restructuring, high levels of liquidity, systemically-low inflation, inverted yield curves, negative-yielding… »

Varma has updated its investment blacklist – industries excluded for ethical and climate reasons

As part of Varma’s updated Principles for Responsible Investment, climate change has been given more weight and emission-generating industries are… »

Impact Investing: Making Good with Your Investments

Socially responsible investments (SRI) or ethical investment consists of any investment strategy which seeks to consider both financial returns and… »