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Are Commodity Prices Going Up? A Review Of Lumber, Cash Crops, And Iron Ore

Some interesting factors are currently affecting commodity prices. Supply chain bottlenecks, unpredictable demand from economies reopening, geo-political tensions, climate change policies are just a few examples. I find it helpful to review the state of the commodities market periodically. In...

What Affects The USD/ ZAR This Week?

Risk sentiment will play a large part in the USD / ZAR. Last week saw traders pull away from safer currencies such as the USD, indicating a risk-on sentiment was prevalent in the market. Over last week, coinciding with the...

Has The USD Avoided The Dreaded Taper Tantrum?

With its back up against a wall, the US Federal Reserve has pledged to begin tapering its asset purchase program. Beginning later this month, the Federal Reserve will reduce the number of US Treasury Securities it purchases each month by...

USD Quickly Lost Ground To Major Trading Partners

The USD has lost the most ground against the EUR in the past 24 hours. EURUSD is trading at 1.16831 at the time of writing, up by 0.72% and a one month high for the pair. The cause of the...

What We Know About Trump’s SPAC Deal, TMTG & DWAC

Last Wednesday, Former US President Donald Trump announced the creation of his Media Company, Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) as well as its planned merger with Digital World Acquisition Corp (NASDAQ: DWAC). Within four days, the NASDAQ-listed DWAC stock...

Q3 Earnings Report Recap; TSLA, NFLX, JNJ, PG

Q3 earning season is currently underway, and most high-profile companies are delivering revenue beats. Yet, Q3 revenue is not the only thing investors are watching. Investors are interested in revenue growth, customer acquisition, and pace of growth alongside the balance...

ETF of the week: Yellow Card For Sports ETF

hat better time to highlight sport-themed ETFs. Some of which will no doubt have been impacted by Ronaldo’s presence in the sport and his recent transfer between football behemoths....

ETF Theme Of The Week: Fat Profits Found In Obesity

Thematic Funds are a great way to gain exposure to a particular industry segment without having to worry about selecting individual stocks that may or may not end up fulfilling their potential. The whole point of an ETF is to...

Stocks coming into 2021 – Boom or Bust?

Stocks coming into 2021 – Boom or Bust? Here are two fun facts from equities in 2020. · The NASDAQ returned 46% from the start of 2020. If you purchased at the peak of the recessionary period in mid-March, you...
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