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US Coronavirus Cases Take Their Toll As the total number of COVID-19 cases in the United States continues to rise, the White House has started taking baby steps to tackle the serious effect the outbreak is going to have on the economy.… Read More

It's not unusual for political statements to influence markets. For a long time, analysts and traders alike have scrutinized what the President of the United States might mean with each remark or turn of phrase he makes. After all, the… Read More

While the majority of last year’s news-flows was dominated by the US/China trade negotiations, the outbreak of coronavirus in China, which has now spread worldwide, has stolen market attention this year. Understandably, the issue of the… Read More

Figuring out the market implications of political events is one of the more challenging aspects of market analysis. Everyone has their own views on the partisan issues involved. And it's no secret that people don't always have rational… Read More

This probably isn’t the start to the year (or decade for that matter) that Donald Trump had in mind. Last week, the US House of Representatives voted in favor of sending articles of impeachment to the Senate for a trial next week. The… Read More

US Kills Top Iranian General The hostilities between the US and Iran have subsided for now. However, it would be foolish to deem the crisis as having “ended”. The year began with President Trump ordering the assassination of a top… Read More

Troops Sent to Middle East The situation between the US and Iran is looking even more precarious this week. Iran has threatened to take revenge on the US for its assassination of a top Iranian general. In response, the US has sent over… Read More

Better Late Than Never Equities markets saw a late surge last week as news of a US-China trade deal broke. Markets had been trading with caution over the week. Many players feared that Trump would press ahead with his next round of… Read More

The rollercoaster ride of the US-China trade negotiations took another turn yesterday. US equities jumped on news that the US is planning to delay the next round of tariffs. The US was planning to activate a fresh round of 15% tariffs on… Read More