Is this the end of Bitcoin?
By David Glance, University of Western Australia Bitcoin was dubbed the worst investment of 2014. As predicted however, 2015 has seen the continued fall in value of the currency that was supposed to fuel the digital age. In the last 10 days alone, it has lost 26% in value. Bitcoin’s decline If 2014…
4 Reasons why we should expect a lower Australian dollar
By Geoffrey Garrett The response to US Federal Reserve Ben Bernanke’s comments about the possibility of ending its policy of quantitatitive easing has helped evoke a global sell-off as markets question his upbeat assessment of the US economy and express concern about a withdrawal of cheap money. Weaker manufacturing figures from China have also helped…
Falling Aussie dollar to weigh on interest rates decision
By Timo Henckel, Australian National University The CAMA RBA Shadow Board is a project by the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, based at the ANU, which asks industry and academic economists what interest rate the Reserve Bank of Australia should set. After lingering around the US93 cents mark for several months, the Aussie dollar recently…
Meet The World’s Most Powerful Bitcoin Backers
Cryptocurrency may be one of the biggest threats to governments, security and the entire financial system that we’ve ever seen. It can help fund terrorism and its anonymity makes it almost impossible to track. Most importantly, it is poised to revolutionize global finance and banking. But our new Enemy No. 1 can’t be fought; it…
Strategies for a Strong U.S. Dollar Environment
1. The U.S. Dollar appreciates… another currency depreciates USD/GBP: +28% USD/EUR: +27%USD/MXN: +45% USD/BRL: +37%USD/RMB: +14% USD/JPY: +6%…and the list goes on. Is there a currency that the U.S. Dollar (USD) has not appreciated against in the last three years? We identified the start of the rise in the USD in a 2013 report titled…
How the Australian dollar affects the results of companies
Like any other major currency, the Australian dollar (AUD) plays a crucial role in the economic and financial system. Exports and imports, domestic and international investors are all affected by, and react to, exchange rate fluctuations. One way to see this in action is by looking at the latest round of company results. The past…
How banks allegedly rigged the US$5.3 trillion foreign exchange market
By Carol Osler, Brandeis University Suppose you’re in the supermarket shopping for groceries. While you’re strolling the aisle with your cart, a shadowy figure looms over your shoulder and changes the prices on the items you want to buy before you get a chance to pick them up. As you reach for some vine tomatoes,…
Top 5 Tips For Boosting Profits In Forex Trading
1. Trade Using Multiple Objectives It may seem obvious; but the best thing for you to do in your trading to improve profit is to actually take profit. There are too many traders who are so happy to see their position in the green that they will sit on it as emotion crowds out rational…
Can I make a living trading forex?
“Make $20,000 per month in income trading currencies! Trade on autopilot and rake in the cash!” If you have ever received any of these colorful junk e-mail messages, you are not alone. Across the world, smooth-talking swindlers with get-rich-quick schemes bombard internet users with stories that sound entirely too good to be true. If you…
The secrets to trading forex
Acclaimed US forex trader Kathy Lien, author of “Day Trading & Swing Trading the Currency Market,” is currently in Australia. When starting out trading forex – or even shares for that matter – it’s handy to have some exact rules to follow. A set of rules is precisely what we need to lift our confidence,…
