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Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg Opinion) — In a week of tributes to Warren Buffett, here’s one from me, in the form of stealing one of his best aphorisms: Only when the tide goes out do you discover who’s been swimming naked.The currency market is getting a view of that just as traders question the dollar’s dominance and whether the…
Source: Live Mint (Bloomberg) — The torrent of cash flowing into the Swiss franc is fueling speculation the central bank will be forced to intervene or even cut interest rates into negative territory to control the currency’s gains. The franc is the best-performer among major currencies since US President Donald Trump’s tariff broadside last week…
Source: Live Mint The Iranian Rial fell on Wednesday, November 6, to an all-time low as former President Donald Trump raced for the U.S. presidency again, reported the news agency AP. The rial traded at 703,000 rials to the dollar. The last two times the Iranian Rial took a hit was in 2015. At the…
Source: Live Mint Political risk—the notion that an election might have a meaningful impact on financial markets—used to be something that was the concern of emerging-market investors. Those in rich countries paid attention to central bankers, rather than politicians. Things are a little different today. In the run-up to America’s presidential election on November 5th,…
Source: Live Mint Indian rupee depreciated to a record low on Monday, following weakness in Asian peers, weighed down by elevated crude oil prices and strong US dollar. The local currency dipped to a lifetime low of 84.0725 to the US dollar, inching past the prior low of 84.07 hit on Friday. The rupee opened…
Source: Business Standard 1 min read Last Updated : Sep 06 2024 | 11:58 AM IST India’s rupee became the second worst Asian currency in August, after Bangladesh’s Taka. While most Asian currencies gained against the dollar, both Rupee and Taka weakened. The Indian unit was down 0.17 per cent in August and 0.13…
