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Day: February 14, 2020

Dollar and Swiss franc - USD/CHF

The Swiss franc is rising, while the Euro stays down

The Euro fell on Friday, reaching an almost three year-low due to the investors’ concerns about the slow economic growth in the Eurozone. The currency has lost 1% so far. There is a small chance of its rebound if the fourth-quarter gross domestic product data proves positive. However, economists expect 0.1% quarter-on-quarter growth, the same …

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Portuguese Communities Protest Against Lithium Mining

Portuguese Communities Protest Against Lithium Mining

The remote village of Covas de Barroso of Portugal is in the grip of a clash between two conflicting visions. The town has western Europe’s largest lithium deposit, a critical component in electric vehicle batteries. Portugal’s government planned to establish the country as Europe’s production hub for the metal. On Wednesday, it signed a contract …

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Logo of Huawei on the main building.

DOJ Arrests Huawei CFO for Trade Theft | Wibest Broker

DOJ Arrests Huawei CFO for Trade Theft Two years after Huawei’s Chief Financial Officer Meng Wanzhou was arrested for spying on American intelligence, she got caught again. This adds 16 counts of conspiracy and racketeering charges against her. The DOJ accuses the company of almost 20 years of efforts to steal intellectual property from US …

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Euro Falls while Pound steadies, Asian Currencies in the Red

Euro Falls while Pound steadies, Asian Currencies in the Red

The euro plummeted on Wednesday. The downfall was caused by the data showing eurozone manufacturing output plunged more than expected in December. That means fourth-quarter eurozone gross domestic product data, which is due on Friday, may also bring bad news. Meanwhile, the dollar stays high. It traded at $1.0872 per euro. The dollar’s price gained …

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Economy of China

Chinese Stocks and Ongoing Virus Outbreak

For the last couple of days, the coronavirus outbreak caused serious problems as the death toll surpassed 1,000. Moreover, this virus already disrupted supply chains for companies around the world. Chinese stocks declined due to the ongoing situation. The Shanghai Composite fell 0.71% to about 2,906.07. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen component dropped 0.7% to 10,864.32. The …

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U.S. Internal Service and online gaming

U.S. Internal Revenue Service and Crypto Tax Reporting

U.S. authorities, more precisely U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS), updated its webpage. This routine decision at first glance contains good news for online gamers. They removed parts of the crypto tax disclosure guideline which classified game tokens as cryptocurrencies. The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) stated that the IRS was not doing enough when it …

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Market Charts and Analysis

Daily Market Charts and Analysis February 14, 2020

Here are the latest market charts and analysis for today. Check them out and know what’s happening in the market today. USDCZK The pair is trading in the green, rising just below the 200-day moving average and recovering from a massive decline just days ago. Last week, the Czech National Bank unexpectedly raised interest rates, …

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