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Stocks in Asia-Pacific and Europe on Tuesday

It was an interesting day, as stocks in Asia-Pacific mostly advanced on February 9 with mainland Chinese stocks leading gains. However, European stocks closed slightly lower on Tuesday as the rally that’s seen global stocks nudging to record highs appeared to be cooling. It is worth noting that, the benchmark Shanghai Composite added 2.01% to …

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Pound rose against U.S. dollar and euro. What about Aussie?

The pound hit its highest level versus the dollar since 2018

According to the latest news, the British pound reached its highest level versus the U.S. dollar since April 2018. The sterling was trading below eight-month highs versus the euro on February 9. Analysts say that the United Kingdom’s lead in coronavirus vaccinations was a positive for the currency. The British currency reached $1.3788 versus the …

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dollar, employment, Economy and education

Federal Minimum Wage and its Impact on the Labor Market

The U.S. has the largest economy in the world, but millions of workers across the country are struggling to deal with financial problems. One of the main obstacles is what do with the federal minimum wage. Let’s have a look at the report prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). Interestingly, the Biden administration wants …

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Stocks point to the biggest weekly rise since November

  The Mondays started wonderfully got stock-index futures as they rose y, indicating major benchmarks would build on their strongest week since November. What are major benchmarks up to now? The Dow Jones Industrial Average YM00, 0.44%, rose 141 points or 0.5%.  Meanwhile S&P 500 shares ES00, 0.40% riled up 155 points, or 0.4%.  NASDAQ-100 …

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The Australian dollar rose 0.03%, the Kiwi stood at $0.7199

On February 8, risk-sensitive currencies, the Australian and New Zealand dollars, traded water. Moreover, positive market sentiment was weakened by disappointing reports about the efficacy of coronavirus vaccines against new strains of the disease. On Monday, the Australian dollar starting the week slightly lower. However, it increased as much as 0.03%. By midday, the currency …

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Cuba and cryptocurrencies

How Cuba Wants to Save its Economy from Collapse

Cuba was struggling to cope with problems even before the coronavirus pandemic. However, the pandemic created even bigger challenges for the local economy. Importantly, the pandemic, as well as U.S. sanctions, introduced by the Trump administration caused a lot of problems for Cuba. The country made an important announcement. According to this announcement, it will …

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French bank and great results

World’s One of the Largest Banks and its Results in the Q4

BNP Paribas is one of the major banks not only in France but around the world as well. This French bank has a rich history. Interestingly, the world’s one of the largest banks reported earnings. It is worth mentioning that, BNP Paribas surpassed expectations.  Importantly, the bank reported a net income of 1.59 billion euros …

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Pinterest Benefited from a Strong Holiday Season

It was a great quarter for the image-sharing platform. Interestingly, like other online platforms, Pinterest benefited from an uptick in e-commerce advertising during the holiday season. Based on the information provided by the company, revenue rose 76% year-over-year in the fourth quarter. It is worth noting that, Pinterest had 459 global million monthly active users …

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Dollar surged forward

The U.S. dollar saw its best weekly gain in three months

The U.S. dollar witnessed its best weekly gain in three months on February 4. The American currency was lifter by rising confidence that the U.S. economy rebound will outpace global peers. The dollar index was close to the two-month high hit overnight amid signs of resilience in the labour market, with closely observed nonfarm payroll …

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