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Stocks in Europe, Asia, and Other Parts of the World

It was an interesting day as stocks in the Asia Pacific fell on Wednesday. However, European stocks saw gains on the day. Let’s have a look at the stocks across the world. For example, mainland Chinese stocks saw losses on the day. The Shanghai Composite fell 1.86% to about 3’254.63. Also, the Shenzhen Component dropped …

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Euro

Euro edged up higher as traders await the ECB’s decision

The Euro climbed up slightly on Thursday as traders were waiting for a European Central Bank meeting. They tried to ascertain policymakers’ views on the Euro’s recent appreciation and its impact on inflation.   The British Pound steadied above a six-week low. However, it may lose more due to growing worries that Britain and the …

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Portland City Council Strongly Bans Facial Recognition Tech

The Portland City Council has passed the toughest facial recognition ban in the United States. It’s blocking both public and private use of the technology.  Boston, San Francisco, and Oakland have also passed laws barring public institutions from using facial recognition. Portland is the first to prohibit private use and the  ban passed unanimously, according …

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dollar, employment, Economy and education

Correlation Between the Economy, Coronavirus, and Education

Organizations around the world are trying to learn more about the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. It makes sense as pandemic created a lot of challenges for people, companies as well as authorities. The state of the global economy is far from perfect. Companies are struggling to avoid the worst-case scenario and millions of …

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U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen rallied. What about the Euro?

U.S. dollar and Japanese Yen rallied. What about the Euro?

The U.S. dollar found support on Wednesday after trading in the red for the last few days. The stock market’s slide frightened investors, and they decided to sell riskier currencies. Meanwhile, worries about Brexit caused the Sterling to tumble down to a new six-week low.   The greenback surged forward by nearly 2% against a …

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Dollar, japanese Yen and other currencies

Japanese Yen stood at 106.30. What about other currencies? 

The Japanese yen traded at 106.30 per dollar on Tuesday. The Cabinet Office data showed that Japan’s economy shrank an annualized 28.1% in April-June. That caused some turbulence to the Japanese Yen, but it managed to steady considerably.   Meanwhile, the British Pound plummeted down by 0.8% versus the dollar due to stalemate in EU-UK …

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Samsung, SK Hynix to Drop Trades with Huawei | Wibest Broker

South Korea’s top manufacturers of semiconductors are to suspend all transactions with Chinese firm Huawei. This is in compliance with the latest U.S. sanctions against the company being accused of spying and stealing technology. Samsung and SK Hynix are to stop selling components to Huawei as the Trump administration tightens sanctions on the phone maker. …

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China’s Dollar Denominated Exports in August

The world’s second-largest economy continues to recover as can be seen from data released by China’s General Administration of Customs. Importantly, China’s dollar-denominated exports surpassed expectations to rise 9.5% for the month of August compared to the same period of time in 2019. However, last month China’s dollar-denominated imports fell 2.1% from a year ago. …

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