Economic policy

US Elections: Financial Markets' Reaction and the Impact on the Dollar

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Nov. 6, 2020 .

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Financial markets are pricing a Democratic victory and a split Congress: the dollar weakens and risk appetite is back on the scene [ Read all ]

Focus on EM Currencies: Fiscal Uncertainty Weighs on the Real

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Oct. 16, 2020 .

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The Brazilian currency reflects markets' worries over the state of health of public finances, with regard to a new social welfare program [ Read all ]

October 2020: A bird’eye view on Exchange Rates

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Oct. 2, 2020 .

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The spotlight remains on the dollar and the pound [ Read all ]

Change of Course in Turkey?

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Sept. 25, 2020 .

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After 2 years, monetary policy is back on the scene to confront the threat of a new currency crisis [ Read all ]

Euro, Dollar and Monetary Policy: new Challenges in the post-Covid Era

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Sept. 4, 2020 .

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The Federal Reserve changes its course on inflation targeting, while the ECB gets ready to face the strength of the single currency [ Read all ]

Exchange Rates: August Wrap-up

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Aug. 7, 2020 .

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Euro and dollar reverse their balance of power; among EM currencies, eyes on Turkey and Argentina [ Read all ]

Turkish Lira: a Cloudy Outlook

Published by Alba Di Rosa. July 31, 2020 .

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The country's monetary policy strategy is beginning to show its limits, with the threat of a new currency crisis [ Read all ]

Euro and CEE Currencies Celebrate the Recovery Fund

Published by Alba Di Rosa. July 24, 2020 .

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The euro has gained almost 2 percentage points against the greenback in the last week [ Read all ]

Hopes for an Agreement Support the Euro

Published by Alba Di Rosa. July 17, 2020 .

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EU leaders are holding key discussions for a stimulus plan and for the future of European integration [ Read all ]

Covid Crisis and Philippine Peso

Published by Alba Di Rosa. June 26, 2020 .

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The Philippine peso is one of the few currencies that showed an appreciation greater than 1% against the dollar in the first half of 2020 [ Read all ]