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In this compelling conversation with Tom Bodrovics of Palisades Gold, VON GREYERZ partner, Matthew Piepenburg, bluntly dissects the empirical realities from the main stream fantasies regarding the risk-asset and economic narratives making the current headlines. He touches upon risk asset facts, the deep implications of debt-to-GDP levels globally, the real rather than sensational consequences of ongoing de-dollarization and the now undeniable fact that gold is replacing the UST as a global reserve asset.The conversation opens with a candid assessment of the common denominator (and common sense) reality of unsustainable debt...

By Sandeep Parekh The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Bulletin for March 2025 noted sustained foreign portfolio investment outflows exerting considerable pressure on equity markets and aiding weakening of the rupee. Data from the National Securities Depository Limited suggests foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) sold equities worth Rs 1.12 lakh crore in February, and outflows continued at Rs 30,015 crore in March. The trend has persisted since last year. With the tariff wars, this situation has aggravated further. The number of registered FPIs declined for the first time in a year,...

KUALA LUMPUR: The ringgit closed marginally higher against the US dollar today, driven by a weaker greenback amid global trade tensions, said an analyst. Bank Muamalat Malaysia Bhd chief economist Afzanizam Rashid said the situation with the US tariff remains highly fluid as Chinese president Xi Jinping visited the Asean countries this week. “The weakening of the greenback was surprising as the US dollar, a safe-haven currency, would normally thrive during heightened uncertainties. “Such dynamics would complicate how traders and investors would position themselves in times like this,” he told...

In this compelling conversation with Tom Bodrovics of Palisades Gold, VON GREYERZ partner, Matthew Piepenburg, bluntly dissects the empirical realities from the main stream fantasies regarding the risk-asset and economic narratives making the current headlines. He touches upon risk asset facts, the deep implications of debt-to-GDP levels globally, the real rather than sensational consequences of ongoing de-dollarization and the now undeniable fact that gold is replacing the UST as a global reserve asset.The conversation opens with a candid assessment of the common denominator (and common sense) reality of unsustainable debt...

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Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell warned on Wednesday that persistent trade tensions could complicate the central bank’s objectives of controlling inflation and sustaining employment, prompting a risk-off mood in the US market. “Asian markets saw a slight uptick, while the yen weakened as investors responded positively to the initial round of trade talks between the US and Japan,” said TickMill market strategy partner Patrick Munnelly. “Japanese stocks posted modest gains after President Donald Trump announced significant progress in discussions aimed at preventing higher tariffs on Japan. “The yen depreciated following...

By Jaspreet Kalra MUMBAI (Reuters) - The Indian rupee rose on Thursday to log its best weekly performance in a month as foreign portfolio inflows into Indian equities picked up and as the dollar remained on the defensive amid concerns about how tariffs would affect the world's largest economy. The rupee closed at 85.3675 against the U.S. dollar, up from its close at 85.6775 in the previous session. The currency rose about 0.8% week-on-week, its best weekly gain since March 17. Indian financial markets are shut on Friday for the...

BENGALURU: Stock markets in emerging Asia fell on Wednesday, snapping a four-day winning streak, as US curbs on some Nvidia chip exports to China amplified trade tensions between the top economies. Among currencies, the Thai baht surged as much as 33.22 per US dollar for the first time since October 21, 2024, driven by a softer greenback, record high gold prices and China’s better-than-expected economic growth in the first quarter. Thailand is a major gold trading hub in the region, and its currency is closely linked to the commodity’s price....

You’ve got questions, we’ve got experts Anna Diamond - Reporter May 2019 An image of a lion, like the designs on Lydian coins during the Iron Age Illustration by Jean-Manuel Duvivier Q: What is considered the world’s first currency? — Dennis Macmath | Waterford, Michigan It’s a bit tricky, says Ellen Feingold, curator of the National Numismatic Collection at the National Museum of American History, because we don’t know what the first objects used as a medium of exchange were. But the earliest coins were used around the sixth or...

Rupee sustained its upward momentum for the third consecutive session, closing 12 paise higher at 85.68 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday. The rally was supported by renewed foreign fund inflows and a weaker greenback. Forex traders attributed the rupee’s strength to upbeat domestic macroeconomic data and a 90-day pause on US reciprocal tariffs, which triggered broad-based buying in equities. Additionally, easing crude oil prices in the international market lent further support to the local unit. Also Read:Currency Market News: Rupee gains 26 paise to reach 85.54 vs dollar...