SHARP CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS
Gold revisits all-time high of Rs 78,700 per 10 grams
In addition to this, the long liquidation by short-term traders also had a negative impact on gold prices, and money managers reduced their net-bullish bets on gold to their lowest level in eight weeks, Gandhi added.
Gold Price Today: Yellow metal prices fall by Rs 3,400/10 grams in 20 days; silver drops Rs 6,000/kg
Gold prices on MCX fell by Rs 3,400 in 20 days, opening at Rs 71,012 per 10 grams. Silver contracts on MCX also dropped sharply. The decline was triggered by a strong US jobs report impacting the USD and Federal Reserve decisions.
Embracing Bitcoin's Volatility: Why price fluctuations shouldn't scare investors
Bitcoin is a revolutionary asset that defies traditional financial structures. Unlike companies, Bitcoin has no CEO, management team, earnings to hit, or competitors vying for its market share. It is a physical, bearer asset that can be held without counterparty risk, similar to gold, and it has no dilution risk.
Learn With ETMarkets: Futures Contracts 101 - understanding the basics
Futures trading involves contracts between two parties to buy or sell a specific commodity or financial instrument at a predetermined price and date in the future, Jay explained to Tara and Dev. The purpose of futures trading is to manage risk through hedging. Futures exchanges, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, appeared in the 19th century. Today, investors use futures trading as a complex financial tool to manage risk. Speculators play a role market and take risks to predict price fluctuations.
Falling rupee: What it means for your investment portfolio, study abroad and foreign holiday plans
After touching 80 to a US dollar, the rupee has pulled back for now, but further fall in value going forward is almost certain.
The consequences of the euro's fall to dollar parity
Now, more euros are needed to pay for an equivalent amount of goods in dollars. It will dampen European tourism to the United States in particular. But, ? the effect of the decline in the value of the euro varies, depending on how reliant a business is on foreign trade and energy.
Afghan currency slides, prices surge as economy worsens
The value of Afghanistan's currency is tumbling, exacerbating an already severe economic crisis and deepening poverty in a country where more than half the population already doesn't have enough to eat.
US yields to tighten grip on emerging market currencies
Emerging-market currencies got a glimpse of the Treasury-led turbulence last week, when they posted the biggest loss since July 9 as the two-year yield jumped. The pain could deepen if key economic data including China¡¯s industrial production and South African consumer prices confirm forecasts for a worsening macro picture.
Decoding the crypto lingo: How a Bitcoin crash is different from a correction
Bitcoin has fallen to nearly half of its all-time high value, most investors fear that we are in the middle of a Bitcoin crash similar to the Black Thursday Crash of March 2020. On the other hand, analysts and investors suggest that the dip is merely a correction in the crypto market.
Luxury carmakers are considering price hikes on account of currency fluctuation
The vehicle prices are likely to go up by a minimum of Rs 60,000 to Rs 3 lakh ranging from an entry-luxury sedan to top of the line saloon, SUV or a performance car in the coming months. While this is the first round, the cumulative price hikes may be in the range of 6-7% over a period of the next couple of quarters, say people in the know.
SGX pips NSE in currency futures for first time
Ease of operations appears to be taking traders beyond India¡¯s eastern water margin.
This is what could pop the bitcoin bubble
At present, most options investors have for shorting cryptocurrencies are fairly expensive.
Notwithstanding Q2 blip, HCL Tech likely to report double digit growth for FY18
The company¡¯s revenue grew by 2.3 per cent sequentially to $ 1,928 million, lower than the expected growth of 3.5-4.5 per cent.
Currency fluctuation in semi regulated markets to hit Indian pharma: Fitch
It also noted that most Indian exporters are rationalising presence among semi-regulated markets, avoiding markets where risks outweigh opportunities.
Movers & shakers of Dalal Street last week and 65 stocks that won
Market will look for more cues from the govt on stimulus program and road map on fiscal deficit.
History says your EM carry trade could end in tears
?Investors reaping handsome returns on emerging-market (EM) currencies this year might do well to heed a warning once made by Harvard economist.
Brexit fires up cross-currency futures market
The referendum, which shattered financial markets across the globe, dragged the pound sterling to a 31-year low against the US dollar.
Rising yen to hurt margins of India listed Japanese companies like Maruti Suzuki, Ricoh and Hitachi
The operating margin for companies such as Maruti Suzuki gets impacted by 15-20 basis points with every 1% rise in the value of yen.
Weakening rupee hits imports from Pakistan
Indian traders have now either cut down their new import orders or held them back completely until the rupee gets stabilised against American greenback.
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