The month of May saw the U.S. Dollar near a six-year low in comparison to the Canadian dollar, while the Eurozone was seen on a path of stable upturn with the ratification of the €750 billion recovery fund. The Sterling was experiencing growth due to the easing of the pandemic restrictions, yet caution remains with…
Family offices used to go for safe options in investing, but after the 2008-09 crisis, when hedge funds became much more regulated, this changed dramatically—family offices became the comparatively less regulated option. Since then, many risk-keen investors, including billionaire traders like George Soros, John Paulson, John Arnold have moved to open family offices. One of…
COVID-19 maintained its stronghold on the global economy throughout the first quarter of 2021. However, the giant strides made by several countries in terms of vaccination has seen many begin to step out of the dark clouds of uncertainty. If the ravaging third wave being witnessed in Brazil and India can’t be quickly brought under…
Global vaccine roll out may be helping the economy to recover, yet there are still long ways to go. To alleviate COVID-19 outcomes and drive economic growth, both the U.S. and Europe have taken similar precautions: President Joe Biden’s administration has proposed the third stimulus plan, worth USD 1.9T, while the European Central Bank has…
For decades, the democratic lawmakers in the U.S. have promised to raise taxes on companies and high-income individuals. The motivation to implement this goal was pushed into an overdrive after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut package excessively benefiting corporations and top earners. Now, with President Joe Biden seated in the White House, the democrats…
COVID-19 continues to largely dictate the moves across the major global markets—for better or worse. While some countries work on introducing stimulus packages and spending programmes, others are left fighting the problems influenced by the pandemic. In the short term, markets may consolidate and seek to assess the impact of the vaccination. The real economic…