Currencies

Government bond yields around the world spiked higher this week. Here’s how it has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

Bitcoin slid again this week after China declared all cryptocurrency transactions illegal. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to th…

Gold investors saw more disappointment this week as the yellow metal took a tumble. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the globa…

As UK inflation hits 3.2%, Dominic Frisby compares the cost of living 50 years ago with that of today, and explains how debt drives prices higher.

Gold and its modern counterpart, bitcoin, both sold off this week. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global economy.

El Salvador has become the first nation to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. That’s an extraordinarily bullish move both for bitcoin and for El Salvador,…

El Salvador has become the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender. Saloni Sardana explains why, and looks at what it might mean f…

Markets reacted calmly to the Federal Reserve’s confirmation that it would be reducing its monetary stimulus. Here’s what’s happened to the charts tha…

Markets were holding their breath for most of the week ahead of the Fed's Jackson Hole Symposium but in the end they cheered Chair Jay Powell's inacti…

Asset prices fell hard this week as investors reassessed the “reflation trade”. Here’s what’s happened to the charts that matter most to the global ec…

The US dollar is the world’s leading reserve currency. But it might not always be.

These days, most currencies are "fiat" currencies backed by the economies of the countries that issue them. But in days gone by currencies were on the…

Since 1973, the global monetary system has been backed by the dollar, not by gold. John Stepek looks at whether that will last and what may be next.

Tech stocks suffered a volatile week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

After rallying strongly since late spring, the US dollar wobbled this week. Dominic Frisby looks at where the greenback is going next, and what that m…

Government bond yields turned down this week, while the US stock market hit new highs, as “reflation” trades wilted under the pressure of concerns ove…

The gold price perked up significantly this week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

Government bond yields around the world took a dive again this week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

The US dollar’s bull run continued this week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

Even with the Federal Reserve printing money hand over fist, the US dollar has made a bottom and is now in a bull market. That has serious implication…

The tech-heavy Nasdaq index hit new highs this week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

As the US Federal Reserve turns hawkish on inflation, we look at how that’s affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.

Bitcoin jumped to an almost two-week high overnight after yet another tweet from Elon Musk. Saloni Sardana looks at what the “crypto-king” has said no…

As government bond yields around the world take a big tumble, we look at the charts that matter most to the global economy.