Exchange rate risk

Watchword: QE

Published by Alba Di Rosa. March 20, 2020 .

Exchange rate Central banks Eurozone Europe Uncertainty United States of America Exchange rate risk Dollar Emerging markets Exchange rates

Expansionary monetary policy helps to reassure the markets. Emerging markets currencies and USD are poles apart. [ Read all ]

ECB disappoints markets

Published by Alba Di Rosa. March 13, 2020 .

Exchange rate Eurozone Central banks Uncertainty Dollar United States of America Exchange rate risk Euro Emerging markets Exchange rates

In spite of Wall Street mayhem, the dollar is catching up. [ Read all ]

Central Banks Take the Field: Will it be Enough?

Published by Alba Di Rosa. March 7, 2020 .

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Coronavirus financial effects penalize EM currencies; in the meantime, Western central banks decide to strike. [ Read all ]

Coronavirus panic spreads to emerging markets

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Feb. 28, 2020 .

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US stocks start fretting, as well [ Read all ]

Japanese Yen: not so safe, anymore

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Feb. 21, 2020 .

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Coronavirus epidemic and economic weakness weigh on the Yen, as its dynamics deviates from the “safe-haven” group. [ Read all ]

Coronavirus fears weigh on Asian currencies

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

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It’s not just the yuan: knock-on effect for ASEAN countries facing the brunt of the contagion risk [ Read all ]

Thai Baht: Pulling the Brake

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Jan. 31, 2020 .

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Worries over economic competitiveness and Coronavirus effect impact on the currency. [ Read all ]

Turkish Lira: a Fragile Balance

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Jan. 24, 2020 .

Exchange rate Exchange rate risk Central banks Turkish lira Emerging markets Exchange rates

Negative real interest rates try to boost the country's competitiveness; exchange rate stability is at stake. [ Read all ]

The Mexican Economy Standoff

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Jan. 10, 2020 .

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2020 challenges for president López Obrador [ Read all ]

Chile: Street Protests, Inequality and the Peso

Published by Alba Di Rosa. Jan. 3, 2020 .

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Street protests, which broke out at the end of October, are weighing on the Chilean economy. [ Read all ]