Betting on the yen's strengthening became a favored strategy over the past year as the Bank of Japan(BOJ) was set to wrap up an eight-year period of negative interest rates in the face of rising inflation. Yet, rather than appreciating, the yen continued to weaken subsequent to theend of negative interest rates.
On April 24th, the Japanese yen continued its slump against the US dollar, breaching the key level of 155 fo...

Economists expect the Federal Reserve's preferred measure of inflation will follow its counterpart inflation measures and remain stubborn in March.
The cost of living measured by the Bureau of Economic Analysis's Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) index is expected to increase by 2.6% over the 12 months ending in March, according to a survey of Bloomberg. That would be an acce...

Heightened geopolitical concerns and deflated hopes for lower interest rates kept major US stock indices under pressure. Last week, the Nasdaq fell 6.1%, the S&P 500 index fell by 3.2% and the VIX index rose by 9.1%. Among sectors, the Technology sector declined by 7.2%, the Utility industry rose by 1.56%. In volatile markets, diversification and the use of multiple instruments are crucial.
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