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Will We See a Repeat of the Infamous Soros Pound Trade? If there’s one thing that George Soros is known for, it’s for being the “Man Who Broke the Bank of England” with his infamous pound short position during the UK Black Wednesday crisis. This trade was actually a few… read more

This week we have crude oil prices climbing to $50 a barrel, while Gold plummeted to a 3-month low. Here’s What Happened:  The price of crude oil surpassed the $50 a barrel level for the first time since October 2015 and reached $50.19.  Since mid-February when it was trading at… read more

Oil prices climbed to $50 per barrel for the first time this year due to supply worries while the increasing global demand levels are working in favour of its recovery. The increase in oil prices came after reports linked the recent fires in Canada to lower supply and therefore reduced… read more

Britain’s upcoming referendum on European Union (EU) membership was a key point of discussion at this weekend’s Group of 7 (G7) meeting in Japan, where finance leaders from the advanced industrialized world came out in full support of Prime Minister David Cameron’s campaign to keep Britain in the 28-nation bloc…. read more

So What Happened? On Friday, the Japanese Nikkei soared by 0.8% while the Yen remained relatively stable against the U.S. dollar with a marginal in-crease by just 0.2%. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index moved upwards by 1.4% and erased its previous two days’ losses. While Australia’s ASX 200 did not… read more

We’re five weeks away from Britain’s referendum on European Union (EU) membership, and the race appears closer than ever. Should the United Kingdom stay in the European Union or go its separate way? British voters will have the opportunity to express their views on June 23 in what has been… read more

Successfully trading the capital markets goes well beyond having a good idea.  There will be many times where you are right about the direction of a market but completely wrong about your timing.  One of the problems that most traders experience is that the markets can be irrational for a… read more

The market for vanilla beans – the commodity used to flavour everything from ice cream to soft drinks – is booming, with prices more than tripling over the past 12 months. Normally this would be good news for world producers because it allows them to sell their product at a… read more

Oil Supply fears have given a boost to oil prices with WTI rising for the 2nd time on Tuesday getting close to $48 a barrel and Brent trading at $49.05 One of the biggest disruptions to supply has been the massive fires in the Canadian oil sands regions But global… read more

The fundamentals don’t suggest that a surge of this magnitude is justified, which should make for an interesting few months. This article was written by Evdokia Pitsillidou, who is a Risk Management Associate at easyMarkets. She specialises in commodities, options and currencies. US oil futures have rebounded nearly 70% from their… read more