Tag: Money/Currency Markets
over 1 year ago
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Japan’s Yen Intervention is a Rear-Guard Action

The intervention is probably aimed at slowing, rather than halting currency depreciation—and buying time for the reco...

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about 2 years ago
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Investors Bet Ukraine-Russia War Will Be Averted

Russian troops are continuing to build up on the Ukrainian border, but investors are piling into bets that there won’...

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over 2 years ago
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Russia’s Border Tensions Translate Into Market Pain

Troops on Ukraine’s border and unrest in neighboring Kazakhstan have unnerved investors, sending the ruble to its wea...

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over 2 years ago
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Turks Switch Savings to U.S. Dollars as Local Currency Collapses

Turks abandoned their local currency savings for U.S. dollars and other foreign-currency deposits over concerns about...

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over 2 years ago
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Turkish Lira Tumbles After Erdogan Defends Rate Cuts

The country’s currency crisis intensified after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan defended an unorthodox policy of cutti...

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over 2 years ago
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Turkey Currency Crisis Threatens Economy, Posing Challenge to Erdogan Rule

The lira fell to a record low against the dollar after the country’s central bank cut its key rate as demanded by Pre...

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about 3 years ago
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U.S. Growth Stirs Fears of New ‘Taper Tantrum.’ This Time May Be Different.

The red-hot U.S. economy is drawing billions of dollars from emerging markets, stirring concerns that investor flight...

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