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Which central banks have the biggest footprint in the Forex Market?

With the dollar turning into a safe haven during the pandemic, risk appetite has become one of the most crucial elements for the FX market. The other main variable is interest rate differentials. In this piece we examine how much firepower each central bank has unleashed and what that implies for currencies. The Fed has […]

President Biden is boosting Vaccine allotments, Freeing up more doses for States

Joe Biden (Joseph R. Biden Jr.) is the 46th President of the United States, taking office on January 20, 2021. Before his presidency, Biden served as Vice President under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. He has extensive experience in politics, including a long tenure as a U.S. Senator for Delaware from 1973 to 2009. Biden is generally viewed as a moderate Democrat, advocating for middle-ground policies.

Asian currencies mostly weaken against USD, as improved economic prospects for the U.S. versus the rest of the world increase the appeal of USD-denominated assets. The USD’s outperformance reflects the better near-term outlook for the U.S. economy compared to the Eurozone and Japan, partly due to the faster rate of Covid-19 vaccinations in the United States of America.