Today our current account deficit is much larger than it was in the mid- 1980s, and the stage is set for a potentially even greater decline in the greenback.Measuring the value of the dollar relative to other currencies can be somewhat tricky. According to the Federal Reserve Dollar Index,...
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The right questions can lead you to the right advisor, no matter your budget. Julie PinkertonMay 14, 2025 Stocks and the U.S.-China Trade Truce The future of the U.S.-China tariff war is unclear, but in the next three months, some stocks may benefit more than others. ...
Historically, the British pound (GBP) has been stronger than most currencies, including the U.S. dollar. In 2007, the value of the GBP hit a record doubling the value of the U.S. dollar.1As of 2024, the British pound is the fourth strongest currency in the world, maintaining a steady...
The reaction to the so-called US-UK trade deal has been somewhat muted, with commentators pointing out the UK will still be worse off than before Donald Trump first took aim at UK exports to America. They are right. There was no rally for the FTSE 100 index. The poun...
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) stock is losing ground in Wednesday's trading. The semiconductor company's share price was down 3.6% as of 11:45 a.m. ET and had been down as much as 5.2% earlier in the session. AMD stock is falling today on the heels of bearish coverage from HSBC. The firm ...
Investors might want to bet on Armstrong World Industries (AWI), as it has been recently upgraded to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). This upgrade primarily reflects an upward trend in earnings estimates, which is one of the most powerful forces impacting stock prices. ...
And it's become very clear. Well, it was very clear to all of us, before. We've talked about it. Something that Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent talked about a couple of weeks ago. Is that really, the economic foundation is incredibly fragile. And what we've had the Biden ...
Another factor taking down stocks today is theJapanese Yen carry trade. A carry trade occurs when an investor borrows a currency with low interest rates and then uses the proceeds to invest in a currency with a higher rate. “The now evident vulnerability of US equity prices to a rise in ...
It notedin the dispatchthat Germany believed that clocks changing would save $23.8 million —about $685 millionin today'sdollar — by limiting the use of artificial light. Other European countries followed suit, and then in 1918, the U.S. started to use daylight saving time. ...