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By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Why Gold is Not an Unqualified Inflation Hedge "It is a capital mistake to theorize...

Updated version at 7.50 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 25, 2021, Business News Asian stocks are set to open higher after technology shares led...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Financial markets finished Friday on a civilised note, after what was a very choppy week. US data saw equity markets move...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Uneven Worries of Inflation & Infections US FOMC Minutes gave reasons to fret cost-push pressures...

Updated version at 8.10 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 24, 2021, Business News US equity futures dipped and Asian contracts pointed to a muted...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Inflationary fears continued to abate overnight, with the Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index retreating from near fifty-year highs to 31.5, much lower...

Updated version at 8.00 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 21, 2021, Business News Asian stocks look set to climb after technology companies led a...

By Jeffrey Halley, Senior Market Analyst, Asia Pacific, OANDA, Overnight news was dominated by the capitulation liquidation in the cryptocurrency space. Depending on which crypto you were talking about, losses...

By Vishnu Varathan, Head, Economics & Strategy, Asia & Oceania Treasury Department, Mizuho Bank, Ltd., FOMC Minutes: Minority Jolt John Stuart Mill, in his book "On Liberty", presciently alluded to...

Updated version at 8.20 am The highlighted words in red are links to the news article. May 20, 2021, Business News Cryptocurrencies came back down to earth with a bump on Wednesday...