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Federal Reserve: Is understanding the Fed that difficult or even useful?

The Federal Reserve as narrative promoter … While not a political organization, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System as an agent of the Congress, is responsible for crafting a narrative around the soundness of the United States currency. The centerpiece of the soundness narrative is found in 12 USC 225(a) where Congress … Continue reading Federal Reserve: Is understanding the Fed that difficult or even useful?

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The Interbank Market: The Ghanaian cedi continues its appreciation against the dollar.

Liquidity Foreign exchange, algorithmic trading, volatility. Financial markets have become more susceptible to liquidity shortages with the rise of algorithmic trading and increased market fragmentation, according to the Bank for International Settlements. Foreign-exchange trading, meanwhile, proved more resilient potentially due to measures taken to curb unwanted behavior from high-frequency traders. Yahoo!Finance. Excess liquidity. Thailand’s banking … Continue reading The Interbank Market: The Ghanaian cedi continues its appreciation against the dollar.

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The Interbank Market: Decreasing amount of bitcoin meets liquidity crunch.

Liquidity Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s nascent DeFi scene is getting a lot of excitement, with proponents saying that it will ultimately unlock more than $1 trillion in idle capital that currently does nothing more than act as a store of value. Analytics Insight. Bitcoin. Bitcoin’s price trajectory has reached new heights, nearly hitting the $100,000 mark post-election, … Continue reading The Interbank Market: Decreasing amount of bitcoin meets liquidity crunch.