Month to date the market had seen the USD adding pressure to some countries, many commodities and some equity markets. This is on risk that many companies in Asia and LatAm are not ready to hedge. North American companies and European are more used to than others to understand the FX risk. They usually have
Here is some data to carry forward to 2017 with just a few trading hours left this year, The UK Referendum and the US Elections were two events that created  short term spikes in volatility. However, the real impact will be measure in years. GOLD in various currencies (1980 to Nov-end 2016) WORLD Indexes YTD
Stocks weaken, dollar gains amid Fed hike talk Stocks around the world sold off on Thursday, while the U.S. dollar gained, pressuring oil and other commodities, as investors absorbed the possibility that the U.S. Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in the near term. Oil prices sharply pared losses as supply worries offset the drag
