Links you should follow ….
Foreign exchange. Luis Costa outlines commodity currencies that he is trading. This strategist outlines which currency commodities he’s trading (msn.com)
Foreign exchange. The Bank of Canada is thinking in more concrete terms about how its digital currency might look and work but it does not currently see a strong case for issuing one, a deputy governor said on Wednesday. Bank of Canada does not see currently see strong case for issuing digital currency | Nasdaq
Foreign exchange. After more than a year of slumber, investors are preparing for currency volatility to come roaring back to life. Currency FX Volatility Set for a Comeback on Looming Policy Shifts – Bloomberg
Foreign exchange. A dovish Federal Reserve and accelerating growth abroad are weighing on the dollar, a move that could be a boon for stocks and other assets. Analysis-Floundering dollar falls to bottom of global currency heap (msn.com)
Foreign exchange, cryptocurrency. ‘Bitcoin isn’t even a reliable hedge for risk-off events, let alone inflation shocks. It’s actually highly pro-cyclical…In difficult times, crypto assets don’t go up; they go down.’— Nouriel Roubini. Bitcoin isn’t a currency or financial asset, but ‘looks like a bubble’: Roubini (msn.com)
Foreign exchange rates of interest …
Changes in currency tails comprised of the euro, US dollar, and Canadian dollar and currencies out of the Eastern Caribbean, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Jamaica remained relatively flat over the last 24 hours. Any tightening of rates on the part of major central banks is expected to have a significant impact on Caribbean currencies thus the purchasing power and cost of remittances sent back to the Caribbean.
| Currency Pairs | Rates as of 12:00 pm AST 27 May 2021 | Rates as of 10:45 am AST 26 May 2021 |
| EUR/XCD | 3.3007 | 3.3055 |
| USD/XCD | 2.7000 | 2.7000 |
| CAD/XCD | 2.2249 | 2.2402 |
| EUR/JMD | 182.7800 | 181.2040 |
| USD/JMD | 147.9460 | 148.0130 |
| CAD/JMD | 122.3780 | 122.8050 |
| USD/DOP | 56.4799 | 56.4454 |
| USD/HTG | 88.6634 | 88.6591 |
Alton Drew, Consiglieri 