If coronavirus vaccines become widely available and help restore international trade and economic growth, the dollar is likely to fall by 20% in 2021. Bloomberg reports that this forecast was made by Citigroup Bank. If the forecast comes true, it will be a record drop since 1985, when the DXY index fell by 18.5% over the year tracking the ratio of the US dollar to a basket of six major currencies.
In addition to breakthroughs in the field of vaccines from COVID-19, the dollar will also be hit by the cautious policy of the US Federal Reserve, the bank said. He points out that as the situation in the world economy normalizes, investors will move from US assets to other markets.
The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index, which reflects the dynamics of the dollar against ten other major “in terms of trade and liquidity” currencies, fell by about 11% since the peak of the crisis in March. On Monday, the index came under additional pressure after the publication of news about the almost 95 percent effectiveness of the vaccine from Moderna.
Citigroup strategists state that the spread of the vaccine will cause the dollar to follow the same path of the early and mid-2000s. The US currency then fell for several years, recalls Bloomberg. Citigroup emphasizes that China’s accession to the World Trade Organization was the catalyst for the fall in 2001. It “contributed to the wave of globalization, leading to an increase in international trade and leaving behind the closed US economy.”
The American oil and gas giant Exxon Mobil had one of the worst years in its history. Exxon shares have fallen by 45.36% since the beginning of 2020. The company has lost money for three quarters in a row, and in August they were excluded from the benchmark index of “blue chips” Dow Jones Industrial […]
Shares of Pfizer and BioNTech fell 1.74% and 2% (respectively) on Thursday amid news that companies will deliver half of their planned number of vaccines against COVID-19 in 2020. On November 20, Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech applied to the FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) for permission to use their vaccine in an […]
Johnson & Johnson plans to complete the third phase of trials of its single-dose vaccine against COVID-19 in mid-January 2021. Paul Stoffels, vice chairman of the executive committee, senior scientific expert at Johnson & Johnson said they plan to deliver to market 1 billion doses. “We are in the middle of the third phase of […]
The American company Pfizer and the German BioNTech have applied to the European Medicines Agency for registration of their coronavirus vaccine. The announcement was published on the BioNTech website. “On Monday, November 30, Pfizer and BioNTech filed a formal application with the European Medicines Agency for a conditional authorization to use their COVID-19 candidate vaccine […]
Latvian airline AirBaltic will resume flights to Ukraine on December 1 and will start a new flight Vilnius-Kiev to Boryspil airport. The schedule includes departures twice a week on Tuesdays and Saturdays on Airbus A220-300. Flights from Vilnius will depart at 09:00, from Kiev – at 11:15. “Vilnius Airport can be used for transit to […]
The National Bank did not go out this week with interventions on the interbank market, according to the press service of the regulator on Friday, November 27. The Central Bank has been refusing to buy or sell currency for three weeks in a row. At the same time, since the beginning of the year, the […]
Last week, from November 16 to 22, more than 4 million people in the world became infected with the new type of coronavirus, which is a record number since the beginning of the pandemic. This was announced on Tuesday, November 24, the press service of the World Health Organization. According to the WHO, in these […]
With the appearance of an effective vaccine against coronavirus and the subsequent recovery of the world economy, the US dollar may fall by 20%. This was reported by the Financial Times. It is noted that banks, which already had negative forecasts for the dollar next year, deteriorated expectations against the background of the emergence of […]
Airbus has published detailed information of three conceptual of the passenger`s plane called ZEROe with hydrogen fuel, stating that it can be put into operation by 2035. The three aircraft differ in size and design, one will have a range of more than 2,000 nautical miles and the ability to carry from 120 to 200 […]
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As Interfax-Ukraine reported, Mironivsky Hliboproduct Agricultural holding finished the third quarter 2016 with the net loss of $8 million against $24 million a net profit last year. Following the results of nine months the net profit of the company is constituted $86 million The Mironivsky Hliboproduct Agricultural holding (MHA) has received 8 million dollars […]
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As part of the fight against the illegal fuel market, the State Fiscal Service liquidated 10 illegal productions of fuels and lubricants. The head of the State Fiscal Service Vadym Melnyk told about this in an interview with NV Business. According to him, during January-March, SFS officers seized 35.6 thousand tons of illegally produced fuel […]
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Russia’s pipelayer Fortuna has resumed work on laying the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline in Germany’s exclusive economic zone, DPA reported, citing the press service of the Nord Stream 2 AG project operator on May 23. “Fortune is currently operating in German waters in accordance with existing permits and with statements made by the authorities,” the […]
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Chinese yuan in the next ten years could become the third global reserve currency after the dollar and euro. Such conclusion was reached by analysts of Morgan Stanley, writes CNBC. The growth of investment in the Chinese economy is called to be the reason for the increase in demand for the yuan. Currently, it accounts […]
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Ukrainian IT company the Archer Software has announced an agreement with the American company Cprime. This was reported on the company’s website. The amount of the deal is not disclosed, but the publication Ain says, “According to experts, 100% of the company could be valued at 5-8 million dollars.” But the transaction amount may vary […]
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On Tuesday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi presented the government’s initiative to implement global data security standards, “golden rules” which should be applied by Chinese and other companies around the world. Among a number of points, the key ones are: preventing the illegal receipt of confidential personal information, ensuring the storage user`s data on the […]
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” Kryvyi Rih Iron Ore Plant”, JSC won in a court case to recover from the ” Mariupol Ilyich Iron and Steel Works “, JSC the part of the ”Metinvest” group, a total 1.32 billion UAH for the delivered products – the iron ore together with penalty charges. This is stated in the decision of […]
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Health Minister Maxim Stepanov and British Ambassador to Ukraine Melinda Simmons discussed the possible production of a coronavirus vaccine at Ukrainian facilities. The Ministry of Health is in constant contact with AstraZeneca. This was announced by the head of the Ministry of Health on Facebook. Vaccine production may be launched in the near future. “We […]
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Microsoft announced the plan: to buy the fashionable social application TikTok, that owned by the Chinese company Bytedance Ltd, and confirms the long-standing efforts of the technology giant to occupy a niche in the digital advertising market, along with Facebook and Google. It is known that Microsoft intends to acquire TikTok’s business in the United […]
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In Ukraine, the market for the sale of agricultural land started operating on July 1. From that day on, the moratorium, which has been in force since the country’s independence, has expired. Until January 1, 2024, the right to sell and buy land will be only for individuals (citizens of Ukraine). “Until January 1, 2024, […]
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On June 30, 2016 the State Property Fund of Ukraine (SPF) plans to launch tender for the privatization of the 99, 6% shares of one of the country’s largest manufacturers of chemical products – Odessa Port Plant. “Carrying out of competition for the sale of stock of shares with an open offer of cost on […]
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The Guardian reported that Sun Cable has announced the construction of the world’s largest solar panel power plant worth $ 20 billion. It will be located between the Australian cities of Darwin and Alice Springs, and its capacity will be 10 GW. The project plan has already been submitted to the Environmental Protection Office of […]
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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) provides a revolving credit facility for $ 20 million for working capital of the “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” company, that has more than 70 farms in northern and western Ukraine. This loan replaces the previous funding of $ 13 million, which was granted to “Ukrainian Agrarian Investments” in 2014. […]
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Bad news for oil industry workers and suppliers: Royal Dutch Shell has joined the ranks of energy companies who are slashing their spending. Shell said it was scaling back its planned capital investment by $15 billion over the next three years. Oil is now trading around $45 per barrel, down from over $100 per barrel […]
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Mondelis Ukraine company (Kraft Foods Inc.) has invested $ 9 million in the purchase of new technical equipment for Trostiyanetska chocolate factory and started export of its products in 12 EU countries. The company also plans to increase the quantitative measure of the supply on the European market and in the countries of the Arabian […]
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