The widespread shock to the markets caused by the COVID-19 outbreak early last year was tackled with government spending and low interest rates. XM.com says the immunisation race is now on and two frontrunners have emerged, fuelling optimism for a faster recovery in the financial markets

As many economies are still reeling from the damaging impact of previous lockdowns the question XM.com asks is whether they can withstand another one as the balance of saving lives versus saving the economy takes centre stage

Many would view the rising value of the dollar positively. However, pronounced increases in the value of the world’s primary currency could also unbalance economic systems and further complicate fraught trade relations

With the US dollar continuing to drop in value, Donald Trump is discovering that political uncertainty has economic consequences