Source: Dreamstime | Author: Walter Arce
We are informing all our clients that, on July 4th, 2022 (Monday), the trading hours of some CFD markets will change in connection with the upcoming Independence Day in the U.S.
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Changes to Trading Hours: European Daylight Savings Time
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We are informing all our clients that, due to the shift to Daylight Savings Time (DST) in the European countries on March 28, the trading hours of some CFD markets that were changed in the period 14 – 28 March are reverting back to normal.
Are Safe Haven Assets Becoming Extinct?
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In a matter of months, the COVID-19 pandemic grew from a considerable health threat to a global financial crisis. What followed was a torrent of sell-offs and fund transfers to so-called safe havens, such as gold, government bonds, and the Japanese yen, which quickly weakened the stock markets to an extent comparable only to the worst of market recessions.
The en masse and almost simultaneous investor migration from medium- and high-risk financial instruments to traditionally strong assets in times of crisis inevitably had us asking the question: what are the hidden risks of investing in safe havens in 2020?