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But, on the other hand, the coins can also collapse again very quickly. So it's important to take a good look at how things are going. This is the only way you can keep a close eye on the trends. Here you will find some tips that you can easily use when investing.

The rate of the coins

Of course, it all starts with the basics. It is always the case that the price of the coins is the starting point. So that means it helps you to find websites with the most accurate information on this. A good example is websites on crypto. These are the kind of websites where you can very simply get started with the rates of the various coins. Where you can also look at the trends and expectations. Only in this way can you make the best possible choices. That is ultimately the basis of success.

Staying on top of the news

When you decide to invest in crypto coins, you can also anticipate the trends and expectations. After all, these come from somewhere. This is actually no different from other types of investments. This is because of the news and current events. This means, therefore, that it is smart to look at what is out there to follow this. More and more news is very easy to get. Especially since this market has become so big. So you can take advantage of that when you invest.

Focus on the many coins

It is also fun to focus on the different types of coins. After all, there are a lot of them, including Bitcoin, Ripple XRP, Dogecoin, Ethereum.

It is good to know what the differences are and why one does better than the other. The best place to start is with real specialists. This website, for example, is the place to go. That's the kind of provider where you can get all the information very easily. This way you can be sure that you really make the right choice when you bet. It's exactly what you need for this.

Getting in quickly when there are opportunities

Then finally, there is one more point to consider. The world of cryptocurrencies does change very quickly. So you do need to see your opportunities in it. By getting in and out on time you seize the opportunities on the market. That is the way to ensure that you actually earn something from the coins. Many people have already been successful with this. For that reason alone it is advisable to find good sources and consult them regularly to be sure.

The share markets have popularly been showcasing an unrelenting growth over a long period. Seldom a drastic fall takes place like the 2008 global crisis, where the markets plunged beyond imagination. However, small-time investors can make money come what may. This can be true if you make trading on the news and market insights usage vital to your investment strategy. If you are an intraday trader, you may make use of the news on multiple occasions. A long-term user intermittently makes use of such information. If you want to make an ingenious portfolio, trading on the news is crucial for sustained returns, whatever be your strategy.

The Classification

Shortlisting and identifying the right source of information is very important. Verifying the credibility of news before indulging in its optics is very critical. It is essential to keep track of the market news and opinions. You should avoid having a herd mentality and not ride on news of someone else’s investment. The trick is to identify the breaking investment news and invest accordingly. The change in policy stance for a particular industry by the authorities or alteration of lending or borrowing rates may act as such facilitators.

The key to not get misled by a piece of wrong information is to read the financial news from a reputable source. Thereby, not making a wrong stock choice, which will ultimately impact your portfolio. For example, you can use tricks to ride on the regulator news. If the news and the market conditions forecast regulatory cuts and curbs in the economy, you may short on the counters that will get affected most by the decision. It will give you a chance to earn even when the market is going down.

Subscribing to authentic and reputable news agencies can be a great help. It can help you as an investor to have credible news and better market insights. Trading platforms help investors with expert opinions, actionable tips based on breaking news, and thorough analysis. Investors can use the information to execute better trades and earn higher returns on their stock investments.

However, the fundamental logic of a common-sense observation helping to infer better will always remain the crux of the story. Deducing a product demand change due to change of any market variables may help spot the future scope. Any assumptions that you make should have substantiating data from credible sources. The market news can come under two buckets to make better sense of all the information:

The impact of the news can be on a single stock, the industry, or the market as a whole.

The Trading

Let us dive into the news events, which the investors can keep track of and employ tactics to ride on the sentiment and make a buck for themselves.

Policy-Maker Announcements

The Bank of England's policy change decision announcements are the biggest factors that affect the market movements. Investors have to be wary of such information and trade carefully.

The ongoing pandemic has seen many alterations in the policy as well as the interest rates. An investor who keeps a tab of such news may hedge a potential downside risk or increase the position to ride on the momentum.  Reactive moves after the announcement of the policy changes often do not benefit like proactive actions. For both the approaches, be it proactive or reactive, your action on the piece of news depends on several variables. It may include, though not is limited to:

Employment Ratios

The employment ratio is a crucial economic variable that you should take into consideration. Employment levels determine the demand in the economy. You may keep a close watch on these numbers. The employment level has a significant impact on consumer spending. It in turn determines consumer confidence and thereby the trade movements across the various domains.

You may also take note of the fact that when the job numbers are below economist’s forecasts the economy shows signs of weakness. While a higher number than predicted means a stronger economy.

Company Disclosures

When you invest in a particular stock, being aware of the earning disclosure, annual meetings, or launch dates is crucial. Information without action is of no value. Hence, you may have an action plan concerning your trading strategy in the post and pre-disclosure period. Various factors may contribute to your decision to buy, sell, or hold the stocks during these periods:

So do not get carried by any information about the stocks, any company, or the market. Have a better understanding of the news from reputable sources. You may go through the financial advisory web portal that is credible and help with the market insights. Working solely on a hunch is not advisable.

HSBC has today confirmed that it will no longer provide project finance for new tar sands projects including the construction of any tar sands pipelines. This policy would exclude HSBC from providing project financing for the Keystone XL and Line 3 Expansion pipelines. HSBC also stated that its overall exposure to tar sands will reduce over time.

HSBC’s move, disclosed in its new Energy Policy, is the most recent in a series of decisions by international financiers to distance themselves from the controversial pipelines in North America. French banks BNP Paribas and Natixis, and insurance and investment giant Axa, as well as Dutch bank ING, and Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP7, all made similar announcements in 2017. [1]

Greenpeace is now calling on Barclays, the only other major UK-based bank providing loans for tar sands pipelines, to rule out financing new tar sands pipelines in North America.

Oil from tar sands is one of the most carbon-intensive fuels on the planet because of the large amount of energy needed to extract it. The proposed pipelines are key to the expansion of the tar sands fields in Alberta, Canada. Estimates show Keystone XL alone could potentially add nearly a million barrels of oil per day to current capacity, as well as an estimated 175 million additional tonnes of CO2 per year. [2]

Commenting on the announcement, John Sauven, Executive Director of Greenpeace UK said: "This latest vote of no-confidence from a major financial institution shows that tar sands are becoming an increasingly toxic business proposition. It makes no sense to expand production of one of the most polluting fossil fuels if we are serious about dealing with climate change in a post-Paris world. HSBC has got the message. Now Barclays need to decide if it wants to be the only UK bank offering project finance to tar sands pipelines.”

Annie Leonard, Executive Director of Greenpeace US, said: “The world has changed dramatically since these controversial tar sands projects were first proposed. In the US, we’ve seen record floods, hurricanes and wildfires super-charged by climate change. We’ve also seen a powerful, diverse, and growing movement step up to stop new fossil fuel infrastructure like the Keystone XL pipeline. This move by HSBC is the most recent indication that the financial community has begun to see the increasing risk in funding pipelines. We now expect banks like the US giant JPMorgan Chase and Barclays, who have backed tar sands pipelines in the past, to cease their funding of these dirty projects.”

HSBC has previously participated in revolving credit facilities for TransCanada (the company building KXL) and Enbridge the company building the Line 3 expansion.

HSBC has also ruled out funding new coal fired power stations all around the world with the exception of three countries - Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam where funding may continue until 2023.

Hindun Mulaika of Greenpeace South East Asia said: "By ruling out new coal funding by the end of 2019 in many countries, HSBC has taken a step in the right direction. However, by singling out Indonesia, Vietnam and Bangladesh as exceptions to their coal policy, they are creating a loophole in the countries that are most aggressive in their coal power planning and condemning their citizens to a lifetime of air pollution impacts. HSBC must close this loophole as soon as possible and turn their financial support to accelerating a transition to clean energy.”

  1. BNP Paribas In October 2017 announced a decision to no longer finance “pipelines that primarily carry oil and gas from shale and/or oil from tar sands,” and will sever “business relations with companies that derive the majority of their revenue from these activities.” Dutch bank ING confirmed in June that its oil sands policy excludes financing tar sands pipelines. Sweden’s largest pension fund, AP7, announced that it will divest from TransCanada on the grounds that its proposed pipelines in Canada and the US were incompatible with the Paris Agreement. In December 2017 Natixis pledged to no longer fund “exploration and production projects concerning oil extracted from tar sands; infrastructure projects (pipelines, terminals and others) primarily devoted to transporting or exporting oil extracted from tar sands or companies whose business primarily relies on exploiting oil extracted from tar sands”, and insurance and investment giant Axa announced the “divestment of over Euro 700 million from the main oil sands producers and associated pipelines, and the discontinuation of further investments in these businesses” and no longer providing insurance to tar sands or associated pipeline businesses.
  2. Greenpeace has published a report for banks and their shareholders outlining the financial and reputation risks that banks could face in arranging and providing finance for companies intending to build tar sands pipelines. See Figure 1 on page 3 for estimated additional greenhouse gas emissions per year resulting from proposed tar sands pipelines.
  3. On Wednesday, the controversy over Justin Trudeau’s support for tar sands pipelines followed him to the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in London, where the Canadian High Commission was rebranded ‘Crudeau Oil HQ’ and blockaded with a 30m pipeline. Since March, weeks of ongoing peaceful direct actions in British Columbia against the Trans Mountain Expansion tar sands pipeline have resulted in the arrests of about 200 people.

(Source: Greenpeace)

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