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US Dollar Entrenched in Rally Mode
The dollar is rallying again today, and quite frankly….
What Bubble? Commodities Have More Upside in 2011
Even though Commodities as per the CCI are within….
Why Commodities are Rallying as Currencies Decline
Cotton…silver…palladium…nickel…corn.
What do these things have in common?
Risk Appeal Weakens Greenback
The dollar has largely been on the defensive overnight following a request of treasury dealers from the Federal Reserve to offer feedback…..
Risk Appetite Resumes to Leave the Yen Weaker
Tuesday’s revival in the fortunes of the dollar came to an abrupt standstill when the minutes from the FOMC meeting confirmed a willingness to act further to buy bonds in the open market to spur lending. And while the story was hardly new, the minutes also included discussion as to why the central bank felt [...]
Biggest Ever Yen Intervention – and What It Means for You!
Last week, I pointed to the challenges facing Switzerland and Japan’s currencies……
China Dumps the Dollar as Yields Sink
China cut its holdings of Treasury notes and bonds by the most ever in June, instead favoring the debt of Europe, Japan and Korea. The move has……
Overview of the Markets
…The ongoing bull-market in global stocks is gathering steam and over the past few days, the momentum has shifted in favour of the West. Yesterday, the S&P500 Index closed at a 17-month high and we expect further gains over the..
WANT A HARD-ASSET-BACKED CURRENCY? HERE IT IS
(3/4) Want a Hard-Backed Currency? Here it is….
Why you Should be Worried about China
…But just two short months into 2010, the exuberance about recovery has deflated. As I’ve explained in many of my Money and Markets columns, the world is still saddled with problems and vulnerable to lurking threats ……