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Posts Tagged ‘ Currency Markets ’

Citi Gets More ‘Gov’t Money’

Nov 25th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading

Bailout fuels a rally… How long the rally last?  A slew of data today…  Thoughts from Jim Rogers… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



We Could See Pound-Dollar Parity By Year End

Oct 28th, 2008 | By Frank Hemsley | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

With an estimated $4 trillion daily, forex trading dwarfs other markets in terms of volume. And stock market chaos is driving more investors to the currency markets. Frank Hemsley says forex trends are prone to overshoot. That means the British pound could fall much further against the US dollar in the coming months. It may be a bold call, but Frank says pound-dollar parity by the end of the year is a real possibility.



Europe Faces Day of Reckoning in Emerging Market Debt

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Dan Denning | Category: Financial News

You know it’s a real financial crisis when capitalists are being told what to do by a bunch of socialists and communists. But these are the times we live in. Ironic and moronic.



Central Bank Intervention is the Reason…

Aug 11th, 2008 | By Chris Gaffney | Category: Financial News, Politics & Economics

Central Bank intervention is the reason… Busy data week… Australia’s central bank to mirror the BOE?… China to slow appreciation … And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Talking the Dollar Higher

Jun 14th, 2008 | By Kathlyn Von Rohr | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

Can you talk a currency into gaining value? It seems Fed Chief Ben Bernanke and European Central (ECB) President Trichet think so. They’ve been telling anyone who will listen how serious they are about fighting the inflation monster that would cheapen their currencies.



Two ‘Safety Zone’ Currencies That Consistently Beat Confused Markets

Jun 13th, 2008 | By Sean Hyman | Category: International Investing

The markets are riddled with confusion. And man what a difference a few days makes in the currency markets. So much has been happening, where do I even begin?



But Dollar, Meanwhile, Hits the Skids - Hawkish ECB Comments Cited

Jun 6th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

In the currency market, the dollar tanked against the euro. Late Thursday, the euro was trading at $1.5568 vs. $1.5435 on Wednesday.



Jawboning the Dollar Higher

Jun 5th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

Come on, do you really believe the Fed is going to raise rates now, or in the near future with the economy teetering on the edge of a deep dark recession? Not a snowball’s chance in you know where! So, that leaves us with jawboning.



Bernanke Talk of Inflation Vigilance Supports Dollar - Fed Teetering on the Tightrope

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

In the currency market, the dollar was sharply higher against the euro. Late Tuesday, the euro was trading at $1.5434 vs. $1.5536 on Monday.



Gold Declines on Bernanke Jawboning - But Silver Holds Up

Jun 4th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: Gold Market

Gold was steady to higher through the far East and most of London trading yesterday, but at about 9:30 of the New York session it plunged, bottoming at $877 before it climbed through the NYMEX, only to sag again in the Globex and finish at $881.30/oz., down $9.00. Overnight, gold has fallen off.