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Posts Tagged ‘ Currency Trading ’

King Henry Keeps His Cash!

Nov 19th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading

Paulson says no to automakers…  Currencies trade in a tight range…  Richard Russell on a Wednesday!  TIC Flows improve… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Currency Trading Strategies for a Volatile Forex Market

Jun 7th, 2008 | By Laura Cadden | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

The dollar’s decline against the Euro and other major currencies has dominated the financial news. In the past two years the Euro has gained about 25 percent against the dollar and the Wan about 18 percent since 2005.



Dollar Rises On Traders’ Hopes of Escaping Recession

May 30th, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News

The US dollar looks set to make a second straight monthly advance against the yen and euro as gains in stocks showed traders are cautiously optimistic the economy may not slide into recession after all.

“The idea that the Fed will continue to cut rates has been completely put to bed and the market is now flirting with the idea of a rate hike. That has given the dollar a boost,” said Alan Ruskin, head of international currency strategy at RBS Greenwich Capital Markets in Connecticut, in Bloomberg. More from that story:



Carry Trade Crisis? TFN Smart Trading Video

Apr 5th, 2008 | By Jack Crooks | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

 Analysts are seeing many similarities between the scenarios leading to the collapse of the Yen carry trade back in 1998 and what is occurring now. Should those investors and funds reliant on currency trading be paying closer attention?



Is the ‘Great Credit Crunch’ Still to Come?

Apr 2nd, 2008 | By Contrarian Profits | Category: Featured, Financial News, Politics & Economics

It may be that the credit crunch has not arrived yet, according to Financial Times blog FT Alphaville.

Alphaville has dug up a chart showing average daily volume of cash and securities transfers across Fedwire, the real-time gross settlement system operated by the Fed for transfers between commercial banks and other major financial institutions in the US.