All Posts Tagged With: "Jack Crooks"
Why the ECB Hasn’t Joined the Worldwide Rate Cutting Party
Editor of World Currency Options and Money Trader Jack Crooks says the vast majority of consumers see ‘inflation’ as what we’re paying for groceries, gas, a Starbucks coffee and electricity. But when it comes to Europe, wage push inflation plays a crucial role. Rising wages there are keeping prices unnaturally high. This means when the ECB decides to cut rates it will do so substantially and quickly to give it more firepower for the next inflation shootout…
Jack Crooks Says a Long-Term Dollar Rally Is a Real Possibility
The big news this past week was definitely the dollar.
Yesterday, the 14-day relative strength index of the euro versus the dollar fell to 21.82, the lowest since the European currency’s 1999 debut.
The question is: How can the dollar rally like this when the greenback’s fundamentals leave so much to be desired?
Currency expert Jack Crooks says the key to understanding current dollar strength is the failure of other nations to decouple from the ailing US economy…
The British Pound Is More At Risk Than the Buck
While investors fret about the death of the US dollar, forex expert Jack Crooks says there is one currency in even more trouble than the buck: the British pound.
Britain is following the US into a slump, preventing the Bank of England (BoE) from hiking rates to control inflation.
Jack says Britain is more exposed to the ongoing credit crisis than any other major economy… including the US.
The next BoE move could another rate cut. This would send the British pound tumbling…
Short the Baht to Profit From Thai Inflation Woes
Thailand’s fairytale of growth and prosperity is over, says currency expert Jack Crooks in The Sovereign Society.
Fuel and food costs are pushing inflation towards double-digit levels. The central bank is behind the curve in tightening monetary policy, and it doesn’t look like it will catch up anytime soon.
All this makes the Thai currency, the baht, look very vulnerable, says Jack. Short-selling is the best option in the weeks to come…
Is Falling Demand for Oil Ending Crude Carry Trade?
The dollar has taken a tumble from its near a three-week high against the euro, after traders got a return of the jitters over crisis in the US credit markets.
No surprise there. What is surprising, says currency expert Jack Crooks, is that the dollar appears to be becoming less correlated with the price of crude oil. The US currency, after all, didn’t hit all-time lows when crude soared to above $150 per barrel.
In fact, the dollar index rallied from its all-time low when crude was around $104 a barrel as oil prices began their steep climb. Jack says there are three possible explanations…
Mr. Bernanke: The New Death Star
Sometimes the most interesting remarks don’t come from the pundits or the floating talking heads on CNBC. Instead, the really intriguing insights come from normal investors like you and me, who aren’t afraid to tell it like it is.
Fed Must Respond to Inflation Threat
The machinations of the US Federal Reserve are uppermost in the minds of investors — and the media. The Fed is in a jam. On the one side slowing growth and the specter of the credit crisis. Rising inflation on the other.
Currency Trading Strategies for a Volatile Forex Market
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 Bear Torpedoes the Fed’s ‘Strong Dollar Policy’
Ever since Robert Rubin began the tradition in the mid-1990s, it has been a significant element of the Treasury Secretary’s job description to continuously state that a strong dollar is in the national interest.
Eight Easy Ways to Say Goodbye to the Buck
Don’t know the first thing about trading currencies? No problem. You can still invest outside of the falling dollar - even with just a normal stock brokerage account. Let’s look at some great ways you can get in on the foreign currency markets, and actually profit from the dropping dollar.
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