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Dollar Rallies on Sales Surprise - Euro Undercut on ECB Comments

Jun 13th, 2008 | By Doug Casey | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

 In the currency market, the dollar rallied against the euro. Late Thursday, the euro was trading at $1.5421 vs. $1.5548 on Wednesday. The buck was supported by better-than-expected retail sales, which boosted expectations for a Fed rate hike.



Home Depot Votes for “Things aren’t so Bad”

Apr 29th, 2008 | By Brian Hunt | Category: Real Estate Investments

Sales of new homes plunge to lowest level in 16½ years,” reports the Commerce Department, throwing another log of bad news onto the burning housing market. And by the time you read this, we’re sure another story of the weak housing market will hit the newswire. It’s what makes the current strength in shares of Home Depot so interesting.