Thursday, November 20th, 2008

Posts Tagged ‘ Yen Carry Trade ’

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!



Currencies Lose Their Edge

Nov 11th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

The China good feeling dissipates…  Currencies lose their edge…  Fannie Mae needs more!  Silver manipulation? And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



The Day After

Nov 5th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

I want change too!  Euro leads a currency rally!  Factory Orders plunge!  Carry Trades back on the table! And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Election Day!

Nov 4th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

The winner is… Deflation!  Trading theme in place…  RBA cuts rates 75 BPS!  Manufacturing collapses! And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



The Trading Theme Remains In Place

Oct 27th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News

Carry Trade Depth…  RBA intervenes…  Oil weighs on the loonie… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Credit Fears Ease

Oct 20th, 2008 | By Chris Gaffney | Category: Financial News

Credit fears ease…  Chuck’s thoughts from the road… India cuts rates… China growth slows, but is still 9%…
And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



Govt to Follow Buffet’s Lead

Oct 14th, 2008 | By Chris Gaffney | Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading

Good day…And what a day it was! As I stated in yesterday’s Pfennig, Columbus day is just sort of a holiday for the markets. These ’semi-holidays’ can create some volatile trading, as not all of the markets are open and many desks are short staffed. So with the Federal Reserve and the banking system closed, the equity markets had the largest one day gain in over seven decades.



Fed Floods the Markets with US$

Oct 13th, 2008 | By Chris Gaffney | Category: Financial News, US Dollar & Forex Trading

Bernanke gets help opening the spigot… Euro and Pound rally… Yen to continue to benefit from carry reversals… Aussie $ rallies… And Now… Today’s Pfennig!



When Things Look Bleak the Dollar Goes Up

Oct 10th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: US Dollar & Forex Trading

It doesn’t look as though it will be a Fantastico Friday in stocks. Yesterday was a bloodletting, overnight the Japanese stock market sold off 11%, and Europe is down about 9% at this point. UGH! But according to Chuck Butler, “When things look bleak, the dollar goes up… And when it looks as though all the stimulus might work, the dollar sells off…”



Coordinated Central Bank Rate Cuts!

Oct 8th, 2008 | By Chuck Butler | Category: Financial News, Politics & Economics

Yen trades to 98! Carry Trades unwinding hurt high yielders… Gold rallies back to $900! Central Bank rate cuts…. And Now… Today’s Pfennig!