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Yen Down on U.S. Optimism
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The Japanese currency started the week losing versus the greenback as the U.S. economy recovers, reiterating speculations that Fed stimulus may be lifted in a foreseeable future.(...) Read the rest of Yen Down on U.S. Optimism (66 words) Posted on Forex News .3 days ago -
Carry Trades Make and Break Markets
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Financial markets have been swept up during the last nine months by the Fed’s easy money policies, particularly its zero-interest-rate policy, which fostered a carry-trade in the dollar. Now, as the dollar rallies, and the Japanese economy and yen falters, the short term appointment of the dollar as the primary ...3 days ago -
Christmas week.
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Year has almost come to an end, with the most anticipated event/holiday coming this week- Christmas. One way or another, everybody is effected on personal or professional level. Just yesterday, while shopping, some women turns and says to me “I have enough of Christmas!”. A little surprised I answered “Lady, ...4 days ago -
As Dollar Gains Strength, ETF Seeks New Shares
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In a reversal of fortune, the U.S. dollar has managed to make moves and gain higher ground against other major currencies. Currency exchange traded funds (ETFs) are reflecting the shift in tides – especially the bullish dollar fund.The dollar jumped today after traders succeeded in pushing...6 days ago -
Positive Tech Earnings Give ETFs a Lift
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Better-than-expected third-quarter results from a few technology companies gave exchange traded funds (ETFs) a little life before the markets went into the weekend. Software maker Oracle (NASDAQ: ORCL) and BlackBerry maker Research in Motion (NASDAQ: RIMM) beat expectations in their earnings...6 days ago -
Yen Falls on BOJ Low Rates Policy
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The Japanese currency fell today versus the 6 main traded currencies in foreign-exchange markets after the nation’s financial authority followed the global trend among wealthy nations and ruled out rate hikes for the short-term future, declining attractiveness for the Asian currency.(...) Read the rest of ...6 days ago -
Copenhagen climate talks.
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Some encouraging news from the climate summit in Copenhagen. After days of bickering and accusations, most of the countries seem to be on a brink of striking some kind of agreement. Apparently United States is prepared to work with other countries toward a goal of jointly mobilizing $100 billion a year by 2020 to ...1 week ago -
Slack markets.
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So far this week very little of interest happened in financial markets, currencies being no exceptions. Not much movement and if there is any it lacks conviction and/or follow through. This is happening in spite developments which, in theory, should create more than a yawn. There is some talk about Austria becoming ...1 week ago -
Dubai rescued. For now.
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After weeks of speculations, uncertainty and all out panic, some of Dubai received a lifeline, which could help it save Dubai World, real estate conglomerate which was destined to end up under auctioneer’s hammer. Dubai officials were unwilling, or not able to, stand behind company’s debt, which created fears ...1 week ago -
Pound’s Demise Will not be Hard to Time
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I’d like to follow up on my last post (Timing is Everything in Forex, Especially in this Environment) by looking at how to time one specific currency: the Pound. As I noted tongue-in-cheek with the title of this post, timing the Pound will not be difficult, since it is likely headed downward in both the [...]1 week ago -
ETF Winners and Losers When the U.S. Dollar Is Weak
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The U.S. dollar is steadily dropping. Yet, value can be found in certain areas of the market and exchange trade funds (ETFs). Who wins and who loses when the dollar drops off?The dollar’s value relative to other world currencies has depreciated by a third since 2002, according to the Wall...1 week ago -
Jim Rogers: No Bubble In Gold, But Prefers Silver
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Legendary investor Jim Rogers spoke to CNBC yesterday and talked about his latest investment outlook. From the CNBC website this morning: Commodities are still a great place to invest, while some currencies also offer value and investors should stay away from US stocks and bonds, Jim Rogers, chairman of Jim Rogers ...1 week ago -
Sovereign debt rating.
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This week alot of questions were raised about financial stability of some countries. Fitch Ratings lowered grade for Greece to BBB+. While not a junk status, it is also not the sterling status every government seek. It puts a question mark on stability and responsibility of that countries fiscal policies. One ...1 week ago -
Yen Falls for 2nd Day on Deteriorating Conditions in Japan
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The Japanese yen continued its decline against the dollar and the euro for the second day today as the unpleasant economic conditions in Japan make their currency less attractive to the buyers.(...) Read the rest of Yen Falls for 2nd Day on Deteriorating Conditions in Japan (173 words) Posted on Forex ...1 week ago -
Day for Central Banks.
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Today Forex news were dominated by central banks, and that’s what drove currency trading. Swiss National Bank said it will stop purchases of corporate bonds as it joins other countries in starting to withdraw emergency measures. At the same time SNB left its benchmark 3-month target rate unchanged at 0.25%. ...2 weeks ago -
Timing is Everything in Forex, Especially in this Environment
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I just finished reading a Wall Street Journal piece (Central Banks Rattle Markets), which laid out, in fairly broad terms, how the activities of Central Banks have become the main fodder for forex traders, and how this trend will continue as the global economy looks to move beyond the credit crisis. The piece got me ...2 weeks ago -
Clouds over Greece.
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Couple of weeks after Dubai scare, concerns over credit worthiness of other small countries are spreading. Greece, which had been on a hot seat for some time over its fiscal policies, just had its sovereign credit downgraded. The rating on countries government bonds was cut by Fitch Ratings to BBB+ and the two ...2 weeks ago -
Yen Advances Despite GDP Growth Slowdown
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The Japanese yen continued to grow against the other major currencies for a third day today even after the worse than expected GDP data was released in Japan, as the risk-aversion still remains popular in the markets.(...) Read the rest of Yen Advances Despite GDP Growth Slowdown (136 words) Posted on ...2 weeks ago -
Japan ETFs: An Opportunity to Play Stimulus?
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Japan has stepped up to fix its struggling economy with an $81 billion stimulus package. Will the influx of money be enough to revive exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the country’s markets? Japan’s economy has been walloped lately: the yen has surged to a 14-year high against...2 weeks ago -
New stimulus package.
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After enduring its worst recession since World War II, Japan’s economy grew for the second straight quarter in the July-September period, expanding at an annualized pace of 4.8 percent. It was the strongest growth in more than two years thanks to previous stimulus measures and improvement in global demand. However, ...2 weeks ago
