Chuck Butler

Affiliation: EverBank

Chuck Butler is President of EverBank® World Markets and the author of the popular Daily Pfennig newsletter.

With a career in investment services and currencies extending over 35 years, Mr. Butler oversees all aspects of customer service and the trading desk for EverBank World Markets. A respected analyst of the currency market, Mr. Butler has frequently made appearances or been quoted by the national media. These include the Wall Street Journal, US News, World Report, MarketWatch, USAToday, CNNfn, Bloomberg TV, CNBC, and the Chicago Tribune.

Mr. Butler was previously the Chief International Bond Trader and Director of Risk Management for Mark Twain Bank, and has held significant positions in the investment industry since 1973.

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Chuck Butler's Latest Articles | 36

Currencies are Mounting a Mini-Rally Versus the Dollar

Mar 10, 2010| 

Yesterday’s price action in the currencies versus the dollar was a drag, man… We did, however, see the higher yielding currencies begin to move away from the... Read »

GDP and Dollar Growth: It’s All Happening in Australia

Mar 3, 2010| 

I have to say front and center this morning, that while it may have taken the currency traders half a day to realize that Australia had raised rates, they finally... Read »

Greenback Nowhere But Down Long Term… Deal With It

Feb 23, 2010| 

Well… Here we are this morning, the currencies have basically remained stalled, with only the “higher yielders” making any headway, albeit small headway. The... Read »

IMF Sends Gold to the Woodshed

Feb 18, 2010| 

Front and center this morning, we had the entire day-and-a-half rally in the risk assets completely erased, wiped out, and reversed yesterday… Recall that I told... Read »

China Slowly Backing Away from U.S. Treasuries

Feb 17, 2010| 

Front and center this morning, we saw quite the rally in risk assets yesterday, all day, and all night! It was like the sea parted, the stars aligned, and the karma... Read »

Greenback Hammers the Euro

Feb 5, 2010| 

The big stock sell off that I’ve warned about since last year, looks like it has finally arrived… Bringing with it my biggest fears that the link between all... Read »

Global Economic Growth Takes a Hit

Feb 4, 2010| 

The news that Chris brought you yesterday – regarding the mini-rally in the currencies, led by the euro (EUR) climbing back to 1.40 – was completely washed out... Read »

Currencies Sell-Off then Rebound Overnight

Jan 28, 2010| 

Yesterday, I told you how the currencies were in “lock-down” mode, awaiting the FOMC statement and the State of the Union Address. Well, the “lock-down”... Read »

The Currency Markets are in Lock-Down Mode

Jan 27, 2010| 

When I signed off yesterday, the dollar was swinging the hammer, and all the non-dollar currencies, except Japanese yen (JPY), were getting nailed… That hammer... Read »

Commodity Currencies Take A Beating

Jan 26, 2010| 

Front and center this morning, we have the dollar back in the catbird’s seat, as the risk aversion campers were out again late yesterday and overnight. The euro... Read »