Navigate: Home Posts by Chuck Butler

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.

Visit: EverBank




Chuck Butler's Latest Articles | 100

China Stops Buying Eurozone Debt

May 10, 2012| 

I don’t know what the markets mean when they flock to dollars and yen (JPY), the two big dogs when it comes to debt creation. But it is what it is, so we carry... Read »

Bill Gross and Others Call for QE3

May 9, 2012| 

Good day. My first day back in the saddle went fairly well, the meetings were short and sweet — just the way I like them — and I got out of here at a decent... Read »

Elections Throw Euro Under a Bus

May 8, 2012| 

Last Friday, I sent you into the weekend talking about the elections that had held the euro (EUR) hostage, which would be held in France and Greece. France got their... Read »

Gold Continues to Be Pushed Down, But by Whom?

May 4, 2012| 

After reaching a high of nearly $106 on Wednesday, the price of oil has hit the slippery slope (yay!) all the way down to $101.27 this morning. While it will take... Read »

Spain Enters its Second Recession in Three Years

Apr 30, 2012| 

Friday’s price action in the currencies was all about tight ranges, but if there was any bias, it was to sell dollars, especially after it was announced that the... Read »

Japan Turns to Quantitative Easing Once Again!

Apr 27, 2012| 

The Bank of Japan, with instructions from the Japanese Finance Ministry, announced that they would increase their purchases of Japanese government bonds. You know... Read »

Aussie Inflation Falls, Dragging the Aussie Dollar Down

Apr 24, 2012| 

The Aussie inflation report that printed last night certainly is going to give my thought of no rate cut a lot of problems. Aussie first-quarter CPI rose just 0.3%... Read »

UK Retail Sales Push Euro-Bloc Higher

Apr 20, 2012| 

The euro (EUR) has gotten another boost this morning from a think tank report in Germany, and what’s called the “euro bloc” of currencies is moving along with... Read »

Overnight Currency Rally Fades

Apr 19, 2012| 

The gyrations and volatility continue in the markets — one day up, the next day down. One day a piece of data matters; the next day it doesn’t. But we carry... Read »

U.S. Retail Sales Send Risk Assets Higher

Apr 17, 2012| 

Good day. In keeping with the tradition I set many years ago on Tax Day: “If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat. If... Read »

Next Page »

Our Partners: