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December FOMC Preview: How a 50 or 75bp Rate Cut Will Impact the Dollar
Dec 15, 2008 · 0 Comments
Tuesday’s FOMC meeting will be remembered for decades to come as the Federal Reserve brings interest rates down to the lowest level this generation has ever seen.... >>>
Impact of Retail Sales and Trade on Q4 GDP
Dec 11, 2008 · 0 Comments
The two biggest inputs into GDP are consumer spending and trade. Therefore the 2.8 percent decline in retail sales and the surprise widening of the trade deficit... >>>
Euro Headed for 1.35?
Dec 11, 2008 · 0 Comments
Hawkish comments from ECB member Weber is driving the EUR/USD through the roof. The currency pair is up close to 2.5 percent or more than 300 pips. After cutting... >>>
Dollar Tanks as Unemployment Claims Skyrocketed to 26-Year Highs
Dec 11, 2008 · 0 Comments
The US dollar is tanking as jobless claims rise by the largest amount since November 1982, 26 years ago. As I have suspected, it is the 1980s all over again. This... >>>
Has Currency Volatility Hit a Peak?
Dec 10, 2008 · 0 Comments
On Tuesday, we talked about how volatility in the forex market has exploded in 2008. Although trading ranges expanded significantly in October and November, volatility... >>>
What Zero Yield in Treasury Bills Signal for Currencies
Dec 9, 2008 · 0 Comments
Although currency and stock traders can’t figure out whether this is a bottom or a pause before more losses, the sentiment in the bond market is very negative. For... >>>
Explosion in Forex Trading Ranges
Dec 9, 2008 · 0 Comments
Forex trading ranges have exploded over the past few months. The daily average trading range has doubled for all of the actively traded currency pairs in 2008,... >>>
EUR/GBP: Headed to 90 Cents?
Dec 8, 2008 · 0 Comments
EUR/GBP hit a record high of 0.8740 today. The currency pair has been on a tear, which is not much of a surprise given the Bank of England’s aggressive interest... >>>
Wall Street Surges: Aid is on the Way
Dec 8, 2008 · 0 Comments
If the equity market managed to rally despite news that 533k jobs were lost from the US economy last month, then Obama’s pledge to increase spending this weekend... >>>
Nonfarm Payrolls Plunged But Market Rallies: What Gives?
Dec 6, 2008 · 0 Comments
The US unemployment rate soared to a 15 year high in the month of November as non-farm payrolls incur the steepest slide in 34 years. Although currencies and equities... >>>




