The Dollar’s Renewed Popularity

Annelena Lobb reports all about cash. You would think a U.S. dollar rally would be a good sign ... is now “a very, very big target for the bears,” said Ashraf Laidi, chief forex strategist at CMC Markets ... . In Canada, the loonie has been hit three ways — by oil prices; the weak U.S. economy, where most [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 16:27:36

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Option Trade of the Day

Option Trade of the Day Gold Investments Market Update - South African Gold Production Continues to Fall Significantly - From over 1000 Tonnes in ... and Autochartist pt2 Chart Pattern Trading and Autochartist pt1 A look at the daily dollar-canada Forex Advisor [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 11:38:05

Forex News: Bank of Canada cuts rates by 75 basis points

The rate is now 1.50%.  This is the lowest rate since 1958.  The USDCAD has gotten a boost off of the larger than expected cut (USDCAD is trading above 1.2700). Comments from the BOC are outlined below: read more [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 14:09:43

Dollar is Ravaged as Fed Goes to Zero Interest Rates

The dollar has been thrown to the wolves by the Federal Reserve’s decision Tuesday to slash its benchmark short-term interest rate to as low ... . The European Central Bank’s benchmark rate is at 2.5%. Canada’s is at 1.5%. Even Japan’s, at 0.3 ... research at GFT Forex in New York. OK. But a currency’s value also is supposed to be a function [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 04:36:31

Forex Forecast: 5 Key Events (Canadian CPI Impact)

Inflation is quickly building an argument for the Bank of Canada to entertain the possibility of rate hikes in the near future - or at least defer any... [more...]

Date: 2008-08-21 18:09:16

The forex effect will impact Harlequin

The Canadian dollar is falling to “levels not seen since mid 2005.” Harlequin is based in Canada and it’s economic outlook can be hugely affected by a fluctuating Canadian/U.S. dollar exchange rate. In the past, the decreased value of the US dollar has led [more...]

Date: 2008-10-27 18:12:16

Boxing Day is the Bank Holidays

forex-toolbox.jpg Boxing Day is just one of the British bank holidays recognized since 1871 that are observed by banks, government offices, ... ), including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Copyright © 2008 daily20pip.com. Thank you for using ... . Go to www.daily20pip.com to learn more about this simple Forex system. . [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 19:00:25

Optimization Tips for Adsense

My regular readers know I am a big fan of ignoring prevailing wisdom and choose to experiment constantly in order to find my own answers. If there is one area where this approach has paid off nicely it's with Adsense. I have read numerous articles and comments from others who offer advice on this topic and quite frankly most of what you read is [more...]

Date: 2008-04-29 07:26:00

UPDATE 2-Liberals win Quebec election, beat separatists

Quebec’s ruling Liberals strengthened their grip on power in a provincial election on Monday, ... had expected by finishing a strong second with 51 seats. Radio-Canada analyst Michel Auger linked ... . Harper last week won a bid to suspend Canada’s parliament until January, blocking the opposition’ [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 06:50:51

Fundraiser Software

Fund Raising Many companies and non-profit organizations are seeking to raise capital these days. With the ailing economy it is getting quite critical for some organizations to fund the projects they have now let alone initiate new ones. Organizations and entrepreneurs need to get creative when times are tough [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 08:09:44

Daily Report for Thu, Nov 27, 2008

Markets Re-cap Admin: I am posting this just so the charts/tables will be here for any who want them. Bill may or may not add comments later. For those of you who are celebrating a holiday today, have a happy one. Comments & Outlook Links & Charts International Economics Review US Economic Calendar. Knobias Cara100 Tables [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 17:16:33

Emerging Markets Banks Hoist on Foreign Borrowing Petard

A colorful and informative article by John Dizard in the Financial Times on how emerging markets may not have dodged foreign currency exposure risk ... . The crises of the 1970s and 1980s were all about sovereign borrowers running out of forex. So the sovereign borrowers moved to create effective local markets for government debt and accumulated huge f [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 08:11:16

French envoy appreciated GOP’s political vision and Economic Stabilization Plan

ISLAMABAD: Adviser to Prime Minister on Finance and Economic Affairs, Mr. Shaukat Tarin held a meeting with Ambassador of France, Mr. Daniel Jauanneau on Friday. Mr. Shaukat Tarin briefed the Ambassador on GOP’s Nine Point agenda that principally focuses Economic Stabilization Plan and over all restoration of economic health in view of ongoing [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 10:58:42

What Happens when Idiots Rule corporations? $400 Million Loss To The Country.

This is a letter written by a patriotic Sri Lankan Who loves our country. Why worry about the oil hedge Scam? Firstly all patriotic Sri Lankan are shocked by the biggest foreign exchange scam in the history of the country with a lead foreign bank making use of the poor risk management skills of the chairman of CPC [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 12:08:47

Why worry about the CPC Sri Lanka oil hedge Scam?

Firstly, all patriotic Sri Lankan are shocked by the biggest foreign exchange scam in the history of the country with a lead foreign bank making use of the poor risk management skills of the chairman of CPC.  Nationalistic Sri Lankans are shocked and traumatized due to the following reasons [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 03:10:00

UPDATE 1-Japan’s Idemitsu, Cosmo expect lower crude runs

Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co and Cosmo Oil Co said on Wednesday they expected to refine less crude oil in the first few months of 2009, reflecting slow domestic demand amid the economic slowdown. Japan’s oil use has declined sharply in recent months as an economic slowdown worldwide curbs industrial activity, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 06:05:30

Preview of Sep 4 meetings

The BoE as well as the ECB's monetary policy committees will, most likely, keep interest rates on hold , amid fears of the economy worsening over the next quarters, which could put pressure on the Banks to cut rates over the coming months. On one hand, the Bank of England is expected to maintain [more...]

Date: 2008-09-03 15:26:59

Why The IMF's Decision To Agree A Lavian Bailout Programme Without Devaluation Is A Mistake

The IMF finally announced it's Latvia "bailout" plan on Friday. The plan involves lending about €1.7 billion ($2.4 billion) to Latvia to stabilise the currency and financial support while the government implements its economic adjustment plan. The loan, which will be in the form of a 27-month stand-by arrangement, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:45:00

Cisco, NVIDIA and Unemployment Could Move the Markets

Read More >> View All Recent Articles >> Market Updates 06:38 Wall Street Set To Take A Breather On Eve Of Presidential Election 23:30 Global Insight Predicts Presidential Election Outcome 23:20 Tough Times For Australian Consumers: Westpac 21:28 More Gains Predicted For Thai Stocks 20: [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 18:10:54

Forex News and Rumors

US Unemployment Climbs to 6.7 Percent The US Labor Department announced this morning that 533,000 jobs were lost in November - the highest single-month loss in 34 years and driving unemployment up to 6.7 percent. More Canada Sheds 70,600 Jobs Canada’s unemployment rate rose to a two-year high [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 10:30:12

MortgageNewsClips: Profound Changes, John Mauldin, Volcker Advises, FASB Summary, Dollar Not Done, 10yr Dips, ZIRP?, 30yr Fix Charts, Nouriel Roubini, $1 Trillion Deficit, Helping Outsiders, Crisis Summary, 4 more

    S&P Expects Profound Changes in Banking System - The series of events that have led to the shutting down of the credit markets and eroded confidence in the global financial system will lead to the most profound changes in the banking system since the Great Depression, [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 23:41:42

As Hungary's Recession Deepens The Central Bank Cuts Rates In "Snails Pace" Mode

The fact that Hungary's National Bank did not decide to make an unexpected interest rate cut at its meeting earlier this week seems to have surprised ... forex loans find themselves unable to maintain their payments as unemployment rises and wages [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:37:00

As Hungary's Recession Deepens The Central Bank Cuts Rates In "Snails Pace" Mode

by Edward Hugh: BarcelonaThe fact that Hungary's National Bank did not decide to make an unexpected interest rate cut at its meeting earlier this ... system as holders of Swiss Franc forex loans find themselves unable to maintain their payments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:37:00

FX|Clearing — Canadian Forex Broker not for Canadians

FX|Clearing is a MetaTrader Forex broker based and registered in Canada. It’s offering its services on-line since 2007. The broker offers very competitive conditions for the mini- and micro-Forex trading with the high ... they don’t have the proper license which is required by the Canadian laws to provide Forex trading [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:14:11

InvestTechFx Leading Forex Islamic Account MasterCard is Offering Prestigious Credit Card Set with Real Diamond for Islamic U

(Stocks News and Information) 1 InvestTechFX the Worldwide Leading Forex Trading Islamic Account Solutions Head of Customer Relation Department Mr Saad spoke last week in Toronto Canada about the new MasterCard that is launching a new and prestigious Credit Card which is set with real diamonds and clustered with gold In the center of the card [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 09:56:51

White House Promises Last-Ditch Auto Rescue

White House readies last-ditch plan to prevent collapse of nation's auto industryWith Congress gridlocked and the economy floundering, ... -- by temporarily closing 21 factories across North America. The move affects most plants in the U.S., Canada [more...]

Date: 2008-12-14 22:31:00

Why The IMF's Decision To Agree A Lavian Bailout Programme Without Devaluation Is A Mistake

by Edward Hugh: BarceloanThe IMF finally announced it's Latvia "bailout" plan on Friday. The plan involves lending about €1.7 billion ($2.4 billion) to Latvia to stabilise the currency and financial support while the government implements its economic adjustment plan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:46:00

Why The IMF’s Decision To Agree A Lavian Bailout Programme Without Devaluation Is A Mistake

The IMF finally announced it’s Latvia “bailout” plan on Friday. The plan involves lending about €1.7 billion ($2.4 billion) ... the end of this year under the Fund’s fast-track emergency financing procedures [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 08:48:58

Big MacDaddy

Big MacDaddy Gold Investments Market Update - Citigroup Report: Gold Holders “Mellow” for Years; ... and Autochartist pt2 Chart Pattern Trading and Autochartist pt1 A look at the daily dollar-canada Triage: Comparing Set Ups on the 30 min and Daily EUR/USD Forex Advisor Away Gbp/Usd for today Eur/Usd [more...]

Date: 2008-12-03 09:11:22

Forex News: BOC Flaherty on the wires

Forex News: BOC Flaherty on the wires Posted by Greg Michalowski on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 8:27am in BOC Flaherty FAILURE OF BIG 3 CARMAKERS NOT LIKELY FORESTRY SECTOR WILL BE SMALLER CANADA CONSIDERING TAX CUTS FOR BUDGET CANADA NOT LOOKING AT $25 BLN IN AUTO AID NOW  THERE IS URGENCY [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:27:54

U.S. Forex Market Commentary

U.S. Forex Market Commentary U.S Market Update Today’s Live Show: The Formula: Weak Markets+Risk Aversion= Strong USD and JPY USA: ... -canada Forex Advisor Non Farm Payrolls numbers Usd/Jpy levels for today One more trick before payrolls Gbp/Usd for the rest of the day Usd/Chf update Forex In blogs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 22:12:08

Forex News: Bank of Canada to cut rates at 9:00 AM

Forex News: Bank of Canada to cut rates at 9:00 AM Posted by Greg Michalowski on Tue, 12/09/2008 - 8:49am in BOC The Bank of Canada is expected to cut their target rate to 1.75% from 2.25% at 9:00 AM.  This is largely expected. Ahead of the decision the USDCAD is strengthening (Canadian [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 13:49:16

Will the US Dollar Become the Lowest Yielding Currency in the World?

Will the US Dollar Become the Lowest Yielding Currency in the World? ... from the US this week. CAD: Bank of Canada Expected to Cut Rates to 1.75% EUR: Will it Remain Immune ... , Forex News, New Zealand dollar, Swiss Franc, US Dollar, eur/usd, euro, forex blog, forex book, zero [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 22:12:43

Forex News: Canada Housing Starts due at 8:15 AM

Forex News: Canada Housing Starts due at 8:15 AM Posted by Greg Michalowski on Mon, 12/08/2008 - 8:06am in Canada Housing Starts The Canada Housing Starts will be released at 8:15 ... 2007.   The Canadian economy has been hit recently by the slowing auto sector (Canada provides parts [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 13:06:32

US Dollar Tumbles As Leading Indicators Plunge - Fed's Bernanke Speaks on Friday

US Dollar Tumbles As Leading Indicators Plunge - Fed's Bernanke Speaks on Friday Thursday, 21 August 2008 21:12: ... reports Daily Forecasts Wednesday, 20 August 2008 14:26:04 GMT Forex Trading Forecasts - Euro Dollar ... 28 GMT Dollar Sinks As Crude Prices Jump, Financial Fears Tapped (Forex Video) Thursday, 21 August [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 02:32:49

Forex New: Canada Wholesale Sales decline greater than expectations

Forex New: Canada Wholesale Sales decline greater than expectations Posted by Greg Michalowski on Wed, 12/17/2008 - 8:36am in Canada Wholesale Sales The Canada Wholesale sales fell by a greater than expected 1.8% for the month of October.  The decline was led by a slowing in sales of recyclable metals and car [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 13:36:40

Big Bang Link List

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Date: 2008-09-21 16:03:00

A look at the daily dollar-canada

A look at the daily dollar-canada Triage: Comparing Set Ups on the 30 min and Daily EUR/USD Swing Set Up Discussion in EUR/USD Crude Oil Analysis on Multiple Time Frames My Big FOREX in FIVE webinar at FXStreet!! Forex Advisor Gbp/Usd update ... Forex In blogs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 02:27:16

Weekly Review and Outlook - Mixed Outlook as Markets Immune to Poor Data

Weekly Review and Outlook - Mixed Outlook as Markets Immune to Poor Data GBPUSD breaks below 1 ... and Autochartist pt2 Chart Pattern Trading and Autochartist pt1 A look at the daily dollar-canada Forex ... Gbp/Usd for the rest of the day Usd/Chf update Forex In blogs [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 08:51:08

Forex News: Claims come out as expected. Canada Retail sales a touch weaker

Forex News: Claims come out as expected. Canada Retail sales a touch weaker Posted by Greg Michalowski on Thu, 12/18/2008 - 8:33am in Initial Claims Initial Claim 554K vs 558K Continuing Claims 4384K vs 4375K These numbers are as expected. In other news, Canada Retail Sales came in at -0.9% vs -1.1% expectations [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 13:33:49

Canada Unveils Plan to Help Auto Industry

Canada will follow the United States by providing C$4 billion ($3.3 billion) ... a $17.4 billion package to shore up Detroit's auto industry.Harper also announced two new federal [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 22:48:00

Geralyn Wheeler on "An Islamic State? A Proposal from Turkey: Aristocracy of Intellectuals!"

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Date: 2008-12-10 06:41:52

Forex News: Canada Housing Starts due at 8:15 AM | FXDD

Forex News: Canada Housing Starts due at 8:15 AM | FXDD The Global Forex Market Forex Technical Analysis - Forex Trading, Currency Forecast, FX … Forex Technical Analysis on Majors Weekly Forex Signals: GBP/USD - Forex Trading, Currency Forecast … Weekly Startegy 12/07/2008 - Preparing for better days? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:29:23

Forex News Preview: Canada Industrial and Raw Material Prices due at 8:30 AM

  The Canada Industrial Product and Raw Material Prices for the month of November will be due at 8:30 AM ... from Dec 18th approached (at 1.1817).  Higher oil and commodities has helped the pair as Canada [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 12:58:26

Forex News: Canada Current Account for 3 Q, Industrial Product and Raw Material Prices due out this morning

  The Canada Current Account for the 3 quarter will be released at 8:30 AM.  The Current account is the broadest measure of a countries flows in and out of their country.  Last quarter the Current [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 12:33:20

CURRENCY TRADING SUMMARY – 10th December 2008 (00:30GMT)

Big Rate Cut from Canada, USD mixed CURRENCY TRADING SUMMARY – 10th December 2008 (00:30GMT) · U.S. Dollar Trading (USD) had a mixed day gaining back some of the steep losses seen on Monday [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 05:38:21

Forex News: Canada Raw Material prices plunge. Industrial Product prices fall as well. Both declines are records

Forex News: Canada Raw Material prices plunge. Industrial Product prices fall as well. Both declines are records Posted by Greg Michalowski on Tue, 01/06/2009 - 8:40am in Raw Material The Canada Raw Material Prices and Industrial Product Prices fell sharply last month as oil [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 13:40:30

Commodity Block Currencies

The three most liquid commodity currencies in forex markets are USD/CAD, AUD/USD and NZD/USD ... * Money Manager ForexGen Introducing Brokers ,White Label and Money Manager holders [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 20:35:00

Forex Trading: USD/CAD at support on Daily- Looking For a Break? Finance Min States that Technical Recession is on Horizon

Forex Trading: USD/CAD at support on Daily- Looking For a Break? ... .  If the support levels hold we could see the pair trade back up to the daily highs at 1.3000 Canada's [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 21:17:10

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