Clash of the Titans: The Dollar and Yen
The dollar has had quite a run of late against most of the major world currencies. It is trading at one-year highs against the euro, is moving further away from parity ... Zealand’s central bank reduced its key lending rate by 0.5 percentage point, reducing [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 16:53:28
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Learn Forex Even When You’re Afraid Of Math
Causes To Learn Forex When abroad, you have to exchange your currency to the local currency of the country you are in ... speculation, buying, or selling. Does Forex Need Math? Analysis makes forex work. Tools, basic and technical analysis, tidal movements, trade set-ups, and interest rates are a few things [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 19:55:25
US$ Remains Range Bound ahead of this Week's ECB Meeting
The US$ gained against most major currencies overnight while falling against the JPY ... weakened against the yen as the Japanese currency continues to benefit from its status as a “safe haven” instrument. There is no economic data slated for release this Monday, so expect trade to remain [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 14:44:56
Why Didn?t Thomas Qualls Show Up for Closing Arguments in His Case?
Comverse had Kobi. Symbol had Tomo. And Bayou had Sam. Did Thomas Qualls, a former currency broker at International Foreign Currency Inc., hit the high road too? Too early to tell, but yesterday, reports the WSJ’s Amir Efrati, an arrest warrant was issued for Qualls, whose commodities fraud trial had begun in mid-October and was set [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 13:44:12
Easy to Learn Home Business - To Beat the Credit Crunch and Make Money Fast in 30 minutes a Day!
If you want to earn great profits in around 30 minutes a day and have a few hundred dollars, ... currencies might go next? The best way to trade is to simply look at Forex Charts of price. On these charts you will see currencies that trend up and down and your aim is to lock into and hold [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 13:54:18
Currency crisis is gathering storm
In the last few weeks, the currency market is where the action has been ... then widened to include the Icelandic Krona, the South African Rand, the Polish Zloty, the South Korean Won, the Hungarian Forint, and the Mexican Peso amongst others. This speaks to hot money fleeing [more...]
Date: 2008-10-25 22:19:35
Investment in Foreign Exchange
.fullpost{display:inline;} Have you ever heard Foreign Exchange? ... in this business. Fab Forex is a kind of guidance for everyone to make currency trading. The benefit ... country. If you want to join in this business, I suggest you to learn more about currency trading, because [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 12:14:00
On The Serio
A few days ago I sent an message to my distribution list (full text below the fold) telling everyone that I'm starting to sort my Inbox using a currency called the Serio. The Serio is a virtual currency that can be attached to emails. Since it is a scarce resource [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:38:17
Saved by Zero
Before long, more than one nation’s financial system could be looking at the zero effect ... up seeing is the inevitability of zero interest rates,” says Kathy Lien, director of currency research [more...]
Date: 2008-11-28 09:02:00
Dollar falls across the board as bailout plan's details emerge
Dollar falls across the board as bailout plan's details emerge Posted Sep 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Joseph Lazzaro Filed under: International markets, ... , and about one-half yen to 106.38 versus Japan's yen in midday Monday trading. Cites laws of economics Currency ... options, borrowing or printing money," Resnick said. "The currency market right now [more...]
Date: 2008-09-22 16:05:30
Daily FX Commentary
Sterling remains under pressure Sterling sentiment remained under severe pressure on Friday and the UK currency weakened to a fresh 2-year low ... currency was badly damaged again in early Asian trading on Monday following an interview [more...]
Date: 2008-09-01 10:40:31
2009 Currency Outlooks from Kathy Lien at GFT Forex
I have to admit that I am glad that I swung by Kathy Lien’s personal blog today ... to providing solid fundamental analysis for long-term trades. But she goes even further with this article ... that she has released her 2009 currency outlooks at the GFT forex site. I can tell [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 14:54:22
The “Second Life” Economic Crisis
... and trade in virtual products and services. There is even a virtual currency, Linden dollars, that is convertible to real-world money on currency exchanges. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 13:31:29
Russian Industry Heads For Poll Position As The Downhill Stretch Of The Tourmalet Extends Itself Before Us
Well as far as I can see, in this the great second depression cycling race, ... -euro currency basket during 2008. The central bank has also now used 27 percent of its foreign-currency reserves, which are still the world’s third-largest [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 14:06:49
forex markets
You’re already a Currency Investor… “You can’t avoid it,” says World Currency Watch managing editor, Kat von Rohr ... in this market - even if you never place a single Forex trade in your life. ” “In fact, you probably [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 07:03:11
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Dec 29, 2008 – Jan 4, 2009)
Changing the digits on the calendar from ’08 to ’09 may not have transformed the dire outlook for the global economy, ... currency was allowed to float freely in 1973) • Pound against US dollar: -26.2% (worst annual decline ... launch of single currency in 1999) Commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 08:14:39
Helpful Forex strategies to become a successful investor
As currency trading has become one of the most recent ways of earning money, a large chunk of people take this option just as a hobby. This type of trading is performed by exchanging currency of one c [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 20:30:48
Loosening Russia's Currency Belt
In case you haven't noticed, the Russian ruble appears to be in a lot of trouble, ... , the ruble is often referred to as a "commodity currency," the value of which can experience swings [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 18:18:00
Currencies Rally With Aid on the Way
Currencies Rally With Aid on the Way December 8, 2008 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 and the developments [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 15:11:45
You're already a Currency Investor...
"You can't avoid it," says World Currency Watch managing editor, Kat von Rohr. "You can't take a break from investing in it. You can't sell everything and run like hell if the markets turn against you." [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 23:06:46
Nouriel Roubini on the endgame for Bretton Woods II
The Bretton Woods system of managed currencies unraveled in the early 1970s, leaving a decade of economic trouble in its wake ... their currency appreciation and desperately hold on BW2 - as the rate of accelerated forex accumulation [more...]
Date: 2008-07-07 15:13:29
‘The Right Way to Bail Out’ a State | The Obama Tax Cuts
Momentum — if not irrational exuberance — seems to be growing daily for the incoming administration’s proposed “stimulus” package, ... do not have to worry about currency stability or the rule of law. Their fiscal problems stem primarily ... difficult trade-offs, some legislators would most likely be willing to abide by an expenditure limit [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 01:51:00
Groundwork for Trade Conflict Being Laid?
We have worried out loud that the policy remedies being pursued by the US amount to trying to restore the status quo ante to as great a degree as ... that they needed to let their currency rise (and presumably over time move to a more balanced, less export ... are seeking to restore or increase trade surpluses. That in turn means SOMEONE has to import [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 05:55:14
EU Globalist Gurus Gather
By Terry JamesVibrations stemming from Planet Earth getting its bell rung by the economic earthquakes that struck late in 2008 continue to cause currencies and trade issues to jostle against each other. America’s loss of balance ... . French President Nicolas Sarkozy, leading a two-day conference with former British Prime Minister Tony [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 18:30:00
Currency News - Wednesday, 07 January 2009
Economic News USD - Obama’s Stimulus Package Puts USD in a Position to Make Gains The U.S ... the last few days, the currency may be due for a short-term pullback. Looking at today’s trading, investors [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 09:30:59
Euro Likely to Rally vs US Dollar on Clear Shift in Forex Sentiment (Daily FX)
DailyFX provides the latest financial news that applies to the currency trading industry. Get constant updates, free forex charts, forex trading quotes and live currency pair pricing. Link to the original site [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 22:13:18
Bad News Predictor Jailed
The Economist a month ago: Back in September a message appeared on an online bulletin board owned by Daum, the most popular web host in a country, ... the imminent collapse of Lehman Brothers, a now-defunct investment bank. Wild speculation is normally ... began to watch the currency markets in anticipation. The won did indeed fall by about that much [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 22:26:11
Links 1/8/09
Apologies for a post or so less than usual the last couple of days, I came back from holiday to some real messes ( ... of trades that I am now kicking myself up one side and down the other about. I simply despise trading ... in Treasuries, cash, short, or played currencies well, you got hammered. The big problem with 401 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 07:05:35
Would you eat from a garbage bin? - WW
On my way back to the office after lunch one day, I was shocked to see this woman with a young toddler sleeping on her lap ... with my partners and staff at a restaurant, I felt very guilty. Here I was, with a big table laden with yummy ... her. Putting my hands into every pocket, I found a few hundred renminbi (Chinese currency).I tapped the woman [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 08:25:00
More Consumption Less Production
More Consumption Less Production December’s larger than expected jump in non-farm payrolls is predictably being touted as evidence of a more ... will be larger trade deficits that merely compound already stretched global imbalances and exacerbate ... data is further evidence of how widespread this misunderstanding has become. Currency traders bid [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 00:28:00
More Grim News on the Trade Front
Reader Michael appeared to be on a mission on Saturday and sent quite a few links on trade/shipping related matters ... from currency, bunker and terminal handling surcharges. As rates slide, so they are also starting ... trading conditions are demands on lines from shippers for extended credit as the banking meltdown hits [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 08:09:41
Wine as an Economic Indicator
Wine as an Economic Indicator By Catherine Rampell Earlier this week I wrote about how consumers appear to be buying less expensive, but more, ... . Liv-ex, a fine wine exchange, seems to have the answer. Merchants and collectors trade bottles ... fluctuating currency exchange rates) since September. But in terms of volume, he said, almost twice [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 17:45:22
Lottery System Development
I've been working on a lottery system based on intuition rather than the more common strategy of analaysing patterns or distributions in historical ... out by 2,3,4,...49 (use the modulus operator when the number goes above 49).From the world of trading ... can be used to forecast future price levels in many products, ranging from currencies to commodities [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 11:34:00
Sarkozy, Merkel, Blair call for a “New World Capitalism”
A prayerful French President Nicolas Sarkozy delivers a speech at the symposium “New World, New Capitalism” in Paris Thursday Jan. 8, 2009 ... , saying: “We should discuss how each of us is managing his currency, his interest rates.”The leaders ... s current account surplus — or trade balance — as problems upsetting the global economy.A Congressional [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 21:41:33
Money is Dead - Long Live Barter
Inspired by global economic developments, I’ve been thinking recently about doing without money. Not in a bad way ... be mistaken. Because an astonishingly large proportion of the global trade in goods and services is barter-based, to protect traders against alarming currency fluctuations. In one of the most famous [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 15:37:26
Links 1/7/08
Diamond clues to beasts' demise BBC Old Gastrointestinal Drug Slows Aging PhysOrg Judge doesn't buy state secrets privilege, ... confession: your humble blogger's worst trade of 2008 was a long bond short (we did have a good year ... put in that category. Do read it. A homely parade in the currency ‘ugly’ contest FT Alphaville [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 07:55:01
The Hollow Men
British financial historian Niall Ferguson recently coined the term “Chimerica” to describe the growing economic interdependence between the United ... was then invested in the U.S., which kept interest rates in the U.S. low and provided easy credit ... American excesses and Chinese suppression. China kept its currency at artificially low levels in search [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 00:51:42
Important Psychological Levels
FX day traders should be able to identify price areas where large order flows will be triggered through the interbank market, ... trades with a strongly positive risk/reward factor.For example, one might place a stop loss of 15 pips ... , funds secured and local agents in 18+ countries.3. ForexGen offers Forex trading in the major currency [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 21:21:00
More nineties nostalgia
One more excerpt from my "Soaring Nineties" piece, mentioned below. Note my own cameo on the stage of financial history ... for Flooz.com, provider of e-currency. Lou Dobbs quit as CNN financial anchor to start celestial Web ... , was filmed by CNN dancing with his model girlfriend on a table in a Manhattan club, wearing plastic pants [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:19:00
Thinkorswim- The Best Brokerage
by Walter Fox A time when the financial institutions because of their harsh conditions easily was not getting credit ... categories including equities, the fund currency, bonds, futures trading of mutual funds can help ... . More and more people jumped into the competition, introduction of online options trading systems. They are aware [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 17:17:10
Tuesday links: high yield streaks
We want to encourage all of our readers to check out first poll/book giveaway ... out of whack. (Bespoke) Which currency is ‘least ugly‘? (FT Alphaville) Thanks to Fed buying ... to find out who is behind Going Private? (Marketplace) “An explosion in illiquid asset trading” [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:48:45
Making Profit in the Foreign Exchange Market
The currency fluctuate continuously due to reasons such as political, economical reasons, sometimes the changes could be extremely great, therefore, ... Introducing Broker program provides a highly organized program for individualized services and organizations ... the Forex traders also can have the opportunity in among which makes a profit.For example [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 18:34:00
Daily FX Commentary
Yen targets Euro support The Australian and New Zealand dollars were unable to sustain gains on Thursday and this also tended to support the Japanese currency. There was, however, further evidence of a flow of capital into high-yield overseas bond ... slightly stronger at near 109.50 in US trading. The Japanese economic data was stronger than expected [more...]
Date: 2008-08-29 10:32:03
Putin’s Deguello
Streetwise Professor reports on Vladimir Putin’s “deguello*”:The island of stability theme is now longer operative ... with the world economy–through the commodity markets, most notably the oil market (as a seller) and the grain ... from Russian hands.Some things are somewhat changed. Today, international investors and currency traders [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 10:05:33
Cloud Controller
Finding A Window Of Opportunity Photographs copyright: DAVID McMAHONSometimes you "see" a shot where you least expect it ... here) were on the table and I was just getting a few things organised before my nephew’s wedding ... for the record, those are two-dollar coins, the second-smallest in Australian currency [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:00:00
The Crisis of an Illegitimate Political Order
The Crisis of an Illegitimate Political Order Central banks around the world began intervening over the last 24 hours to protect a fragile global financial system. Chain reactions of debt-swaps meant that contagion was not localized, but spread ... when adjusted for currency. Individuals great and small became caught up in the panic selling: [more...]
Date: 2008-09-16 23:01:59
Media mogul Murdoch preaches against protectionism
A Democrat in the White House after next week's presidential election could usher in a round of protectionism that would do further damage to the ... to all sorts of tensions in the world financial system and the world trading system and eventually all the way ... like put on extra tariffs (against Chinese imports) if they don't change their currency," [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 07:35:54
Obama's Plan May Bring Ruin
Experts are now wondering what the consequences of a one-year, two trillion dollar federal deficit (with trillion dollar deficits every year beyond) ... States has the unique privilege of borrowing in the currency that other countries like to hold as foreign-exchange reserves. Yes, default is unlikely. But it is no longer unthinkable. link Obama won [more...]
Date: 2009-01-11 10:29:44
Why the Resistance?
Like its American regulator counterparts, the European Commission has been pushing major banks to form a CDS clearinghouse ... of EU-based trades must be done inside the 27-nation bloc.” Perhaps. But perhaps this is a pretext ... to interest rate and currency swaps), but I’m not fully–or even largely–convinced that this is the case [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 02:11:21
Forex Trading Tips: Stop Comparing Yourself To Others
Measure your currency trading success against yourself One of the hard things to do when involved in any type of trading is to just concentrate on your own performance without comparing it with others'. I occasionally invest in the stock market above and beyond my retirement account. It is tempting to look at the great returns others [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:16:29
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