A Case for Buying Dollars…
As i have been saying for a while, as long as the interest rates stay as low as they are a perfect play would be to just accumulate dollars. The idea is that that the U.S. will eventually have to raise interest rates. I am obviously not the only one with this idea, which of [...]
Hmmm, So if you were Wondering who has the Upper hand…
For a while now I have been writting about the growing political imbalance with our largest trading partner, China. In a nut shell at this moment in history this country of 1.3 billion people ( which represents a solid 20% of the total population of earth) has the definite upper hand. Yes I know many [...]
So you want to make some money…
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There is a little secret weapon in our FXPower trading arsenal that we haven’t given much attention to here on the site. This particular method has been quietly collecting pIps for us for quite some time. And the day has come where it shall be brought into the light. This method doesn’t go for the [...]
Where’s the confidence…
From our pals over at Reuters:
Foreign central banks US debt holdings fell in week-Fed
NEW YORK, Oct 8 (Reuters) – Foreign central banks’ holdings of U.S. Treasuries at the Federal Reserve fell in the latest week while agency debt holdings rose, data from the U.S. central bank showed on Thursday.
The combined holdings of Treasuries and agency [...]
And yes we’re still talking about the dollar…
From our friends at dailyfx.com
The US Dollar finished the week higher against the Euro and other key counterparts, but a sharply disappointing Nonfarm Payrolls report nearly derailed the nascent Greenback recovery through Friday’s close. The trade-weighted US Dollar Index hit fresh monthly highs near 77.50 just ahead of the release. Immediate declines in the US [...]
Can we get a rise out of the dollar? We’ll see…
From our friends at Dailyfx.com
The US dollar ended the past week marginally higher after the Federal Reserve issued a more optimistic outlook on the economy. In the coming week, though, there will be a variety of growth indicators on hand that may help to signal whether the US recession really ended in Q2. That said, [...]
Stop dropping those shoes…
For awhile now i’ve been mentioning my thoughts on U.S and the China issue. But let start with last weeks dollar beating.
The dollar last week was clobbered and fell to its lowest level since September 2008. Through out the week if you watched the correlates between the dollar and the U.S. equity markets, you would [...]
The gold trade…
The U.S. dollar fell to a near one-year low against a basket of major currencies, continuing its steep drop from yesterday, as higher equities around the world bolstered risk appetite. In the short -term, the U.S. dollar direction will likely affect the overall direction of the gold trade. As more concerns are expressed about the [...]
Insightful commentary…
Market Directions- From our friends at FXsol.com
The Koan of Yen–Safe Haven and the Japanese Economy
One of the most surprising developments of the financial crisis and recession has been the continued strength of the Japanese Yen.
The return of relative stability to the world financial system has not prevented the yen from retaining the majority of its [...]


