Tag: currencies
Currencies: Race to the bottom
Published on March 12, 2009
The Swiss central bank just cut back interest rates for the franc. World currencies are in a race to the bottom. Only the U.S. dollar seems suiidally determined to remain high…
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: If you’ve been watching currency exchange rates and yields, you can’t help but notice that world currencies seem locked in a [...]
Time to hedge against this major currency
Published on January 30, 2009
U.S. GDP growth numbers and Japanese industrial output are contracting rapidly. But so are most non-dollar currencies. In fact, rumors of speculators driving euro and ruble into the ground abound on the markets!
by J. Christoph Amberger
Baltimore—TFN: The numbers are in: In the last quarter of 2008, the U.S. economy shrank at an annualized rate of 3.8%. [...]
Quantitative easing and its effect on the dollar
Published on December 12, 2008
The parlous state of the US financial system should, in theory, be reflected in a lower value of the dollar, had it not been for its hegemonic reserve currency status propping the dollar up during this deleveraging phase.
TFN Editor’s PIC: A micro cap with macro potential (STEM)
Published on October 6, 2008
If the outlook is so bullish for Polycom (NASDAQ:PLCM) it warrants a $32 upside, how come the company’s insiders are selling their holdings between $21-27?
Can the Fed Stop Inflation?
Published on June 24, 2008
“Soaring inflation means the credibility of the legal tender in your wallet is being called into question. In other words, does your dollar really have any value?” — Jack Crooks
by Jack Crooks
Baltimore – (TFN): All over the world, everyone from market analysts to your average grocery shopper has been buzzing about inflation lately. [...]
U.S. Markets: Three ways to profit from the falling dollar
Published on March 26, 2008
"To the U.S. economy and to investors in U.S. companies, the dollars current spiral is much closer to a strand of DNA – the spiral of life." — Martin Hutchinson
by Martin Hutchinson
Baltimore – (TFN): When some commentators see how steadily the U.S. dollar has declined against a basket of key world currencies, theyve labeled it the "death spiral" of the greenback.
They couldnt…
New Personal Finance Interview: How will the falling dollar affect the global economy in 2008?
Published on December 8, 2007
Baltimore — (TFN): Are we at the beginning of a "Global Race to the Bottom"? The dollar may be at record lows against most world currencies. But curiously, it is European economies that are feeling the pain most. Crisis Trader Chris DeHaemer tells you how to profit from these currency dynamics.
Click here to view this [...]
Dollar Decline: A rational perspective on the current exchange rate dynamics
Published on November 22, 2007
“If you’ve been an academic economist looking for the end of US economic hegemony for twenty-five years, this is an exciting moment.” — Bob Barbera
Blogger’s Note: Now this is something you probably never expected to see at TFN — an NPR Morning Edition interview on an economic or financial subject! But as I indulged in [...]
Currency Trading: An easy way to profit from rate differentials
Published on November 21, 2007
“An interesting way to play lighter, maintain something called currency shares. This is an ETF where they did you the favor of going and buying up British pounds. They’re storing them at JPMorgan in London, all right, and then they divvy it up and sell shares here in the U.S. market. You can hope to [...]
New Personal Finance Video: Leveraging the currency market for safe profits
Published on November 17, 2007
Today’sFinancialNews.com
Baltimore — (TFN): The Fed’s recent cut has increased the interest rate differential between the US dollar and other currencies. Smart Trading Action Alert’s host Laura Cadden has invited Wavestrength technical chartist Adam Lass too provide perspective just how low the dollar may fall… and how smart investors can leverage the differential between interest rates [...]
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