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The Beginning Of The End For Greece’s Membership Of The Euro
Steve Wilson, May 14th, 2012
The results of the Greek election have once again raised the possibility of a Greek exit from the Eurozone. In fact, many market commentators (myself included) now think a Greek exit inevitable. If Greece ends up with an anti-austerity government it seems inevitable that the Troika, that is the European
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Potential Trade: Profiting From A Possible Decline In The Yen
Adam Tremaine, March 9th, 2012
As the chart below shows, since April 2009 the US Dollar has been in a long downtrend versus the Japanese Yen. Between the high on 6 April 2009 at 101.46, and the low on 28 October 2011 at 75.61, the USD fell 25% vs. the JPY. However since the BoJ
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Fed Rate Announcement Sends Dollar Lower & Gold Higher
Ben Mountifield, January 26th, 2012
Last night the Federal Reserve announced that it expects to keep interest rates in the US at their record low level until late 2014 – a move which sent the US dollar lower and gold sharply higher. A 6 Month Chart of the US Dollar Index A 6 Month Chart
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Draghi Follows In Bernanke’s Footsteps & Earns His Wings
Ben Mountifield, January 9th, 2012
It looks as if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke has got himself a wingman in the form of European Central Bank President Mario Draghi. Bernanke earned the nickname ‘Helicopter Ben’ after giving a speech in November 2002 in which he commented that “helicopter drops” could be used to put money
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Not Just A Fairy Tale?
Ben Mountifield, December 23rd, 2011
Most of us are familiar with the classic children’s novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but it seems very few are aware that the book may have a deeper meaning. Written by L. Frank Baum and originally published in May 1900 the book, which was later made into a musical
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Stock Up On Euros Before The Pound Becomes Toilet Paper
Ben Mountifield, December 22nd, 2011
As the holiday season approaches many will be thinking about buying Euros, and with the British Pound close to €1.20 the question is, is now a good time to stock up on Euros? In response to the global economic downturn Britain embarked on a programme of massive money printing which
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Eurozone Crisis: The Two Most Likely Outcomes
Ben Mountifield, November 17th, 2011
As pressure mounts once again on the architects of the Eurozone to take decisive action to resolve their debt crisis, it now seems inevitable that we will see one of two outcomes. The ECB will backstop Europe’s sovereign debt holding the currency block together. The number of nations sharing the
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Mervyn King Chose To Sacrifice The Currency, Now It’s Bernanke’s Turn To Decide
Ben Mountifield, October 18th, 2011
Sacrifice the currency or sacrifice the economy? That is the choice faced by the head of the US central bank, Ben Bernanke. It’s not a difficult choice really. Bernanke will make the same decision as Bank of England governor Mervyn King, i.e. he will sacrifice the currency. Let’s Assume I’m
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Markets Up, Dollar Down, But Will It Continue?
Ben Mountifield, October 17th, 2011
Since the beginning of September world markets have been dancing to the tune of the US Dollar. When the dollar rose, stocks, commodities and precious metals fell. But now that the dollar is falling, all risk assets are rising. For now at least it looks as though that trend will
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US, China Currency War Just Got Serious
Ben Mountifield, October 13th, 2011
On Tuesday the US Senate passed a “currency manipulation” bill which will impose high tariffs on foreign producers while subsidising those in the US. These protectionist measures are targeted most notably at China whose currency is kept artificially low to help its exports. Though not at all surprising, these measures
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