Why The Dollar Is Rising As The Global Monetary Bubble Craters
Jay Taylor - Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 19, 4:23PM CDT
This past week, David Stockman himself wrote an exceptionally good explanation why the dollar is "getting stronger." Although the fact that the Yankee dollar is stronger is nice for us Americans when we visit Canada, there is no reason to...
FXCH: 79.77 (unch), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), CNY: 42.97 (+0.37), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), URRE: 1.42 (+0.06), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), CYB: 25.38 (-0.01), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Japan And Europe: Currencies Reflect Priorities
Nadex - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 17, 2:22PM CDT
By Vikram Rangala All eyes are on the FOMC meeting this week, but not just for the reasons the media is focused on, like the word, "patient." The Fed Funds rate (which you can trade on Nadex) directly affects loans and consumer spending,...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Week Ahead In FX: USD Rally To Be Tested By FOMC Patience
Dean Popplewell - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Mar 14, 11:33AM CDT
By Alfonso Esparza The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will release its interest rate statement, and Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen will speak at a press conference on March 18 at 2 p.m. ET, in the most anticipated event for next week in...
GDAY: 24.89 (+0.31), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), FXA: 77.83 (+1.47), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), CROC: 55.39 (-2.05), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXB: 146.71 (+2.18), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), GBB: 39.68 (+0.35), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Nikkei passes 19K, reaches new 15-year high
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 12, 7:56PM CDT
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), TM: 143.09 (+2.99), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48)
Here Comes The Fed
Ivan Martchev - Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 10, 8:07AM CDT
The great jobs report last Friday caused a rather peculiar event - both stocks and bonds went down! Stocks fell because they had a great February, culminating in a strong jobs report that caused stock investors to fear the Federal Reserve would...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), USO: 16.43 (+0.35), UCO: 6.50 (+0.26), OLO: 6.80 (+0.05), DTO: 115.21 (-3.60), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), BNO: 20.47 (+0.31), UWTI: 2.07 (+0.13), SCO: 93.38 (-4.24), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), SZO: 73.00 (-1.95), DNO: 63.87 (-1.37), DBO: 13.39 (+0.22), OIL: 9.79 (+0.22), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), OLEM: 22.25 (+0.59), DWTI: 149.45 (-10.55), USL: 23.65 (+0.47)
BOJ's Kiuchi challenges growth projections, stimulus effect
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Mar 05, 4:05AM CST
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), JGBL: 21.48 (-0.39), DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPMV: 57.67 (+0.61), DXJH: 31.30 (+0.40), JSC: 52.70 (+0.84), JGBT: 26.07 (+0.16), DFJ: 54.84 (+0.83), JGBS: 18.17 (+0.02), DXJS: 34.39 (+0.42), DXJR: 28.00 (+0.09), DXJT: 30.21 (+0.32), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), QJPN: 66.59 (+0.89), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), DXJC: 28.45 (+0.13), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), SCJ: 57.45 (+0.80), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), JGBB: 49.31 (-0.03), JGBD: 14.88 (-0.22)
The Dollar Is A Beast
Andrew Hecht - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 5:26AM CST
GDAY: 24.89 (+0.31), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), FXA: 77.83 (+1.47), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), CROC: 55.39 (-2.05), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXC: 79.03 (+0.88), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), FXF: 99.75 (+1.49), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Kick-The-Can Has Morphed Into A Blatant Farce
David Stockman - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 12:55PM CST
Kick-the-can has morphed into a blatant farce. Everywhere in the world central banks and financial officialdom are engaging in desperate, juvenile maneuvers to buy time—– amounting to hardly a few weeks at a go. Never before has the...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Let Me Know When Our Critics Respond To Our Actual Ideas
Scott Sumner - Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 11:57PM CST
One of the things that makes me believe that we are on the right track is that our Keynesian critics seem unable or unwilling to respond to actual market monetarist arguments, particularly regarding monetary offset of fiscal austerity. Marcus Nunes...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20)
Time To Bet Against Japan?
Family Investor - Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 7:16AM CST
Global Context The world is presently full of economic and financial concern. Central banks in nations around the globe are trying to work their magic in order to increase economic growth and financial returns. A primary method of choice is...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41)
USD/JPY Poised To Break Higher
David Becker - Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 11, 3:16PM CST
On the heel of a robust jobs report this past Friday, U.S., Treasury yields have surged higher and have increased the chances for rate liftoff in June. The strength in wages and the rebound in oil prices also suggested that inflation could be on the...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65)
Currency Wars
Comstock Partners - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 06, 3:28AM CST
As our viewers know, we have been sounding the alarm about the deflationary process that is playing out in the world's equity, bond and currency markets for quite some time. Because of the activity by central banks in major and more recently in...
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26), FXF: 99.75 (+1.49), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
More stimulus on the way as dove joins BOJ board?
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 05, 2:36PM CST
JGBL: 21.48 (-0.39), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), DXJF: 27.32 (+0.31), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), JGBT: 26.07 (+0.16), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), JGBS: 18.17 (+0.02), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48), JGBB: 49.31 (-0.03), JGBD: 14.88 (-0.22)
Asian Currencies: Which Are The Strongest?
Reid K. - Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 02, 9:32AM CST
By Reid K Asia is home to more currencies than any other continent on the planet and because of this, there are a wide variety of options for forex traders. Today, we’ll go over just a few of the region’s currencies while looking at...
FXCH: 79.77 (unch), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), CNY: 42.97 (+0.37), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), INR: 36.80 (+0.05), ICN: 21.34 (+0.13), CYB: 25.38 (-0.01), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65)
ECB QE And Commodities: ECB Action Sets The Stage For 2015
Andrew Hecht - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 27, 5:18AM CST
FXCH: 79.77 (unch), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), CNY: 42.97 (+0.37), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), DEE: 63.00 (-1.12), USDU: 28.43 (-0.39), UBM: 14.57 (-0.13), RJZ: 7.83 (+0.23), FXC: 79.03 (+0.88), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82), HEVY: 28.50 (-0.23), USCI: 45.75 (+0.65), BOM: 16.09 (-0.91), GLTR: 61.41 (+1.07), UUP: 25.82 (-0.35), BOS: 24.00 (-0.27), DDP: 46.00 (unch), WITE: 33.41 (+0.73), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), FORX: 42.90 (-0.29), BCM: 30.62 (+0.48), CMDT: 40.52 (+0.74), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), DYY: 4.10 (+0.08), COMT: 38.80 (+0.63), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), JJP: 56.85 (+1.25), BDG: 16.15 (unch), FTGC: 24.53 (+0.40), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), JJM: 26.07 (+0.95), BDD: 6.60 (unch), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), PDBC: 19.93 (+0.26), BLNG: 30.80 (-1.60), UDNT: 10.33 (-0.15), DPU: 10.51 (unch), DBB: 15.19 (+0.30), DBC: 17.21 (+0.23), USMI: 18.40 (-0.46), RGRC: 17.61 (unch), UUPT: 29.72 (-0.06), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), RGRI: 20.52 (unch), RGRP: 16.71 (+0.25), SBV: 27.97 (unch), DBP: 36.96 (+0.56), CYB: 25.38 (-0.01), UDN: 21.61 (+0.26)
Focus On Very Important JPY Economic Calendar Events - 5th Week Of 2015
FX Analyst - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Jan 25, 11:38AM CST
JGBL: 21.48 (-0.39), JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), JGBT: 26.07 (+0.16), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), JGBS: 18.17 (+0.02), JGBB: 49.31 (-0.03), JGBD: 14.88 (-0.22)
I Reiterate My Long JPY/Short EUR View
Michael Grogan - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Jan 20, 3:29PM CST
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), ULE: 15.74 (+0.44), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), URR: 17.25 (+0.55), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), FXE: 106.32 (+1.63), EUO: 26.67 (-0.88), EUFX: 44.64 (-0.66), ERO: 41.04 (+0.73), DRR: 62.18 (-1.82)
Ministry Of Finance Japan Approves 2015 Budget: The Trend Is Actually Improving
Katchum - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Jan 14, 1:00PM CST
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), JPNL: 57.79 (+2.66), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), EWJ: 12.81 (+0.20), DXJ: 56.03 (+0.41), NKY: 19.38 (+0.35), EWV: 50.27 (-1.14), HEWJ: 30.96 (+0.33), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), ITF: 54.87 (+0.74), DBJP: 42.17 (+0.36), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41), JPP: 48.16 (+0.75), EZJ: 99.33 (+3.08), FJP: 50.61 (+0.48)
Focus On Very Important JPY Economic Calendar Events - 2nd Week Of 2015
FX Analyst - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Jan 05, 6:06AM CST
JYN: 47.40 (-0.75), YCL: 13.95 (+0.18), FXY: 80.98 (+0.65), YCS: 89.12 (-1.41)