'Markets' Tag

• EARNINGS REPORT WILL DICTATE FOREX PRICE MOVEMENT

  July 28, 2010

  [Story ID: 5579]
  After a good run of better than expected eurozone data and a shift in risk trends in the financial markets the EUR/USD traded at an 11 week high overnight to touch $1.3004 – a key target point for speculators. It is clear that investors are turning their attention away from Euro-zone soveriegn [...]

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• Emerging Markets Continue to Shine

  July 21, 2010

  [Story ID: 5382]
  After a slight respite following the culmination of the Eurozone debt crisis, emerging markets financial markets are back to the their former selves, with stocks, bonds, and currencies all performing well.
  The rally is being driven by two principal factors. First, investors came to the gradual realization that the [...]

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• Reflecting on the Chinese Yuan Revaluation

  July 20, 2010

  [Story ID: 5295]
  Today marks the one-month anniversary of China’s decision to remove the Yuan’s peg to the Dollar, and allow it to float. Now that the news has had a chance to wend its way through the financial markets, I think it’s time both to reflect and to forecast.
  Over the last month, the Chinese RMB [...]

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• Forex Market Inverts as Emerging Markets Soar

  April 14, 2010

  [Story ID: 2524]
  As I pointed out in last Friday’s post (Volatility, Carry, Risk, and the Forex Markets), volatility has been declining in forex markets since peaking after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. In fact, volatility among emerging market currencies has been falling particularly fast, and recently, something amazing happened: “Three-month implied volatility for the seven [...]

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• FOREX-Euro rises vs dollar after Greek austerity plans

  March 3, 2010

  [Story ID: 1185]
  Greek cabinet unveils 4.8 bln euro austerity plan
  FOREX-Euro rises vs dollar after Greek austerity plans
  Trading in the euro/dollar was volatile and markets remained wary over whether the plan would be enough for Athens to win financial support from Germany and France.
  “We believe today’s developments go a long way towards pacifying the markets which [...]

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• BNN speaks to Kathy Lien, director of currency research, GFT Forex.

  March 2, 2010

  [Story ID: 1142]
  See AlsoOverseas Markets & Loonie Ahead of the BoC AnnouncementKathy Lien speaks on overseas markets & Loonie ahead of the BoC Announcement.

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• Gold and the Euro? I thought it was Gold and the Dollar?!

  January 24, 2010

  [Story ID: 53]
  Let me preface this post, by noting that I try to avoid writing about gold, since there are some many other excellent analysts out there writing about the subject. But when there is a such a strong overlap between gold and forex markets, well, I just can’t resist!
  Recently, gold prices have collapsed at [...]

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