Archive for February, 2010
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Friday, February 26th, 2010The most snow that we’ve seen in the NYC area is bound to slow markets today as participants struggle to make it to work. The fact that today is a Friday doesn’t help the situation either. In fact, yours truly is working from home today as well. However, the forex market […]
Greek Comedy or Tragedy?
Thursday, February 25th, 2010Overnight, the ratings agencies added fuel to the fire in the Euro zone by claiming that further downgrades of Greek debt could be forthcoming. In addition, the market is catching on to the fact that in the UK, the debt situation is on par with that of Greece, making it vulnerable as well. Because the […]
Be Careful What You Wish For!
Wednesday, February 24th, 2010Today, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke will begin 2 days of testimony on Capitol Hill regarding monetary policy. On the heels of one of the worst Consumer Confidence numbers in recent memory it will be somewhat difficult to weed through all of the political wrangling and double-talk that is bound to arise from self-serving Congress-people. […]
Flip Flopping on Risk!
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010This morning has seen some “flip-flopping” on risk themes as the overnight session was trading on risk aversion due in part to some economic figures out of the Euro zone. However, those themes had pulled back and we actually saw some risk-taking, only to set-up for risk-aversion again! Can you say volatile?
The back and forth […]
No News Is Good News!
Monday, February 22nd, 2010A quiet start to the week is just what the doctor ordered for world markets. After last week’s holiday schedule and an array of news, markets are seemingly ready for a reprieve from high drama. There is no real news of any significance due out today, and the world’s banking system didn’t collapse over the […]
Fed Surprise!
Friday, February 19th, 2010Just when you thought the markets were starting to calm down and that the news out of the Euro zone was beginning to fade, the US Fed dropped a bombshell on world markets last night at 4:30 PM EST, just after the US stock market closed. The Fed announced to everyone’s surprise that they would […]
To Inflate or Not to Inflate?
Thursday, February 18th, 2010There are a few different economic figures coming out in different regions around the globe that all have one thing in common: prices. Prices are important to economic forecasters and finance ministers as it gives them a gauge of where their particular country is in relation to inflation. Most Central Banks around the world […]
US Earnings Increase World Confidence!
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010US stock futures are higher this morning in the wake of a flurry of good corporate earnings reports. Of course many will tell you that “it’s easy to make money when you fire all of your employees”, but regardless of how the money was made, it bodes well for world economic growth.
This has buoyed forward […]
Forex–the Easy Way!
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Risk Appetite Returns!
Tuesday, February 16th, 2010The markets are back to “normal” after some being closed for various holidays. Risk appetite is the play today, as the Euro is rebounding against the dollar on thoughts that the Euro may have slid “too far, too fast”. Also, news out of Australia from the Reserve Bank minutes hinted that further rate hikes […]
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