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"While I was a graduate student in economics specializing in international trade and finance, a hot debate at the cusp between the 1960s and 1970s was whether the world and U.S. economies would be bett..."
"The Japanese yen and Swiss franc continue to lead the way as the preferred choice of funding currency when employing a carry trade strategy, but an increasing number of investors are now shorting the..."
"Citing concerns that continued government spending to save the banking will prove too great a strain on finances, Standard & Poor’s downgraded the Irish Republic’s credit rating one n..."
"The yen is 0.5% lower after Finance Minister Noda warned of “appropriate action” against strengthening yen. Overnight yen highs were at 83.88 per dollar and 105.86 per euro prior to..."
"In what could foreshadow the future composition of world currency reserves, domestic US investors now hold the majority of America?s debt. According to the latest information from the US Treasury depa..."
"Bond investors seeking top-rated securities face fewer alternatives to Treasuries, allowing President Barack Obama to sell unprecedented sums of debt at ever lower rates to finance a $1.47 trillion de..."
"China, whose $2.45 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves are the world?s largest, is turning bullish on Europe and Japan at the expense of the U.S.
The nation has been buying ?quite a lot? of European..."
"There’s been lots of attention on the yen after such touched a 15-year high of 84.75/USD on Wednesday. A Bank of Japan official confirmed the central bank had been checking market yen rate..."
"Consumer sentiment weakened in July as people become a little more negative about their current finances and the future of the labour market.
The KBC Ireland/ESRI index weakened to 66.2 last month, fa..."
"Canada unexpectedly lost jobs in July and the country?s unemployment rate increased because of a drop in full-time jobs at schools and in the finance industry.
Employment fell by 9,300 jobs in July, t..."
"Investors reaped bigger gains since the start of June by funding investments in higher-yielding currencies with dollar-denominated loans than similar strategies using Japanese yen- or Swiss franc-base..."
"The euro has enjoyed a strong rally so far this summer. It has quietly gained on its early summer low of $11.8, and recently surpassed $1.30. Despite the recent strength of the euro, several investmen..."
"Yen drops against U.S. dollarOnce again, another prime minister's government is in doubt in Japan. There has been a great deal of unrest and turnover when it comes to prime ministers in Japan recently..."
"Analysts do not expect scheduled central bank meetings in Japan, Turkey, Thailand, Mexico or the Philippines to sanction a change in interest rates. Sweden’s Riksbank will be releasing min..."
"Greece?s Finance Minister announced today that Greece has cut its deficit by 42 percent so far this year. George Papaconstantinou went on to say that Greece is actually exceeding the deficit reduction..."
"There’s a huge regulatory revolution happening the UK right now as George Osborne, UK’s finance minister, is scrapping the FSA and is dividing its powers between the Bank of England, a new..."
"Japan’s new prime minister, Naoto Kan, today warned that the country risked being sucked into a Greek-style debt crisis unless it quickly reined in its massive public debt.
Kan, who took over la..."
"Euro could go lower still in currency tradingUpheaval in Europe continues today. Spanish workers are striking against austerity measures, and the latest German trade news is not exactly encouraging. W..."
"The dollar advanced 0.6% against the yen and 0.1% versus the Swiss franc, but the greenback has lost 0.8% against the Australian dollar, 0.6% relative to the New Zealand dollar, 0.2% against sterling..."
"Can the G20 bolster confidence in the economy?This weekend, finance officials from the G20 are meeting in South Korea to discuss the global economy. There are concerns that issues in Europe could hamp..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-06-03 11:55
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"With the US and UK holiday weekend, illiquid trading and month end-rebalancing has dominated this jaded market, who is acclimatizing itself to a Spanish credit downgrade and the potential of France to..."
"Currency trading with EUR/USDEarlier in trading, the euro posted gains in forex trading. Risk appetite picked up a bit, sending the euro up to 1.24 against the U.S. dollar on relief about events in Eu..."
"EU finance ministers are gathering in Brussels today to discuss how to address the euro debt crisis. There will also no doubt be an attempt to present a united stand in the face of recent events hinti..."
"Despite protests from the UK?s new government, a majority of European Union Finance Ministers have approved draft legislation of a new bill that will force additional regulations upon hedge fund manag..."
"Euro gains against the U.S. dollar in currency tradingWhile some think that the euro is overvalued in forex trading, the 16-nation currency is nevertheless making a recovery attempt. The euro is highe..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 09:28
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"Hello folks. I just posted an interesting article over at my finance blog entitled “Euro; The worst is yet to come.” The article is written by Sol Palha from The Tactical..."
"U.S. dollar strength increases in currency tradingThe euro continues to fall in forex trading as the news out of the euro zone prompts risk aversion. Indeed, the euro looks to be in rough shape right..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 11:33
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"Sterling can't gain traction in currency tradingConservative Prime Minister David Cameron is coming to office with budget cuts on his mind and he prepares to lead a government coalition with Liberal D..."
"Less than two years after receiving billions in government aid money, Fannie Mae is again turning to the taxpayer for help. This time, the mortgage finance company is asking for US$8.4 billion after l..."
"Markets in Europe and Asia turned sharply positive Monday on news that the EU finance ministers had reached a deal that would set aside 750bn euros (US$975bn; £650bn) to ensure other European countrie..."
"The world recession of 2008-9 demonstrated the interconnectedness of global financial markets and how quickly a localized malfunction can destabilize other seemingly insulated and unrelated areas...."
"As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan has announced that it will keep interest rates at the current level of 0.1 percent. The vote was unanimous and according to a statement released by the bank..."
"Protesters stormed the office of the Greek Finance Minister to vent their anger at the austerity measures the government is imposing to address the nation’s debt crisis. EU Commission Chief Jose..."
"European stock markets continue to fall after concerns the European debt crisis is spreading to Portugal, Spain, Ireland and Italy. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said yesterday that she won’t..."
"George Papandreou has his work cut out for him. He faces the IMF and European Union debt cuts proposals and Greek angry voters in a deal nobody wants to make but it appears to be the only solution fo..."
"Hey everyone. I just posted an article over at my finance blog that talks about the “Greece problem” as I like to call it. The article is written by Bryan Rich from the M..."
"The current Goldman scandal and the Greek aid package delay established a flight to safety that saw the USD and the JPY strengthen against other currencies. Greece must know decide if it can match the..."
"EU finance ministers, a.k.a. Ecofin, are meeting today in Spain over the Greek debt problems. Greek long-term interest rates remain too high, and the government in Athens is attempting to secure..."
"The Canadian dollar has strengthened a long way since the first quarter of last year amid improving fundamentals and additional support from the comments of the Bank of Canada Governor and the Finance..."
"Japan?s bonds rose, snapping a two-day loss, after a Bank of Japan report showed producer prices dropped for a 15th-consecutive month, reinforcing the case for the bank to keep interest rates near zer..."
"EU finance ministers over the weekend announced an agreement to loan Greece up to EUR 45 billion for three years at a maximum rate of about 5.0%. IMF money represents a third of the total, and m..."
"Government budgets are always pitched to two often-conflicting audiences, the public and investors. When elections are near, pleasing both groups takes on even greater delicacy. British el..."
"Portugal had its credit grade lowered one step to AA- by Fitch Ratings, which cited the nation?s deteriorating public finances.
The outlook on the rating remains ?negative,? Fitch said in a statement..."
"Bigger cracks are appearing. European cohesion is being questioned and with that the longevity of the EUR currency itself. The public perception of ?unity with promises? has been broken by the German..."
"While weighing the need to protect the currency against the official position that prohibits the EU from providing direct financial aid to individual member-countries, European finance ministers have..."
"The dollar is down 0.3% against the kiwi and sterling, 0.2% against the Canadian and Swiss currencies, and off 0.1% against the euro and Aussie dollar. It firmed 0.1% against the yen, EU F..."
"Sterling in forex tradingCurrency trading on the FX market should consider that the sterling is dropping as traders consider the latest warning from Moody's. The credit rating agency issued warnings t..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-15 09:35
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"The Federal Open Market Committee will release a new policy statement at around 18:15 GMT on Tuesday. Analysts are not expecting significant changes, and the state of finance reform legislation..."
"European Union insiders say that EU finance ministers will meet next week to determine a plan of action for providing funds to help Greece cover its widening deficit. Discussions will be held to debat..."
"There are many outside ?moving parts? to the Greek equation. We have Chancellor Merkel, under pressure domestically to say ?no? to aid, which she has done. The Greek government, who approved their thi..."
"Euro gets boost, but then falls back in forex tradingThe European Central Bank has kept its benchmark rate steady at 1%. This is unsurprising, given the fact that the ECB cannot afford to raise intere..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 08:56
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"Euro in forex tradingThe euro is firming in forex trading against the U.S. dollar this morning as Greece announces an austerity plan. The announcement of a plan comes despite concerns by the Greek pop..."
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Global Forex BlogTidsstämpel: 2010-03-03 08:39
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"The Greek credit crisis continues to bog down the euro as investors abandon the currency in favor of the US dollar. Latest estimates have Greece’s debt in the range of ?300 billion ($US 419 bill..."
"Top currency expert Boris Schlossberg has said that a hung parliament would be a ?formula for disaster? for the pound and the British economy and has described Britain as a ?massive risk? for investor..."
"Japanese Finance Minister Naoto Kan on Monday exerted new pressure on Japan’s central bank to act more quickly to defeat deflation, saying he wants the falling price trend to end this year.
R..."
"Next week, the first in March, features the release of the monthly U.S. labor force survey, revised Euroland GDP, a quarterly corporate survey from Japan’s Finance Ministry, numerous purchasing..."
"The state of the UK’s public finances deteriorated further in January, according to official figures.
The Office for National Statistics said the government had borrowed a further £4.3bn last mo..."
"The public messages coming from Europe regarding Greece are as confusing as the Greek?s budget deficit numbers. The lack of transparency and hush rhetoric seems to suit investors. Yesterday, European..."
"The public messages coming from Europe regarding Greece are as confusing as the Greek?s budget deficit numbers. The lack of transparency and hush rhetoric seems to suit investors. Yesterday, European..."
"In a bid to remove speculation from the red-hot Canadian housing market, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a series of new rules for first-time home buyers. Suggesting that during the current pe..."
"Confirming its pledge to deal with the country’s chronic deflation, Japan’s finance minister announced a policy target of 1% growth for 2010. Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa confi..."
"EU finance ministers, also known as Ecofin, have told the Greek government to draw up more budget cuts by March 16th. The situation remains unclear what the EU is exactly prepared to do and when..."
"Sweden’s finance minister said on Tuesday Greece’s deficit-reduction plan was not enough, raising pressure on Athens to do more to prevent a swollen debt and broader financial market troub..."
"We are back. With Chinese New Year and US president?s day out of the way, North America is prepared to take a swing at Europe?s attempts of sugar coating ?their situation?. Demanding Greece to make de..."
"Let?s put some things into perspective. According to the BIS, banks in Germany and France have a combined exposure of $119b to Greece and $909b to the other four members that make up the acronym PIIGS..."
"Next week starts off with a bunch of holidays: Presidents Day in the U.S. on Monday, Family Day for Canada on Monday, Mardi Gras in Brazil on Monday-Tuesday, and the Lunar New Year in China all week.&..."
"Commodity currencies have firmed against the U.S. dollar, and the euro and Swissy have recovered, too, despite continuing worries about Greek, Spanish, and Portuguese public finances. The greenb..."
"The second week of February got off to a fairly quiet start. The weekend meeting in Canada of G-7 finance ministers and central bankers did not release a formal statement. Europeans attend..."
"The euro and growth-linked currencies were on slippery ground on Monday as risk appetite was subdued on the back of mounting fiscal worries in the eurozone and lingering concerns about a global tax on..."
"The Canadian hosts of the weekend meeting of G-7 central bankers and finance ministers relayed a mixed message of global economic progress, much unfinished work, reduced G-7 responsibility, but a cont..."
"The G-7 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers that starts today in northern Canada may break with the tradition of releasing a formal statement of common agreement and intention. Cent..."
"Iqaluit – a small town in Canada’s northern territory of Nunavut – will play host to G7 finance ministers and central bank officials for the next two days. Much of the discussion is..."
"The finance ministers and central bank chiefs of the Group of Seven (U.S., Japan, Germany, Britain, France, Italy and Canada) hold their first scheduled meeting in five months on February 5-6 amid con..."
"The dollar has lost 0.4% against the Australian dollar, 0.3% relative to the kiwi, euro and Swiss franc, and 0.1% against sterling and the Canadian dollar. A 0.1% uptick against the yen further..."
"The European Commission today will ask finance ministers to endorse Greek measures to reduce the European Union?s biggest budget deficit as Prime Minister George Papandreou promised more action, inclu..."
"Japan’s finance minister urged the Bank of Japan on Friday to align policy with the deeply indebted government’s efforts to fight deflation, maintaining pressure for possible monetary easi..."
"The euro fell to its lowest point in six months against the dollar today as investors continue to shun the currency amidst growing concerns with the status of Greece’s overwhelming debt. Despite..."
"G-7 finance ministers and central bank chiefs begin a two-day meeting next Friday in Iqaluit, Canada, a town situated at roughly 60 degrees latitude in the Northwest Territories where the sun sets sho..."
"Last week, Hirohisa Fujii resigned as finance minister of Japan. Since Fujii was an outspoken commentator on the Japanese Yen, the move sent a jolt through forex markets. Those who were expecting that..."