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Merk Insight: The Case For and Against the Dollar

posted by odell 7 days ago in USD, Weekly made popular 6 days ago

We have been cautioning for some time that volatility in the currency markets may increase further, even from the elevated levels of the past year. Nonetheless, ...  read more

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Did the AUD/USD Top Yet?

posted by wiredprg 23 days ago in Weekly made popular 23 days ago

The AUD/USD has dropped considerably this week and now a correction or reversal is coming due of the recent move down.  As of writing, the cur...  read more

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Merk Market Outlook: Tale of Two Economic Releases

posted by odell 24 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Weekly made popular 22 days ago

The upcoming week will be defined by two closely linked US macroeconomic data that will frame the debate about which direction the economy is poised to take during the latter half of 2008.  read more

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AUD/USD still in topping process - EUR/USD likely to put in one more top

posted by wiredprg 30 days ago in Weekly made popular 30 days ago

I was talking to Zoltan Vass (our Chief Economic Strategist) earlier this week and we were discussing how it appears we are on the verge of some very volatile activity. Looking at what the JPY pairs did this week really confirmed our expectatio...  read more

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Loose Lips Sink Banks

posted by forexoutsider 34 days ago in USD, Weekly, Special made popular 33 days ago

Saying too much in public can still result in a sinking – just ask Senator Charles Schumer.  read more

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Fed Decision Can Have a Big Impact on the US Dollar

posted by MarcB 56 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Weekly made popular 56 days ago

The summer doldrums may not last for long with the Federal Reserve interest rate decision right around the corner. Over the past few weeks, many currency pairs including the EUR/USD and GBP/USD have been trading in a range as the market tries to  read more

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EUR/USD - The range continues. What of the GBP/USD

posted by cougarize 58 days ago in EUR, Technical, Weekly made popular 58 days ago

Last week I wrote about important levels on the EUR/USD. Not so much about the direction it would go but what the likely targets or outcomes could be if we hit certain levels. Let’s examine what is happening now.  read more

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US Current Account - Still A Drag On the Dollar

posted by PrettyUgly 61 days ago in USD, Weekly, Trade made popular 58 days ago

Lost amidst recent data on inflation, the rise in oil prices, a deepening crisis in the housing market and the uncanny ability of Goldman-Sachs to outperform market expectations was the deterioration of the current account balance in Q1'08.  read more