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Merk Insight: The Case For and Against the Dollar
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, ...
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Did the AUD/USD Top Yet?
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... 5
Merk Market Outlook: Tale of Two Economic Releases
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. 9
AUD/USD still in topping process - EUR/USD likely to put in one more top
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... 6
Loose Lips Sink Banks
Saying too much in public can still result in a sinking – just ask Senator Charles Schumer. 6
Fed Decision Can Have a Big Impact on the US Dollar
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 9
EUR/USD - The range continues. What of the GBP/USD
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. 5
US Current Account - Still A Drag On the Dollar
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. 
