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3 Things America Needs to Do to Get the Economy Back on Trac

posted by trade2win 1335 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special

The US trade deficit has grown to $US700 billion, which of course is money not spent on US goods and services. This has killed off well paying jobs, has slowed the economy and created unemployment.

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Dollar Rally Could be Short Lived

posted by trade2win 1338 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special

It is now confirmed that the US housing and labor market is in serious trouble. New home sales broke below the 500k make or break mark for the first time in 17 years. The last time we saw new home sales at these levels was during Bush Senior’s A

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5 Ways to Diversify Away from the Dollar

posted by trade2win 1340 days ago in USD, Special made popular 1339 days ago

Fortunately today, we have some great investment options available to us that were not around even a few years ago. Here are five easy ways you can diversify out of the dollar:

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Investing Now: What You Don't Know Can Hurt You

posted by trade2win 1341 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Special made popular 1339 days ago

The dollar was crushed yesterday. The U.S. Dollar Index dropped more than 2%, reversing whatever gains were left from the now-evaporated summer rally.

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Commodities Should Profit from the Bailout Plan

posted by trade2win 1342 days ago in Gold, Oil, Metals

The actions of this last week will go down in history as the end of the U.S. as an economic superpower. I realize that’s a harsh view to take. And I love this country dearly. But the writing is now on the wall. The regulators—SEC, Treasury, Feder

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This Is Not "the Big One"

posted by trade2win 1345 days ago in USD, Fundamental

This week’s turmoil in the world’s stock markets has investors in a panic. On the surface it appears as if we are in the midst of a financial meltdown. In less than a week the financial landscape of America has changed more than it has in years.

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Dollar Rally Changes Investment Landscape

posted by trade2win 1346 days ago in USD, Fundamental

One of the most consistent themes since 2001 has been the decline of the US dollar versus other major currencies. Whether is was against the European Euro, the Australian dollar, or the Chinese Yuan, most major and many minor currencies rose dram

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The Fed Stands Firm

posted by trade2win 1347 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Inflation made popular 1347 days ago

To the surprise of the financial markets, the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged at 2 percent. Going into the meeting, everyone thought that the Fed was backed into a corner and would have no choice but to cut interest rates by 25 and

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Dollar Shows Resilience As Safe-Haven Currency

posted by trade2win 1348 days ago in USD, Special made popular 1347 days ago

Many people may feel like dumping US stocks, but apparently, this sentiment doesn’t have a lasting effect on the US dollar. Monday hasn’t been a pleasant day for stocks, but in the forex markets, many institutional traders have rushed to buy US d

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Lehman Spelling Trouble for the Dollar and Carry Trades

posted by trade2win 1349 days ago in USD, Fundamental made popular 1346 days ago

The US dollar dropped like a rock at the open of the Asian trading session on Sunday. It has been a long weekend for US government officials and the leaders of Wall Street banks.

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Commodities Meltdown as Dollar Surges

posted by trade2win 1352 days ago in USD, Fundamental

The accompanying three-month chart illustrates a steadily strengthening US Dollar (UUP) along with a broad-based meltdown in the prices of commodities. The U.S. Oil (USO) and Natural Gas (UNG) Funds are down over 20% and 40%, respectively,

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Real Interest Rates Are Actually High

posted by trade2win 1361 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Inflation made popular 1361 days ago

I am going to make a shocking statement. Here it is: Real interest rates are high. Before stating the basis for such a seemingly wild claim it is important to define some terms. In this case "real" means inflation adjusted.

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