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Former Fed Economist: Central Bank Using Wrong Playbook

posted by odell 1459 days ago in USD, Special, Inflation made popular 1459 days ago

A great post at Institutional Risk Analytics, which consists of an interview with Richard Alford, an economist in the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's foreign department during the heady years of the Plaza Accord and active FX intervention by t

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News and views on the NZD, AUD, and USD

posted by gonepippin 1459 days ago in AUD, NZD, Daily made popular 1459 days ago

The New Zealand dollar held its ground against a stronger US dollar, trading either
side of 0.7900 for most of the overnight session. Fading expectations of RBNZ rate
cuts in the near future, which have driven the NZD’s recovery in the last for

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German State CPI Figures Support ECB Rhetoric; Euro-Zone Cur

posted by trade2win 1459 days ago in EUR, Fundamental made popular 1459 days ago

The USD managed to muster up some positive momentum as commodities continued to move lower for the second straight session. Dealers noted that the decrease in the Euro-Zone current account data for month could be contributed by slowing growth fac

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Debt From Beyond the Grave

posted by lovethefx 1459 days ago in Fundamental, Daily, Housing made popular 1459 days ago

Living through the subprime mortgage crisis in real time has been horror enough for most investors, but events unfolding in Russia may lead some investors to wonder what unintended consequences from the credit crunch may unfold in the months and

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Oil Falls to Lowest in a Week on Concern Prices Hurting Dema

posted by maximumpips 1459 days ago in Oil made popular 1459 days ago

Crude oil fell to a one-week low on concern record fuel prices will cut consumption at the height of the U.S. driving season.

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Fed wants to take a breather, Kohn suggests

posted by pipsmgee 1459 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Inflation made popular 1459 days ago

Interest rates are now low enough for the Federal Reserve to pause and take a wait-and-see stance in coming weeks, Fed Vice Chairman Donald Kohn said Tuesday.

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European Mid Morning Update 28th May 2008

posted by fxmasta 1459 days ago in EUR, Fundamental, Daily made popular 1459 days ago

Continuing stress is being shown in the correlation between price increases and the decline in consumer confidence. perspective. The highest level was in June last year when the indicator recorded a level of -13. That means in 10 month

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Economic growth forecast reduced for 2009

posted by AlbertPipstein 1460 days ago in NZD, Fundamental, GDP made popular 1460 days ago

Real economic growth is forecast to be 1.9 per cent in the year to March 2009, down from 2.9 per cent in the previous year, according to the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER).

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Carry trade's influence on our currency set to continue

posted by AlbertPipstein 1460 days ago in JPY, Special made popular 1460 days ago

The New Zealand dollar may continue to be propped up by Japanese traders.

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Sluggish business confidence 'a concern'

posted by AlbertPipstein 1460 days ago in NZD, Fundamental made popular 1460 days ago

Business confidence remains low in New Zealand in May, depressed by slowing economic growth and rising costs, the National Bank said today

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Trichet's Inflation Aim Proves `Fiction' After Decade

posted by odell 1460 days ago in EUR, Special, Inflation made popular 1460 days ago

Jean-Claude Trichet's European Central Bank hasn't had much success hitting its inflation target. The fault may lie with the goal itself.

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S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. Home-Price Index Fell 14.4% in March

posted by odell 1460 days ago in USD, Housing made popular 1460 days ago

Home prices in 20 U.S. metropolitan areas fell in March by the most on record, pointing to continued weakness in the housing market that will further drag on the economy.

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