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How cotton is making the East fluffier

posted by wisaac 531 days ago in USD, Agriculture

A case study of how United States Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke is presiding over the decline of the West may be found in an unsexy business: Cotton.

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Pound Will Gain Against Dollar, Euro, Yen in 2011, Nomura Sa

posted by wisaac 536 days ago in EUR, JPY, GBP

Investors should bet the pound will rise against the dollar, euro and yen in 2011, according to Nomura Holdings Inc.

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Euro slumps vs dollar as debt worries reemerge

posted by wisaac 537 days ago in EUR

The euro fell on Monday as traders took profits from a three-day rally on signs of division over how to contain the euro zone's fiscal crisis.

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Stable dollar seen at par by forecasters

posted by wisaac 541 days ago in CAD made popular 541 days ago

The Canadian dollar is expected to remain close to current levels around parity with the United States dollar over the next 12 months, according to a Reuters poll.

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Debt worries drive euro to 10-week low vs dollar

posted by wisaac 543 days ago in EUR, CHF

The euro hit its lowest in 10 weeks against the dollar, yen and Swiss franc on Tuesday after a weekend rescue package for Ireland failed to calm worries that bailouts would be needed in other euro zone countries.

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Housing price index, consumer confidence to be released in U

posted by wisaac 544 days ago in USD, Housing, Consumer made popular 543 days ago

Today, in the US the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller housing price index, the Chicago PMI and the Conference Board consumer confidence will be published. In normal circumstances, this set of data would have market moving potential.

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Gold price increases sparks Asia spending spree

posted by wisaac 544 days ago in Gold made popular 544 days ago

The price of gold rebounded Monday after an early drop that had encouraged Asian jewelers to buy.

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Dollar and Bonds: Interconnected Markets

posted by wisaac 548 days ago in USD made popular 548 days ago

Taking a look at TLT, my normal views aren’t providing any clarity as to the future direction as I’m not seeing any traditional technical patterns arise. I decided to use the three line break pattern on bonds and the dollar and it’s very clear th

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Treasuries Gain as Europe Debt Crisis Feeds Demand for Safet

posted by wisaac 548 days ago in USD made popular 548 days ago

Treasuries rose, paring a weekly loss, as investors sought the relative safety of U.S. securities on speculation a debt crisis in Ireland will spread to Portugal and Spain.

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Low Corporate Tax Rate Is Sacrosanct in Ireland

posted by wisaac 548 days ago in EUR made popular 548 days ago

Cut Ireland’s minimum wage? Check. Collect more in property taxes from beleaguered homeowners? Check. Raise the corporate tax rate, which could plug the gaping hole in Ireland’s tattered balance sheet even faster? Well, no.

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Australia dlr drops on mixed data, gives euro reprieve

posted by wisaac 549 days ago in EUR, AUD made popular 549 days ago

The Australian dollar fell on Thursday after a mixed domestic business investment report that cast doubt on third-quarter growth and a slouching euro ...

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Chinese Regime Claims to Defend World Against QE2

posted by wisaac 550 days ago in USD made popular 550 days ago

China, worried at the ramifications the United States’ second round of quantitative easing will have on its economy, has recently taken the public stance that QE2 is bad for the world and downplayed the way it impacts China specifically.

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