http://www.inveslogic.com/popular/articles/currencies Currencies - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1105118?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Shares in Alcoa Inc , continue to slump Tuesday, as investors feared rising costs of raw materials would trim the aluminum maker's margins, an analyst said.[amp]nbsp; The metal price would have implied stronger earnings ... but they've had huge cos... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:27:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/globe-and-mail-market-blog/1105118?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104791?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Japanese Yen continues to recover all across the board, helped by better than expected Tankan reading yesterday (in fact, the survey showed that manufactures expectations for the economy have continued to deteriorate, yet not as bad as the market was... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:05:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104791?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104793?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Good Morning! welcome to another day in forex market. Monday, as always, has been a boring day, with not much action around, and majors correcting last week rally. Yet the pause seems to come to an end and dollar continues falling, supported by good ... Tue, 01 Jul 2008 04:18:56 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104793?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/daily-options-report/1104637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Congrats to Spain for winning the Euro Cup....and providing us an excuse to Google up some Penelope Cruz. When will I learn though: Never Bet the Over!And hey, how 'bout them Inverses? I believe they mess with volatility and put/call readings in that... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:57:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/daily-options-report/1104637?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104796?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Eur/usd is quoting around 1.5810, and despite the pair is overbought, and technical divergences in 4 hours charts, the pair seems far for turning even in a small correction for now. Firs resistance for today will be the zone around 1.5845, followed b... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 04:40:25 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104796?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104798?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Personal Income and Spending growth more than expected, yet inflation disappointed in the US. (check the following link to review the data: http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/economic-calendar/ ), but despite the negative sentiment against dollar,... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:02:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1104798?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1104060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Yesterday's Euro 2008 semi-final between Germany and Turkey produced another thriller, though most of the worldwide audience (including me) missed much of the drama due to a blackout of the television feed. The Turks scored to equalize the match in ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:13:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1104060?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104136?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Two significant milestones have been reached in the financial markets today, one in stocks and one in currencies. On an intraday and possibly even on a closing basis, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has broken the Bear Stearns low. It was in the mi... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:11:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104136?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 So Vizzini said his piece last night, observing that growth risks, while mitigated, remained to the downside, while inflation risks were somewhat more acute than previously thought. And hey - Fezzik voted for a rate hike! Macro Man thought that on ba... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:12:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1104147?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1104073?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 About a week ago, I opined that if the FOMC decided to not raise rates on Wednesday the result would be a weaker US dollar and continuity to the Yellow Brick Road, meaning that the gold price would lift. That s what happened late in the session yes... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:58:48 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/bill-cara/1104073?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103671?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Is this a bad omen for the future of the Eurozone's artificial currency? According to a report of the Austrian TV station ORF, the European Central Bank has delayed the construction of its planned 185 metres high twin leaning towers. ORF said that ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 03:09:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1103671?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1103399?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Another Euro 2008 open thread but one in which we feel compelled to note how tonight s match was an insight to the central role of television in the experience as evidenced by how flat things went (at least where I was watching) when the global... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 20:12:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1103399?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1103401?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Another Euro 2008 open thread but one in which we feel compelled to note how tonight s match was an insight to the central role of television in the experience as evidenced by how flat things went (at least where I was watching) when the global... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:59:24 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1103401?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1103260?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Well, after the Live coverage of the Fed statement i m back here. The FED leaved rates unchanged at 2.0% but the speech dissapointed market participants, as more hawkish comments were expected, sending dollar down against it s major rivals, very ... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:50:06 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1103260?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1102708?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Durable Orders, to be released in a few minutes, have been already revised to the downside for the previous month, to 0.6% from 0.05%. For today we are expecting kind of a positive reading in this number around 0.0%, not the best, but better th... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:21:43 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1102708?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1102162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 All eyes are on the Fed meeting to see if the inner Ben Bernanke will lean toward inflation hawk Paul Volcker and follow through to stop inflation and defend indeed recreate King Dollar. Volcker told us a few months ago that we were in a doll... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:58:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/kudlows-money-politics/1102162?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102087?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Record-breaking downbeat consumer confidence and housing data released today have depressed the US dollar in the currency markets, although the USD remains within recent range against the Euro, Swiss franc, British pound and the Japanese yen. US cons... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 15:05:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1102087?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1101466?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Something else to worry about?:Watch Out for Sovereign Debt Risk, by Carmen M. Reinhart and Kenneth Rogoff, Commentary, WSJ: Optimists say that emerging-market defaults are a thing of the past. Emerging markets today, the argument goes, are relying m... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1101466?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1101467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Twenty years later: tipping points near on global warming - James HansenAcross the Curve - John Jansen - Back after Brief Pause Britain's last Neanderthals were more sophisticated than thought - EurekAlert Is the Great Moderation in Danger?... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1101467?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101351?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 The Federal Reserve begins their two day monetary policy meeting Tuesday and judging from the price action of the US dollar and reports from the press, dollar bulls are treading carefully on the fear that the Federal Reserve will be non-committal. Th... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:08:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101351?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 What an unexpected start to the trading week. Today the US dollar advanced strongly against many currencies on the back of weaker-than-expected Eurozone data, and it wasn t just any Eurozone data; it was the widely watched German IFO survey. Busine... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101152?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 What an unexpected start to the trading week. Today the US dollar advanced strongly against many currencies on the back of weaker-than-expected Eurozone data, and it wasn t just any Eurozone data; it was the widely watched German IFO survey. Busine... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 15:40:26 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1101352?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100858?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Lehman s Vishal Shah Monday morning upped his price targets and earnings estimates for both Evergreen Solar (ESLR) and First Solar (FSLR).For First Solar, Shah lifted his price target to $335 from $280. He raised his 2008 EPS estimate to $3.05 from... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:24:30 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100858?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100538?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Oil up $11 in a single day. Bear Sterns (BSC) goes down 75% in 2 weeks, corn explodes on weather. Everything in the markets now happens in Internet Time. This simply means that news that took days or weeks to get out to the masses and be reflected ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:28:02 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100538?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1100551?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 The IFO business confidence survey falls to 101.3 from 103.5, while the Manufacturing PMI breaks under the 50.0 level printing 49.1. Despite is not considered a first line report, 50.0 is the key level between growth (above) and economic desacelerati... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 04:18:10 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1100551?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1100513?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Guido Tabellini discusses difficulties faced by central banks, including the current debate over whether central banks should be more worried about inflation or about weak economic growth. He says that because the Fed or the ECB have made different c... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 03:24:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1100513?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Another week has passed, and the sentiment in the financial markets has changed again. In the forex markets, the US dollar fell against other currencies like the Euro, and in the US stock markets, the Dow and S&P 500 had another strong downward spira... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:24:50 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100124?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100067?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 BluePhoenix Solutions (BPHX) a leading provider of value-driven legacy modernization solutions was absolutely pounded Thursday on the heels of a couple of analyst EPS downward revisions. The Israeli company saw its stock fall more than 30% as analyst... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 05:07:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1100067?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Last month I wrote about the pricing power that many US based steel firms had. I also posted how the weak US dollar and low inventory levels would lead to above average returns for my steel focus list. Here are those steel firms and their price in... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 04:15:47 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099993?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1099980?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 This post is about trade wars, tariffs, health care, and Wal-Mart. I will tie these themes together starting with a look at Wal-Mart and health care.I have many disagreements with Jim Jubak, but he hits the nail on the head with Let Wal-Mart fix US h... Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:51:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/mishs-global-economic-trend-analysis/1099980?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Europe has too many banks. Now that it has a single currency, the fact that each country is dominated by its own national banks is looking increasingly old-fashioned. And so it makes sense that, sooner or later, a genuinely European bank will emerge ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:18:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099279?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Traders have been selling the US dollar and bidding the British pound and Euro higher in the currency markets in the Asian and European session. Since no US data is planned for today, movements in the currency market during the US session will depend... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 09:03:45 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099288?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 On Thursday, China dropped a bombshell with the news that it was raising prices on refined products, gasoline and diesel. Detailed reports are confusing, not the least due to the currency and weight units used. The best I could find is gasoline from ... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 07:56:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1099028?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1099056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Eur/Usd has set a new maximum for the week; being a bit over bought in smaller charts, we could see a small correction from here, but the pair is adressing to the zone around 1.5625. Gbp/usd has it s next important resistance around 1.9770 that c... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:52:58 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1099056?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1099054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 It is believed that Barclays is close to securing a huge bailout from Japan as it looks to Asia to improve its finances.Barclays is set to receive a 100 billion yen ( 473.4 million) capital injection from Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). This... Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:46:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/finance-markets/1099054?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1100530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Steve Waldman:Market power, asset allocation, and oil prices, by Steve Randy Waldman: In response to a (somewhat ridiculous) proposal that we sue OPEC over high oil prices, Mark Thomawrites:[I]t's unlikely that [monopoly power] is the factor behind... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 22:11:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1100530?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 The wind direction has changed suddenly in the UK. After several disappointing UK economic data and higher than expected inflation numbers, most market players are caught by surprise by today s release of UK retail sales which came out much better ... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:51:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098298?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1098250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 From Reuters: China to raise gasoline, diesel prices China, the world's second largest oil consumer, will increase retail gasoline and diesel prices by 1,000 yuan ($145.50) per tonne from Friday, according to industry sources. See the analyst comment... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:18:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/calculated-risk/1098250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098315?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Congress has finally decided to consider what President Reagan had proposed in the 1980s. The opening of our coastline to oil drillers seems to be a great move in trying to keep the price of oil down. Not only will it do this but it will also help th... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:57:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1098315?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1098057?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Japanese yen is recovering ground after falling to 107,42. If you take a look at this 30 minutes charts, you can see the pair has failed to break above 107,92 a tough 4 hours resistance level, also the 50% Fibonacci rally 108,42/107,42, while CCI is ... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:07:34 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1098057?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1097900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 GBP Retail sales came far better than expected, triggering GBP up against most rivals. However the greenback is stronger against all other currencies, so where to go with GBP/USD? Quoting right now around 1.9703, the key level will be 1.9720: abov... Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:41:27 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1097900?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097428?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Interest rates on US Treasuries have been the subject of increased attention lately as the yield on the 10-year note has risen by nearly 100 basis points since the March lows. Even after this move, though, the current yield is still at levels seen ... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:59:53 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097428?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097436?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 If you subscribe to the cockroach theory of investing (where there is one cockroach, there is an army; where there is one piece of bad news, there is likely to be more in the pipeline), then the recent regional banking turmoil should come as no surpr... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:11:13 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097436?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097128?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 While summer doesn't officially start until Saturday, in many ways it feels as if summer markets are already here. Vol sellers have emerged in equities, fixed income, commodities, and currencies, while conviction and trading interest is reported to f... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:20:33 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097128?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1097069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 As some parts of Europe prepare for Jean-Claude Juncker's Club of the Few while others fall by the wayside, it's time to look back at how we got here. Nothing unites Europeans like football, and this year's Euro 2008 tournament is turning out to ..... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:15:16 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1097069?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1097066?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 For me, one of the pleasures of a long tournament like Euro 2008, in which all-star squads attempt to develop into teams, is guessing about the player selection as the tournament progresses. For yesterday's do-or-die clash between 2006 World Cup fin... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:14:41 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-canadian-econoview/1097066?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 International pressure on China to revalue its currency (the Renminbi or RMB) by at least 10-15% remains intense; an incoming US administration led by either candidate is likely to adopt a much tougher diplomatic stance. The RMB has appreciated 20% a... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:56:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1097131?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1097074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 As some parts of Europe prepare for Jean-Claude Juncker s Club of the Few while others fall by the wayside, it s time to look back at how we got here. Nothing unites Europeans like football, and this year s Euro 2008 tournament is turning... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:00:44 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1097074?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1096867?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Dollar is being hitted after rebounding in key support/resistances levels, as Morgan Stanley cites real estate losses in asset mgmt unit. the euro could test 1.5520 in the next candles if the zone around 1.5480 holds. GBP is pointing higger, yet sti... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:18:22 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/fxstreet/1096867?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trade-king-blog/1098141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28 Which European stocks are particularly well-positioned to outperform over the remainder of 2008? Allan C. Nichols, CFA, an equities strategist and editor of Morningstar International Investor newsletter, highlights five European stocks that have rece... Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:18:08 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/trade-king-blog/1098141?rsstype=populararticles&cid=28