http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/foreign-exchange Blog Articles Tagged with 'foreign-exchange' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1148667?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way TolstoyWell this is an interesting little fable of modern family life, even if all the families involved may not be ones which many of my readers would normally wish to... Sun, 23 Nov 2008 11:17:16 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1148667?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147427?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange The foreign exchange markets are witnessing heavy and sustained selling of sterling which continues following the Bank of England's inflation report and statement on the economy. The British Pound has fallen below /$1.50 to currently stand at 149.1... Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:00:35 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1147427?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145901?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Both our Pooring of America stalwarts are giving out updates this week - Walmart (WMT) with an earnings report Thursday and McDonalds (MCD) reported October same store sales yesterday. They were stellar, despite a stronger dollar hurting on the cu... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 07:17:45 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145901?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145799?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange In a recent interview with CNN, President-elect Obama says: [The] top priority may ... be continuing to stabilize the financial system. We don't know yet what's [going to] happen in January, he said. None of this can be accomplished if we continue ... Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:15:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145799?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145603?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Russia's currency reserves, the third-biggest in the world, are falling steadily as tumbling oil prices and an exodus of capital are piling the pressure on the central bank and government policymakers to accept a devaluation in the ruble. Oil prices ... Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:54:05 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145603?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145147?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange How do we use fiscal policy to stimulate the economy in the short-run without increasing the longer-run budget problems?:The choices that confront America, by Clive Crook, Commentary, FT: ...A question ... now needs an answer. How can the next admini... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:07:00 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1145147?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145039?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange In an annual letter to shareholders in March 2003, Warren Buffett soundly condemned derivatives products as being financial instruments of mass destruction ; however, since the release of its 2008 first quarter report, it is becoming apparent that t... Sun, 09 Nov 2008 04:30:19 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1145039?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1143991?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange FCStone Group, Inc. (FCSX) has found itself in quite an embarrassing predicament. The company issued an announcement Monday that it would set aside $25 million for bad debts in the first quarter of this year (the company s fiscal year end is August... Thu, 06 Nov 2008 03:34:57 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1143991?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1142430?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Facing increased worries about the future of Chinas economic boom, top leaders are trying to reassure the public that they have situation in hand. In a long essay in the latest issue of the Communist Party journal Qiushi, or Seeking Truth, Premier We... Mon, 03 Nov 2008 08:42:25 -0500 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/wsj-real-time-economics/1142430?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1140611?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange American fund managers investing in the emerging markets today are fundamentally assuming that, over a given time horizon, profits from equity investments will far exceed losses from currency devaluations. That assumption needs to be contextualized i... Wed, 29 Oct 2008 09:57:36 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1140611?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1140225?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Yesterday, the Ukraine received a USD16.5bn loan from the IMF and the IMF at the same time said that it would agree with the Hungarian government on a rescue package in the coming days. Under normally circumstances this would be good news for CEE ass... Tue, 28 Oct 2008 13:33:31 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1140225?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1139521?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Since my last bearish article on October 17, Salesforce.com (CRM) stock has fallen from about $32 (previous day close) to about $26, a drop of about 18%, underperforming the S&P and the NASDAQ by 11 and 8 percentage points respectively.The next quart... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 05:29:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1139521?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139499?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange The financial crisis is still spreading, and emerging market economies are now in big trouble :The Widening Gyre, by Paul Krugman, Commentary, NY Times: Economic data rarely inspire poetic thoughts. But as I was contemplating the latest set of numbe... Mon, 27 Oct 2008 03:42:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139499?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139306?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange This argues that we are in a liquidity trap ...that ... is occurring at significantly positive interest rates. The proposed solution is to temporarily guarantee a lower bound for the S&P 500 through targeted purchases of market portfolios via op... Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:21:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139306?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139165?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Modest steps for a new Bretton Woods - Barry EichengreenPublic Humiliation - James SurowieckiWhat Is Liquidity Risk? - FRBSF Economic Letter A helping hand to homeowners - The Economist Democratisation and growth: A within-country comparison approach... Sat, 25 Oct 2008 03:06:00 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/economists-view/1139165?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1138727?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Hungarian Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcs ny announced yesterday (Wednesday) that the government had reached an agreement with commercial banks intended to protect the interests of those who have taken out foreign currency loans.The agreement, which is... Fri, 24 Oct 2008 04:40:19 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1138727?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1137711?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Third time's the charm? The Federal Reserve launched its third attempt to ease money markets strains, announcing a program to fund purchases of up to $600B in money market mutual fund assets. In its official statement, the Fed said the initiati... Wed, 22 Oct 2008 07:13:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1137711?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1136919?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange The Kazakh government is ready to step in, Kazakhstan s Prime Minister Karim Masimov said this morning in telephone interview with Bloomberg The Kazakh banking system with the support of the government and central bank will fulfill all obl... Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:58:40 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1136919?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1136522?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange In a previous post, I discussed the fundamental underpinnings which would lead to a weakening dollar in the medium term. This is expected to happen, however, when stability returns to the markets - be they financial, foreign exchange or commodities. ... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:01:21 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1136522?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1136482?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange Many of the macro-economic fundamentals of Spain today are very different from those of ten or fifteen years ago ..A lot of factors look better this time around. Compared to its history, Spain has low interest rates, low unemployment and a st... Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:00:15 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/a-fistfull-of-euros/1136482?rsstype=tag&tag=foreign-exchange