Dollar Bruised, But Not Battered Just Yet Seeking Alpha Monday December 19: Five-things the markets are talking about | The dollar and sovereign yields fell overnight while Asian shares printed a new monthly low as the market cashed in some of their recent bets on Trumponomics and the ‘reflation’ trad...
When No Answer Is The Best Answer: U.S. Dollar Edition Seeking Alpha This [seems] to imply that just asking questions, without ever getting answers (much less correct answers), is enough to be a successful investor. Obviously, that is complete nonsense. | That's a comment from a reader who clearly isn't buying my cont...
Aussie dollar loses last of 2016 gains Sydney Morning Herald The Australian dollar has dropped to a six-month low, extending last week's slide after US Federal Reserve officials called for a faster pace of rate hikes next year. | This came on top of news that China had seized a US underwater drone in the South...
Markets Turn Quiet Ahead Of The Weekend, Dollar Consolidates Gains Seeking Alpha Some mild position squaring pressures are evident ahead of the weekend, and for many market participants, the year is coming to an end. Outside of the BOJ meeting next week, the calendar turns light and markets are moving into holiday mode. | The Dol...
Bullish U.S. Dollar: Only A New Fiscal Deal In Eurozone Could Stop It Seeking Alpha Is the US dollar topping out or is it consolidating ahead of its next bullish extravaganza? Look at the other side of the Atlantic for an answer. The deep European macro imbalances could prove to be the driving force of the next upswing in the US dol...
Dollar And Yen Trade Lower To Start The Week Seeking Alpha The US dollar and Japanese yen are trading lower. The tone is largely consolidative, and the foreign exchange market is not main focus today. Instead, the OPEC-non-OPEC agreement before the weekend is arguably the key driver today. Oil prices are up ...
Revisiting The (Now Permanent) Dollar Funding Shortage Seeking Alpha Alright, so back during the summer, I talked quite a bit about the implications of money market reform. Remember 'FRYBOR' and the drunk Albanians? Or how about my adaptation of the opening sequence in "Training Day"? | I haven't revisited this topic ...
Could The Kiwi Dollar Be Due For A Rebound? Seeking Alpha I haven't traded the Kiwi dollar for a couple of months. Its ascent has gradually been declining of late, but it was one of the best performing currencies for the first half of 2016. | Ever since Trump won the U.S. election, the forex landscape has c...
Stocks Mixed; Dow 20,000 Still Elusive; Apple Climbs Near Breakout Investors Business Daily Stocks were narrowly mixed Friday heading into the last hour of the regular trading session, as the Dow tried to climb toward 20,000 and Apple (AAPL) edged closer to a breakout. | The Dow held a fractional loss, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were down 0.2% and 0.3% respectively. Volume was tracking higher across the board vs. the same time Thurs...