by Jack Crooks It seems to me the Great Depression has cast a long dark shadow over Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s thinking. The man seems obsessed by the idea, based on his…
Tag: Dollar
How Long Will the Dollar Remain the World’s Reserve Currency?
We frequently hear the financial press refer to the U.S. dollar as the “world’s reserve currency,” implying that our dollar will always retain its value in an ever shifting world economy. But…
Dollar Demise Continues – China, Japan to Use Yen, Yuan and Not the USD
It looks like the US Dollar is about to be dealt another blow. Although it won’t be a deadly blow it definitely is not good for the long term success of what…
U.S. Dollar & Currencies: Review and Outlook
Axel Merk & Kieran Osborne, CFA, Merk Funds In 2012, policy makers around the world may be driven by the realization that the theme of 2011 was not a Euro-specific crisis, but…
The US Dollar Tries to Find Some Hope
Last Friday, the Dollar Index cut its smallest daily range in almost four months as traders that stuck around for much of the week for the slight chance of a market collapse…
Taps for the Dollar
By Michael Pento, Senior Economist at Euro Pacific Capital It now appears that the United States has finally succeeded in its efforts to destroy confidence in the U.S. dollar. Given the currency’s…
I’m No Dollar Permabull. I Just Go with the Facts!
by Bryan Rich I’ve given plenty of arguments in my Money and Markets columns over the past couple of years as to why I think the pontifications about the dollar’s demise are…
What’s Your Dollar Really Worth?
By Sean Hyman, editor, Currency Cross Trader As you guys know, I’m a trader. I eat, sleep and breathe the $4 trillion Forex market on any given day. But that’s just my…