One of the most confounding mysteries currently confronting the forex market is the dramatic drop of the US dollar. Few recent trends have continued for as long, or proved as lucrative, as…
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Why QE3 will fail, and why that may be very good for the U.S. dollar
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…
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…
As China goes, so goes oil; as oil goes, up goes the U.S. dollar!
by Jack Crooks Saturday, September 1, 2012 at 7:30am I realize it’s never easy and rarely simple. But today I’m going to help you understand why global money-flow drives key markets and…
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…
Start Building Your “Anti-Dollar” Retirement Plan With These Extremely Undervalued Currencies
Evaldo Albuquerque, Editor, Exotic FX Alert Two months ago, I told Currency Capitalist subscribers how Asian currencies were the new safe-haven currencies. At that time, the Asian Dollar index, which measures the…