Category: US Dollar
The analysis published under this category are as follows.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
U.S. Dollar Threatened by Fannie & Freddie / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Axel_Merk
Social subsidies may make good politics, but all too often bad economics. When Fannie Mae was created in 1938, the seeds were planted for the biggest housing bust the world has ever seen; the going was good while the party lasted for the first 80 years, but ended in the financial crisis of 2008 – the hangover for many still remains. In 2008, many feared the dollar might collapse should Fannie Mae and its smaller cousin Freddie Mac (together here Government Sponsored Entities or GSEs) fail; little did those so fearful know that the government would embark on the largest bailout in history; the U.S. dollar rallied as the GSEs were put into conservatorship, making the previous implicit government guarantee just about as explicit as is possible.
Monday, August 23, 2010
China Ditches the U.S. Dollar, Are Times Changing? / Currencies / US Dollar
By: money_morning_au
Shae Smith writes: We all know the US flogs its debt to anyone willing to buy it. And up until recently, that's been China.Very slowly, over the past twelve months China has been lowering its exposure to US treasuries. In fact, in the last twelve months, they've offloaded about USD$100 billion dollars worth.
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Friday, August 20, 2010
What Problems Lie Ahead for the U.S. Dollar? / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Julian_DW_Phillips
The recent history of the Dollar
China is the largest holder of the U.S. Dollar in its foreign exchange reserves at $2.45 + trillion. This is an impossible number to trade on foreign exchanges. So they're stuck with them until they can spend them. But, as long as the U.S. Dollar is the world's sole reserve currency, these reserves are useful to buy any asset in any country. It is vital that they retain their buying power. Buying power is defined by its exchange rate value and inside the U.S. relates to the inflation rate.
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Friday, August 13, 2010
It's the Third and Final Act for the U.S. Dollar / Currencies / US Dollar
By: LewRockwell
Jeff Fisher writes: The US credit system is in the midst of its third credit crisis since the advent of the Federal Reserve.
The first credit crisis was a deflation that morphed into the Great Depression. (See Rothbard's: America's Great Depression.)
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Thursday, August 12, 2010
How to Profit From the Fed's U.S. Dollar Destruction Policy / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: This week's decision by the U.S. Federal Reserve to buy Treasuries in an effort to prop up borrowing is further proof that the economy is worse off than policymakers would have us believe. But more than that, the Fed's Treasury purchase plan is just one more reason for investors to anticipate inflation and take steps to protect their money from it.
Wednesday, August 04, 2010
EURIBOR, Euro and USD Index / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Ashraf_Laidi
Many have expressed scepticism with strength of the euro at a time when EURIBOR and EUR-Libor rates remained on the rise. EUR 3-month LIBOR stands at 12-month high of 0.83%, up 46% from its March lows. Yet unlike in April-May when rising Eurozone rates resulted from plummeting inter-bank confidence and falling liquidity in the system, the recent strengthening in Eurzone interbank rates has been partly boosted by improved macroeconomic/bank earnings figures, as well as a stabilizing currency.
Monday, August 02, 2010
US Dollar Index Declines as Eurodollar Short Squeeze Ends / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Jesse
Dollar LIBOR is the 'tell' as european banks scramble to obtain US dollars to satisfy customer demand, they drive the 'price' of the dollar higher. The cause of the squeeze was the euro uncertainty based on ratings downgrades on Greece, and the hedge funds determined selling of the euro, which created a sell off in euros.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
U.S. Dollar Stress Next? / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Axel_Merk
The crisis is dead! Long live the crisis! In an attempt to address the debt crises swirling around the globe, policy makers have responded with a mishmash of somewhat questionable approaches:
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Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Evolving Global Financial Crisis, U.S. Dollar Heading Down Again / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Bob_Chapman
As we long ago predicted, 2005 was the beginning of the collapse of the housing bubble. The result was financial chaos and a credit crisis that enveloped the US, Europe and eventually the world. Some would like us to believe that materialism and selfishness were the reasons for bubbles, but the causes go far deeper than that. US, UK and European central banks, due to their greed for power, and a desire for world government, allowed debt to get totally out of control.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Positive Corporate Eearnings Reports Boost U.S. Dollar / Currencies / US Dollar
By: LiveCharts
The dollar has been getting hammered in recent weeks as renewed concerns about the economy caused many to get out of long dollar positions. However, several positive earnings reports to start the week have helped give the greenback a boost against most major currencies.
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Friday, July 16, 2010
Time for U.S. Dollar Bounce as Peter Schiff Forecasts Dollar Rout / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Mike_Shedlock
The time for a dollar bounce is at hand. One reason I make that statement is the single best contrarian indicator on the US dollar has spoken.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Is it time for the U.S. Dollar Index to Rally? / Currencies / US Dollar
By: INO
The dollar index, which put in a strong performance in the first six months of the year, pulled back from its recent highs and appears to be in defensive mode.
If you are not familiar with the US dollar index (USDX), it is an index, or measure, of the value of the United States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies.
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Tuesday, July 06, 2010
Floating Exchange Rates, Scheme to Embezzle the Dollar Balances of Surplus Countries / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Professor_Emeritus
Milton Friedman's theory of floating exchange rates, on which the international monetary system has been based since 1971, has given rise to a coercive regime in the sense that IMF statutes forbid member countries to stabilize the value of their currencies. A country attempting to do that is branded "a currency manipulator" and is threatened with trade sanctions. The prohibition is understandable. It is designed to protect the scheme whereby the dollar balances of the surplus countries are stealthily embezzled. It works as follows.
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Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Dollar Hammered by Yen as Job Concerns Remain / Currencies / US Dollar
By: LiveCharts
The dollar has quietly slipped against the yen in this week’s currency trade while remaining mostly flat against other major counterparts including the Euro and British Pound. A less than stellar round of economic reports Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday (June 30) morning have cast a dark cloud over optimism for economic recovery.
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Sunday, June 27, 2010
Is it Time to Bet Against the U.S. Dollar? / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: The U.S. dollar has been one of the world's strongest currencies in the first part of 2010.
And it's no wonder. The Greek debt crisis continues to threaten Europe's overall health, and could unleash an entirely new contagion on the rest of the global economy. Then there's China, - the engine of world growth during much of the financial crisis - which now appears to face the near-term triple threat of slowing growth, accelerating inflation and workplace unrest. Add in concerns about commodity prices and global debt levels and it's easy to see why currency investors have sought the safe haven of the U.S. dollar.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Stock Market SPX Driving U.S. Dollar Trend / Stock-Markets / US Dollar
By: Zeal_LLC
So far this year, the US dollar has enjoyed a strong performance. Traders carefully watch this flagship currency since its fortunes affect virtually everything, from world-trade balances to global financial markets to commodities prices. Given the dollar’s universal impact, understanding its drivers is essential for gaming all kinds of markets.
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Monday, June 21, 2010
U.S. Dollar Top Forecast, How to Play the Bear Side / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Money_Morning
Larry D. Spears writes: In spite of an assortment of economic uncertainties at home, the U.S. dollar has been the star of the currency world for most of 2010. Spooked by persistent and seemingly insurmountable debt problems east of the Atlantic and the specter of unsustainable growth and potential inflation on the Pacific side of the globe, savers and investors fled European and Asian currencies for the relative safe haven of the dollar.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
The U.S. Dollar’s Bull Market Is Just Getting Started! / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Bryan_Rich
The dollar index has surged 20 percent since last November. And this week, it was sniffing around its 2009 high!
That’s pretty impressive, especially given that the 2009 high was driven by an across the board, global flight to the dollar … underpinned by one of the worst combinations of financial crisis and global economic recession on record.
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
U.S. Dollar's Days are Numbered / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Money_Morning
Keith Fitz-Gerald writes: The U.S. dollar has been one of the world's strongest currencies in the first part of 2010, posting double-digit gains through the end of May.
And little wonder. The Greek debt crisis continues to threaten Europe's overall health, and could unleash an entirely new contagion on the rest of the global economy. Then there's China, - the engine of world growth during much of the financial crisis - which now appears to face the near-term triple threat of slowing growth, accelerating inflation and workplace unrest. Add in concerns about commodity prices and global debt levels and it's easy to see why currency investors have sought the safe haven of the U.S. dollar.
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Wednesday, June 09, 2010
New Financial world 2012 and the End of Days Prophecy / Currencies / US Dollar
By: Christopher_Laird
We talked several months ago about how our estimate of when the USD really hits the fan came to be around 2012. That was an accident, not intentional. We mentioned then that we found that very intriguing. That is because the USD is so central to our present financial world that, if it fell apart, the outcomes would be so severe that the financial world, and even just how money works, would be turned upside down.