Posts Tagged "Dollar"

Spring arrived this week

Posted by on Mar 10, 2014 in Featured, Market News, Uncategorized

Spring arrived this week

You may have heard that the British spend a lot of time talking about the weather. It’s true. But there is another nation that beats us on this score, the USA. In my view, they spend more time discussing the weather in the USA. They even have a dedicated weather channel on TV. Anyone following the US weather will be aware of their big winter freeze this year with exceptionally low temperatures. In her recent testimony to Congress, even Janet Yellen spoke of the impact of the freezing weather on economic activity in the USA. She mentioned that more data is needed as it is difficult to...

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After the Euro summit

Posted by on Jul 5, 2012 in Commentary, Featured, Market News

After the Euro summit

After the Euro Summit How quickly news drops out of the headlines. It was only a week ago that Eurozone leaders met for another in the series of Euro summits to save the Euro. Expectations were low, lower than a snakes belly in fact. Then something miraculous happened, an announcement of progress towards banking union. The markets immediately pushed the value of the Euro higher. Banking union is one of the pillars required to support a currency. One currency, one central bank standing behind it, with the central bank in turn monitoring and regulating the activities of the individual banks in...

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