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The dollar rally continues into the weekend, with two main drivers to thank: The belief that the Fed will raise rates later this year to combat inflation. The belief that the US economy will turn up soon, and the world will again look to the US as a place to invest. I don’t think either […]
Chuck Butler gives a fantastic rant on Bernanke’s recent tough talk in his morning column. Not much too add to Chuck’s commentary – nicely done Chuck! From a trading perspective – I’m trying to pare back all position sizes, and I still can’t seem to do it fast enough. Meats have taken a turn down […]
Let’s look at a few opinions I’ve heard over the last couple of days: Chuck Butler at the Daily Pfennig believes at least 20% of the current price is speculation driven Jeff Clark at The Growth Stock Wire thinks it’s time to sell oil stocks now T. Boone Pickens (video posted yesterday) says demand is […]
Chuck Butler mentioned yesterday in the Daily Pfennig that, for the first time since 2005, Futures Traders are going long the US Dollar. 2005, you’ll remember, was the year of the dollar’s counter rally in this downtrend. Nothing goes straight up or down, so we’ll see if this is the start of some sort of […]
A couple of good ones from Chuck in today’s Daily Pfennig:Well… How about that U.S. dollar? That’s some currency Rudy! Why, look at it rallying against the euro and other currencies as if it’s on a mission from God! It looks as if the U.S. has turned things around… The Deficit no longer needs to […]
Currency guru Chuck Butler at the Daily Pfennig has been waiving the flag for the Swissie and Yen for some time, long before their recent moves up. He loves them at today’s prices: Swiss francs are back to parity with the dollar, and even beyond! Japanese yen is flirting with a sub-100 figure too! I […]
Chuck Butler on the Swiss Franc and potential end of the carry trade, from his must-read currency newsletter, the Daily Pfennig: Swiss inflation is really putting the pressure on the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to raise interest rates… Inflation in Switzerland accelerated faster than expected in March. In fact, it was the fastest monthly pace […]
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