The U.S. Dollar Index: A Deceptive Indicator of USD Strength
May 18, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Most of the major financial news outlets and many investors have come to rely on the movements of the U.S. Dollar Index as a daily barometer of the U.S. dollar’s relative strength and weakness taking it on faith that the Dollar Index is the dollar – pure and simple. In reality, the Index offers a very distortive view of the movement of the dollar against the currencies that matter most. If anything, recent movements of the Index are a reflection of euro weakness rather than dollar strength. Words: 1019
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“The Great Dollar Devaluation Disaster” is Only Just Beginning – and the Intended Victim is YOU!
May 10, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The handwriting is on the wall: This great dollar disaster is only just beginning. Obama and Bernanke have no choice. Either they dramatically devalue the dollar over the next three years, or they go down in history as the first administration to default — to welch on the government’s debt obligations. Words: 2111
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Why a Multi-year Bull Market is Ahead for the U.S. Dollar
March 18, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Given the ongoing crisis surrounding the euro, the vulnerability of the British pound from a continued spread of sovereign debt concerns AND the catalyst for a weakening yen, I’m expecting the dollar to continue its upward path against major currencies both in the short-term and longer-term. Words: 738
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Ron Paul: In Gold We Trust – Not U.S. Dollars
March 15, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
A soaring gold price is a vote of “no confidence” in the central bank and the dollar [and]… reflect a growing restlessness with the increasing money supply, our budgetary and trade deficits, our unfunded liabilities, and the inability of Congress and the administration to reign in runaway spending. Words: 1911
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Coming Currency Debasement Good for Gold
March 9, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
When I look strictly at what’s actually going on in the world, I have to think that gold will go to at least $2,000 in this cycle and there are very credible scenarios in which it could go to a multiple of that number. Why am I so bullish for the yellow metal? Let me tell you why. Words: 469
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What are the Alternatives to the U.S. Dollar?
March 1, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The Japanese yen, the British pound and the euro don’t offer any appeal over the dollar because the currency market is a beauty contest where the least ugly wins and not only is the dollar the least ugly, but it offers refuge when fear and uncertainty grip the markets. Words: 1006
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4 Catalysts Causing U.S. Dollar to go UP
What is underpinning current dollar strength is a shift in market focus toward some of the headwinds facing the global economic environment. That’s swinging the risk appetite pendulum back toward safety, which is positive for the dollar. Words: 692
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Is There a Viable Alternative to the Dollar as the Reserve Currency?
February 19, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
Within the recent retracement of the U.S. currency there has been endless speculation about the future role of the dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency. Moreover, there has even been conjecture that the dollar will no longer exist at some point in the near future but any case made for the vulnerability of the dollar falls short when it comes to naming alternatives. Words: 631
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U.S. Dollar Tied to Equity Market Movements
January 26, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
The USD remains on a steady downward path and is likely to continue to face a combination of both cyclical and structural negative forces. Words: 408
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The Dollar is Doomed and the Transition Will Be Fast and Painful
January 20, 2010 by Editor · Leave a Comment
I would prefer a scenario in which rates rise slowly, and the dollar — as well as the economy — stabilize gently; while the alternative makes me wealthy, unfortunately, its actualization necessarily means I will be forced to watch everyone around me suffer – and that’s a troubling thought. Words: 1424
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