[As can be seen in the chart below] the U.S. Dollar has been trapped inside of a multi-year pennant pattern, which continues to narrow...[strongly suggesting that] the end of the pattern is near [one way or the other]!
Read More »The Next Fed-created Catastrophe – a Currency Crisis – Has Already Begun (+2K Views)
There is no escaping the inevitable - if you aggressively debase your currency eventually you are going to have a currency crisis. The first one has now begun. Words: 350; Charts: 2
Read More »Continuing U.S. Dollar Strength Depends on Asia’s Self-interests Continuing – Here’s Why
In an odd twist of fate the future of the U.S. dollar is in the hands of Asian governments [and particularly China and Japan. Let's hope they continue to put their own interests first.] Here’s why.
Read More »Canadian Dollar Declining – What Are the Ramifications? (+2K Views)
The Canadian dollar is at its lowest level versus the American greenback in nearly two years and that’s good news for the Canadian economy. Here's why.
Read More »Japan’s Role in the U.S. Dollar’s Rise – and Gold’s Fall (+2K Views)
Lately, the dollar has been making a comeback and, as usual, gold is tanking...[That being said,] however, the timing of the dollar’s resurgence is a bit curious. Perhaps not coincidentally, gold began tanking just as the dollar was advancing against the yen. [Why do I say "Perhaps not coincidentally"? Read on.]
Read More »A Look At Canada’s Unique, Beautiful & Costly Coins (+5K Views)
In celebration of Canada's 146th birthday on July 1st we take a look at some of Canada's extraordinary - and rather costly - coins.
Read More »The U.S. Dollar – “King Dollar” – Is Kicking Ass!
The return of the U.S. dollar - and the secular outperformance of the U.S. dollar vs. the rest of the world - is a HUGE, huge trend. HUGE.
Read More »Time to Sell the U.S. Dollar & Diversifying Into a Basket of Hard Currencies? (+2K Views)
Stocks are up. Bonds are expensive. Dollar cash is unlikely to preserve purchasing power in an environment of negative real rates. Diversifying to a basket of hard currencies might help to mitigate some of the risks out there. It clearly adds currency risk but in an environment where there may not be such a thing as a risk free asset, it might be a risk worth pursuing...
Read More »Japan: A Country On the Brink of Fiscal & Economic Disaster!
I wrote several years ago that Japan is a bug in search of a windshield and in January I wrote that 2013 is the Year of the Windshield. Japan is a country that is on the brink of fiscal and economic disaster
Read More »The USD is HOT! What Gives?
The US Dollar is HOT so what gives? It rallied in 2012 and has gone nuclear in 2013. According to Morgan Stanley it's because of....
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