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U.S. Trade Balance Data To Set The Pace Of The Dollar Today

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:45:51 GMT

The Dollar rate today is set to be highly determined by the publication of the U.S. Trade Balance at 13:30 GMT. Other U.S. data will also play a pivotal role in the forex market today, such as the Import Prices at 13:30 GMT and the Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment at 14:55 GMT. It's also recommended that you follow the EUR Flash GDP results at 10:00 GMT. All the data mentioned will help determine the outcome of the USD and EUR's man crosses later today.[More...]

Dollar Anticipates Release of U.S. Unemployment Claims

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:36:18 GMT

The U.S. Unemployment Claims is the primary publication today that is set to determine the level of the USD when it is released at 13:30 GMT. The other main releases that are set to dominate forex trading, especially for currencies such as the Dollar and EUR is the publication of the Industrial Production from the Euro-Zone at 10:00 GMT and Crude Oil Inventories at 16:00 GMT. Traders may find good opportunities to enter the market following these vital announcements.[More...]

Dollar To Be The Driver Of The Forex Market Today

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:45:59 GMT

The Dollar is expected to be the driver of the forex market today. This is following yesterday's bearish session for the U.S. currency. Traders will be very mush focused on Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President and key Federal Reserve FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) member Dennis Lockart's speech at 14:15 GMT, and the IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism release at 15:00 GMT. It is encouraged that you traders open big positions in the USD now.[More...]

U.S. Factory Orders To Dominate USD Trading

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:03:19 GMT

The USD is likely to move on the U.S. Factory Orders publication today at 15:00 GMT. The reason why this release is so important is due to Monday's releases that showed the U.S. economy is on a rapid road to recovery. Therefore, a similar result today could lead to very high volatility in the forex market, and a possible mass sell-off of the Dollar. In order to make some decent profits today, you should open large positions in the EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/JPY pairs now.[More...]

USD Continues To Gain On Return To Risk Aversion

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:09:58 GMT

The USD continued to advance Tuesday against major currencies as a measure of U.S. consumer confidence registered an unexpected decline for October. Gold futures extended losses from the previous session as the USD rose. December Gold fell $7.40, to settle at $1,035.40 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange and is currently trading around $1041.[More...]

Daily Forex Analysis And Trading Strategies 09-09-09

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 12:26:37 GMT

Upside is under renewed pressure as the euro managed to break out of its recent range which has been limited on the upside by the 1.4400-1.4450. A fresh YTD high has been reached on yesterday’s rally at 1.4535 and the euro holds steady against the dollar near the 1.4500 handle, in line with yesterday’s close price.[More...]

Transportation - Jan 30 2009 4:03PM

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 19:53:00 GMT

Stock performance in the transportation sector has been very uneven, reflecting the varying fortunes of particular industries within the sector. The median year-to-date-stock price has declined for all industries in the Zacks' transportation universe, as shown below, and compares to a 6.4% stock decrease for the S&P 500.??? Equip & Leasing (19.0)%?? ? Air Freight (15.0)%?? ? Trucking (12.4)%?? ? Airlines (10.7)%?? ? Railroads (8.4)%?? ? Shipping (1.3)%Among the hardest hit have been air freight and trucking, where volumes are dropping precipitously, reflecting the impact of the global economic slowdown. Shipping has done surprisingly well, outperforming the S&P 500, probably due to the fact that the stocks were so badly mauled last year, with a median 2008 price decline of[More...]

The Winds of Protectionism Are Gaining Strength

Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:00:00 GMT

Although history never quite repeats itself, some patterns remain the same. During the boom times, there is widespread and growing support for open borders and ever expanding cross-border commerce. However, when the economic pendulum swings the other way, so does faith in free trade. Thus, it should come as no surprise, as the following Reuters report, "Obama, Congress Leaders to Meet Monday on Economy," seems to make clear (in the paragraphs I've highlighted in bold italic), that the winds of protectionism are gaining strength. Both President-elect Barack Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden will huddle with Democratic and[More...]

China will not save Western banks

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 14:19:00 GMT

China will not save Western banks The chairman of China’s largest sovereign wealth fund has said he “does not have the courage” to plough money into Wall Street and the City. By Malcolm Moore in Shanghai Last Updated: 5:20PM GMT 04 Dec 2008 Lou Jiwei, the chairman and chief executive of the China Investment Corporation, a $200bn (£135bn) fund, said China had no intention of “saving” the West from the financial crisis. “Right now we do not have the courage to invest in financial institutions because we do not know what problems they may have,” said Mr Lou, at the Clinton Global Initiative conference in Hong Kong. China’s disastrous investments in Blackstone, the private equity fund, Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, and Barclays Bank appear to have dulled the appetite for further gambles. Mr Lou sank $3bn into Blackstone at $29.605 a share in[More...]

Multiple New Sources Reporting China Will Raise Gold Reserves

Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:13:00 GMT

Several reputable news sources are now covering the breaking story that China will likey raise is gold reserves. They are talking about adding 4000 tonnes. To put this in perspective, thats about equal to the ENTIRE global demand in a typical year for gold. The PPT better put their thinking caps on for this one, because if this happens gold could come off the leash. *** China Should Buy Gold for Reserves, Association Says By Xiao Yu and Ron Harui More Photos/Details Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) — China, the second-biggest overseas holder of U.S. Treasuries, should increase its bullion holding to diversify its reserves because the dollar may decline, the country’s gold association said. [More...]

S&P to Calculate & Maintain NBAD Islamic Index

Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:11:00 GMT

Oct. 11--Asset Management Group at National Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD) has signed an agreement to assign Standard &Poor's Custom Indices for the calculation and maintenance of the NBAD UAE Listed Islamic Index.
"NBAD's Asset Management Group (AMG) has decided to engage an internationally recognized third party firm for the calculation and maintenance of the NBAD UAE Listed Islamic Index to further ensure independence and greater transparency to one of its benchmarks," said Dr Giyas Gokkent, NBAD's Chief Economist.
"As the leading asset management group in the UAE, we are very keen on working in partnership with the best in class and we are delighted to assign Standard & Poor's Custom Indices for the calculation and maintenance of the NBAD UAE Listed Islamic Index as it has proven its mettle in running local, regional, and global indices," he added.

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U.S. Trade Balance Data To Set The Pace Of The Dollar Today

Dollar Anticipates Release of U.S. Unemployment Claims

Dollar To Be The Driver Of The Forex Market Today

U.S. Factory Orders To Dominate USD Trading

USD Continues To Gain On Return To Risk Aversion

Daily Forex Analysis And Trading Strategies 09-09-09

Transportation - Jan 30 2009 4:03PM

The Winds of Protectionism Are Gaining Strength

China will not save Western banks

Multiple New Sources Reporting China Will Raise Gold Reserves

S&P to Calculate & Maintain NBAD Islamic Index

Enstar, Armstrong Make Deal for Natural Gas Supply

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