Michael Johnston: As the economies of the Europe, the United States and Japan have struggled to overcome a variety of challenges in recent years, investors have come to question the conventional wisdom that developed markets offer greater stability than Read more…
BATS:EWAS, NYSE:CROC, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:FAUS, NYSE:KROO
Tom Essaye: Being a true contrarian investor isn’t just about investing in unloved sectors of the market or specific stocks. It’s also about conducting research and discovering indicators that the crowd doesn’t follow — indicators that can help give Read more…
NYSE:FXA, NYSE:SEA, NYSE:UUP
Michael Johnston: Market opens what investors hope will be the eighth consecutive monthly increase for the Dow, as risky asset classes have continued to tack higher in recent weeks despite some Euro zone jitters and concerns about slowing job growth in the U.S. As May Day rallies were carried out across Read more…
NASDAQ:CARZ, NYSE:BJK, NYSE:EWA, NYSE:VROM
Sara Nunnally: We are not in an economic recovery. We are in a weak-dollar-fueled market rally that everyone should mistrust. I hope you all had a wonderful holiday, and your kids and grandkids found all the Easter eggs… Read more…
NYSE:FXA, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
Jack Crooks: Back in November, I laid out the case for a multi-year bull market in the U.S. dollar (NYSEARCA:UUP). At the time I shared several reasons, and most of them seem to be playing out. Read more…
NYSE:BNZ, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXY, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
Emerging Money: Consistent with the laid-back cultural dynamic that so distinguishes the national character, the Reserve Bank of Australia appears to be perfectly happy with its extremely strong currency. Read more…
NYSE:FXA
Bryan Rich: In my last Friday afternoon chart review, the EURUSD was sitting in the middle of the February range and the uncertainty remained high surrounding the 2nd Greek bailout. Read more…
NYSE:EUO, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXB, NYSE:FXC, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:FXY, NYSE:UUP
JR Crooks: It’s no secret that the world’s central bankers and governments are cranking out money at lightning speed to stave off a global depression. Read more…
NYSE:EWJ, NYSE:EWU, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:FXI, NYSE:VGK
Bryan Rich: A week from last Friday, as I worked through the longer term charts on global markets, the EURUSD had made an impressive break above a sideways range that had developed since early Read more…
NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXB, NYSE:FXC, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:FXY, NYSE:UUP
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Speaking with Yahoo Breakout, Euro Pacific Capital CEO Peter Schiff chastised the Federal Reserve for maintaining ultra-low interest rates at the expense of retirees. Read more…
NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXC, NYSE:FXF, NYSE:GLD, NYSE:SLV, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
Scott Pluschau: Friday’s Legacy Commitments of Traders Report released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on January 13th, 2011 is flashing a warning sign the trend may be running on Read more…
NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
Richard Rittorno: The U.S. dollar (NYSEARCA:UUP) has felt some pressure in recent trade against other major currencies in recent trading that can be classified as consolidation as the market looks to take a breather into the holiday week. Read more…
NYSE:EWQ, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:VGK
Money Morning Staff: Right now, the money in your wallet is losing its value. And worse, there’s nothing you can do to stop the U.S. dollar from utter freefall because… Read more…
NYSE:BNZ, NYSE:CEW, NYSE:DBV, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXC, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:FXY, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP, NYSE:YCL, NYSE:YCS
Richard Rittorno: The EUR/USD currency pair remained under pressure in overnight trading and is in striking distance of 2011 low from January at 1.2870. Rumor on the street a large institutional is defending the 1.2900 level in an effort to avoid a few million U.S. dollar payout. Read more…
NYSE:EUO, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:UDN, NYSE:UUP
Tim Seymour: If Santa is coming for the emerging markets, he had better load up on bullish sentiment, because the trend is starting to look like it did over the summer — and August was anything but a “Santa rally.” Read more…
NYSE:CYB, NYSE:EEM, NYSE:FXA, NYSE:FXE, NYSE:VWO
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