Category Archive: Forex

United We Stand, Divided We Fall – Central Banks Breaking Ranks, EURUSD Breaking Bad

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I am not sure which planet some private bankers are from but I am seeing headlines that Yellen is dovish in the in-box whilst strategy pieces that are meant for distribution only to… Continue reading

FX Views : The Greenback Comeback

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Like I said early last month, no one knew why the “USD is taking a beating and the big mystery of the year is that no one knows for certainty who is doing… Continue reading

Uncertain Times

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As I have commented on before, markets are by their basic nature always uncertain, even when the real world can seem so black and white sometimes. And as I have said before, perceived… Continue reading

Football games and efficient markets

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I am not a football fan. But I did kick a ball around in the street with the other kids, as a young boy growing up in London. I never imagined I’d become… Continue reading

What Happened Last Night ? Who Is Telling Who What To Do ?

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JOKES. Draghi speaks on Monday night. Market Mood Monitor. Yellen spoke last night. Market Mood Monitor. The market was waiting for the reports/interpretations and the reporters/interpreters were waiting for the market to decide… Continue reading

USDSGD and The Coat Tail Effect of Indonesia

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9 days into the second half of 2014 and USDSGD makes its year to date low of 1.24 19 oops 1.2418  as I type and Jowoki becomes the new Indonesia President. Think nothing… Continue reading

Market Thoughts : Rattling and Humming Away

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A wee correction we saw in the S&P last night and a small global pullback that most people will see as a buying opportunity today as we open the US earnings season with… Continue reading

Mid Year Musings : Engineering A Perfect Market At A Price

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My son deceived me into borrowing Season 1 and 2 of the Game of Thrones before I realised that they were both rated M18 and bordered very closely, to my limited understanding, on… Continue reading

Market Thoughts – Are You America’s Friend or Foe ? USD is Not Cool.

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Scrolling through my email’s In Box, I am stumped by the number of synonyms of the words STUMPED and STYMIED in the various titles of fx market commentaries, analyses and reports I have… Continue reading

HK Dollar – A Collectible ?

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I was having a lunch time chat with a Hongkie Babe, my good friend, whose is a CNH portfolio manager in Hong Kong, of course, and I was curious as to how the… Continue reading