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Result Season Isn't About The U.S. Economy, But The Impact Of The Rising Dollar
Wednesday, April 22, 2015 - 2:15pm | 432Read More...The U.S. dollar has seen a tremendous rise in the last couple of months, causing significant impact on the top line and bottom line of multinational corporations (MNCs) who derive most of their revenue from outside the U.S. However, are investors willing to give that a pass and show confidence in...
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Jack Lew Discusses US Economic Recovery, Solutions For Other Global Economic Crises
Thursday, April 16, 2015 - 3:17pm | 586Read More...The strength of U.S. dollar and the turmoil in various economies around the world, especially in Greece, have rattled many nerves. The question continues to be raised: Are these crises going to end soon? U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew was recently on Bloomberg to answer that question. Using...
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Dennis Gartman: Crude Oil Has Bottomed, But Has The Dollar Topped?
Thursday, March 26, 2015 - 1:18pm | 406Read More...Crude oil has again started spiking up after establishing six-year lows and is currently trading above the $50 per barrel mark. Dennis Gartman, publisher of "The Gartman Letter," was on CNBC recently to discuss if crude oil has bottomed and share his views on the dollar and the S&P...
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Benzinga Market Wrap For August 21: FOMC Minutes Send Markets Spinning
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 4:24pm | 718Read More...Markets were incredibly volatile Wednesday, eventually closing significantly lower. Equities shot down after the Fed’s minutes were released, and quickly recovered before tanking to end the day. Major Averages The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 105.44 points, or 0.7 percent to 14,...
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EXCLUSIVE: The Biggest Foreign Policy Move of the Century That Nobody Knows About
Friday, July 5, 2013 - 3:23pm | 454Read More...The United States Dollar dominates world transactions. Following typical fashion, China, the main contender for superpower status, has initiated a series of policies to take on the dollar as the primary world currency. Historically, China has not allowed their currency to be used on the...
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How China Can React to Falling Exports
Thursday, June 6, 2013 - 10:25am | 345Read More...Chinese outbound shipments increased by just 7.1 percent in May, a sharp decline from the 14.7 percent growth for April, Bloomberg reported. This comes after China's Flash Manufacturing PMI indicated contraction for May. Naturally corresponding with slowed exports is the rising value of the yuan...
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ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged at 1.00%
Thursday, January 12, 2012 - 10:57am | 563Read More...At 7:45 a.m. ET, the European Central Bank announced its interest rate decision, which was left unchanged at 1.00%, in-line with estimates. The statement from the ECB's website, "At today's meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations...
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Forex Strategy Outlook: US Dollar Volatility Favors Breakout Trading
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 10:00am | 98Read More...Exchange rate volatility expectations suggest that the US Dollar and Swiss Franc could see significant swings in the week ahead, favoring volatility-friendly breakout strategies and warning against range trading techniques. DailyFX Individual Currenc... Go to http://SwingTradingDaily.com for full...
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SNB Invervention Threats Gather Steam as Franc Target Rate is Floated
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 9:35am | 98Read More...Exchange rate volatility expectations suggest that the US Dollar and Swiss Franc could see significant swings in the week ahead, favoring volatility-friendly breakout strategies and warning against range trading techniques. DailyFX Individual Currenc... Go to http://SwingTradingDaily.com for full...
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Forex: Euro Holds Bearish Pattern, Cable Strength To Be Short-Lived
Monday, August 15, 2011 - 9:10am | 98Read More...Exchange rate volatility expectations suggest that the US Dollar and Swiss Franc could see significant swings in the week ahead, favoring volatility-friendly breakout strategies and warning against range trading techniques. DailyFX Individual Currenc... Go to http://SwingTradingDaily.com for full...
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Gold v. the Dollar, Bernanke's Liquidity Trap, and Our $700 Trillion Derivatives Monster
Thursday, August 11, 2011 - 3:13pm | 1076Read More...In this episode of Attention, Benzinga Radio chats with Brian Rogers of Fator Securities. Rogers has some great insights on the price of gold, the Federal Reserve's dwindling policy options, and the nature of the term “Too Big To Fail,” which boils down to the derivatives exposure of systemically-...
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Why Your Mattress Could Be a Better Bet than Stocks in the Months Ahead
Friday, August 5, 2011 - 10:40am | 528Read More...FRANKFURT - The markets suffered a heart attack in late 2008 and an arrhythmia has reappeared. If the blood stops flowing again, then US dollars put under your mattress will gain in value as equity markets and commodities get poleaxed by deflation. Expect the debate of deflation versus inflation...
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Bernanke: Most Hated Man in America?
Friday, June 24, 2011 - 11:35am | 568Read More...With the economy continuing to struggle, more and more Americans may be growing restless. Now, it appears as though the public may be beginning to blame Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke for the nation's ills. A recent Bloomberg poll found that 26% of Americans view the Chairman unfavorably,...
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How Bad is the Inflation Rate in America? [INFOGRAPHIC]
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 5:14pm | 374Read More...Everyday, it seems as though people are worrying about the inflation rate. A recent rise in the rate of core inflation has left some in the U.S. fretting. Increases in the prices of gasoline and food may have hit the wallets of U.S. consumers hard. Yet, comparatively speaking, the current rate of...
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Is the Government Getting Too Desperate in Trying to Salvage the Economy?
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 2:53pm | 490Read More...On Thursday, the International Energy Agency announced that it would release 60 million barrels of oil into the market. Oil futures spiked lower following the news. WTI Crude fell nearly 5% to approach $90 per barrel. While the release may have caught traders off guard, the U.S. consumes roughly...
