Euro and Overuse of the "Currency War" Term

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Is the one at the bottom center on the offensive? Currencies...we must always return to talking about currencies. With the euro approaching ... Continue reading →

US v China @ IMF, RMB in SDR Edition

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Dollars, pounds, euros and yen--guess Hu's missing in the IMF's SDR. Apparently not learning its lessons in opposing China over the... Continue reading →

1.81% World Payment Share? RMB Going Nowhere

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Back out of the global top 5: the not-so-mighty RMB. So much for the inevitable internationalization of the yuan: The Society for Worldwide ... Continue reading →

Why Gisele Bundchen Ain't a Forex Trader

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With the Greek tragicomedy dragging down the euro to some ungodly depth, the folks over at MarketWatch are revisiting the time when the eur... Continue reading →

Strong Dollar? US Currency Manipulation Bills Return

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US lawmakers are again seeing red(s) over currency manipulation. The post title should be a dead giveaway as to the subject matter here. Las... Continue reading →

Escaping Decay: Japan Inc's Overseas Shopping Spree

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People used to fear Japan not so long ago, but now we have another situation. There is perhaps no better indication of limited prospects for... Continue reading →

How the Ruble Became This Month's Best Currency

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The ruble rises again (somehow). So much for the BRICs jibba-jabba: Russia has been downgraded back to junk status by Moody's, from the ... Continue reading →

Setting the Stage for US, PRC Declaring Currency War

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I'd rather not witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station. As competitive devaluation continues apace in t... Continue reading →

PRC Goes From Devaluing to Defending Yuan

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Pile 'em high, but don't sell 'em cheap: the yuan circa 2015. China amassing $4 trillion in foreign exchange reserves by 2014 is... Continue reading →

"Kicking Out Greece Bodes Well for the Euro"

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Sorry, Greece, but you're on the way back to drachmas (and the EMU may be glad you're gone). Sherlock Holmes once said something to ... Continue reading →

After Swiss Capitulation, Will Danes Keep Their Peg?

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Older bills feature a homburg wearer. Should we keep faith in homburg wearers? First off, you can discount the headline from the rather sen... Continue reading →

Bleeding Forex Reserves: Russia & the 'Fragile Five'

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The 90s "connected" developing countries through contagion . How about now? Whether through coincidence or not, this article on d... Continue reading →

Counting Ways the Swiss Franc Shook the World

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Some folks didn't know when to fold 'em , hurting FXCM. Less than a month into 2015, we already have a candidate for its biggest eco... Continue reading →

2014's Worst 'Currency' is Bitcoin; Its Best Surprises

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I've been following currency gyrations in 2014 with great interest since their movements do correlate with internal and external disturb... Continue reading →

Russia 'Defends' the Ruble? You Must be Joking

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Russia's losing battle to shore up the ruble.  Before we rotate out of the currency fixation we've had for the last few days, here... Continue reading →

Death to Speculators 2014: Malaysia Warns on Ringgit

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Bank Negara says, "Don't tread on the MYR." After the recent post on Russia "cracking down" on currency speculators... Continue reading →

Vlad [Putin] the [Forex Speculator] Impaler

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Forex speculating "Hitlers," watch your backs. One of the things we are learning about the current self-inflicted economic crisis ... Continue reading →

Dive Contest: Russian Ruble v Ukrainian Hryvnia

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Only the bravest would take a position on the RUB/UAH exchange rate. In the Summer Olympics, they have a popular and quite watchable event c... Continue reading →