Tag: Dollar

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Why You Should Pay Attention to Global Currencies

The relevance of global currency movements is tough for most American investors to get their heads around.

What Financial Guru Jim Rogers Said in Singapore on My Asian Cruise

Yesterday, about 50 of us on the FreedomFest Asian cruise heard famed financial guru Jim Rogers ("The Adventure...

Investors Try to Satisfy Their “Yen” for Safety

The yen closed Friday with its biggest weekly gains in more than a month against the euro and...

A trader looks at a mixed financial picture

Stocks, Treasuries Fall and Dollar Gains on Fed Minutes

Meeting minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve signaled stimulus tapering will most likely continue in measured steps, while...

Undervalued Currencies & The Big Mac Index in 2014

The “Big Mac Index” provides a tongue-in-cheek but surprisingly useful way of measuring purchasing power parity, the relative...

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British Economy Strongest in Six Years

Coming on the heels of a 0.8 percent expansion in the third quarter, England’s gross domestic product grew...

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Euro Gains on Dollar While U.S. Markets Rest

With U.S. markets closed in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the euro made a small rebound...

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Dollar Falls against Yen on Weak Jobs Data

The markets are fully feeling the impact of last Friday's disappointing jobs data, as today the U.S. dollar...

U.S. Dollar Hits Best Daily Gain in Five Months

Thanks to good economic data, including high U.S. factory activity, which raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will...

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Bright Economic Outlook Boosts Dollar

In today's shortened pre-holiday trading, the U.S. dollar rose, thanks to bright economic data boosting convictions that the...