Currencies

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Advance; Manufacturing Jobs in the South; Dollar Strong against Yen

U.S. Stocks Advance as Boehner Vows to Work With Obama (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, with the Standard &...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall; GOP Unveils Cliff Plan; Euro Climbs

U.S. Stocks Fall on Manufacturing Data Amid Cliff Concern (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell, following a two- week advance...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; Treasuries Still Popular; Euro Strength

U.S. stocks fell, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index poised for its second weekly gain, as investors...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; Wall Street Bullish on ’13; China’s Currency

U.S. Stocks Fall as Budget Negotiations Overshadow Greece (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks fell for a second day as concern about progress...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; European Defaults?; Dollar Strength?

U.S. stocks fell as U.S. lawmakers prepared to debate the so-called fiscal cliff and euro-area finance ministers discuss...

Eagle Eye Opener: Euro Hits High; “Drill Baby Drill”; Twinkie-Gate

Euro Hits Two-Year Low on EU Indecision (YahooFinance.com) Currency investors watched the euro hit a two-year low versus...

Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Up; Euro Falls; Echoes of 1987

U.S. Stocks Rise as Data Overshadow Fiscal Cliff Concern (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, trimming the biggest weekly drop...

Daily Data Flow: Investors Take Cover; Dow Falls; Euro Fears

Unless a deal is reached in a politically divided Washington, President Obama’s re-election means his administration will push...

Expect the Euro to Survive

At the Mont Pelerin Society meeting that I am attending this week in Prague, the main topic is...

How You’d Bet on Global Currencies Using the “Big Mac” Index

For the 26th year running, The Economist magazine has just published its famed Big Mac Index -- a...