Does QE 2 Spell Trouble for the USD?
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August 31, 2010 Fernand Kong
Fed Chairman Bernanke laid his remaining policy cards on the table last Friday from Jackson Hole, Wyoming at the Kansas City Fed central bank meeting. Read More
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Malaysia's FX Liberalization Rule Changes
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August 24, 2010 Raja Ramachandran
Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM), Malaysia's central bank, has announced further liberalization rules for foreign exchange (FX) transactions with the aim of promoting "greater efficiency in the conduct of international trade and a conducive business environment in Malaysia so as to strengthen the linkages with the regional and global economies." Read More
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Why is the Yen So Strong Against the U.S. Dollar?
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August 17, 2010 Laurence Hayward
Yen interest rates are at 0.1 percent, the lowest in the world. The two things that determine the strength of a currency are its trade cash flows and its investment cash flows. Japan has a trade surplus, which means when the funds from overseas sales are repatriated, the Japanese have to buy yen, and this keeps the currency strong. Why then was the yen so weak, in the 120 range for so long? Read More
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The European Union / Eurozone...Who's on First?
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August 10, 2010 Scott Petruska

It was something that newly elected prime minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron, said about Turkey’s application for membership in the European Union, which made me think about which countries are currently in or slated to be in the

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Top Performer
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August 03, 2010 Joe O'Leary
Recently, the Australian dollar (AUD) regained its stature as one of the top performing currencies against the U.S. dollar. Trading near a 3 month high, the Aussie traded firmly above .9100 USD per AUD, far above July's low of 0.8300. Read More
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Stress Tests and the Euro: The End is Not Nigh
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July 27, 2010 Drew Devine
The last time that my thoughts were graciously accepted into this forum, I took the opportunity to explore the European sovereign debt crisis from a data-driven, balanced viewpoint. Read More
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Will the U.K.'s Coalition Government's Policies Ensure Recovery
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July 20, 2010 Mark Noble
Only three short years ago, the British economy was considered to be the strongest in Europe. Open and competitive markets made the U.K. the shining example for globalization of the developed world. Read More
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A New Twist: What Indian Corporates Are Doing to Manage FX Risk
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July 12, 2010 Raja Ramachandran

India is certainly in a dynamic economic phase with inflation breaking the 11 percent mark last year. The contributing factors a booming domestic manufacturing sector (industrial production index at 59 versus all time high of 61.8), strong employment growth, government

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Has China Really Opened Door for more Yuan Appreciation?
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July 06, 2010 Fernand Kong
On June 19, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) vowed to increase the Chinese CNY's flexibility and abandoned a 23-month-old peg to the USD. Chinese authorities had prevented the currency from strengthening, with the CNY essentially pegged to the USD since July 2008 to help exporters cope with sliding demand triggered by the global financial crisis. Read More
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What Is Driving The Major Currencies?
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June 29, 2010 Laurence Hayward
This week I want to cover most of the different things that are destabilizing markets, what trends they are creating and what to look out for as far as their potential to affect different currencies. Read More
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