Commentary Articles in Forex and Currencies

What the US Dollar can Tell us about the Oil Market

5/8/2013, 2:21 pm from Oilprice.com in Investing, Commodities, Economy, Forex and Currencies

By Keith Schaefer Many investors study supply and demand statistics to figure out where they think the oil price is going. But by far, the biggest factor that determines the oil price is the US... Read >>

Is Japan a Crisis Waiting to Happen?

4/30/2013, 11:00 am from Martin Tillier in Investing, Forex and Currencies, International, Investing Ideas

I got involved in an interesting conversation and thread on Stockr recently. (If you aren’t aware, Stockr is a social networking sight for market geeks). I had posted a couple of comments on... Read >>

USD/JPY: Approaching 100. Don't be the Dead Money at the Table

4/10/2013, 2:47 pm from Martin Tillier in Investing, Forex and Currencies, Economy, International

By Martin tillier As an old FX guy, it is great fun to see the focus that Forex, and USD/JPY in particular, is getting right now. It seems that everybody wants to play. About a month ago, I... Read >>

The 21st Century Gold Standard: Bitcoin!

4/5/2013, 3:50 pm from Eagle Financial Publications in Investing, Forex and Currencies, Commodities, Investing Ideas

By Mark Skousen Gold and silver have been in a bear market for the past two years, but a private alternative currency is all the rage and has tripled in value this year! Bitcoin is a private... Read >>

Making Money Alert: Europe is Far from Fixed

3/28/2013, 5:21 pm from Eagle Financial Publications in Investing, Economy, Forex and Currencies, International

By Doug Fabian  Last year, the world was worried about Europe and whether the European Union (EU) would come to an agreement to bailout Greece. Once the European Central Bank (ECB) got... Read >>

Making Money Alert: The Fed, Cyprus and China

3/21/2013, 10:09 am from Eagle Financial Publications in Investing, Forex and Currencies, Economy, International

By Doug Fabian As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve left interest rates untouched at near zero, and the FOMC announced it would continue its current bond-buying program of $85 billion... Read >>

Cyprus Punishes Its Savers in Shocking Move

3/18/2013, 12:59 pm from Teeka Tiwari in Investing, Investing Ideas, Forex and Currencies, International

A bailout deal was struck this weekend in Cyprus that involves the asset forfeiture of up to 10% of all deposits held in its nation's banks. These were the terms set down by the European... Read >>

The Global Guru: How to Make 40% in 2013 on the Japanese Market Rally

3/8/2013, 3:58 pm from Eagle Financial Publications in Investing, Forex and Currencies, ETFs, Investing Ideas

By Nicholas Vardy After spending almost two decades in global investors' dog house, Japan has become the hottest major stock market on the planet. Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei index has surged... Read >>

USD/YEN: Let the Trend Be Your Friend

3/6/2013, 12:04 pm from Martin Tillier in Investing, Forex and Currencies, Futures, International

I have an uncomfortable truth for you. If you are sitting at home, trading FX, and you have ever hit the absolute top or bottom of a currency pair, it was lucky. If you have done it multiple... Read >>

3 Fiscal Crises Heading Our Way

2/22/2013, 2:51 pm from Eagle Financial Publications in Investing, Economy, Forex and Currencies, Taxes

By Mark Skousen Three federal crises are heading our way -- the "sequester" battle on March 1, the end of the "continuing resolution" of the budget on April 1, and the next... Read >>