2010

Credit Writedowns Dollar Enjoys a Broad Correction | Credit Writedowns Hitler finds out Obama won't sign HR3808 | Credit Writedowns The Folly of Competitive Currency Devaluations | Credit Writedowns Bond Bubble? | Credit…

Highlights The US dollar is enjoying a broad correction against most of the major and emerging market currencies.  The Japanese yen is one of the of the few exceptions and it is largely sidelined with the greenback confined in a…

This is probably the best dub of this scene I have seen yet. Hat tip Scott

By David Galland During our just-concluded Casey’s Gold & Resource Summit, Doug Casey spoke out about the folly that central bankers commit when they set out to deliberately weaken their currencies in the hope of gaining an advantage…

by Edward Hugh Just to follow up on my recent long Estonia post, a couple of new data points have caught my attention recently: the sharp rise in Estonian inflation and the ongoing goods trade deficit. In the first place it is worth…

John Lounsbury and Ted Kavadas debate whether a bond market bubble is about to deflate.

Credit Writedowns My thoughts on the 'currency war' | Credit Writedowns Holiday Edition Capital Markets Subdued | Credit Writedowns A letter to Senator Scott Brown - The Fed's Political Interference Must Be Stopped | Credit…

I spoke to the Russian TV broadcaster Russia Today and the popular Indian website DNA India late last week about the escalating rhetoric surrounding the forex market. The video from RT is not available yet but the link to the DNA post is…

Frederick Sheehan is the author of Panderer to Power: The Untold Story of How Alan Greenspan Enriched Wall Street and Left a Legacy of Recession  (McGraw-Hill, 2009). The Honorable Scott Brown United States Senate 317 Russell…

The US dollar is little changed against the major foreign currencies as the consolidation seen at the end of last week continue.  Holidays in Japan, Canada and the United States contributes to the subdued tone.  The euro made a…