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Marc Chandler joined Brown Brothers Harriman in October 2005 as the global head of currency strategy. Previously he was the chief currency strategist for HSBC Bank USA and Mellon Bank. In addition to frequently providing insight into the developments of the day to newspapers and news wires, Chandler's essays have been published in the Financial Times, Barron's, Euromoney, Corporate Finance, and Foreign Affairs. Marc appears often on business television and is a regular guest on CNBC and writes a blog called Marc to Market. Follow him on twitter.

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Chinese Data Provide Boost to Risk Rally

Marc Chandler
Highlights The US dollar is broadly lower to start the new week as the markets respond positively to the somewhat stronger than expected Chinese data reported over the weekend and the Basel III proposals which allow an eight year…
Economy

The Yen Conundrum

Marc Chandler
Seventy years ago next month, Winston Churchill described Soviet foreign policy as a “riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma”. That now may be apropos of the Japanese yen. Japan is a country that appears to be literally in decline.…
Markets

Norway Buying European Peripheral Bonds

Marc Chandler
Norway's government pension funds is the second largest sovereign wealth funds in the world with around $450 bln under management. Abu Dhabi is thought to have the largest sovereign wealth fund. The finance minister indicated that it has…
Markets

Pre-Market Update: 2010-09-09

Marc Chandler
Highlights The US dollar is mixed today as it consolidates against the euro and Swiss franc, remains heavy against the yen and is performing best against sterling, especially following the unexpected marked deterioration of the trade…
Markets

The Dollars State of Play

Marc Chandler
At the start of the summer, the two legs that had supported the dollar had given way. The European financial crisis eased and the U.S. economic momentum flagged. The summer months saw these developments extend. European countries on the…
Markets

European Woes Weigh on Markets

Marc Chandler
Highlights The US dollar is broadly higher against most major and emerging market currencies today, with the yen and Swiss franc being the notable exceptions. With last week’s US employment data taking the immediate focus off the US and…

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