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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.

Markets

Risk Appetite Recovers

Marc Chandler
From the BBH Currency Strategy Team. Highlights The US dollar is mostly weaker vs. the majors as risk appetite creeps back in the wake of yesterday’s impressive recovery in equities after the very weak US data. EUR/USD still had trouble…
Markets

Euro Hurt as Risk Aversion Picks Up

Marc Chandler
Highlights The US dollar is firmer across the board vs. the majors as risk aversion carries over today.  Euro is coming under pressure and making new lows vs. the dollar after peaking on August 6 and has now broken the minimal…
Markets

Wheat and Currencies

Marc Chandler
Wheat is trading higher today, positioning to snap a 4-day profit-taking decline. The US Dept of Agriculture provided updated its forecasts for grain production. It now forecasts a global harvest for year than began June 1 at 645.7 mln…
Political Economy

Tensions Rising with China

Marc Chandler
The dollar-yuan was fixed today at CNY6.8015 today. It closed yesterday near CNY6.7750 and was fixed yesterday at CNY6.7768. The greenback's broad rally yesterday contributed to the sharply higher fix today. Subsequently, the dollar eased…

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