currencies

from the BBH Currency Strategy Team The US dollar is softer today after yesterday's disappointing economic data releases stoked a drop in US bond yields. The euro remains choppy with conditions exacerbated by thin trading and gains capped…

from the BBH Currency Strategy Team The US dollar is softer today versus the majors and EM. The euro maintained a supportive tone following the move up to the $1.3270 region. Momentum was lacking due to thin trading liquidity and an…

from the BBH Currency Strategy Team The dollar is mixed today vs. the majors and is softer vs. EM.  The euro has stabilized, but continues to feel heavy as EUR/CHF holds marginally above the record low around 1.2440 from…

from the BBH Currency Strategy Team The euro is slightly firmer today vs. the dollar today, but continues to make new historic lows vs. Swiss franc just below 1.25, suggesting that euro zone tensions remain strong. EM currencies continue…

by Annaly Capital Management Following up on our post from Friday, in which we illustrated the currency reserve and GDP market share of a number of different countries, a kind reader asked a question: “I wonder what percentage of the…

This is the third year I have featured the Danish Saxo Bank's outrageous predictions list. They are meant to be true outliers and not actual predictions, so don't expect them to hit 10 for 10 or even 7 for 10. The point of the list is to…

I spoke to Max Keiser recently about a number of issues in a wide-ranging interview featured below. In the video, Max and Stacy Herbert talk about some of the hot button issues of the day like the banking sector in Ireland and the lack of…

from the BBH Currency Strategy Team Turnaround Tuesday appears to be in force today, with the dollar softer and EM firmer. However, ranges are fairly narrow as trading slows and markets thin ahead of the Christmas holiday. Euro staged a…

Tonight I should be on the Lang & O’Leary Exchange, the CBC’s prime-time national business program, at 7PM ET. We are going to be discussing the European sovereign debt crisis for about 5-7 minutes. Canadian readers, tune in. For…

"...Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney tried to calm everyone's nerves by declaring that gold 'has no role to play in the international monetary system.'" Globe and Mail, November 12, 2010 Carney did not calm the…