Posts Tagged ‘ Japan ’

Japan’s Fujii Still Confused about Intervention

My last update on the Japanese Yen was published on October 16 (”Japan Flip-Flops on Forex Intervention). As the title suggests, I sought to overview the many instances of equivocation committed by newly-appointed Finance Minister Hirohisa Fujii in the name of Japan’s forex policy. I concluded that at that time, it was probably still premature [ READ MORE ]

USD/JPY Pull-Back from Support Trade

My last shared trade turned out to be losing one. Oh well, such things happen in Forex trading. But, anyway, today I’d like to share another trade with you. It’s a pull-back trade on USD/JPY, which is based mostly on fundamental analysis. In my opinion (confirmed by the pull-back that happened on October 9), the Bank of Japan is very uncomfortable with the USD/JPY rate below 88. It will [ READ MORE ]

Do You Think You Know Enough About Forex To Start Trading?

Discover the world of Forex trading. Forex appeared relatively recently. In the early twentieth century exchange rates were regulated by governments and were fixed. But in the 1970s it was decided to abolish the regulation of exchange rates, and they were let go. Thus Forex appeared as a place where currency is bought and [ READ MORE ]

Forex Trading System: Best Forex Trading Methods, Guidelines And Tricks

A forex trading procedure is not tough to understand. The method is a great way for new traders as well as beneficial to the experienced traders to make gigantic gains by only investing half an hour in a day. online forex trading method is automatic and ergonomic. All the trading functions can be executed [ READ MORE ]

Everyone Thinks the Yuan is Undervalued….Except for China

Subtle title, right? I couldn’t resist, considering that literally all economists and government officials (outside of China, of course) have sounded off on the Chinese Yuan in the last month. Recent additions to this list include President Obama, Chiefs of the IMF and World Bank, President of the Asian Development Bank, US Commerce Secretary Locke [ READ MORE ]

Interview with Edward Hugh: The Dollar’s Demise is Vastly Overstated

Today, we bring you an interview with Edward Hugh, a macro economist, who specializes in growth and productivity theory, demographic processes and their impact on macro performance, and the underlying dynamics of migration flows. Edward is based in Barcelona, and is currently engaged in research into the impact of aging, longevity, fertility and migration on [ READ MORE ]

NFP Preview – How Does the Data Stack Up?

Today’s NFP report due at 13:30 GMT is the marquee event risk of the week in the currency market as traders try to assess the sustainability of the global recovery trade going forward. The US economy remains a laggard amongst the G-3 as job losses have continued to mount. In Eurozone for example [ READ MORE ]

Central Banks Prop Up Dollar

By all accounts, the decline of the US Dollar has been measured, and without incident. This, despite the fact that most investors reckon the Dollar is doomed, both from a long-term and a short-term perspective. What, then, is preventing an all-out collapse? Personally, I think the best answer is that Central Banks (and their sponsoring governments) [ READ MORE ]

BOJ Retreats From QE – Yen Strengthens

Bank of Japan maintained its overnight interest rate at 0.10% – the lowest in G10 universe – but removed some key stimulative measures which triggered a small rally in the yen. The central bank stated that it would end its outright purchase of corporate bonds and commercial paper in December noting that “it becomes necessary [ READ MORE ]

Euro Optimism (And not just Dollar Pessimism)

According to a recent Merril Lynch (Bank of America) survey, Europe has officially returned to favor among investors. “A net 30% of global portfolio managers see euro-zone equities as undervalued relative to other regions, the highest reading since April 2001. A net 11% are overweight Europe, the first overweight allocation in nearly two years, said [ READ MORE ]

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