There is a useful word 'execution' which, in any market, it refers the process of acquiring your required stake. So if your are following a tranche or staggered strategy you welcome filling your stake at a lower price. The example given did not ...

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Is the Dollar Slump Just Beginning or is this the Tail End?

Cinderella more likely than Goldilocks. Pelosi is an unlikely Fairy Godmother. Fed easing will need to wait for fiscal easing evidence.

The Wheels Come Off: As US Economic Growth Craters, NY Fed Suspends Its GDP Tracking Model

Thanks, Ross.

President Biden Delivers Remarks on the August Jobs Report

Has Biden resolved the tensions between Americans and between Republicans and Democrats? Is Trumpism dead? I can't find enough evidence to answer yes to both. If you can please post it. Otherwise USD vulnerable.

Is A US Default Back On The Table?

Earns marks for covering many issues. But there seems to be a subjective bias on how these issues will pan out. Also the expectations of the market have not really shifted much from a hawkish view suggesting that USD is vulnerable to the dovish ...

Why It’s Premature To Postpone Tapering After US Payrolls Disappoint

Not much news here. If you believe in a near time easing of Pandemic concerns globally and some sort of progress in world trade policies then there is a clear ordering of which currencies will do very well and which will not. The winners will be the ...

Currencies at a crossroad

Excess demand for housing is not the same as excess demand across the board for consumer goods and services. The latter is what we call inflation. The drivers of the housing market are also not addressed in the article and these must be seen as ...

Two more factors have popped up that add to the Fed’s inflation worries

These are pitiful examples. Forget rate hikes for the time being. Tapering is also on hold. The world economy is weakening again.

Korea & Iceland Kick off Rate-Hike Cycle in Developed Economies after Shock-&-Awe Rate Hikes...

Let us not begin to make heroes out of cold blooded murderers, sadistic thugs, liars, tax criminals and hoods. Society has no time for these or their supporters.

Al Capone’s favorite gun, personal items head to auction

Japan has 16,000 Covid deaths versus USA 650,000 deaths. But its not just the people who died but the impact on families and friends. I recall the 'news' companies like Fox news (USA), Sky news (Australia) and the UK Fox parrot all telling us how ...

Japan's Delta Desperation

Hawks' position more vulnerable. Wings clipped for USD.

US Dollar holds firm as Fed hawks urge early taper ahead of Powell's speech

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Bostic: It's Reasonable To Trim The Bond-Buying Program Beginning In October

Time there was a monitor of the regulators. On the Kiwi side of the Tasman most forex platforms have refused to provide services to Kiwis within the current regulatory regime. Is this really progress for Kiwis? It is not! Regulators have a ...

ASIC to monitor compliance with CFD offering restrictions

Not a convincing context. Increasingly the assumption that China and CCP are one and the same is not helpful. Afghanistan is important but not in this context. See also other post on US/China relations. Bottom line is every country is now ...

Taliban takeover is bad news for China

Well done, Germany. Euro Area is working for you.

Germany: Euphoria about an economic boom fading for now?

Since the healthy growth of the Chinese economy (from 1990) has far outpaced the previous 40ish years of Communist rule the CCP is in a very difficult position. The CCP argues in favour of Communist structures while at the same time is witnessing ...

The U.S. is reviewing its trade policy with China, says USTR Katherine Tai

Since the healthy growth of the Chinese economy (from 1990) has far outpaced the previous 40ish years of Communist rule the CCP is in a very difficult position. The CCP argues in favour of Communist structures while at the same time is witnessing ...

China’s Regulatory Crackdowns Are Already Hurting the Economy

Commodity currencies vulnerable as Pandemic still won't lie down. But USD also vulnerable to revised assessment of inflation threat and delays from central bank.

Why is the iron ore price crashing and what does it mean for Australia and the dollar?

For the record NZ had a binding constraint on supply of vaccines which has held back vaccination rates to 30% only not the high rates in developed countries elsewhere. Therefore although vaccinations have really accelerated now NZ will need a couple ...

NZ PM Ardern: NZ Lockdown Extended Until Midnight August 27th