Here’s another timely story from the Wall Street Journal. Forex markets are in a doozy today with speculation of another possible ratings downgrade for Greece. A bunch of Greek banks were already downgraded earlier this week. However Spain could be the next straw to break:
Greece set off the crisis rattling the [...]

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The Financial Times carried a long article yesterday by Peter Garnham on the fears for the future of the dollar carry trade. The key takeaway from the article is that China estimates the dollar carry trade to be $1.5 trillion compared to an $1 trillion that was put into the Yen carry trade (the [...]

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My favorite long term forex trade is short GBP/AUD. From both a technical and fundamental basis, the currency should be headed lower.
Based upon the recent trend of economic data including the highest level of unemployment in 12 years and the sharpest decline in retail sales since Feb 2009, the Bank of England should [...]

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Guess who is scaling the wall - Yes! Bet you never imagined that Kathy Lien is not only an avid skier but also a rock climber!
Just to keep you updated, I’ve been super busy starting work on a new book, preparing to launch some exciting bells and whistles for BKForex Advisor, developing new trading strategies [...]

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Burger King’s decision this week to raise the price of a double cheeseburger from $1 to $1.19 and to remove one slice of cheese from the double cheeseburger on its dollar menu (they now call it the BK Dollar Double) is a perfect example of the dilemma that major U.S. corporations are dealing with in [...]

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