Here is a video of me talking about the US dollar last night with Cathy Yang of Bloomberg (click on images to access the file):

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The volatility that we have seen in the currency, stock and bond markets this past week has not been for the faint of heart. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 500 points on Monday, but instead of continuing lower over the course of the week, it staged the biggest 2 day rally in 5 [...]

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On Friday, the Dow hitting 10,000 still seemed to be a remote possibility, but today, that is starting to become a reality. We have warned on near daily basis about the danger of carry trades. Although the EUR/USD’s reaction to the systemic risk in the financial markets was not as clear, there was a clearly [...]

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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 5:47 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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In the Financial Papers:

 
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Here is the “In the Financial Papers Radio Broadcast” (Length: 6:01 minutes). The player should load automatically. Please let me know if you like it. Contact Kathy
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In the Financial Papers:

 
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