Entries Categorized as 'Insight'

Headed for Asia!

Date May 23, 2008

I will be in Asia for 2 weeks, so there will be no new posts on this blog. For Currency Comments, please visit DailyFX.com
If you are in Asia, please come by to say hi! I would love to meet you at one of my upcoming seminars:

May 31 Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Asia Trader and […]

Problems With Blog

Date May 22, 2008

Unfortunately I am experiencing problems with my blog today. Can’t upload anything and the pages are broken. New posts will go up when things get fixed.
In the meantime, for currency comments, please go to DailyFX.com

Farm Bill Stands to Overhaul Retail FX Industry

Date May 15, 2008

The Farm Bill was finally passed by the US Senate today and it stands to overhaul the entire FX industry.
As far as I understand, in the past, the National Futures Association governed the Retail Forex industry, but now under the Farm Bill, that jurisdiction moves to the CFTC (Commodity Futures Trading Commission) which […]

US Subprime and Housing Crisis 101

Date May 14, 2008

Here’s a secret, I am a BIG FAN of the Public Radio show This American Life.
This past week Ira Glass shares stories about how the sub-prime crisis has affected Americans and he provides an easy to understand rundown of how the sub-prime crisis unfolded.
Definitely worth a listen and hopefully you will become a fan as […]

The Impact of Food Prices Beyond the Developed World

Date April 15, 2008

I am a big believer that the next big shock to the global economy is not the weakness of the US economy, but skyrocketing food prices.
My good friend Shirley is a relief worker for Trocaire out of Mozambique, Africa and through her, poverty and hunger is an issue particularly dear to my heart.
When […]

Fox Business 04.14.08 - 04.18.08

Date April 14, 2008

I’m a Feature Guest on Fox Business’ Opening Bell this week. As a result my postings will be reduced to one a day. There will also be no In the Financial Papers (sorry!) since I have to leave for their studios at 7:30am and I’m not back in the office until 10:30am. […]