Despite false rallies in the currency market, I have stressed that there is no reason for the liquidation to be over. I warned that the currency and stock market rallies were a mirage rather than a bottom and now, the pessimistic tone of the FOMC minutes has forced another wave of liquidation.
Tuesday’s [...]

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Fed Sounds Inflation Alarm, Takes `Baby Step’ Toward Raising Interest Rate
Volvo to Cut 8% of Global Staff
JC Penny Slashes Opening Plans
Trichet denies Speculators Cause Oil [...]

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Housing Starts in U.S. Rise; Single-Family Construction Hits 17-Year Low
Fed, BOE Foreshadow End of Rate Cuts as Prices Rise
Oil Rises to Record Above $127 on [...]

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Since the beginning of the year, the US dollar has fallen 5.9 percent against the Euro and 6.7 percent against the Japanese Yen.
For many countries, including the US, a weak dollar has caused major problems ranging from deteriorating export growth to inflation. The one good thing that the weaker dollar was supposed [...]

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New Zealand Dollar, One of the Weakest Pairs in the FX Market
Eurozone GDP Numbers
Factories Won’t Save the Day
Manufacturing in NY Unexpectedly Contracts
Industrial Production Weakens
US Consumer Prices
High [...]

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