The United States had better act, and had better act fast; that was the message from the Brics economic group which agreed to unilaterally remove the dollar from its international trading pact.
The group will now account for international commerce between one another in their own currencies, rather than the US dollar; doing so means that they are free to set monetary policy that can affect only themselves and better account for their own domestic and international trading volumes.
The Dollar as a reserve currency
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Business, Economy, Forex
brics, Dollar, reserve currency
With the deleveraging of the financial markets the dollar has soared in value against other currencies back into the same trend that occurs every few years. This is setting up an excellent forex trade going into the next few years with GBPUSD being one of the best trades. Short, short, short the dollar and long everything else. Read more…
Forex
Dollar
Now that the dollar is its cheapest in quite some time, 50% discount to the Euro in just 5 years, there is some great room for foreign companies to start the buying spree. The market slowdown and minor correction is likely to start off the investment from foreign investors. Stocks, by price earnings multiple are the cheapest in years, a lower dollar makes that proposition even better for overseas investment.
Iran finally stopped selling oil in dollars, which will further lower the demand for greenbacks and as a result, their value on the open markets. The Japanese buy a considerable amount of their oil from Iran, and are now contracting to buy oil in yen rather than USD. While Japan has been buying up a large portion of US debt and dollars, the buying will likely slow or stop as they have no need outside the realm of oil. This leads me to think that Japanese buying in the US markets will explode. The US dollar reserves of Japan will likely turn to US securities, as the dollar buys little else around the world. Read more…
Round Up
Dollar
China is experiencing the same rate of inflation the United States is seeing due to its currency and its near peg to the US Dollar. Food and energy prices have gone up the at the fastest rate in the last 12 years. The consumer price index rose 8.7% since just last February. Read more…
Forex
China, Dollar, Euro, inflation, Yuan
A falling currency is not always a bad thing, this article will evaluate the possible ways to not only protect your investments from a weak currency but also look at ways to profit from a falling dollar. Read more…
Investing, Stocks
Dollar
For the past few months the US dollar has been falling to several currencies including the Japanese Yen (114.600). Currently the USD is at a 7 month low to the Euro (0.807087) and a 3 month low to the Yen. The fall is coming from the two year end of interest rates from the Federal Reserve and the way China under cuts their currency. Read more…
Forex
Dollar, Yuan
