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2008 2007
My Two Cents
2008 Archives
Why Currencies Are Actually Easier
to Buy Than Stocks 08.05.08
It's Rate Decision Week: Do You Know What the Fed Plans to Do with Your Money? 08.04.08
News Flash: The U.S. Actually Was in a Recession LAST Year 08.01.08
These Exotics Sizzle Right Through the Summer Doldrums 07.31.08
The "Not So Exotic" Exotic Currency South of the Border 07.30.08
Three Different Ways to Profit from the Pound's Demise 07.29.08
CDs, ETFs, Options, Forex - Where Should You Even Start? 07.28.08
Introducing the NEW Sexier Side of the Currency Markets 07.25.08
What Kind of Currency Trader Are YOU? Let's Find Out...Part III 07.24.08
What Kind of Currency Trader Are YOU?
Let’s Find Out…Part II 07.23.08
A Small Q&A with Mr. Market 07.22.08
What Kind of Currency Trader Are YOU? Let's Find Out...Part I 07.21.08
The Fed's Fighting Fire with Molotov Cocktails 07.18.08
A Little Game of Good Cop/Bad Cop for the Buck 07.16.06
Dollar: "Are We Low Enough Yet?" 07.15.08
Will this Dollar
Tumble Down Under? 07.14.08
A Beginner's Guide to the FX Market Part II 07.11.08
A Beginner's Guide to the FX Market Part I 07.10.08
The Currency Market's #1 Fear Factor 07.09.08
Will Fannie and Freddie Slap the U.S. Economy Next? 07.08.08
Did You Get That Memo Mr. Trichet? 07.07.08
Who Will Lose When Oil Hits $200 and How to Avoid the Losers 07.04.08
Who Will Win When Oil Hits $200 And How You Can Clean-Up Too 07.03.08
Coming Tomorrow: A Double
Whammy for the Buck! 07.02.08
An Insider's Glimpse At My Next "Big" Short-Sale 07.01.08
The Dollar Was Just Dissed and Dismissed By the BIS 06.30.08
The Buck says, "With a Fed Like This, Who Needs Enemies?" 06.27.08
Lo and Behold — the Dollar Got Fried at the Fed's Command 06.26.08
Today We'll Finally Get to See the Fed's True Colors 06.25.08
As the Fed Convenes, the Euro Is Planning a Surprise Attack on the Swiss Franc 06.24.08
Can the Fed Actually Make Your Dollar Worth More? 06.23.08
You Can't Count on the Sun
to Heat Up a
Cooling Economy for Long 06.20.08
Beware: The Fed is Resorting to Enron-Like Accounting Tricks ... 06.19.08
What the Talking Heads on CNBC WON'T TELL YOU About Next Week's Fed Meeting 06.18.08
Garage Sale in the U.S.: All Foreigners Welcome! 06.17.08
Introducing the New Pointless "Inflation Fighters!" 06.16.08
The Aussie Dollar Just Had Its First Setback in Over Two Years
... 06.13.08
I Smell a Change of Dollar Policy in the Air... 06.12.08
You Can't Count on JUST Stocks to Predict Carry Trades Anymore 06.11.08
War of Words: Higher Dollar or Euro? It Depends on Who's at the Podium 06.10.08
A Harsh Dose of Reality: Five Reasons Why the Dollar Got Socked in the Nose...And Will Again 06.09.08
Why Soros Is Getting Ready To Break the Bank of England... Again Part II 06.06.08
Why Soros Is Getting Ready To Break the Bank of England... Again Part I 06.05.08
The Dollar Now Has a New Unlikely Cheerleader: Ben Bernanke? 06.04.08
New Market Fears, Streaks, and "Free" Money We Won't Spend 06.03.08
Go Away in May, Come
Back and Sell Today 06.02.08
Even Worse Than the Dropping Dollar: Introducing the Currency You Should Short for the Next SEVEN Years 05.30.08
Your Salvation Against the Long-Term Sinking Buck: A Killer Combo of Asia and Gold 05.29.08
Gas: $75. Groceries: $200. Maxed Out Credit Cards: Priceless 05.28.08
Is the Euro About to Climb Another Stair-Step to
A New Record High? 05.27.08
The Rupee Is About to Crush the Buck! 05.26.08
"Toilet" Trading 101: How the Aussie is "Flush" with
Upside Profit Potential 05.23.08
Do These Fed Guys Even Know What They're Doing? 05.22.08
Big Investors Are Dumping this Currency...and You Should Too 05.21.08
China: The
Orwellian Puzzle Palace 05.20.08
Ask Yourself: What Would Jack Do? 05.19.08
Please Move Your Finances to Their Full and Upright Position 05.17.08
Currencies and the "Guttenberg" Effect 05.16.08
When the Einstein of Currencies Speaks, I Listen 05.15.08
Timing is Everything...Especially When Everyone is Panicking 05.14.08
Why the Yuan is about to Slaughter the Greenback...Again 05.13.08
With Its New "Investment Grade," Brazil Is Hitting the Town and Buying...Dollars? 05.09.08
"A Strong Dollar? I'll Believe It When
the Euro Costs a Buck!" 05.08.08
I Heard a Fed Head Say Inflation!" 05.07.08
A New Tidal Wave of Cash is Headed Straight for Warren Buffett’s Favorite Currency 05.06.08
Now Playing: "Dollar Bears," Starring Jim Rogers, Warren Buffett and Me 05.05.08
Bernanke's Beloved Inflation Gauge - "Even Better than the CPI" 05.02.08
The Rate Cut Was Just the Opening Act of this Fed-Sponsored Sideshow 05.01.08
It's FOMC Wednesday! 04.30.08
What Separates the Pros from the Average Joes in the Currency Markets? 04.29.08
How
to Play Sterling's Stumble Against the Resurgent
Yen 04.28.08
Why the Yen Could Leap AT LEAST 21% in the Coming Months 04.25.08
How the World's Smartest Money Minds Managed to Mess Up the Financial System 04.24.08
What's a Carry Trade Anyway? 04.23.04
The Dollar Down Under is Loving this Sky-High Inflation 04.22.08
Inflation is Eating All of Us Alive in More Ways Than One 04.21.08
Full Moon or Pope's Visit?
10 Reasons Why the Lowly Buck Is on the Move Today 04.18.08
The Dollar-Euro Tug ‘O War 04.17.08
Will Europe Travel the U.S. Path? 04.16.08
G-7, Schmee Seven! 04.15.08
All "Strong Dollar" Talk, and No Action 04.14.08
The Good Ole' Texas Tea Comes Back to Burn the Buck 04.11.08
"You Don't Have to Predict a Dollar Crisis...You're Already in It" 04.10.08
Sour Sentiment Delivers a Death Blow to the Kiwi Dollar...But Not for Long 04.09.08
How to Set Up Your Own Account to Trade Currencies Around the World Part II 04.08.08
How to Set Up Your Own Account to Trade Currencies Around the World Part I 04.07.08
Markets Gang Up on the Euro! 04.04.08
How Food Shortages Half a World Away Affect Your Dollars Here at Home 04.03.08
Gold Takes a Breather, and Finally Breathes Some Life Back into the Buck 04.02.08
Will this Finally Be the Dollars Day to Shine 04.01.08
Will the Mighty Euro Ever Fall? 03.31.08
Flight to the Anti-Dollar! 03.28.08
How to Stash Foreign Cash in Your
Retirement Plan Part II 03.27.08
Your Buck’s Not Welcome Here Anymore 03.26.08
How to Stash Foreign Cash in Your
Retirement Plan Part I 03.25.08
The Need for the Fed to Succeed 03.24.08
Just How Long Can This Dollar Rally Really Last? 03.21.08
Why a Dollar Intervention May Be Coming Soon Part II 03.19.08
Poetic Justice: The Firm that Kick Started this Bear Market Sells for Fire-Sale Price 03.18.08
Why a Dollar Intervention May Be Coming Soon Part I 03.17.08
Consumers Slam Their Wallets Shut as the Recession Steamrolls Over February Spending 03.14.08
Just What is Japan Planning to Do with
$1 Trillion in U.S. Treasuries 03.13.08
To Intervene or Not to Intervene: That is the Bank of Japan’s Question 03.12.08
Three Strikes - You're Outta There Dollar! 03.11.08
One Small Glimmer of Hope for the U.S. 03.10.08
Your Instant Guide to Understanding Currency Prices 03.07.08
Is it All Over for the Aussies? Doubtful 03.06.08
The New Ron Paul "Adopt an Alternative Currency" Bill Sits with Congress 03.05.08
What Will the Money Pumpers Sacrifice Next? 03.04.08
Why the U.S. Slowdown May Last Longer
Than Even Bernanke Thinks
Part II 03.03.08
Why the U.S. Slowdown May Last Longer
Than Even Bernanke Thinks
Part I 02.29.08
A New Risky Business Emerges...as the Dollar Gets Trashed 02.28.08
The “Real” Deal: Why Brazil’s Currency Is Now on My “Best Buy” List 02.27.08
So Many Dollar Questions...So Few Crystal Balls 02.26.08
Eight Moves that Could Make or Break Your Portfolio in 2008 02.25.08
Why This Golden Trend Has Gone Unnoticed: and How to Use it to Invest in the “World’s Currency” 02.23.08
The Era of Zero Accountability 02.22.08
Why the Witchdoctors Don't Understand Currencies 02.21.08
Recession-proof Your Portfolio in FOUR Days 02.20.08
The #1 Antidote for this Year's Bear-Market Misery 02.19.08
The Bernanke Insurance Policy 02.18.08
What Sky-High Gas Prices Means for the Euro 02.15.08
"Pay No Attention to That Man Behind the Curtain" 02.14.08
Why the Land Down Under is Actually On Top 02.13.08
This Anti-Dollar Trend is No Longer Your Friend 02.12.08
Why the Crumbling U.S. Economy is
KILLING Europe 02.11.08
How You Can Clean Up from the Euro's Next Fall 02.08.08
"It's Time to Buy Stocks" - Say What?! 02.07.08
The Eurozone's Now in the Drop Zone
But Will Boost the
Buck on the Way Down 02.06.08
What's Going On "Under the Table" With the Plunge Protection Team? 02.05.08
How Your Local Banker Controls the Japanese Yen 02.04.08
This Snowstorm Will Blow the Yuan Even Higher 02.01.08
Playing the Fed What-If Game 01.31.08
London Is Still "King of the Hill" for Currency Trading 01.30.08
Will Those Boys in Washington Ever Learn? 01.29.08
Uncle Sam Hands Out More "Free Money" 01.28.08
Welcome to the Currency Picker's Market... 01.25.08
Danger! Danger ECB! 01.24.08
I Smell Panic - and So Does the Fed 01.23.08
The Yen's Rally Was Written in the History Books 20 Years Ago 01.22.08
The U.S. Sneezed and the World Caught a Bear-Market Flu 01.21.08
What's Holding Up Amid Global Market Chaos 01.18.08
Will the ECB's Stubborn Streak Deal a Death Blow to the EMU? 01.17.08
Consumers Fall Off the Map and Boost the Yen 01.16.08
With Volatility On the Rise This Year, Expect the Yen to Follow Suit 01.15.08
Why ONE-THIRD of U.S. Forex Dealers
Just Got Wiped Out! 01.14.08
What a Difference One News Item Makes... 01.11.08
A New Currency to Hate in 2008? 01.10.08
The Best Currencies to Short as We Slide in Recession. 01.09.08
Gold & Oil Lead Jittery Markets Higher as
Global Central Banks Fall
Further Behind the Curve! 01.08.08
The Dow and Euro Are At Breaking Points 01.07.08
The Anti-Dollars are at New Historic Highs: What it Means for Your Investment Portfolio 01.04.08
Are We Headed for More Carry-Trade Hangovers in the New Year? 01.03.08
The Pound Takes the Fall for the Slowing U.K. Economy 01.02.08
A Huge Upset Coming in 2008...Part II 01.01.08
My Two Cents
2007 Archives
A Huge Upset Is Coming in 2008...Part I 12.31.07
The Secret Behind the Big Gains in the FX Markets 12.30.07
What Type of FX Broker Should You Have? 12.27.07
Here's How to Size Up the Spread in Currency Pairs 12.26.07
How to Protect Yourself When Selling Short 12.25.07
Currency Volatility Doubles
Since July! 12.24.07
Slip Sliding Toward Recession 12.21.07
How the Grinch Stole Christmas from Target 12.20.07
Tis the Season for Less Spending 12.19.07
There's More Down Under than Just
Kangaroos & Crocks 12.18.07
A Tidal Wave of Cash - Headed for the U.S. 12.17.07
So Where's the Dollar Heading Next? 12.14.07
The Bailout Boys Are Back in Town 12.13.07
WhooHoo! Who Else Is Enjoying this Yen Rollercoaster Ride? 12.12.07
It's Just Another $10 Billion Bank Write-Off - Ho Hum! 12.11.07
Euro Hawks Are Circling the U.S. Dollar 12.10.07
It Only Took a Few Words to Shoot the Euro to the Moon 12.07.07
The Sterling Takes a British Pounding! 12.06.07
What Every Stock and Commodity Trader Needs to Know to Jump into the Currency
Markets 12.05.07
The Fed Is Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places 12.04.07
SIVs Strike Again - This Time on Main Street! 12.03.07
The Fed is Singin' the Blues for 2008 11.30.07
What's Wrong With This Picture? 11.29.07
First "Black Friday," Now "Green Monday?" 11.28.07
It's a Great Day for a Dollar Bounce 11.27.07
Is Dubai About
to Dump the Dollar? 11.26.07
Pulling Out All The Stops: Here's How to Use Stop Orders in Your Portfolio 11.23.07
Keeping Track of the Interest Rate Scoreboar 11.22.07
Risky Business: How to Skillfully Manage Risk in Your Currency Portfolio 11.21.07
The Asian Ambush on the Dollar! 11.20.07
Tis the Season for Spending Less 11.19.07
Carry-Trade Under Fire Again! 11.18.07
Big Ben Just Doesn't Get It! 11.15.07
Heads Up! The Buck is Due for a Bounce 11.14.07
Swimming in the Deep End of the Risk Aversion Pool! 11.13.07
How to Start Planning Your Finances for the Rest of Your Life 11.12.07
A Bad Week on Wall Street but a Good Week in Paradise 11.10.07
Get in Shape to Invest in Stronger Markets Offshore 11.09.07
This Is Not Your Grandfather’s
Investment Portfolio 11.07.07
Hear from 25 Financial Experts – for Pennies on the Doll 11.06.07
Why Hong Kong Is Standing By the Falling Buck 11.02.07
Same Game, Different Day 11.01.07
To Cut or Not to Cut: That is the Question 10.31.07
That's the Currency Forecast for Today 10.30.07
The Dollar May Be Heading Higher - But Don't Pop the Champagne just Yet 10.29.07
The Yuan's "Gotta Quadruple" Over the Next Decade - Jim Rogers 10.26.07
Com-Dollars are Back in the Spotlight! 10.25.07
When Greenspan Gets a Little Skittish... 10.24.07
Forex Markets Swing Wildly, as G-7 Green-Lights More Dollar Dumping! 10.23.07
WARNING: Tighter Regulations Could Swipe Your Trading Account if You're Not Careful 10.22.07
Carry-Trade Under Fire Again! 10.18.07
You Know the Buck's in Extreme Turmoil When Grandma's Getting Nervous! 10.16.07
The Fed Scratches its Head...Again 10.11.07
Why is the Dollar Getting Whacked Around the World? 10.09.07
Housing Continues to Slide into the Abyss, Taking the Dollar Down with It! 10.04.07
U.S. Dollar Index Collapses! 10.02.07
What to Buy Against the Declining Dollar 09.27.07
As China Goes, So Goes the Dollar... 09.25.07
The First Cut is the Deepest 09.20.07
The Calm Before the Carry-Trade Storm 09.18.07
Coming Soon to a Theatre Near You: "Bailout" Starring Ben Bernanke 09.13.07
Open Mouth – Insert Foot! 09.11.07
All Eyes (Including Gentle Ben's) Will Be Squarely Focused on Jobs Tomorrow 09.06.07
Want to Start a Fist Fight?
Start Saying How Much You Love the Dollar.09.04.07
Follow the Leader in the Currency Playground Isn't as Easy as the Schoolyard Playground 08.30.07
Don't Be Fooled By the Head-Fake Hype - Just Keep Your Eye on the Ball 08.23.07
The Fed Offers Wall Street a Band-Aid ... but Have Bloodied Investors Learned a Lesson? 08.21.07
Looks Like the U.S. Dollar Found a Trampoline...Now Just How High Can It Bounce 08.16.07
How to Profit from the Coming Chinese Currency Revaluation! 08.09.07
Will the Mad Money Man's Rants Ruin the U.S. Dollar's Rally? 08.07.07
Upcoming U.S. Employment Data May Have Currency Traders Asking: "Where's the Beef?" 08.02.07
Is Dollar Doom Fast Approaching? Trying to Reason with Voracious Dollar Bears 07.31.07
Beware the Government's Heavy-Handed Protectionist Policies Toward Asia 07.26.07
Attention Currency Traders AND Investors: Your Options to Profit Just Got a lot Bigger! 07.24.07
Gentle Ben Schmoozes with Goldilocks... 07.19.07
The Trend Is Your Friend... but Like Beauty, is in The Eye of the Beholder! 07.17.07
How to Read the Currency Market Scouting Report 07.12.07
Canadian Dollar Wastes No Energy on its Run Toward U.S. Dollar Parity 07.10.07
Okay, Enough with the Hot Dogs and Fireworks, Now Let's Get Back to Work...
The U.S. Economy Depends On It 07.05.07
This Independence Day, European Central Banks May Provide a Fireworks Show of Their Own 07.03.07
All Eyes Glued to the U.S. Dollar Index Teetering on the Edge of the Abyss 06.28.07
China’s Words are Mightier Than the Yen! 06.26.07
The Fed Keeps Juggling as the Buck Starts to Slide Again 06.21.07
Steer Clear of Peer Pressure - The Real Money is Made Going Against the Flow 06.19.07
When it Comes to Currency Markets Perception is Everything! 06.14.07
Talk About Perpetual Profit Potential -- How Does ‘Round the Clock Trading Sound? 06.12.07
How to Beat the Market by Marrying Two Types of Analysis 06.07.07
Baseball, Hot-Dogs, Apple Pie, and… Foreign Exchange 06.05.07
Hanging Out with Big-Mo 05.31.07
Why Our Spending is Saving the Dollar from its Death Spiral… at Least So Far. 05.29.07
Forget Forecasting Here's a Sure Fire Way to Spot Big Currency Moves in the Making! 05.24.07
Knowing the Long and Short of a Structurally Weak U.S. Dollar is the Best Way to Fatten Your Wallet! 05.23.07
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