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• The Case for Shorting EUR/GBP

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-11

  Simit Patel submits: A short-term EURGBP opportunity appears to be forming, according to forex trader Dave T. The chart below illustrates the technical rationale for entering a short position at near the .8585 level. click to enlarge by Simit Patel

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• Lost for Words Over Market Volatility

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-12-18

  Macro Man submits: People who are acquainted with Macro Man, either personally or virtually, will know that he is very rarely lost for words. This morning, however, he has reached that milestone, as he's watched prices flicker on his screen in slack-jawed silence. Policymakers often reference a desire...

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• ECB Offers More Money at Cheaper Prices

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-11-06

  The Prudent Investor submits: Taking advantage of lower commodity and energy prices while facing economic headwinds from a contraction in retail sales, the European Central Bank (ECB) lowered its key refinancing rate another 50 basis points to 3.25%, meeting market expectations. The deposit facility rate was brought...

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• Interactive Brokers FX Summary

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-17

  Can the mess become even messier? It seems that each new problem that a company faces quickly becomes a new risk to the market. The transmission between market risk and risk to the government or economy has never been any faster than it is today. Each rescue package, which would...

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• Whither the Dollar? Currency Trends and ETFs

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-12

  Don Dion submits: For most investors who keep tabs on market trends, it’s no secret that the U. S. dollar has had a tumultuous year. On July 15, for instance, the venerable greenback sank to an all-time low against the euro, the currency of the 15-nation Eurozone. On...

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• Interactive Brokers FX Summary

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-10

  Watching the markets slowly prod for answers on Monday following the federal rescue of the mortgage market twins, Fannie and Freddie, was interesting. Within a heartbeat equity investors had decided that the annihilation of those two share prices was what was needed to restore a sweeping confidence on Wall Street....

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• Weekly Market Outlook: Sept. 8 - 12

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-08

  Matthew Bradbard submits: U.S. federal regulators seized control of Fannie Mae FNM and Freddie Mac FRE on Sunday. This was a historic intervention aimed at stabilizing the mortgage market at home and credit markets worldwide. Expect this decision will cause ripples in a variety of the markets this week,...

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• Global Stock Markets: We All Fall Down!

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-07

  Prieur du Plessis submits: Investors not only returned to a shortened trading week after the Labor Day holiday on Monday, but also to a bruising on stock markets, at least for those with long equity positions. Concerns about the global economic outlook and continued financial duress spooked burses...

  Tags: US Market, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust, CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust, CurrencyShares Euro Trust, Home Depot Inc., Lowe's Companies Inc.

• Currency ETFs Break Historical Uptrends

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-05

  Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Below we highlight price charts of three currency ETFs that had been in uptrends since their inception until recently.  The Australian Dollar ETF FXA, British Pound ETF FXB, and Euro ETF FXE have all suffered big declines over the last few weeks.  These...

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• The Complete List of Currency ETFs

  Seeking Alpha - 2008-09-03

  Chance Carson submits: The number of Foreign Currency ETFs and ETNs has exploded in the past year.  Our readers at AboutETFs.com have asked us repeatedly to publish an updated list of all currency ETFs and currency ETNs.  So, by popular demand, here they are as of September 1, 2008: INDIVIDUAL CURRENCY...

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