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- Sun Rise, Sun Set for Japan
- Marc Chandler submits: The decline of the yen in recent weeks is the most dramatic development among the major currencies. Previously, and frustratingly for Japanese officials and businesses, the yen was the strongest currency. From its summer high through late January, the dollar fell almost 22% against the...
- External links 2009-03-08
- How Does $9000 Gold Sound?
- Marc Chandler submits: In recent days the Canadian and Swedish central banks have joined the majority of other G10 central banks by indicating that they too may engage in quantitative easing now that the interest rates have been reduced to 25 and 50 basis points respectively. The ECB is...
- External links 2009-04-26
- End of an Era for Japanese FX Leverage?
- Marc Chandler submits:Japan's Financial Service Agency will reportedly will limit the amount leveraging available to retail foreign exchange participants, who according to estimates account for around a quarter of the daily turnover in Tokyo, which according the the BIS survey averaged about $302 bln a day. The FSA plans call...
- External links 2009-07-02
- Expecting Good News from Japan
- Marc Chandler submits: Japan reports retail sales figures first thing on Wednesday in Tokyo. A 0.4% month-over-month gain is expected, which would leave it off 6% over the year. Retail sales tends not to be a significant number in Japan or for the yen, as the Japanese economy traditionally stands...
- External links 2009-07-29
- Japan's Monetary Policymakers Still at Odds
- Marc Chandler submits:The Bank of Japan upgraded its assessment of the economy Wednesday, but Finance Minister Fujii opined that he thinks economic conditions are more severe than the BOJ appreciates. There was another area of disagreement, with the BOJ suggesting that the corporate bond and CP market is less dependent...
- External links 2009-10-14
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- Update: Brazil and Mexico Currency Outlook
- Marc Chandler submits: With the recent stream of macro-economic news, leaving aside Monday's Empire State survey, has been disappointing that this has helped trigger a dramatic wave of profit-taking. Last week, China reported exports are still falling and on Monday it reported that direct investment inflows extend their decline into...
- External links 2009-08-18
- Eastern European Recovery Still Lags Behind Euro Zone
- Marc Chandler submits:Of the major industrialized countries, only Japan and Canada have not reported Q3 GDP estimates. Japan reports on Monday and is expected to have expanded at almost the same pace as the US. On the quarter, the US expanded by almost 0.9%, while the Japanese economy may have...
- External links 2009-11-13
- Is Swiss Franc Devaluation Working?
- Marc Chandler submits: According to reports, the Swiss National Bank (SNB) has confirmed it has spent $32 billion to weaken the Swiss franc since March. How effective has that been ? The trade-weighted index BOE calculation CEERSZ on Bloomberg has effectively depreciated by about 3.2% from its peak on March...
- External links 2009-07-29
- The Canadian Dollar: What's Driving It?
- Marc Chandler submits: The Canadian dollar made new highs for the year a week ago and has been consolidating since. Monday's US dollar bounce carried it through the first technical corrective target near CAD1.1780 initially, but then fell through the pre-weekend lows to record an outside down day and there...
- External links 2009-05-20
- China Monetary Developments
- Marc Chandler submits:Chinese banks have signaled the intention to cut back on new loan issuance, but the PBOC has not changed its declaratory or operational policy. It is not imposing new and lower loan quotas. It appears to be using its moral suasion. This initially weighed on Chinese stocks. July-Aug...
- External links 2009-08-14
- Import Prices Continue to Trend Higher
- Marc Chandler submits:Although the market was expecting an increase closer to 1%, US import prices rose 0.7% in October. The underlying trend, however, is clear: Import prices have risen in all but two months thus far in 2009.The fact that import prices are still off 5.7% from a year ago...
- External links 2009-11-13
- The Potential Impacts of of Dubai's Financial Crisis
- Marc Chandler submits:A storm broke out last week, emanating from the part of the world that is widely seen as a major beneficiary of the rise in oil prices. Yet Dubai’s story is not about oil. Indeed it is precisely the absence of oil and natural gas (less than 6%...
- External links 2009-11-30
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