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- How Would U.S. Bank Nationalization Impact the US Dollar?
- Kathy Lien submits: I want to share my piece on How Nationalization of Citigroup C and Bank of America BAC could impact the US dollar if you haven’t caught it already (so I’m am posting his before I head to the NY Traders Expo). The rally in...
- External links 2009-02-22
- Pros and Cons of a Weak Dollar
- Kathy Lien submits: With traders in the U.S. and U.K. off enjoying their holidays, most people would expect a quiet day in the foreign exchange market. Unfortunately that has not been the case with the EUR/USD and GBP/USD enjoying a 100 pip trading range....
- External links 2009-05-26
- Dollar Hit Hard Despite Sharp Rise in Pending Home Sales
- Kathy Lien submits: Dollar is being hit hard again Tuesday morning after reports that Russia supposedly released a statement confirming Brazil's comments last week about diversifying out of U.S. dollars. Russia is apparently taking things one step further by bringing up the notion of a supra-national world currency...
- External links 2009-06-02
- Dollar Rebounds on Central Bank Comments
- Kathy Lien submits: Over the past six weeks, the U.S. dollar has become very oversold and such a strong sell-off begs for a correction. We have said that official rhetoric from central banks would trigger a meaningful bounce in the U.S. dollar and that is the driving force...
- External links 2009-06-03
- May Non-Farm Payrolls Preview
- Kathy Lien submits: With three central bank interest rate decisions behind us, the foreign exchange market’s focus turns to Friday’s non-farm payrolls report. Based upon the leading indicators for non-farm payrolls, all signs point to moderating job losses. However two central questions remain – how much will...
- External links 2009-06-04
- Non-Farm Payrolls Signals End to Recession
- Kathy Lien submits: Friday morning's non-farm payrolls report is eliciting smiles across Wall Street as the hemorrhaging of jobs comes to an end. Only 345k Americans lost their jobs last month, signaling that the recession is over. Although the jobless rate breached 9% for the first time since...
- External links 2009-06-05
- A More Dollar Friendly Tone
- Kathy Lien submits: We have started the new trading week on a dollar friendly tone as the market questions the speculation over reserve diversification. The first ever BRIC summit (Brazil, Russia, India and China) begins Tuesday. The nations are expected to collectively tone down their criticism about the...
- External links 2009-06-15
- Uncertain Future for the U.S. Dollar
- Kathy Lien submits: There is heightened uncertainty leading up to the official statement from the BRIC nations. Comments from Russian President Medvedev before the European session has renewed the possibility of a discussion and public comments about a new reserve currency. Unfortunately the Russians cannot make up their...
- External links 2009-06-16
- Continuing Claims Signals End of Recession
- Kathy Lien submits: We had a number of surprises in U.S. economic data Thursday morning including the Philly Fed index and leading indicators, but the biggest surprise was definitely the decline in continuing claims. Since the beginning of the year, continuing claims, which measures the number of people...
- External links 2009-06-18
- The Canadian Dollar and Oil
- Kathy Lien submits: The only major release on the calendar Friday is the Canadian retail sales report. Consumer spending in the month of April fell for the first time this year, driving the Canadian dollar lower. Spending on cars and gasoline dropped 1.9 percent, reducing overall spending by...
- External links 2009-06-19
- How Has the U.S. Economy Changed Since the Last Fed Meeting?
- Kathy Lien submits: The U.S. dollar is trading lower ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. There is no question that the U.S. economy has improved since the last meeting. The housing market has stabilized, the equity markets are higher and the pace of job losses...
- External links 2009-06-24
- U.S. Dollar Hit By a Wave of Volatility
- Kathy Lien submits: It has been a roller coaster ride in the U.S. dollar Wednesday morning. Economic data was mixed with durable goods rising 1.8 percent but new home sales falling 0.6 percent. Amidst [[GM]] and Chrysler shut downs the resilience of spending on items made to last...
- External links 2009-06-24
- The U.S. Needs a Weaker Dollar
- Kathy Lien submits: U.S. corporations are beginning to complain about the damage that the strong dollar is having on corporate earnings. Tuesday morning, United Technologies UTX announced plans to lay off 11,600 workers as a rising dollar and deteriorating economic conditions forces the company to reduce costs. Yesterday,...
- External links 2009-03-10
- How Does the Fed 'Print Money'?
- Kathy Lien submits: With the Fed’s announcement Wednesday, many people may be wondering “How does the Fed print money?” Here is a snippet from my Daily Piece on Currencies. Most of the time when we say that a central bank “prints money” that does not mean...
- External links 2009-03-19
- Why Is the Dollar So Sensitive to Geithner's Comments?
- Kathy Lien submits: How long does will it take for Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner to realize that his comments move markets? When he first took office, he mistakenly threatened to brand China as a currency manipulator. This caused a wave of volatility in the currency market and sharp...
- External links 2009-03-25
- Is Auto Industry Instability Sending the EUR/USD to 1.31?
- Kathy Lien submits: Monday morning, the Financial Times released a draft of the G20 communique or “statement” that will be unveiled on Thursday. It contained no new fiscal stimulus or comment on currencies. This exacerbated the rally in the U.S. dollar which was already shooting higher...
- External links 2009-03-30
- Will Non-Farm Payrolls Fall by More than 700k?
- Kathy Lien submits: For each of the past 3 months, non-farm payrolls has fallen by more than -650k. In December, payrolls dropped 681k, which at that time was the biggest single month contraction in job growth since 1945. Based upon the ADP employment report, the Challenger layoffs report...
- External links 2009-04-01
- Why the Canadian Dollar Could Head Higher
- Kathy Lien submits: I was just on the Business News Network outlining the reasons why I believe the Canadian dollar is headed higher in the near term. To watch the video, click on the image: by Kathy Lien
- External links 2009-04-08
- FOMC Insight: Dollar Rallies on Lack of Exit Strategy Talk
- Kathy Lien submits: The U.S. dollar has rallied sharply on the heels of the FOMC announcement despite the fact that the Federal Reserve made no major changes to their monetary policy statement. They kept interest rates unchanged and did not alter the size and scope of their...
- External links 2009-06-24
- Continuing Claims: One Trick Pony?
- Kathy Lien submits: Last week, the currency market got all excited about the drop in continuing claims but it may prove to be one trick pony as claims resumed their ascent. This disappointment offset the upward revision to first quarter GDP and drove investors back into the safety...
- External links 2009-06-25
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