Monday, November 26, 2012

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Market Volatility Expected Following Eurogroup Meetings

DailyMarkets.com - Forex Trading: Market Volatility Expected Following Eurogroup Meetings


Forex Trading: Market Volatility Expected Following Eurogroup Meetings

Posted: 26 Nov 2012 12:15 AM PST

Market Volatility Expected Following Eurogroup Meetings
Speculations that a deal will soon be reached to provide Greece with a new round of bailout funds, combined with a better than expected German business climate figure, turned the euro bullish against most of its main currency rivals on Friday. Risk taking among investors also caused commodities, including crude oil and gold, to stage upward rallies throughout the day. Today, traders will want to pay close attention to the outcome of the … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards


Europe Dodges Another Bullet (Not The Catalan Election)

Posted: 25 Nov 2012 08:09 PM PST

I have written in the past about how tail risk is diminishing in the eurozone. Another recent event occurred which further racheted down the probability of another black swan event.

No, it wasn’t the results of the Catalan election, where the ruling secessionist CiU underperformed expectations that it would get between 60 and 64 seats (via FT Alphaville). Instead, it appears to have won a measly 50 seats, with the left wing separatist ERC in second place with 21 seats. Together they could form … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards


How To Tell When The Commodity Supercycle Is Over

Posted: 22 Nov 2012 12:27 AM PST

Further to my last post (see Why China won’t cause a commodity crash (yet)), I got a number of questions of what indicators I watch beside the Vancouver residential property market to see when the commodity supercycle is over.

Chart of the Day latest chart showed a graph of the Dow/gold ratio. Watch for a reversal of that trend – then you’ll know that paper is triumphant over hard assets (commodities).

Cam Hui is a portfolio manager at Qwest Investment Fund Management Ltd. (“Qwest”). … [visit DailyMarkets.com to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards


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