US Dollar Fundamental View

Romney, Obama and the Economy

Voters were evenly divided between Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney and US President Barack Obama, a Democrat on handling the economy, the top concern of voters, according to a new poll published Tuesday. A survey conducted by The Washington Post and ABC News Thursday through Sunday showed that the Democratic incumbent and his Republican challenger were tied at 47% on the US economy.

By Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr. | May 23 | LiveTradingNews

The Real Crash

I first came to national attention back in 2008 and 2009 when the housing and credit markets imploded. I became known as the guy that other market "experts" laughed at when I warned of trouble brewing in the seemingly indestructible American economy.

By Peter Schiff | May 23 | Euro Pacific Capital

Deflation isn't the Enemy

We now live in a world where deflation has become public enemy number one. In this current economic environment, governments seek a condition of perpetual inflation in order to maintain the illusion of prosperity in the developed world.

By Michael Pento | May 22 | Micheal Pento

EuroCrisis May Claim Obama

The bubbling EuroZone debt crisis dampened a gathering of Group of Eight (G-8) leaders hosted by US President Barack Obama at his Camp David retreat, but the 2-day Summit offered no quick fix for the 2-yr-old crisis, it did, however, point up the weakness of the Euro project.

By Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr. | May 21 | LiveTradingNews

Lack of Good News Favours USD

A lack of new data or news saw markets run with previously established trends overnight.

By David Starkey, Senior FX Trader | May 17 | iMoneywire

The Gold Standard and the USD

Gold Standard flawed, but best alternative to USD manipulation. The present US monetary system is an "abysmal failure" and the value of the USD has been manipulated, according to a former US Federal Reserve official.

By Paul A. Ebeling, Jnr. | May 16 | LiveTradingNews

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/14/2012

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The Australian Dollar is close to parity with the USD after the weekend's announcement of China's second cut this year in the reserve ratio requirement for banks has provided no relief from the ongoing concerns of Europe.

By Christine Gaylican | May 14 | IBTimes AU

Australian Dollar Outlook - 05/08/2012

Bell FX Currency Outlook: The AUD is almost a cent higher from this time yesterday, currently trading around USD1.0210, as markets digest the results from the elections in Europe over the weekend.

By Christine Gaylican | May 08 | IBTimes AU

The Dollar & Gold Have Eyes on Europe

Friday saw heavy selling pressure coming into risk assets, specifically equities and oil. However, the real driving force behind the selling pressure is likely the result of several unrelated economic/geopolitical events.

By Jw Jones | May 05 | Options Trading Signals

Risk Aversion from Poor NFP Eventually Boosting USD

Despite today's reaction, the daily chart shows that the market is still trading between rising and declining trendlines. Even if the market breaks out of the triangle, it is still within a range roughly between 78.10 and 80.75.

By Fan Yang | May 04 | FX Times

US Dollar Outlook

Let us look at Europe first as Spain's long-term credit rating was downgrading by Standard and Poor's (S&P) to BBB+ from A. This comes as the ratings agency is concerned over Spain's increasing budget woes. S&P feels its debt problems will worsen due to the weakened economy. The S&P also assigned a negative outlook. This means another downgrade might happen in the future.

By Shayne Heffernan | May 04 | LiveTradingNews

USD Struggles On Disappointing NFPs, EUR To Consolidate On Elections

The greenback came under pressure following the dismal Non-Farm Payrolls report, with the Dow Jones-FXCM U.S. Dollar Index (Ticker: USDOLLAR) paring the overnight advance to 9,922, and the reserve currency may consolidate throughout the North American trade as market participants increase bets for more monetary easing.

By David Song | May 04 | DailyFX