Author : Marc Chandler

The Federal Reserve's real broad trade-weighted measure dollar rose 2.1% in January.  It is now a little less than 15% above the record low set in July 2011.  The...

The Reserve Bank of Australia joined the chorus of central banks to ease policy.  The 25 bp rate cut was not a major surprise but it did catch many...

When the Swiss National Bank lifted its cap on the franc, many thought they understood the message.  It had reached the end of its rope.  Some suggested the ownership...

Waning risk appetite along with growing uncertainty in Europe about Greece have set up emerging markets for a difficult week. In addition, the wave of monetary policy easing and...

The US dollar is mixed.  It has recovered from an early spike to JPY116.65 in early Asia to test the JPY117.80 area.  The euro briefly dipped below $1.1300 before...

The bull case for the US dollar rests on two legs. The first is that the policy response to the crisis has produced superior economic results in the US...

The US dollar turned in a mixed performance in the last week of January.  It slipped against the euro, yen, sterling and the Swedish krona, while rising against the...

Over the last week, Qatar (+3.1%), Czech Republic (+1.8%), and Poland (+1.5%) have outperformed in the EM equity space as measured by MSCI, while Russia (-10.9%), Brazil (-6.4%), and...

The month and week are winding down, and what a month and week it has been. The three key events were all about Europe.  First on the list was...

A jacket or shirt may be reversible.  Time is unidirectional, we are taught and some things simply cannot be reversed, like a hard-boiled egg.However, science has once again pulled...