What follows is Part I of a focus on currencies including the U.S. dollar index, the yen, the euro, the British pound, and the Canadian dollar. There is a special emphasis on the yen. This analysis covers five factors: Technical analysis Politics Commitment of traders (speculation vs. hedging) of currency futures The carry trade Fundamentals Let's kick ...read more

Sean Brodrick analyzes the recent Fall of the Dollar, explains why it's important, and also takes a look at the Canadian Dollar. "Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold; Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world, The blood-dimmed tide is loosed..." -- W.B. Yeats YEATS' WORDS -- a vision of Armageddon -- have ...read more