us dollar

The consensus is that emerging markets are a potential beneficiary from the US ‘blue wave’ after the Democratic Party won control of all three houses of government...

When investors choose to invest internationally, they need to consider the implications of movements in the Australian dollar relative to the associated foreign...

A downtrend in the US currency is underway, having started after the COVID-19 market sell-off and triggered by the huge amount of quantitative easing (QE) in the US....

One of the more noteworthy developments in financial markets over the past few months has been the precipitous slide of the US dollar. As measured by a basket of major...

The US dollar is on track for its first weekly gain since June. The greenback has been undermined by America’s very patchy coronavirus control policies and political...

The US dollar fell against all G10 currencies in July, in an orderly decline. More dramatic have been the surges in gold, up 10% in July including record highs and...

Many investors view cash as part of the defensive, and somewhat static portion of their portfolios, but in uncertain markets it might also be used as a trading tool...

Here's some of the standout charts on my radar. I aim to pick a good mix of charts covering key global macro trends, and ones which highlight risks and opportunities...

After a recent trip to Argentina over the Christmas break, we couldn't help but notice the relentless rise in prices the country has experienced in recent years. This...

This week it's the US Dollar Index. Unless you've been living under a rock (or maybe that saying should be updated - unless you've been living out of range of wifi),...

Local market fell on the open and then made a slight recovery as North Korean missile test launch through Japanese airspace killed off the weak overnight global market...

As the Fed meets to make its June monetary policy decisions, the consensus (and my view) is that they will hike interest rates again. This will add to the interest...

The New Zealand dollar seems to be defying gravity of late, as the interest rate differential between the RBNZ's OCR and the Fed funds rate continues to move lower. ...

Implied volatility is a well known indicator for the stock market e.g. the CBOE VIX Index, with spikes and troughs in the index generating useful market timing...

As the headlines in the image below suggest, Gerard Minack has developed a reputation for his bearish views. So to hear that he has turned bullish on the outlook for...