Good day. My beloved Cardinals are having a rough go of it lately. The injuries are piling up, and some sloppy play, which drives me crazy, has contributed. They finally got back to Busch Stadium last night, after an awful road trip, and found a way to win. So get that ship back on the right course!
[Read more...]Data Show US Economy is Improving
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Good day. The dollar continued to benefit from the troubles in Europe yesterday, adding to its weekly gains. The dollar index, which tracks the major currencies versus the U.S. dollar, is up 1.86% in the past five days as investors seek the shelter of the U.S. Treasury market.
I was talking to Mike last night, preparing for this morning’s Pfennig, and we agreed that all of this dollar buying is starting to look a bit overdone. At some point, the markets will figure they have “priced in” the Greek exit and will again start to trade on fundamentals.
[Read more...]Data Show US Economy is Improving
May 17, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Good day. The dollar continued to benefit from the troubles in Europe yesterday, adding to its weekly gains. The dollar index, which tracks the major currencies versus the U.S. dollar, is up 1.86% in the past five days as investors seek the shelter of the U.S. Treasury market.
I was talking to Mike last night, preparing for this morning’s Pfennig, and we agreed that all of this dollar buying is starting to look a bit overdone. At some point, the markets will figure they have “priced in” the Greek exit and will again start to trade on fundamentals.
[Read more...]Euro Continues to Drop
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Good day. We made it through another Monday without too much damage in the currency markets. You know things are getting pretty rough in the currency markets when we consider an average drop of just over 1% in the currencies “not too bad.” World Markets investors can’t say they weren’t warned we would see some tough times over the first half of the year (see more on this subject in the “Then there was this” section).
[Read more...]Euro Continues to Drop
May 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Good day. We made it through another Monday without too much damage in the currency markets. You know things are getting pretty rough in the currency markets when we consider an average drop of just over 1% in the currencies “not too bad.” World Markets investors can’t say they weren’t warned we would see some tough times over the first half of the year (see more on this subject in the “Then there was this” section).
[Read more...]Pound Sterling as a Safe Haven?
May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Good day. And welcome to another week. Chuck is headed out to Las Vegas today, to speak at the MoneyShow. With the travel and difference in time zones, he thought it would be best if we picked up the Pfennig for him this week, so I’ll be sharing my thoughts on the currency markets with you this week (hopefully, with a little help from Mike Meyers).
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Fitch Downgrades Japan
Good day. My beloved Cardinals are having a rough go of it lately. The injuries are piling up, and some sloppy play, which drives me crazy, has contributed. They finally got back to Busch Stadium last night, after an awful road trip, and found a way to win. So get that ship back on the right course!
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