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Marc Chandler has been covering the global capital markets in one fashion or another for more than 25 years, working at economic consulting firms and global investment banks. Chandler attended North Central College for undergraduate work, where he majored in political science and the humanities. ...more

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Dollar Comes Back After Yesterday's Profit-Taking
Investors are on pins and needles today. Oil prices are trying to stabilize after WTI's outsized 7% fall yesterday, its largest in three years.
Weak Turn-Around Tuesday
The US dollar has a heavier bias against most of the major and emerging markets currencies, but the pullback is shallow, and the greenback's underlying strength is still evident.
Sterling's Losses Lead Dollar Rally
The US dollar is enjoying broad gains against most major and emerging market currencies.
DOTS In The Week Ahead: Divergence, Oil, Trade And Stocks
The Federal Reserve's confidence in the economy and its need to continue to gradually increase interest rates stands in sharp contrast to most of the other major central banks.
Is The Australian Dollar Signaling A Resumption Of The US Dollar's Advance?
The US dollar strengthened following the midterm election and the Federal Reserve's signal that it intends to continue gradually hiking interest rate. The Antipodean currencies have been the strongest over the past month and the past week.
Greenback Stabilizes At Higher Levels
The US dollar's gains scored in the wake of the Fed's signal that will continue on course to gradually hike rates have been extended.
Fed Sticks To Script, Enjoys The Sweet Spot
The Federal Reserve kept policy on hold, and its sparse statement gave little clue as to what it makes of the pressures in the money markets or the weakness in the housing market.
The Future Is Already Here--It Is Just Not Evenly Distributed
When William Gibson would say that "the future is already here-it is just not evenly distributed," he was referring to how wealth and location determine one's access to technological advances (the future).
Greenback Marks Time Ahead Of FOMC
The S&P 500's largest advance in three weeks helped extend the recovery in Asia and European equities. All the equity markets in Asia rallied, led by the Nikkei's 1.8% gain, except for China, were modest losses were recorded.
Equities And Bonds Jump While The Dollar Slumps
The dollar has fallen against nearly every currency. It had been moving lower at the start of the week, but what seems like a correction broadened and deepened following the US midterm election.
US Goes To The Polls
The US dollar is narrowly mixed against the major currencies today, largely consolidating its recent losses. Equities are mixed. In Asia, Japan, Australia, and Hong Kong equities gained around 1%, while most other bourses were softer.
Talking Turkey
The sharp currency depreciation is already producing a strong improvement in the external account. On the one hand, exports are more attractive. On the other, domestic demand is compressed.
Euro And Yen Outlook
The euro has spent the last few months consolidating in a JPY124-JPY134 trading range. The general dollar direction is important.
Risk Returns
Cynicism over the prospects of a resolution to US-Chinese trade tensions and a break-through in UK-EC Brexit talks appears to be injecting a more cautious tone to the capital markets.
Stocks, Trade And The Fed In The Week Ahead
Last month's downdraft in equities spooked investors. The fear that is often expressed is that the end of the business cycle may coincide with the end of a credit cycle and a return to 2008-2009 crisis.
Uneven Dollar Correction May Continue
The US dollar turned in a mixed performance last week. Favorable economic data and a recovery in equities helped the Antipodean currencies advance the most. The New Zealand dollar rallied nearly 2%, and the Australian dollar gained 1.5% on the week.
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