Saturday, February 26, 2011

Norwegian Krone is the best-looking horse in the glue factory

In this video Ned Naylor-Leyland, Partner at Cheviot Asset Management, is being interviewed by James Turk, Founder/Chairman of GoldMoney and Director of The GoldMoney Foundation. James makes a clear distinction between money and credit. James and Ned compare different currencies to invest in. Ned refers to the Norwegian Krone as the 'best-looking horse in the glue factory'. Watch the whole 21-minutes interview at http://www/goldmoney.com/naylor-leyla...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Middle East Driving the Forex Market

Feb. 24 2011 | As the Swiss franc hits a record high against the U.S. dollar, Lee Wai Tuck, currency markets strategist at Forecast, says the geopolitical crisis in the Middle-East will remain the focus of the currency market, regardless of forthcoming U.S. jobs and housing data. He speaks with CNBC's Chloe Cho, Anna Edwards and Yousef Gamal El-Din.

Currencies and the Oil Rise

Which Currencies Rise With Oil?

Feb. 24 2011 | "The oil price is going up because of risk… therefore analyze currencies via risk," David Bloom, global head of foreign exchange strategy at HSBC, said. This is why the Canadian dollar, among others, was not boosted by the recent spike in oil prices, he added.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Is The Euro A Safe-Haven?

Feb. 23 2011 | The Fast Money traders discuss whether the Euro is a safe bet.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Currency Call in light of Middle Eastern Crisis

Feb. 21 2011 | How currencies are likely to react in light of Middle Eastern events. The market currently appears to be ambivalent, but that could change and money may begin flowing into European currencies, says Boris Schlossberg, GFT Forex. He adds that higher gasoline prices could seriously damage the U.S. recovery

Dollar Outlook - CNBC Feb. 21 2011

Feb. 21 2011 | The rally in U.S. bonds won't be enough to protect other currencies from weakening against the dollar, says Richard Yetsenga, global head of emerging market FX strategy at HSBC. He shares his outlook with, Adrian Mowat of JP Morgan and CNBC's Karen Tso & Martin Soong.

Monday, February 14, 2011

Euro in Downtrend

Feb. 14 2011 | Mario Singh, director, training & education at FXPRIMUS.com, says euro-dollar will trend downwards towards $1.32 over the next couple of months. He explains why to CNBC's Chloe Cho and Anna Edwards.

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Why investors should sell the Euro

Feb. 8 2011 | Insight on why investors should sell the Euro at current levels, with Amelia Bourdeau, UBS

Bet on Commodity Currencies

Feb. 8 2011 |Simon Bond, private client advisor at RBS Morgans, says commodity currencies will be in favor this year. He shares his outlook for the Australian and Canadian dollar, with CNBC's Chloe Cho and Rebecca Meehan.

Monday, February 7, 2011

Outlook for The Euro

Feb. 6 2011 | John Noonan, senior FX analyst at Thomson Reuters, says the direction of the euro will depend on how well the EU bolsters stability. However, he tells Rajiv Biswas of IHS Global Insight and CNBC's Karen Tso, Martin Soong & Bernard Lo that by the end of the first half, the dollar will power ahead against the euro.

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Euro Will Get Stronger, Says Fund Manager

NEW YORK (TheStreet) - Axel Merk, portfolio manager for the Merk Hard Currency Fund, says despite Europe's troubles, the Euro will strengthen against the dollar.



Axel Merck (MRK) of -- hard currency fund which -- the Euro headed. I we believe it's going up and the reason is not just because everybody hates it but because we think is better run in the US dollar and because the issues in the eurozone should be reflected in the bonds via -- in the Euro itself. Will Germany eventually just. Take over that debt for the peripheral nations. It is -- cheaper for Germany to bail -- all of us -- to leave the Euro which we think is technically almost impossible would lead to an implosion India. But importantly gambling is not just going to give -- the money there willing to get a good deal -- money. And I'm for that it requires negotiation is an -- process that's gonna play out in public. What about on the other side of the world Japan is trying to -- the end but they just can't do it. While the Japanese have had a very ineffective government they've had almost ten finance ministers over the last six he has also. And that means they don't have a plan in place and right now now on account of the prime -- trying to change that and maybe there -- be want to mention. .......

Time to Bet on the Dollar?

Feb. 2 2011 | As the dollar dives to 12-week lows, the euro's been rebounding, with Ashraf Laidi, CMC Markets, and Simon Derrick, BNY Mellon.

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Forex vs. Equities

Investors breaking into the foreign currency market need to know that FX trading is not the same as trading stocks. Learn the differences and why they matter.

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