Having a great time in Sydney, enjoying the weather and meeting lots of forex traders!
I also had the pleasure of being on ABC Lateline Business with Ticky Fullerton last week to talk about the outlook for the Australian dollar. Click on the image to access the video and enjoy. You can [...]

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Most of today’s headlines regarding the Japanese Yen focus on one thing: Central Bank intervention. Basically, reporters have become focused on the likelihood of additional intervention in the currency markets by the Bank of Japan. However, this obsession has caused them to overlook the larger issue: Why is the Yen still rising?

I was prompted to [...]

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In addressing the financial/credit/economic crisis, governments around the world have lowered interest rates, bailed-out bankrupt financial insititutions, engaged in wholesale money printing, guaranteed debt, and pumped cash into their economies. However, while such programs may have had some mitigating impact on the crisis, they did little to address the underlying cause. Specifically, debt was merely [...]

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Have you ever heard currency cheerleaders rave about how unique forex is because there is never a bear market? Since all currencies trade relative to each other (when one falls, another must necessarily rise), it couldn’t be possible for the entire market to drop at once, as happens with other financial markets. The ongoing currency [...]

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I am headed to Sydney and here’s my schedule! Hopefully I will be able to meet some of you all in person. I am particularly looking forward to the warm summer weather - its gotten sooooo cold in NY!
Traders Expo, Sydney October 2010
Seminars
Sydney Traders Expo Oct 29-30
Venue: Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre - Darling [...]

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