Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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Some key numbers for the US economy are: 1) the current number of excess housing units, 2) how many new households are being formed each year, and 3) how many housing units are being added to the housing stock each year (at a record low this year). … See all stories on this topic »
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Forex – Goldman estimates 3.5 million Excess Vacant Housing Units
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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Forwards and other foreign exchange derivatives (eg, FX swaps) should also be encouraged to facilitate hedging of foreign exchange risks and support market liquidity. These instruments also require a deep money market.” At the same time; “Money and … See all stories on this topic » Sunday Times.lk
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Wider adoption of inflation-targeting practices expected in SL – IMF says
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
8:23 pm
Just as most derivatives are set to be put onto clearinghouses, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner exempted a large group of derivatives, foreign currency swaps, from the regulations. The Treasury Department plans to exempt foreign exchange … See all stories on this topic »
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Geithner Pries Away $30 Trillion ForEx Derivative Market from Regulation
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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A few years ago, Berkshire had a significant “short” position on the dollar, amounting to a multi-billion-dollar bet on the currency's decline. On Saturday, Buffett said the company hasn't really been active in foreign exchange lately. … See all stories on this topic »
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Buffett on the Dollar, Gold and Oil
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
6:31 pm
BSP unwinds FX swaps to return some of the liquidity which would ultimately impact on the levels of both peso and dollar liquidity, and the exchange rate. Of the swaps, which are foreign currency assets in short and long forward positions, … See all stories on this topic »
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BSP's FX swaps reach $16 billion in Q1
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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This “carry trade” is flooding foreign exchange markets with US currency – weakening the dollar further. Yet “dollar benign neglect” is fraught with economic risks. A weak dollar makes commodities more expensive. It was when the greenback hit it's last … See all stories on this topic » Telegraph.co.uk
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America's reckless money-printing could put the world back into crisis
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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By ForexMansion.com Asian currencies grabbed global investors' attention due to the important data released from major economies in the Asian Pacific. The Australian dollar is the best performer among Asia currencies, where the AUD has recorded a new … See all stories on this topic »
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Forex – AUD/USD Weekly Fundamental Analysis for May 2–6, 2011
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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By ForexMansion.com Asian currencies grabbed global investors' attention due to the important data released from major economies in the Asian Pacific. The Australian dollar is the best performer among Asia currencies, where the AUD has recorded a new … See all stories on this topic »
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Forex – AUD/USD Weekly Fundamental Analysis for May 2–6, 2011
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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(BK) over their forex services. The banks allegedly inflated their profits by charging customers artificially higher prices than what foreign exchange trades actually cost, Reuters said, adding that the banks have denied wrongdoing. … See all stories on this topic »
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Massachusetts Probing Forex Transactions At State Street -Reuters
Saturday, April 30th, 2011 at
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(BK) over their forex services. The banks allegedly inflated their profits by charging customers artificially higher prices than what foreign exchange trades actually cost, Reuters said, adding that the banks have denied wrongdoing. … See all stories on this topic »
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Massachusetts Probing Forex Transactions At State Street -Reuters
