Archive for January 13th, 2012

Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week

Next Week

January 13, 2012

The third week of January kicks of with the Martin Luther King Holiday in the United States and includes central bank meetings in Canada and Mexico.  Canada will publish its quarterly Monetary Policy Report, while the ECB monthly Bulletin also arrives.  ECB President Draghi and Bank of England Governor King speak publicly; policy changes were […] More

Foreign Exchange Insights and Next Week

Euroland Needs Further Euro Depreciation

January 13, 2012

The euro area is in a recession that European Central Bank officials think and hope will prove much milder than the last one.  However, growth risks are skewed substantially to the downside, and all other parts of the world are enjoying positive growth.  It is natural in light of this contrast for the euro to […] More

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No Trouble So Far This Friday the 13th

January 13, 2012

There’s a good buzz in the market about the success of recent European bond auctions.  More auctions today in Italy were well subscribed and resulted in lower yields.  The yields on 10-year German bunds, British gilts and Japanese JGBs slipped by four, two and one basis points. The Paris Cac, German Dax and British Ftse […] More

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