The Australian dollar has appreciated recently against the Japanese Yen, in part due to the continuing impact of the Greek crisis. With governments across Europe focusing on spending cuts and higher taxes, this has given a strong boost to Australian exports. A possible weakening of the dollar against other major currencies, including the US dollar, …

The recent Japanese Yen break-out versus the US dollar represent a significant move for investors. It means that the Japanese economy will now look to emerge from the massive global economic crisis of the past few years. Will it be able to deliver growth, which will lead to a surge in prices? On the other …

In the market, some currency pairs perform better than others during the first week of April, and some currencies appear to breakout at a greater amount than others do. This is a sign that a certain currency pair is “going short” which is what we mean when we talk about selling short. Shorting currencies can …

The most recent analysis of the Current Financial Situation by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas looks at the Interaction between the Federal Reserve’s Targeted Asset for the Stabilization of Prices and the S&P 500. The S&P 500’s earnings are based on oil prices and more specifically, the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil …

Today, Earnings Announcements are very important to the stock market investors. They are the only way that companies can let the world know of what they are going to do with their company in the coming months. Earnings announcements have two main purposes: the first is to ensure that the investor receives the right price …

The United States government introduced a fiscal stimulus program aimed at improving the economic health of America, creating jobs and increasing consumer confidence. Investors like you have responded by purchasing American dollars as a hedge against the uncertainty. But what does this mean for Gold prices? The Federal Reserve System will be open during the …

Rising crude oil prices is said to be the equivalent of a “coronavirus” for the global economy. These affect people’s income and wages through various economic spheres. An epidemic of mass loss is spreading like a virus among oil-producing countries in the Middle East. The oil prices may reduce as much as 50% in the …

There’s a world of data and analysis out there on the stock market so we can learn a lot from it. The idea is to learn as much as we can about a sector of the market and look at some charts. But there’s only so much we can get from these fundamental charts and …

We’ve seen the price of crude oil slip at some of the worst times in history, but what does that mean for markets in the current climate? Let’s look at why the price of crude oil has dropped in some of the worst times of the recent history of the market. The drop in oil …

Yes, I know that the stock market is a speculative market. I am not an economist, I don’t study economic issues or analyze the history of capitalism. I don’t know what will happen when we reach this point in our history. Nevertheless, I do know how I would react if the market crashed. I’d be …