“Private employment has now fallen for three months in a row, according to today’s new data, with the steepest decline in February.”

Recession fears mounted Friday after new data showed that employers shed 63,000 jobs in February and a private-sector index pointed to sagging consumer confidence amid sinking stocks and rising prices for oil … via Sun-Journal

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The Asian economies are highly dependent on the US as a market. Decoupling has to do with how they handle foreign exchange and other financial activities between securities markets. In the Asian financial crisis of the late 1990s, …

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Within this group of countries, foreign exchange reserves are now sufficient by all standard metrics of reserve adequacy. For these non-commodity exporters, more flexible exchange rates are often necessary, and Treasury actively pushes …

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“We were a little skeptical about the weather excuse. It seemed a little convenient”

McDonald’s Corp may report a bit of a bounce in U.S. February sales after a slow turn of the year, but the twin challenges of food costs and a slumping domestic economy will keep improvement modest, analysts … via BNET

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Foreign Exchange markets was established when the http://www.options-university.biz/blog/options-trading-software/what-is-forex-why-forex-and-what-is-an-online-forex-trading-platform-answers-you-need-to-know started to materialize. …

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Foreign Exchange markets was established when the http://www.options-university.biz/blog/options-trading-software/what-is-forex-why-forex-and-what-is-an-online-forex-trading-platform-answers-you-need-to-know started to materialize. …

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If foreign exchange intervention works, it’s usually because of the “slap in the face” effect: the markets are getting hysterical, and intervention gives them a chance to come to their senses. And the problem now becomes obvious. …

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Foreign exchange markets are so large that even big exchange intervention efforts look like a drop in the bucket. But domestic financial markets are even larger–so that even big open-market operations not just look like but they are a …

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“In the meantime, being aware of this and increasing your exposure to cyclicals over time makes sense.”

The Federal Reserve started cutting interest rates almost seven months ago, and defensive stocks are still outperforming. via Hartford Courant

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Forex trading must always be considered a high risk way to trade or invest. The risks of forex trading are particulary high because it is traded on a margined basis. Infact some forex brokers offer very high leverage, as much as 500:1. …

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