From 1985 Plaza Accord to 2017 'Trump Tower Accord'?

Like Macaulay Culkin, foreign exchange markets circa 2017 may need some direction from Trump. Too strong a US dollar is not usually good for...

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Beautician 1, Brexit 0: EU's Turn to Stop It

The pound flies after the court decision was released requiring parliamentary approval of Brexit. A few months ago I featured a story on the...

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Mrs Clinton's New E-Mail Investigation Hits Mexican Peso

There's an interesting article on MarketWatch on how the FBI issuing a recent statement that it would look further into Hillary Clinto...

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Correlation Between Mexican Peso, Trump Poll Numbers

The Mexican peso seemingly moves in the opposite direction to Trump's poll numbers these days. America's Mr. Nasty is apparently mak...

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It's Blitz 2: Central Banks Prepare for UK's EU Referendum

Nasty people like Harry Potter's uncle Vernon Dursley-- EU "Leave" voter --keep central bankers up at night. With voting in th...

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Polish Zloty, Hungarian Forint as Brexit Proxies

Praises be to the zloty? Its foreign exchange shows no imminent '"Brexit." What do the currencies of former Soviet bloc countr...

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Nigerian Nightmare 2016: Naira Inconvertibility

Among others, airlines are being negatively affected by Nigeria's ill-conceived currency peg. We've talked about the plight of any n...

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