April 2008 - Daily Pfennig

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FOMC Day...

* More dollar strength... * U.S. data looking bad... * Where are my rose colored glasses? * A note on Gold......

Published 04-30-2008 10:39 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Gold, Consumer Confidence, Interest Rates, FOMC, Home Prices
A Transparent Fed?

* The dollar swings the hammer again... * Begin the emptying of the data cupboard! * Regurgitating stories on the euro... * The Mogambo on a Tuesday!...

Published 04-29-2008 9:14 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Trade Deficit, Dollar, Euro, European Central Bank, Interest Rates, The Fed, Mogambo
A Big Data Week!

* Some healing in the currencies... * U of Mich. Confidence falls... * Unloading Treasuries? * Turning the tables in N.Z.?...

Published 04-28-2008 9:28 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Australia, Currencies, Dollar, Inflation, China, Gold, Euro, European Central Bank, GDP, Deficit, U. of Michigan Consumer Confidence Index
The Dollar Rallies!

* All Major currencies lose ground... * Debasing the dollar... * Deficits DO Matter! * New Homes Sales are atrocious!...

Published 04-25-2008 9:20 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Currencies, Dollar, Home Sales, Deficit, Rice Prices
IFO Pushes The Euro Lower...

* Dollar rallies! * Technically speaking... * Rice surges to record prices! * Norges Bank hikes rates......

Published 04-24-2008 10:38 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Euro, The Fed, G7, Rice Prices
The Euro Hits 1.60!

* Noyer rains on the euro's parade... * Aussie hits a 24-year high! * Bank of Canada cuts 50 BPS! * George F. Will speaks!...

Published 04-23-2008 9:46 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Australia, Inflation, Home Sales, Euro, Interest Rates, Bank of Canada, George F. Will
More Hawkish ECB Talk!

* Euro pushes the 1.60 envelope... * Bank of Canada to cut rates today... * Norges Bank to hike rates tomorrow? * Asians get the inflation memo!...

Published 04-22-2008 9:27 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Inflation, ECB, Euro, European Central Bank, Interest Rates, Bank of Canada, Norges Bank
Dollar Rally Fizzles Out...

* Euro turns on a dime... * Hawkish statements from Liebscher... * Dennis Gartman abandons Gold... * Oil hits $117!...

Published 04-21-2008 8:51 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Oil, Gold, Euro, European Central Bank, Klaus Liebscher, Dennis Gartman
All Shook Up!

* Juncker points to G-7... * Fed's Fisher a Lone Ranger... * A buying opportunity? * Carry Trades remain in place......

Published 04-18-2008 9:04 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Euro, Carry Trade, The Fed, G7, Jobs, Richard Fisher
Housing Starts Still Collapsing!

* Nearing an all-time drop in Housing... * Mishkin says rates can go lower... * Gold continues to recover... * Oil hits $115!...

Published 04-17-2008 9:26 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Oil, Gold, Home Sales, Canada, Interest Rates
Eurozone Inflation Bumps Higher...

* The euro nears an all-time high! * Deficits DO matter! * Retail Sales not so sweet! * Oil hits $114!...

Published 04-16-2008 9:17 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Oil, Inflation, Euro, European Central Bank, Retail Sales, Eurozone, Deficit
Tax Day!

* Dollar Bears ignore G-7 warning... * French inflation rises... * Retail Sales surprise! * Net TIC Flows data today......

Published 04-15-2008 9:24 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Euro, Retail Sales, G7, TIC Flow, France
G-7 Sends A Message!

* Dollar rallies hard on G-7 Communiqué * But will it take intervention too? * Retail Sales today... * A bad night......

Published 04-14-2008 12:54 PM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Retail Sales, G7
Dollar bounces, but why?...

* Dollar bounces, but why?... * ECB keeps rates unchanged... * Rand and Real reverse course... * India still growing......

Published 04-11-2008 10:06 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Dollar, Brazilian Real, Plunge Protection Team, European Central Bank, G7
Record day in the currency markets...

* Several currencies go through record levels... * Bank of England cuts rates... * Yen and Singapore dollars move up... * Renminbi trades under 7......

Published 04-10-2008 11:18 AM by Chuck Butler

Filed under: Currencies, Dollar, British Pound, Alan Greenspan, Yen, Bank of England, Paul Volcker, Renminbi

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FOMC Day...

A Transparent Fed?

A Big Data Week!

The Dollar Rallies!

IFO Pushes The Euro Lower...

The Euro Hits 1.60!

More Hawkish ECB Talk!

Dollar Rally Fizzles Out...

All Shook Up!

Housing Starts Still Collapsing!

Eurozone Inflation Bumps Higher...

Tax Day!

G-7 Sends A Message!

Dollar bounces, but why?...

Record day in the currency markets...