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A lot of people have this false notion that the U.S. has suddenly, as a nation, started adding debt like never before. This is because we hear about these giant government debt numbers every day, but rarely hear about the private side of the equation...
US Dollar/Swiss Franc is currently near 1.0160, after a major rally in the USD. This was fueled by the significantly better than expected Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) number of -11K compared to last month's -190K, reported last week.
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USD/CHF is currently near parity (1.0000), resting near the bottom of recent daily trading range. I'm expecting at least a temporary increase in USD strength vs. CHF ahead of Friday's positively anticipated U.S. Non Farm Payrolls.
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Swiss franc trader Dan Ziembienski highlights in an emailedl note how the Dubai debacle halted a swiss franc break-out. The dollar fell vs. the franc on the 25th, apearing to break out of a range, but then rallied back on Thursday and Friday as the...
In an email note, Charles de Trenck of research firm Transport Trackers highlights how shipping companies could face substantial write-downs. In a similar fashion to banks right now, some of their assets are being carried on the balance sheet at far...
