BITCOIN PRICE GAINS
ON WEAKER DOLLAR Bitcoin price rebounded sharply entering the final week of March and it really had nothing to do with Bitcoin.
If you book your trip in advance, be sure to purchase trip cancellation insurance coverage, the policy is a lot cheaper than losing the money you've already paid on your trip and even less costly than losing money
on a weaker dollar.
So we do see some appetite for risk in the short - term, except for with Gold, which continues to rise
on the weaker Dollar.
Not just initially
on the weaker dollar but we've seen years of underinvestment.
Gold bullion to rally
on weaker dollar, rising US inflation & deficit — analyst © Ralf Kunstmann / Global Look Press The second quarter expects to see another gold rally...
For industry specifics, the analysts said technology, healthcare and industrial stocks will move higher
on a weaker dollar.
Market watchers are pinning the spikes
on the weak dollar, which dipped last night after the Fed hiked rates.
With Tesla recently announcing its plans to bring the Roadster to the European market, in an effort to capitalize
on the weak dollar, time will only tell how successful their long - term operations will be.
Not exact matches
NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 - Gold prices hovered near four - month lows
on Wednesday as the
dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and
weak investment demand.
LONDON, May 2 - Gold steadied
on Wednesday near 4 - month lows as the
dollar's uptrend paused, but prices of the precious metal are expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and
weak investment demand.
(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK) NEW YORK / LONDON, May 2 (Reuters)- Gold prices hovered near four - month lows
on Wednesday as the
dollar advanced, and were expected to remain under pressure from a significantly stronger U.S. currency and
weak investment demand.
Hannah Anderson of J.P. Morgan Asset Management says the near - term focus is
on oil prices ahead of an important meeting in June
on OPEC - led oil curbs, but the
weak dollar is the longer - term variable for markets.
As Marx foresaw, this process leads to monopoly and cartels as a few strong players drive
weaker ones out of business or acquire their assets for pennies
on the
dollar.
Mineral sands miner Iluka Resources has lifted its first - half profit by 74 per cent, to $ 20.4 million,
on the back of a
weaker Australian
dollar.
No slight against Tanzania, but Canada's
dollar didn't belong
on a list of the world's
weakest currencies this spring.
Dollar Tree reported its earnings
on the same day, also delivering
weaker - than - expected same - store sales growth of 1.2 percent when the Street expected 2.3 percent.
He gave his take
on today's jobs report, the
weak U.S.
dollar and his upcoming trip to China.
«The disappointing performance in export activity suggests that the loss of export competitiveness from the strong
dollar and the
weak global backdrop are becoming a net drag
on U.S. economic activity,» said Millan Mulraine, deputy chief economist at TD Securities in New York.
HOUSTON, Feb 5 - Oil prices settled lower
on Monday as rising U.S. output, a
weaker physical market and recent
dollar strength added to the pressure from a widespread decline across equities and commodities markets.
NEW YORK, Jan 2 - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite notched record closing highs
on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2018, while European equities finished lower and the U.S.
dollar fell to its
weakest level in over three months against key currencies.
NEW YORK, Jan 2 - European stocks closed lower
on Tuesday, the first trading day of 2018, while Wall Street advanced and the U.S.
dollar fell to its
weakest in over three months against key currencies.
HOUSTON, Jan 26 - Oil prices settled higher
on Friday after hitting three - year highs, with crude also posting a weekly gain as a
weaker U.S.
dollar underpinned prices.
LONDON, Jan 24 - Gold prices hit the highest in more than five months
on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a
weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
LONDON, Jan 24 - Gold prices hit the highest in more than four months
on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a
weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland,
on Wednesday, Mnuchin said he welcomed a
weaker dollar, adding that it would benefit the country's trade.
LONDON, Jan 24 (Reuters)- Gold prices hit the highest in more than four months
on Wednesday after a U.S. official welcomed a
weaker dollar and investors sought insurance against uncertainty.
The British bank reported Thursday a loss
on its full - year 2017 profits, due in part to the tax overhaul in the U.S. and a
weaker dollar.
On the eve of the U.K. government beginning the official process of leaving the European Union, sterling moved slightly higher against the
dollar to trade at $ 1.2557 — mainly driven by a
weaker dollar.
NEW YORK, April 30 (Reuters)-
Weaker - than - expected German data hurt the euro against the U.S.
dollar on Monday, with investors further unwinding short positions
on the greenback that were based
on assumptions that the European Central Bank was nearer to unwinding its stimulus.
Gold prices rose
on Friday, as Wall Street stocks tumbled and the
dollar fell as rhetoric from U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese officials fed worries about a possible trade war, and after U.S. jobs data came in
weaker than expected.
The silver lining of this month's
weak payroll number is a greater likelihood that the Federal Reserve will hold off
on raising interest rates, which could lead to a softer
dollar.
Gold hit its highest in over a year
on Friday as the
dollar sagged after
weaker - than - expected US jobs data and as tensions over North Korea.
A continued
weak showing by the
dollar is
on the charts unless a rebound from around 91 is successful.
However, post-Brexit sterling was sharply
weaker against the
dollar, and this will cause price increases that will likely cause downward pressure
on fourth - quarter sales in the U.K.
In the United States, growth is flat due partly to the strong
dollar; in the Euro Area, low investment, high unemployment and
weak balance sheets weigh
on growth; in Japan, both growth and inflation are
weaker than expected.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Oil jumped as much as 3 percent
on Tuesday as a
weak dollar propped up commodities, but crude prices came off their highs in post-settlement trading
on signs of another big U.S. supply build last week.
One of the many surprising aspects of financial market performance over the past year has been the
weak performance of the US
dollar, which has fallen by close to 10 per cent
on a trade weighted basis and by more than 10 per cent against the euro.
U.S. stocks opened near the flatline
on Wednesday amid a
weaker dollar as investors awaited the Federal Reserve's meeting minutes.
Malaysia's ringgit sank to the
weakest level since 1998, while the Singaporean and Taiwanese
dollars slumped to five - year lows before rebounding
on Thursday.
«We expect a stronger
dollar and
weaker growth abroad, most notably in Europe, will take a greater toll
on the trade balance and overall growth in the economy,» said Diane Swonk, chief economist at Mesirow Financial in Chicago.
Gold was pressured by strength in the
dollar (DX from 91.48 — 91.90), which was boosted by a
weaker euro ($ 1.2139 - $ 1.2072, lower than expected reading
on German Retail Sales), and pound ($ 1.3791 - $ 1.3713, UK Home Secretary Rudd steps down in immigration scandal).
It rallied a bit today
on some
weak European data, but a closely watched
dollar futures index is close to a 4 - year low.
Michael writes
on currency speculation in today's Financial Times - Capital controls will follow the
weak dollar.
Another surprise: U.S. equities have outperformed non-U.S. ones year to date, reflecting the risk -
on backdrop, tax - related earnings upgrades and a
weaker dollar.
On a
dollar basis, sales declined 10 % reflecting the
weaker yen.
A Fed
on hold and
weaker dollar are good news for the asset class (see the chart below), and there are signs of progress
on structural reforms in certain EM countries.
Gold climbed
on Friday, ensuring a monthly gain of more than 1 %, as data showing
weak U.S. economic growth weighed
on the
dollar.
If the
Dollar broke lower, its likely too that bonds and duration would rally; defensives (staples, utes, reits) and growth (tech / biotech / discret) squeeze against crowded value unwinding (fins, energy, indus); yen and euro would squeeze mightily; gold squeezes while copper pukes in a favorite commodities «pair» unwind; HY could reverse
weaker vs IG (currently everybody long CCC vs BB
on the high beta trade)... this would be the theoretical path to our next pain - trade or even VaR shock.
The Swedish bank wrote in a regular investment outlook document that many funds in the $ 2trn industry had built up positions this year that were predicated
on a
weaker US
dollar and rising oil prices.
Dollar Tree stock is falling
on earnings after
weak first - quarter guidance.