A long-time reader of Notes From Underground posted a comment to a previous post promoting long GOLD/short YEN. When I asked him about this trade he noted the onset of currency wars. There is no question, as I have regularly shown that many foreign central banks’ currency’s strength is a reason to maintain very low interest rates and if in place QE programs. I certainly agree with Arthur about this narrative. But from a relative value perspective the Japanese yen has already benefited from its weakening versus the EURO, Aussie, Kiwi, Canada and Swiss franc.
Posts Tagged ‘200-day moving average’
Notes From Underground: Things To Do Before Thursday’s FOMC Decision
September 15, 2015As we head into decision day on U.S. interest rates it is important to note that all the major equity indices remain under their 200-day moving averages, despite recent rallies amid short covering (and bargain hunting remains an active sport). The consensus based on the pricing of FED FUNDS futures contract has the odds in favor of a NO CHANGE in policy by the FOMC. I caution that bargain hunters have been on the prowl as the voices of Summers, Lagarde, World Bank and others have given fortitude to those needing to put cash to work. If the FOMC stays the present course the immediate impact MAY be an initial equity rally but be patient to see how the market is reacting after at least 12 hours.
Notes From Underground: Why the Fed’s Credibility Is Suffering
August 23, 2015As Harry Nilsson sang in “Everybody ‘s Talkin'”: Everybody ‘s talking at me, I don’t hear a word they’re saying, only the echoes of my mind.” This is true of the words from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard as he had the audacity to opine in the middle of Friday’s S&P and equity rout that: 1. “The Fed doesn’t react directly to equity markets”; and 2. “More sanguine than market on global outlook, China.” (source: Bloomberg). This is the very same James Bullard who is credited with halting the significant break in the SPOOS on October 15 when he mentioned that “the Fed should be open to continue its QE on the back of low inflation expectations.”
Notes From Underground: A Desultory Philippic on the Markets, the Fed and World Finances
August 17, 2015One of my favorite songs by Simon and Garfunkel is “A Simple Desultory Philippic” in which the duo takes the time to mock and criticize the world of culture and politics that surround them. Desultory means lacking a style or plan, while Philippic connotes a word for a tirade or rant. Will my readers entertain my desire to craft my own simple desultory philippic?