http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/index.shtml FOREX: Daily information on the foreign exchange market and analysis and commentary on financial markets across the world. en-us Copyright 2004-2005 ForeignMarketWatch.com 30 Jan 2005 11:00:00 GMT http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/cgi-bin/rss rss-gen.pl info@foreignmarketwatch.com info@foreignmarketwatch.com Wed Oct 29 22:50:46 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/115.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) The Euro against the dollar increased on a 45 degree slope after the US Federal Reserve dropped interest rates by 50 basis points, as we had expected. Story continued... Tue Oct 28 23:05:50 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/114.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) With Japan's interest rate at an incredible low in the past, Japanese housewives have been known to borrow Yen to then invest abroad in higher yielding securities, in some cases as high as 8% in some countries. With the rise in the value of the Yen against most major currencies, like the Euro and the greenback, most of these so-called carry trades are likely to be unwound. Where will the next carry trade trend begin? Will it be in the U.S. where the current Federal rate will likely be cut by another 0.5 percent? Story continued... Sun Sep 21 20:41:32 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/113.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) With the fate of many banks on hold this week, Morgan Stanley is striving for their long awaited merger with another financial giant and seemingly enough, Wachovia is the likely candidate according to a wide stream of sources. Morgan Stanley hasn’t provided any official word as of yet, but the final week of September in the financial world should be filled with many unusual surprises. Story continued... Sat Jan 26 21:48:18 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/112.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) Click to download the Fundamentals of Currency Trading. Free Report provided courtesy of our friends at Lavenant Capital. Story continued... Fri Jan 25 21:41:59 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/111.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) Investors seeking a safe haven in treasuries prompted the U.S. dollar to rise against the euro on Friday. The dollar rose upwards of 0.6 percent to $1.46 against the euro. Story continued... Fri Jan 25 01:26:57 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/110.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) Platinum futures rose on Thursday exceeding $1,600/oz due to the increasing price of gold. The rise in both metals could only bode negatively or the greenback. Story continued... Wed Jan 23 02:31:27 2008 http://www.foreignmarketwatch.com/articles/109.htm (ForeignMarketWatch.com) U.S. Fed Reserve Chairman Bernanke to cut interest rates further despite cutting the current rate by 3/4s of a percent. Analysts expect another 0.5 cut by January 30th. Foreigners investing in American assets will likely resist investing in American funds due to the lower rates. Nevertheless, American citizens might pump the economy by borrowing on credit since rates will be low in the interim. Story continued...