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by Ashraf Laidi
Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Posted: Feb 20, 2010 5:00
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Greece sold 1.95 billion euros of 13-week securities today to yield 3.65 percent, compared with 1.67 percent at a sale of similar debt on Jan. 19, yet the auction was covered 4.6 times.
Clearly speculation on immediate bailout. Accordingly bund yields rise price drops.
I quit EUR/USD long now it is unclear what happens if bailout is postponed.
I believe 86 in 2010 and will be in 90s in 2011.
The corelation bw equities and dollar index is dying, libor and yields are more relative now this all suggests a long term dollar uptrend is in the making as the currency markets will tend to re capture there normal trends and behavior, But short term picture is completely different seriously its a dangerous and choppy market to trade in.
subsidize jobs forever ( i.e part time jobs , no lay offs employer pays half wage govt the other half)
as this puts productivity down. Sometime soon a big wave of layoffs will start.
However imo the biggest threat is China 60% of GDP is construction....we are familiar with housing bubbles I think. I observe SSEC Shanghai index and Hongkong H financials and options open interest on Bank of China.
I did not! I've been short Nikkei since last week. But Asia, Europe, Africa, Australia, S. America, Antarctica, (part of) N. America & Altantis have been selling off since two weeks! It's the US that's been doing the opposite.
So when I say sell-off, I mean the US. & so do the masses...
Asad
You missed out the asian sell off, anyways i believe the short term trend has changed medium term may be long term no way.
...because the moolah is going towards JPY. Also, the sell-off hasn't really started, has it? I mean, -34 isn't really a sell-of, is it? ANyway, the DXY is 1.1 up since Friday, which is major by any standards...
Asad
The sell off in equities is not really helping dollar much as it would a few weeks ago. why?