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    searcher
    Aug 15 12:40 PM
    The Dollar Rally Ends [view article]
    How can you possibly argue with the authority so evident in the precision of the data and cogent analysis of this article? It's scarcely necessary to check the market. Reply
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    bowman711
    Aug 15 12:24 PM
    The Dollar Rally Ends [view article]
    Does CLH stand for 'Curmudgeon & Lunatic Here'? Reply
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    Zing Ray
    Aug 14 10:33 PM
    Currency ETFs: For Speculators Only [view article]
    Could the dollar collapse? Yes. Is it likley to? No. Do I feel more confortable with my retirement funds spread into the high interest bearing currencies? Yes.
    Why? Because I now, don't care if there is a run on the US treasury!!!!!
    Zing Ray     Reply
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    SinNawlins
    Aug 14 03:22 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    actually the US treasury debt is reasonably low and manageable (measured in terms of % of annual GDP) compared to other first world countries. What is alarming is the drunken sailor spending of congress and the way they want to pander to voters, buying votes with more spendoing funded by debt to be paid by America's young. The democrat candidate would like to blow the lid off public spending. There is no benefit he won;t promise to get more votes. And the bad news is there is no way he can tax the rich to pay for it. They don;t have enough to fund it. The middle class will continue to get hurt, and will have to pony up higher taxes and get hit with more AMT with fewer deductions and lower future SS & Medicare benefits. Reply
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    T Thomson
    Aug 14 12:56 PM
    Currency ETFs and ETNs [view article]
    Don't forget the Market Vectors Double Long and Double Short Euro ETN's. I hope someone introduces a short pound ETN soon! Reply
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    CLH
    Aug 14 10:18 AM
    The Dollar Rally Ends [view article]
    I disagree with you but thats what makes a market. The dollar is over bought and the commodities are over sold. However I expect the gold and commodity rallies to be weak. People never believe a turn in the market is real. After 8 years the gold, commodities and the dollar have turned and a lot of money will be lost by the deniers. Reply
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    lasewoof
    Aug 14 04:58 AM
    Carrying the Dollar Upstream [view article]
    Great article, very infomative. Thanks. Reply
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    rbblum
    Aug 14 01:20 AM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    Interesting to review the two viewpoints regarding the direction of the US dollar although supporters of a stronger US dollar going forward were rather shallow with the facts and blind in not considering other components that will lead to a diminishing US dollar . . . . good for AU.

    Whether it is losing the status of world currency reserve, ever-increasing US government expenditures & obligations, US government increasing committment towards existing entitlement programs, US Congressional enticement of additional entitlement programs, US government inability to curb fraud/waste/abuse, US Congressional representatives not being held accountable in regards to financial and monetary activities - including the implementation of earmarks, and increasing local/state/federal taxes.

    Sooner or later the majority will recognize that gold will have the value to buy freedom and benefit. You can have the digital US dollars backed by the integrity & confidence of the US Congress.     Reply
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    Petengineer
    Aug 13 11:43 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    This is a very practical and realistic article. US has already $ 9,000,000,000,000+ deficit and climbing upward every second and thus, weakening dollar strength. Hugo Chavez and Ahmadinejad (and Russia) are our adversaries and they want to destroy US economy/power at any cost. Other so called US friends in OPEC are also losing money by selling their only commodity (oil) in dollars. They are no stupid. Why should they help us when their cost of living going up due to weak dollar?

    Our clueless, visionless moron politicians in Washington just keep on bickering on energy policy since 1972. Right now, we are tranferring over $700 billion wealth per year to purchase oil from OPEC countries. We could have solved this energy problem by now if these morons in Washington acted intelligently. It's time to replace these inefficient politicians with good people who will look after our country's interest rather than their own pocket/power.     Reply
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    DonaldRay
    Aug 13 08:22 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    Wasn't this news reported about 6 months ago about the iranians an chavez wanting too change to the euro. Reply
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    rayhendon
    Aug 13 05:14 PM
    Carrying the Dollar Upstream [view article]
    Brian, thanks for the comments. Your idea may have merit, but I can see one downside. As long as interest rates go down with the currency, your plan would be great. But, if interest rates are going up while the currency is depreciating, then you have the worst of both worlds. Remember that the price change in a bond is equal to its average duration times the negative of the price change. So, 3% rise in interest rates would be 60% drop in value of the bond if it was a twenty year average duration. This would devastate investors of the currency.

    But, there may be some optimal mix of short and intermediate term bonds that could be held that would cut the worst losses and still make a good positive in the cases when interest rates were falling.

    I hope Mr. El-Asner reads your commets--maybe it will give him a good idea.

    Best Wishes,

    Ray


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    surgcare
    Aug 13 05:04 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    This is a good article and for those who thinks its hogwash need to get their heads out of the sand or take some serious medication .My guess most of you skeptics are democrats who want to deny that its their fault that the US is in this situation by refusing all sorts of energy such as drilling and sending all our money to the OPEC nations and china who may also do the same thing or just by up america ,what ever is left . Reply
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    lucasiewicz
    Aug 13 04:46 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    Like it or not, the US is still the economic engine of the world. As we slow, so does everyone else - that includes China and India. As someone else said, oil is denominated in dollars because we buy the most of it. That isn't likely to change soon, but in the meantime we need to get our own financial house in order to help that along. Congress needs to figure out that $10 trillion is too much debt, and $500 billion for one year is too high of a federal deficit.

    Personally I'd like to see the US weaned off of oil, just so that we could send the OPEC nations a huge wake up call: We don't want your product. Stop financing islamic terrorists. Stop providing aid to communist rebels in Columbia. Or else.

    PS: For those not in the know, the fall in our currency has allowed us to boost exports. This June we exported more goods ($164 billion) than we ever have in the history of our nation, and our trade deficit shrunk to levels not seen in over a decade. This has allowed us a mild recession so far despite the economic chaos we're experiencing. Countries that are currently pegging their currencies to the dollar at artificially low levels and gambling their economic futures on trade surpluses with the US need to come up with another plan. We can still make things ourselves and be competitive while doing it, especially when it costs too much to ship cheaper items here.

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    OldLimey
    Aug 13 02:32 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    Mr. Hart: sterling's decline didn't come about entirely because of a myopic belief that the sun would never set on the Empire. Getting involved in one too many wars also contributed. On that subject, what are all those extra carrier battle groups going to be doing in the Gulf? Exercises? Reply
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    Sportinghart
    Aug 13 02:03 PM
    8 Ways to Profit if OPEC Dumps the Dollar [view article]
    As we all know the US is in a recession whether you want to admit it or not. The federal defecit is in the trillions of dollars and the real estate market has not reached the bottom yet, when it does more problems will follow. It is no wonder that Iran and OPEC no longer trust the dollar. If I were them I would want a safe haven too until the US demonstrates some fiscal responsibility for what they have created. Reply
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