Post Tagged with: "Quantitative Easing"
QE Landing in Europe – Is the Euro Headed South?
At last, the intervention of the ECB in the bond markets is serious. So serious, that doubts arise about the ability of the ECB to sterilize it, or to transfer it to the EFSF. This might be morphing in a Quantitative Easing program that Trichet vehemently rejected but might seriously help the old continent, at
EUR/USD Aug 8 – Rallying on Massive ECB Move
Euro dollar is rallying strongly, after Trichet finally pulled the big guns out and began buying Italian and Spanish bonds, massively. The effect of the US downgrade is expected in some form of G-7 coordinated action, which is still to be seen. Where will it go after these big events? Here’s a quick update on technicals,
Can Jean-Claude Trichet Turn Into Jean-Claude Van Damme?
The markets have no mercy on Europe’s third and fourth largest economies: Italy and Spain. They are close to crossing the point of no return and to lose market access. The only man with the power to stop it is ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet. Can he be the super hero? The point of no return
QE in the Euro-zone: A Solution to Satisfy (Almost) Everybody
The European leaders and beuarocrats are scrambling to find a solution for Greece towards the summit on Thursday, and to stop the raging contagion in Spain in Italy. There are many options, many constraints, and confusion is growing. Sending Trichet to the printing presses could could stop contagion in the short run,and enable growth and
+ 550 Pips On My Last Two Trades
Guest post by NewstraderFX Yes-you read that correctly. I’m currently up 550 pips on long EUR/USD and GBP/USD trades. Have a look at my twitter page http://twitter.com/NewstraderFX where I posted the charts. My theories regarding trading have to do with establishing the bias, understanding market correlations, psychology and economic fundamentals, along with the use of Fibonacci
QE3 – Bernanke Wants to Print More Bucks – Another Dollar Downer
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, gave an interview to 60 minutes and said that the central bank might be spending more than $600 billion on buying bonds, to stimulate the economy. I guess that when the European Central Bank led by Jean-Claude Trichet joins the gang with some Euro printing, Bernanke feels
[Video] QE2 Long Term Effect on EUR/USD, Central Banks’ Actions and More
Chief Markets Analyst of FX Solutions, Joseph Trevisani, analyzes the desired effects of the second quantitative easing – a weaker dollar, something the Fed cannot admit. Speaking with Julie Sinha on Forex TV, Trevisani marked the next levels for EUR/USD in the long term., and went to speak about various long term issues on the agenda
AUD/USD at Fresh All-Time Highs After QE2
AUD/USD climbed to new highs in the wake of the quantitative easing decision in the US. The Australian dollar just got another reason to rise
QE2 Announced – Total $600 billion – Market Rocks
QE2 was announced – the statement did mention numbers – a total of $600 billion that will be spent until the end of the second quarter, at a pace of $75 billion per month. The initial reaction is a fall of the dollar, but this was reversed quickly. The markets are still digesting the decision
Canadian Dollar Close to Parity On Rising Oil
USD/CAD dropped down to 1.0063 before retreating. The loonie enjoyed rising oil prices and is awaiting another important event apart from the American decision on QE2. Update. The Canadian dollar made nice gains against the US dollar. The greenback retreated across the board, with AUD/USD around parity, EUR/USD rising above 1.40 and GBP/USD breaking resistance