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Speculators Increase US dollar Long Positions

Week (Data for Tuesdays)

13 Week Index (Current)

13 Week Index (Previous)

US Dollar

83

75

Euro

25

42

British Pound

67

92

Australian Dollar

0

0

NZ Dollar

83

100

Japanese Yen

8

0

Canadian Dollar

33

83

Swiss Franc

8

0

The COT Index is the . . . →Read More:Speculators Increase US dollar Long Positions

Europe’s Bust Debunks Citigroup Once Again:Brendan Moynihan

The late Walter Wriston,a former chief executive officer of what is now Citigroup Inc.,was noted for saying that countries don’t go bankrupt. Nations can default,of course,and many did so in the 1980s. Today’s European leaders and bankers could learn from those experiences.

While countries don’t liquidate assets to pay off creditors, . . . →Read More:Europe’s Bust Debunks Citigroup Once Again:Brendan Moynihan

European woes drag Wall Street lower,retailers dip

Dollar Steady in its Bullish Bearing Despite a notable Rally from the S&P 500

• Euro Selling Subsists through Correction in Risk Trends,Fundamental Gravity Increasing

• British Pound Steady in the Face of GDP Figures that Hint at Trouble Ahead

• Japanese Yen Pairs Nicely with Risk Trends as the Carry Influence Leverages Correlation

• Australian Dollar’s Risk-based Rally Unencumbered by Disappointing Growth Data

• Canadian Dollar:Is . . . →Read More:Dollar Steady in its Bullish Bearing Despite a notable Rally from the S&P 500

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