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Best American Stocks for Canadians To Invest In

March 15, 2010 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian dollar, NYSE, S&P 500, US economy, exchange rates, foreign investment, hedging, international stock market, investing, stock picks, technology, telcos

Last week I looked at what would be my top three picks for Canadian stocks that Americans would do well to start out with, especially if they would like to diversify their currency risk.
At a reader’s suggestion I thought I should look across the border in the other direction at U.S. stocks that still hold [...]

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Top Ten Largest Sovereign Wealth Funds

January 30, 2010 · 5 comments

in BRIC, China, G20, G8, GDP, India, OPEC, US debt, US dollar, capitalism, currencies, emerging markets, exchange rates, foreign investment, forex, gold, government, international economy, international stock market, market trends, oil, wealth, wealth protection, wealth transfer, world order, world reserve currency

With the phenomenal growth in sovereign wealth funds over the past thirty or so years – but especially in the last ten – it’s good to stop and take a look at where this new investment phenomenon is at today in 2010.
Here’s a list of the current top 10 sovereign wealth funds around the world.* [...]

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Market Jitters: Are We About to See the End of the Risk Rally and Bear Market Bubble?

January 20, 2010 · 13 comments

in 2010, Federal Reserve, US economy, bull market, central banks, economy, exchange rates, financial planning, forex, hedging, inflation, interest rates, international economy, market crash, market reports, market timing, recession, risk

Highest ever one-month inflation rise in the UK for December, fiscal imbalances in Greece, weakened macro-economics in Germany, a Canadian housing market bubble, higher than 50% gains in the commodity currencies since last March (2009), and the return of hubris and risk-taking in the U.S. investment banks… what do these all have in common?
Is it [...]

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What’s Happening With the Canadian Dollar?

October 15, 2009 · 0 comments

in Canadian dollar, central banks, currencies, exchange rates, forex

The Canadian dollar has broke through some interesting points this past week.  On Tuesday, it hit 14-month highs, climbing up 3.5% over the past 7 days – which is quite a bit in currency terms.  The loonie is also up against all 16 major currencies.  All of these data points have analysts speculating that the [...]

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What To Do With Your Money When the Canadian Dollar Is Nearing Parity With the US Dollar

October 14, 2009 · 12 comments

in Canadian dollar, US dollar, exchange rates, forex, living in US, money management, purchases, spending, travel

The Canadian dollar is once again at 52-week highs and edging closer to parity every day.  Since this happens once in a blue moon, it pays to be able to recognize it when it’s happening and be able to act on the opportunity.
I’ve written previously about how you can build up your reserve of US [...]

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What The Effects Are of A Rising Interest Rate In Terms Of Its Currency: Look At Australia

October 6, 2009 · 0 comments

in Australia, central banks, exchange rates, foreign investment, interest rates, international economy

Australia just became the first major central bank to raise its interest rate (today, October 6, 2009) since the beginning of the financial crisis of 2008-2009.  From 3.00%, it raised rates 25 basis points to 3.25%. So what?  What does this mean, you might be asking?
Below I’ll take a look at some of the effects [...]

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Historical Highs and Lows of the Canadian Dollar Against the US Dollar

October 3, 2009 · 3 comments

in Canadian dollar, currencies, exchange rates, forex

With the US dollar in a general bear market decline since about 2001, more and more speculation and trading is beginning to reflect lower expectations for the greenback as a result of the US Fed’s unprecedented levels of “quantitative easing” and fiscal stimulus.
This has Canadians enjoying the resulting higher values in the loonie and greater [...]

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