Top Fiat Money Vs. Gold: What Shines Brighter in 2016?
It becomes a tradition to post a performance review of the top currencies vs. gold at the beginning of the new year. Fiat money is represented by 7 currencies: The US dollar (USD) and 6 components of...
View ArticleTop Currencies Vs. Gold: Which Fiat Could Beat Gold in 2017?
This is a traditional post with a performance review of top currencies versus gold at the end of the year. The fiat money is represented by 7 currencies: US Dollar (USD) and 6 components of the US...
View ArticleUSDJPY: Bullish On The Dips
From the Bank of Japan’s recent monetary statements, one might assume that Yen bears have hit a brick wall. The BoJ refrained from adding more stimulus and kept its ¥80 trillion annual bond purchases...
View ArticleTop Forex Pairs VS. Gold: Another One Bites The Dust
A year ago I wrote a post to compare the top currencies dynamics against Gold inside of the year. Today I want to repeat the experiment to see which one could beat the safe haven and which one...
View ArticleBuy The Sterling On Brexit Fears
Unless you've been incommunicado this past week, you've surely noticed that the FX arena has been dominated by one trade. That, of course, is short Sterling, because Britain appears on the verge of...
View ArticleSpeculative Bets On The Aussie To Rise?
Ever since China's stock woes escalated it seems all commodity-related trades have sunk under water. The Aussie took a nose dive vs. the two dominant safe havens, i.e. the US Dollar and the Japanese...
View ArticleWhat's Really Happening With The Japanese Yen?
The Japanese Yen is making headlines, again. The Dollar-Yen trade pierced through the 110 support level and the Bank of Japan's credibility is at stake. It's only a matter of time before the BoJ swings...
View ArticleThe Japanese Gold Trapped In A Large Consolidation
This topic was promised in one of my previous posts to our readers, and I am pleased to offer it to you today. I was waiting to see the end of the month price action to try to write when I considered...
View ArticleJapanese Yen Faces Summer Sale
The Yen is vulnerable. Yields on Japanese 2-year sovereign bonds are as low as -0.26%, inflation is persistently low (and seems likely to stay that way for a while) and GDP tilts from contraction to...
View ArticleBoJ Ready for Helicopter Money?
Helicopter money, that’s the big talk in the past week. The term helicopter money refers to a case where the government hands out money to citizens and funds it through printed money. The last time...
View ArticleTop Fiat Money Vs. Gold: What Shines Brighter in 2016?
It becomes a tradition to post a performance review of the top currencies vs. gold at the beginning of the new year. Fiat money is represented by 7 currencies: The US dollar (USD) and 6 components of...
View ArticleTop Currencies Vs. Gold: Which Fiat Could Beat Gold in 2017?
This is a traditional post with a performance review of top currencies versus gold at the end of the year. The fiat money is represented by 7 currencies: US Dollar (USD) and 6 components of the US...
View ArticleFiat Majors Vs. Gold In 2018
It’s time for my traditional yearly post about the dynamics of “modern” money (fiat) compared to the “old” or “perpetual” money (gold) in the current year. Fiat money is represented by 7 currencies: US...
View ArticleTop Currencies VS. Gold In 2019: Last Man Standing
It’s time to find out in this traditional yearly post if there were any currencies that could beat the mighty gold this year. 7 currencies represent the fiat money: US dollar (USD) and 6 components of...
View ArticleVisualizing Correlation: Gold Vs. Other Instruments
Some of our regular readers kindly shared their opinion about the gold market correlation with other instruments in the comments section under my previous post. I think it could be interesting for all...
View ArticleTop Currencies VS. Gold In 2020: This "Rookie" Rocks!
The time has come to see if any top currency could rival gold, which established the new all-time-high this year in this traditional yearly post. Seven currencies represent the fiat money: U.S. dollar...
View ArticleTop Fiat Currencies vs. Gold in 2021: "The Last Shall Be First"
It is time for a traditional yearly post to find out which fiat could beat the conventional store of value this year; all failed last year. Seven currencies represent the fiat money: U.S. dollar (USD)...
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