Adding yen exposure to Jubak Picks and Volatility Portfolios
On December 27 I switched to the Invesco Currency Shares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) from the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) in my Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio in an effort to get more yen exposure and a little more safety during this Bear market. Tomorrow I'm going...
European markets sink into bear today; I’m switching back to yen and selling the euro in my ETF Portfolio
Back on October 3 I switched from the Invesco Currency Shares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) to the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) in an effort to get a little more performance out of this slot in my Perfect 5 ETF Portfolio. (This ETF invest in both Japan and...
Sell Invesco Currency Shares Japanese Yen in my Perfect Five ETF Portfolio
As I wrote in the Bonus ETF section of my recent Special Report: 10 Picks for the Emerging Market Bounce I'm selling the Invesco Currency Shares Japanese Yen ETF (FXY) out of my Perfect Five ETF Portfolio. I added this to the portfolio on July 17, 2018 to give me more...
UK “Brexit election” no longer looks like a lock for Tories; pound gets nervous, very nervous
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Trump administration doubles down on travel ban crisis by firing acting Attorney General
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...Trump talks down the dollar–and U.S. stocks
The U.S. dollar fell today after President-elect Donald Trump told the Wall Street Journal that the U.S. currency was too high–in part because China holds down the price of the yuan. On the comments the Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was down 1.1% as of noon New York time.
There goes the neighborhood: In one interview Trump bashes both the EU and NATO
In an interview with the London Times and Germany’s Bild President-elect Donald Trump managed to dismiss the European Union as a tool for expanding German exports and to label NATO as obsolete. Shares of German automakers and British pound are hit
Trick or Trend: Pound drops and markets bet on bigger fall ahead of Prime Minister’s speech
In overnight trading in Asia the pound fell against the dollar, dropping below $1.20 for the first time since October’s flash crash. The immediate cause was a report in the Sunday Times that in a speech scheduled for Tuesday U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May will say that the United Kingdom is prepared to headed for a Hard Brexit
China’s export engine falters again
Thanks to the 6.5% drop in the yuan against the dollar in 2016 and the 6% decline in the yuan against a benchmark basket of currencies, China’s dollar denominated exports fell 6.1% in December.
Notes You Need for January 12: Venture capital, Brazil, engineering and construction stocks, Saudi Arabia, VIX, UVXY, South China Sea
To subscribe to JAM you need to fill in some details below including, ahem, some info on how you'll pay us. A subscription is $199 (although if you're subscribing with one of our special offers it will be lower) for a year for ongoing and continuing access to the...The dollar just keeps going and going and going
Right now the U.S. dollar is the Energizer Bunny of currencies. The greenback climbed to 115.28 yen this morning. That’s the highest level since February 9. It also moved up against the euro, rising 0.7% to $1.0541.
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