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Tag Archives: USD
USD vs Euro chart – Year 2017
The US Dollar has under performed other currencies like Euro, GBP, Yen.
In hindsight, the main forex trade of year 2017 was long EUR/USD.
High Yield Bond Market Pressure in 2016
High yield bonds (funded by multiple rounds of QE) will definitely put pressure on the global financial system this year. I believe over $1 trillion of QE went into energy related bonds (in US and Europe), and nobody had thought of $30 oil plus strong US Dollar. Euro and Rupee/INR will be at risk from a stubbornly strong US Dollar. Zero debt companies with substantial earnings in USD like Google, Infosys, McDonalds maybe the safest places in market in 2016. Stay long on USD. Energy and Materials stocks should be handled only by advanced traders. There maybe many sharp corrections and short-covering rallies.