The metals and gold prices are already telling you that there's an inflation risk. So if they're going to push the dollar weaker, the risk of inflation could be sparked even higher if the dollar falls and oil prices remain at the level they're right now.
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The combination of cold winter weather and a potential stand-off in the Arabian Gulf in the event of a military strike on Iran is causing many oil analysts to expect 80 per barrel oil as early as this quarter.Ashraf Laidi
If China was to completely get rid of its currency peg, and the yuan became completely convertible, it would fall under pressure. It would become another Thai baht.
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After the Fed comes out with its rate hike, and when it communicates to the market that it's satisfied with where rates are for the time being, then we may go back to focusing on the deficits.
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Given the aforementioned dynamics, it is more probable for the U.S. trade deficit to continue soaring to record highs than it is probable for foreign capital flows to keep up with swelling imbalance.
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(The Canadian dollar) has been a big play from overseas players, especially those who are wanting to play it against the Japanese yen to take advantage of the carry trade, which is right now beginning to overturn.
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This story is important because I don't think we are going to have a lame duck secretary at a time when the president of the fastest growing nation in the world is coming here and when the forefront of relations between China and the US is on finance issues.
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