IB FX BriefMonday September 12, 2011It’s not hard for vacationing tourists to become irritated by German holiday-goers who neatly lay out their pool towels seemingly before the sun is up. And ...

IB FX BriefFriday September 9, 2011The dollar is challenging its highest level in eight weeks after the President delivered a difficult choice for lawmakers: Pass this bill or incur the wrath of an ...

IB FX BriefWednesday September 7, 2011After a plunge in risk appetite on Tuesday when many investors baulked at stocks, favoring the safety of the dollar and even treasury notes at record lows. A ...

IB FX BriefTuesday September 6, 2011Some weeks ago discussion surfaced over a possible peg for the Swiss franc against the euro after safe haven flows created a sustained advance in the value of the ...

IB FX BriefFriday September 2, 2011Few words can describe the August payroll reading of “no-change” – but the few that I can think of are: Truly ugly. The dollar staged a tentative ...

IB FX BriefThursday September 1, 2011A further lackluster reading for U.S. initial jobless claims compounded dour European economic data and led to a risk-off environment to start the new trading ...

IB FX BriefWednesday August 31, 2011For an economy still vulnerable to adverse shocks and where even the central bank is taking pot-shots at the inaction of government, the policy options look ...

IB FX BriefTuesday August 30, 2011The dollar is clinging on to a voracious early morning rally on Tuesday as investors consider a variety of factors. The Greek bank merger that helped spur confidence ...

IB FX BriefFriday August 26, 2011Earlier losses for the dollar were reversed in early New York trading ahead of Friday’s long-awaited pep-talk by Fed Chief Bernanke. However, very few analysts ...

IB FX BriefThursday August 25, 2011Two stimulus-driven stories are shaping up events on Wall Street on the eve of Bernanke’s Jackson Hole address. “Don’t expect Bernanke to offer ...