Foreign Exchange 4U - Currency & Forex

IT?S NO LONGER NEWS THAT CHINA IS BECOMING A MAJOR player on the world economic scene. Yet, as we?ve noted in past editions, investing in China is fraught with uncertainty, due to a still un-free political situation, and insecure property rights. Despite our current lack of interest in Chinese stocks, China?s renaissance clearly has implications […]

As the competition gets tougher, more and more companies are looking overseas to reduce costs and remain competitive in the marketplace. Off-shoring used to be an option reserved for the very large corporations who had the money, resources and global experience to pull it off successfully. These days, with a myriad of companies […]

Purpose: Expose Opportunities for Smart Investors

The move by China?s central bank to drop the yuan?s rigid peg to the dollar on the day of my return after a three-week trip to Asia left a host of questions unanswered. The basket of currencies that will allegedly determine the value of the yuan going forward was not […]

By far, the largest trading market in the world is the foreign currency market. Speculators make up only a small part of the spot (cash market) and forward (futures market) currency exchange transactions. So if you are considering speculating in this area, be aware that you are trying to out-guess the brightest minds & supercomputers […]

Are you researching the topic of Forex and the foreign exchange market for education? Or are you a trader who is looking for other markets to play around with? Well hopefully, we will give you an introduction to the Forex markets that will accommodate both your needs and inform you of the basic concepts and […]

If you have an appreciation for historic irony, you?ll love this: Gazprom, our favorite Russian energy monopoly and cornerstone of our strategic portfolio, just announce a major shift in strategy concerning its cooperation with the Germans. Gazprom, which up until recently was planning to take over entire municipal power grids and even buy into German […]

The Yuan can yield tremendous profits to investors if it rises against the dollar. The article below will discuss fully about the subject.

China?s trade surplus has been a sore thumb with the American government over the past few years. The Americans believe that their massive trade deficit with China is fuelled by a cheap Yuan […]

– China's GDP reached 18.23 trillion yuan in 2005, an increase of 9.9 percent over the previous year Fiscal revenue exceeded 3 trillion yuan, 523.2 billion yuan more than the previous year Consumer price index rose 1.8 percent Import and export volume totaled 1.42 trillion U.S. dollars, an increase of 23.2 percent Actually-used direct foreign […]

To achieve financial freedom, one cannot only depend on the earned income from his/her day job. One needs to create multiple streams of income, by tapping into the different channels of opportunities.
Let me share with you 6 main types of income streams:
1. Write your own books create your own audio cds, e-books, video etc. Then […]

In 2004, The USD Was Falling, But the Dollar Was Never Weak!
Germany’s long term economic policy has been to cultivate a permanent trade surplus by saving more, and consuming less. But there is another side to their trade surplus/high savings rate story. Growth in Germany is 1/3rd that in the US, while unemployment is double, […]