Foreign Exchange -The Different Stakeholders Plus Issues When An Industry Picks Online

The foreign exchange market is also known as FX or it is also found to be the FOREX. These terms all have the same meaning are one and the same, that is the exchange between various governments, institutions, corporations that are located in different countries. This financial market is in a state of constant flux having a wide range of trades to be executed. There are many fraudulent sites that hve bee launched too. Orgnaizations as well as individuals are setting up online to take advantage of people who don’t realize that foreign trade must take place through a broker.

Cash, stocks, and mony is traded thru the foreign-exchange markets. The currency market will be present and exist when one currency is traded for another. Think about a trip you will take to a different nation. The place or situation you are going to be able to ‘trade your cash ‘ for the value of the money that’s in that other country? This is currency trading basis, and it’s not found in all financial exchange institutions, and it’s unavailable in all money centres. Foreign exchange is a specialized circumstance.

Foreign Exchange, a. K. A foreign exchange, is conditional on a number of factors like the current economic and bilateral relationship between two countries, natural disasters, elections, and so on. Currency exchange can be defined as the calculation of rate of exchange between the currencies of a few nations. This is simpler with auto trading software.The calculation needs to be accurate and prompt to have an error free exchange. There is a big majority of people that are impacted by forex

Emerging business and people often hoping to make serious coin, are the sufferers of scams when it comes to finding out about foreign exchange and the foreign trade markets. As forex is seen as the easiest way to make a fast buck or two, folk don’t question their participation in such an event, but if you’re not investing money thru an agent in the currency market, you might easily end up parting with all that you have put in the transaction.

Like any other industry that flourishes, the online forex industry has also had to cope with the bad boys. A currency exchange sting is one that involves trading but will turn out to be a fraud; you’ve no possibility of getting your money back when you have invested it. If you were to invest money with a company saying they’re involved in forex trading you need read closely to learn if they’re allowed to do business in your country. Many companies aren’t permitted in the currency market, as they have deceived speculators in the past.

Over the last five years, with the help of the Net, currency trading and the awareness of forex trading has become all the rage. Banks are the number 1 source for foreign exchange trading to take place, where a trained and licensed broker is going to complete transactions and necessities you set forth. Commissions are given out on the exchange and this is the usual.

Another sort of scam that’s plentiful in the foreign exchange markets is software which will aid you in making trades, in finding out about the foreign markets and in practicing so you can ready yourself for following and making trades. You wish to be in a position to depend on a programme or software that is truly intending to make a difference. Consult with your fiscal broker or your bank to discover more about foreign exchange trading, the foreign exchange markets and how it’s possible for you to avoid being the victim while investing in these circumstances.

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Prechter Discusses Market Forecasts on CNBC Closing Bell

Prechter Discusses Market Forecasts on CNBC Closing Bell

“The problem is deeper than just a minor recovery or a minor recession.”

Robert Prechter joins CNBC hosts Bill Griffeth and Maria Bartiromo on Closing Bell to talk about the still-unfolding forecasts presented in his New York Times bestseller Conquer the Crash.

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Gold’s cyclical 34 month run is about to end

David Banister- www.MarketTrendForecast.com

August 10th 2011

Gold hit $1805 tonight in trading, a Fibonacci Fractal figure I gave out a few weeks ago as a possible top. We are close to a near term high in Gold and Investors should be trimming back positions on this run. Back as recently as $1600 an ounce I forecasted a run to $1805 for Gold using fractal and wave analysis and behavioral patterns, now that we hit that figure it’s time to update the cycle and where we are.

Here is the Chart I did at 1599 gold on July 22nd:

I have been a Gold Bull since November 2001, having conducted seminars for public employees on investing back then and advising gold mutual funds and gold stocks very early. I have talked in the past about a 13 fibonacci year Gold Bull cycle that will end around 2014, so there are still three years left in my opinion. However, gold does have peaks and valleys and has moved in very clear Wave and Fibonacci fractal patterns for years.

Given the history of how I have forecasted Gold, I am going to share my short term and moderately long term views on where we are in the up cycle which I expect to last 13 fibonacci years to 2014. Right now it is my opinion that we are completing a MAJOR WAVE 3 up in Gold from the 2001 lows from $300 an ounce. We have had a 34 fibonacci month rally since the October 2008 lows of $681 per ounce. Every Taxi driver, CNBC guest or analyst, and 200 Radio and TV commercials a day are blaring to buy Gold. This is how intermediate tops form.

The rough wave count is below:
Wave 1- 300 to 1030
Wave 2- 1030 to 681 (October 2008 lows)
Wave 3- 618- 1805 currently, 34 Fibonacci month cycle. *Likely high is 1862-1900*
Wave 4- Due up next… a multi month consolidation

It is my opinion that at the top of a Major wave 3 in Gold, that everyone should be univerally bullish, that gold radio and TV commercials would be all over the place, and that everyone on CNBC would be talking about and recommending Gold.

Sound familiar?

So the likely conclusion to this massive parabolic blow off top of Wave 3 is nigh. Most recently I upped my estimates to as high as $1900 per ounce with $1805 already here as of tonight, which was one of my figures by the way many weeks ago. Gold should under normal circumstances top between 1862 and 1900 per ounce fairly soon should the 1805 level not hold as a high. At that level we will be dramatically overbought. We are already running 15.7% above the 20 week moving average line which historically is about as high as Gold will get before correcting hard and consolidating. A final lift to the 1862-1900 ranges should lead to a fairly good sized correction to the downside designed to kick all the late comer Taxi Cab driving buyers off the bull’s back. With that said, at $1805 I would be trimming my position and or hedging my long positions aggressively.

Watch for a Maximum Gold top at 1862 -1900 per ounce and keep in mind 1805 is being hit tonight and that is a qualifying fibonacci fractal top as well. Investors should be trimming back positions and looking to re-deploy back into Gold at better prices. We could get a huge blow off top over 1900, but it would be very very rare if it happens.

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Mozambique Central Bank Drops Rate 50bps to 16.00%

The Bank of Mozambique reduced its standing facility lending interest rate by 50 basis points to 16.00% from 16.50%.  The Bank also reduced the reserve requirement for commercial banks by 25 basis points to 8.75% from 9.00%.  The Bank said: “The deliberations of the board took into consideration the objectives of economic growth, inflation forecasts for short and medium term and the important challenges that persist in some sectors, with significant weight in the growth of GDP”.


The Bank last raised its key lending rate by 100 basis points to 16.5% at its January meeting this year, where it also raised the interest rate paid on deposits by 100 basis points to 5%, and lifted the required reserve rate by 25 basis points to 9%.  Mozambique saw inflation in it’s largest city, Maputo, of 7.7% in July, compared to 9.3% in June.  The IMF is forecasting economic growth of 7.5% in 2011 and 7.8% in 2012.

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Serbian Central Bank Holds Repo Rate at 11.75%

The National Bank of Serbia held its 2-week repo rate unchanged at 11.75% as global financial market turmoil created uncertainty.  The Bank said: “In line with the Executive Board’s earlier judgements, inflation is on a declining path. The main factors behind its decline are the drop in food prices, occasioned by a good agricultural season, and low aggregate demand. The fall in y-o-y inflation rates over the coming period should lead to a drop in inflation expectations, which will provide additional impetus to the disinflation process.”


In its July meeting the Bank reduced the 2-week repo rate by 25 basis points to 11.75%, after cutting the rate 50 basis points at its June meeting to 12.00%.  Serbia reported inflation of 12.7% in June, down from 13.4% in May, 14.7% in April, and above the bank’s inflation target range of 3-6%.  On global developments the Bank said “given potential implications regarding risks in some developed countries and currency zones, as well as possible fiscal risks at home, the Executive Board decided to keep the key policy rate on hold for the time being”.

Howe Says Geomatrix Buying Japan, H.K., Korea Stocks

Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) — Robert Howe, chief executive officer of hedge fund manager Geomatrix (HK) Ltd., talks about his investment strategy for Asian stocks. Howe also discusses Federal Reserve monetary policy and Europe’s sovereign debt crisis. He speaks with Rishaad Salamat, Susan Li and Phillip Yin on Bloomberg Television’s “Asia Edge.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Blankfein’s $52 Million Loss Leads Wall Street CEOs

Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) — Lloyd Blankfein, chairman and chief executive officer of Goldman Sachs Group Inc., lost about $52 million of his personal wealth this month. The heads of Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs saw the value of their combined shareholdings fall by $94 million on paper since July 29, based on regulatory filings. Erik Schatzker reports in today’s Movers and Shakers on Bloomberg Television’s “InsideTrack.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Australia’s Wong Says Budget Surplus `Harder Task’ Now

Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) — Australian Finance Minister Penny Wong talks about challenges facing the country’s economy and finances. Wong said the turmoil in global markets has made Australia’s target of returning the budget to surplus a “harder task.” She spoke from Adelaide, Australia, with Rishaad Salamat on Bloomberg Television’s “On the Move Asia.” (Source: Bloomberg)

Japanese Government Comments and Market Positioning Hint at Additional JPY Intervention

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Tough talk from Japanese officials continues to spark speculation of additional intervention in the FX markets to weaken the yen. Market positioning is also overextended and a move higher in the USD/JPY could be sharp and quick.

Overnight comments from Japanese Finance Minister Yoshihiko Noda hint at potential intervention by the Ministry of Finance. Noda says he is keeping an extremely close watch on moves in the forex trading markets and will work with other nations to preserve market stability. Prime Minister Naoto Kan said the government will do what is necessary to address the one way moves in the value of the JPY.

Earlier today the USD/JPY slumped to its lowest level since August 1st as weak US fundamentals and heightened risk aversion bring about an increase in safe haven inflows to the yen to weigh on the pair. The EUR/JPY has also moved to its lowest level since the March intervention. CFTC International Monetary Market data shows speculators currently hold the largest long yen position since August 2010. While the CFCT data was taken prior to last Thursday’s round of intervention, given the declines in global equity values this week it is a fair assumption that the JPY has received increased safe haven inflows. The sharp one way price action and market positioning could be enough reason to bring on another bout of FX intervention by the MoF to weaken the yen and cause some pain to the hedge funds and other FX speculators who have driven the value of the yen higher.

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