Currencies

Happy Birthday Superman! In honour of the 75th anniversary of the ultimate super hero, the Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a brand new line of collector coins. Here’s a look at the latest designs as well as nine other memorable creations produced by the Mint.

The trade deficit has improved a lot since 2010 and the U.S. dollar strengthened with it but I believe that is all about to change. Here's why.

[As can be seen in the chart below] the U.S. Dollar has been trapped inside of a multi-year pennant pattern, which continues to narrow...[strongly suggesting that] the end of the pattern is near [one way or the other]!

There is no escaping the inevitable - if you aggressively debase your currency eventually you are going to have a currency crisis. The first one has now begun. Words: 350; Charts: 2

In an odd twist of fate the future of the U.S. dollar is in the hands of Asian governments [and particularly China and Japan. Let's hope they continue to put their own interests first.] Here’s why.

The Canadian dollar is at its lowest level versus the American greenback in nearly two years and that’s good news for the Canadian economy. Here's why.

Lately, the dollar has been making a comeback and, as usual, gold is tanking...[That being said,] however, the timing of the dollar’s resurgence is a bit curious. Perhaps not coincidentally, gold began tanking just as the dollar was advancing against the yen. [Why do I say "Perhaps not coincidentally"? Read on.]

In celebration of Canada's 146th birthday on July 1st we take a look at some of Canada's extraordinary - and rather costly - coins.

The return of the U.S. dollar - and the secular outperformance of the U.S. dollar vs. the rest of the world - is a HUGE, huge trend. HUGE.

Stocks are up. Bonds are expensive. Dollar cash is unlikely to preserve purchasing power in an environment of negative real rates. Diversifying to a basket of hard currencies might help to mitigate some of the risks out there. It clearly adds currency risk but in an environment where there may not be such a thing as a risk free asset, it might be a risk worth pursuing...