February 2012

Forex Market Insight: EUR/USD Rallies…Why?

Elliott wave patterns suggested a bullish reversal a day before the rally On February 16, EUR/USD, the euro-dollar exchange rate and the most actively traded forex pair, surged over 170 pips, from below $1.30 to above $1.3150. The explanations for the strong rally boiled down to “hopes” that the Greek bond-swap deal would be reached.

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Free Week of FOREX at EWI until February 29

Our friends at Elliott Wave International have just announced the beginning of their popular FreeWeek event, where they throw open the doors for you to test-drive some of their most popular premium services — at ZERO cost to you. You can access all the charts, analysis, videos and forecasts from EWI’s trader-focused Currency Specialty Service

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Rare Earth Investment Update

Rare earth elements (or REEs) is a generic name for 17 metals widely used mostly in high-technology devices, such as mobile phones, laptops, flat screen televisions, hybrid car batteries, lasers, optics, and military equipment. New uses for these metals are being constantly found, but more on that later. Despite the name, these metals are not actually rare in nature. The name refers to the fact that they are rarely found in a pure form and are usually mixed with other minerals, which makes extraction complicated and costly. Further, mining and refining of rare earth metals is environmentally challenging, due to acidic and radioactive byproducts.

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Doug Casey: Is a US-Iran War Inevitable?

Interviewed by Louis James, Casey Research US-Iranian saber-rattling or impending shoot-out? In his usual, candid manner, contrarian investor Doug Casey talks about why he believes it’s serious this time… why the US is the greatest threat to peace today… why Iran might move towards a gold standard… and what smart investors should do. L: Doug-sama,

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Want to Know Who’s Going to Be President? Ask the Stock Market

A recently-published, landmark research paper shows the link between stock market performance and presidential election winners. What’s the biggest influence on the outcome of presidential elections? Many observers would identify the role of campaign spending by super PACs, a candidate’s debate performance, and, of course, the health of the economy (“stupid”). Yet if you want

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