Nothing erodes your savings over time more than inflation. Statistics show that cash usually loses half of its purchasing power over 20 year periods, and with the US Dollar losing its strength globally over the last decade, that pace is set to accelerate. With almost ZERO percent interest at the bank, the value... Read more
Posts Tagged ‘US Dollar’
Fight Food Inflation With These Grocery Store Stocks
May 10 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: Chlorox, CLX, Coca Cola, Food Inflation, Hershey, HJ Heinz, HNZ, HSY, Inflation, KFT, KO, Kraft, MCD, McDonalds, PEP, Pepsi, PG, Proctor & Gamble, US Dollar, USD, WFM, Whole Foods
As Oil Prices Surge, Investors Find Ways To Benefit
May 4 | Posted by Andrew Burchett | Top Story Tags: Black Gold, Canadian Dollar, Crude Oil, Euro, Gas Prices, KWT, Market Vectors Solar Energy, North Africa, Oil, Peso, Russian Ruble, Solar Power, Solar Power ETF, SPWRA, SunPower, TOT, Total SA, US DollarAs oil prices continue to surge, consumers are getting hit harder at the pump with gas prices now edging closer to $4.00 per gallon. With supply disruptions in North Africa along with growing concerns that surrounding regions will quickly become affected, combined with the always growing demand for oil in emerging markets, it... Read more
BRIC Countries Continue To Underperform On Inflation Concerns
May 3 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Brazil, BRIC, China, India, Inflation, Russia, US DollarOver the past six months many of the BRIC (Brazil, Russia, India China) countries, with the exception of Russia, have seemed to have dropped the ball with performance in the markets severely lacking. Although these countries have all had an incredible bounce back from their 2009 lows, the last few months however haven’t... Read more
USD Hits 3 Yr. Low On Bernanke’s Speech – Markets Rally!
April 28 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Top Story Tags: Americans, Ben Bernanke, Commodities, EUR, Euro, Falling Dollar, Fed, GLD, Gold, Inflation, Interest Rates, Silver, SLV, US Dollar, USDThe Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, in yesterday’s press conference gave investors no sign that interest rate raises were coming sooner than expected. With lowered expectations for GDP and slower employment growth than expected, the Fed will continue to keep interest rates low. The reaction was simple for investors. With almost ZERO... Read more
US Dollar Falls – Earnings, Metals Fly!
April 22 | Posted by Kevin Monaghan | Inside Trader Highlights Tags: AAPL, Apple, Currency, Earnings, GLD, Gold, IBM, INTC, Intel, KFC, MCD, McDonalds, Shares, Silver, SLV, US Dollar, USD, YUM, Yum! BrandsIt’s no wonder Large Cap stocks have been beating earnings. The US Dollar has fallen against many other major currencies. This could be seen as a bad thing, but traders love it. Earnings from companies like IBM (IBM), Apple (AAPL), Intel (INTC), KFC’s Yum Brands (YUM), McDonald’s (MCD), and every other company with... Read more
