Despite the economic crisis, or perhaps because of it, the US dollar is going up in value affecting the price of goods and services everywhere. For Americans traveling overseas the strong dollar has meant cheaper hotels, meals, and a wise traveler would have a Forex converter as part of their traveling gear.
03 May 2009
Currency Exchange Rates Affect Profit and Loss The internet has taken business to a whole new level. Since the internet is global in scope entrepreneurs are often faced with problems that present themselves when doing business internationally. The e-businessman is more than likely to encounter foreign currencies and the difficulties currency conversion presents. Currency exchange rates [...]
27 March 2009
China Questions Dollars Reserve Status The status of the US dollar as the global reserve currency is being called into question. A recent article by China’s Central Bank Gov. Zhou Xiaochuan proposed a reserve currency made up of a basket of major currencies and governed by the International Monetary Fund. Such a move would likely cause [...]
02 March 2009
Busy Week Ahead The coming week will see the release of economic data from many countries. Moves by several central banks are bound to affect currency markets and day traders will be glued to their forex currency converters. Throughout the ongoing recession currency markets have been volatile and a real time FX converter has been an [...]
17 February 2009
Market Volatility Recurring Theme in Forex Markets Market volatility has been a recurring theme in Forex currency exchanges since the global economic crisis began last fall. Although there have been short periods of risk appetite, risk aversion has been dominant benefiting the US dollar and the Japanese yen. Forex brokers have been glued to their Forex [...]
15 February 2009
Yen Falls Against Dollar The Japanese Yen fell against the US dollar on Friday as investors pinned their hopes on a US plan to address and subsidize mortgages causing stock markets to rise. Forex currency exchanges were busy as a slight return to risk appetite had investors consulting their forex converters searching for investment opportunities. Japan May [...]
11 February 2009
Strong Dollar Can Diminish Profits Companies that do business overseas have never had greater need for a reliable real time Forex converter. On its face a strong dollar can seem like a good thing but for companies doing business in foreign markets a strong dollar can diminish profits significantly. Corporations Paying Close Attention To Currency Markets Many companies [...]
