http://www.gftforex.com/resources/analysis/index.aspThe latest market commentary from Boris Schlossberg and Kathy Lien, Directors of Research, GFT (c) 2010, GFT. All rights reserved.5For readers of the Daily Currency Focus, it should be no surprise that the dollar has continued to weaken. On Wednesday, we said that the actions by the Federal Reserve have cemented the downtrend in the U.S. dollar. Given how currency traders have responded to previous Quantitative Easing threats and announcements, the EUR/USD could realistically hit 1.40 (see charts). Although equities have given back its gains and bond yields have rallied, the moves in the currency and commodity markets indicate that the Fed’s actions will have a lasting impact on the financial markets. As we look forward to more dollar weakness, it is worthwhile to consider how a weaker dollar impacts the global economy. http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/864/which-currencies-will-do-best-against-the-u-s-dollarThu, 04 Jun 2009 12:06:33 GMThttp://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1139/feature-article--572009-21433-pmFri, 08 May 2009 04:42:56 GMThttp://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1085/fri-may-1Fri, 01 May 2009 05:43:06 GMThttp://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1084/thu-apr-30Thu, 30 Apr 2009 05:40:42 GMThttp://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1083/wed-apr-29Wed, 29 Apr 2009 05:37:13 GMTPositive U.S. economic data is counteracting the strain that the swine flu and the initial results of stress tests are having on the currency markets. http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1100/dollar-bulls-weigh-confidence-against-stress-tests-and-swine-fluTue, 28 Apr 2009 10:14:57 GMTAnother night of risk aversion has lifted the yen to a six week high against the euro and a four week high against the buck as WHO raised the alert status of the swine flu crisis from 3 to 4. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director-general for health security and environment noted that the increased threat level “signifies that we have taken a step closer to pandemic. It is also possible that as the situation evolves over the next few days we could move into Stage 5.” http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1082/yen-hits-multi-week-highs-as-tension-mountsTue, 28 Apr 2009 06:04:22 GMTJapan’s retail sales fell for a seventh consecutive month in March as weakening labor market prompted households to cut spending in a clear sign that Japan’s economy is seeing no evidence of a rebound in consumer demand. Sales declined by 3.9% earlier which was actually a bit better than the market consensus of a 4.7% drop, but despite the slightly better than forecast numbers, today’s retails sales data confirms the fact the world’s second largest economy remains mired in the worst economic slump in the post war era. Yesterday, the Japanese government forecast that the economy will shrink by 3.3% in 2009. http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1098/why-japan-is-swine-flus-greatest-victimTue, 28 Apr 2009 01:01:45 GMTThe lack of any meaningful U.S. economic data along with fear that the swine flu has the risk of turning into a global health crisis has caused investors to flock into the safety of the U.S. dollar. We have always said that when it comes to currencies, investors and traders always sell first and ask questions later. http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1096/u-s-dollar-fomc-and-gdpMon, 27 Apr 2009 16:58:09 GMTThe U.S. dollar has strengthened against all higher yielding currencies on the fear of a global health pandemic. A respiratory disease known as the swine flu is spreading across the globe.http://www.gftforex.com/analysis/1093/dollars-reaction-to-swine-flu-temporaryMon, 27 Apr 2009 10:44:52 GMT