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Broad Dollar Index continues sinking
The Broad Dollar index is a much wider or "broader" representation of the plight of the US Dollar on the global markets as the basket from which the index is created is more representative of the globe than the smaller basket of currencies that comprise the USDX.
Even at that, it still shows a very similiar pattern to the USDX and is also now technically within striking distance of its 2008 low having broken downside support near 97.
It is highly unlikely that gold will not make a new lifetime high if this support level near 95 fails. I can easily see it above $1500 were this to occur.
I also believe that the US Dollar is at levels that are now necessitating it to be watched very closely by the US monetary authorities. In much the same manner as the Yen went flying to the upside, so too the Dollar could go crashing to the downside if the speculators decide to sit on it in earnest. While the Fed and the US officials WANT a lower Dollar, they do not want a Dollar crash. Sometimes it is easier to talk about such things than to actually accomplish it.
Should the Dollar carry trade increase in intensity, every hedge fund on the planet would be arrayed against the G7. That would be weird to say the least as the G7 monetary officials do not want the Yen any higher yet if they are not careful they may end up pushing the Dollar past the point of no return. What an awful stinking mess!
Dan, I know this is a bit random, but it does mention livestock in your bio... with the recent madness in corn where do you see LC going?
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Harry - Cattle prices are already at record highs because beef demand has been outstanding.I have to weigh that current level of beef prices against the overall spending of the consumer because I would have thought by now that the lousy employment situation would ahve price beef out of the market at these levels but exports are making the difference. As long as that side of the equation stays strong, it is difficult to see cattle dropping sharply lower but we might have already seen the highs of the year. Those are very lofty price levels. A lot depends on how pork and chicken demand fares heading into the grilling season.
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