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Foreign exchange rates for the Eastern Caribbean as of 9:40 am AST

Ready for your next trader challenge? Visit https://traderswithedge.com/?r=348 Federal Reserve Bank of New York-Central Bank for the U.S. Virgin Islands AUD/USD=0.6423 GBP/USD=1.2397 EUR/USD=1.0655 JPY/USD=154.5500 Source: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System Eastern Caribbean Central Bank USD/XCD=2.7000 GBP/XCD=3.3679 CAD/XCD=1.9626 EUR/XCD=2.8833 JPY/XCD=0.0175 Source: Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Central Bank of Barbados USD/BBD=1.9800 GBP/BBD=2.4399 CAD/BBD=1.4450 Source: Central Bank of … Continue reading Foreign exchange rates for the Eastern Caribbean as of 9:40 am AST

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Foreign exchange rates for the Eastern Caribbean as of 9:10 am AST

Federal Reserve Bank of New York-Central Bank of the U.S. Virgin Islands AUD/USD=0.6423 GBP/USD=1.2397 EUR/USD=1.0655 JPY/USD=0.0065 Eastern Caribbean Central Bank USD/XCD=2.7000 GBP/XCD=3.3679 CAD/XCD=1.9626 EUR/XCD=2.8833 JPY/XCD=0.0175 Central Bank of Barbados USD/BBD=1.9800 GBP/BBD=2.4209 CAD/BBD=1.4417 EUR/BBD=2.0879 Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago USD/TTD=6.7042 GBP/TTD=8.4069 CAD/TTD=4.9077 EUR/TTD=7.6692 Bank of Guyana USD/GYD=207.98 GBP/GYD=256.02 CAD/GYD=151.41 EUR/GYD=221.04 Sources: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve … Continue reading Foreign exchange rates for the Eastern Caribbean as of 9:10 am AST

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Foreign exchange rates: Eastern Caribbean as of 11:14 am AST

Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System AUD/USD=0.6478 GBP/USD=1.2457 EUR/USD=1.0647 JPY/USD=0.0065 Eastern Caribbean Central Bank USD/XCD=2.7000 GBP/XCD=3.3679 CAD/XCD=1.9626 EUR/USD=2.8833 JPY/USD=0.0065 Central Bank of Barbados USD/BBD=1.9800 GBP/BBD=2.4368 CAD/BBD=1.4332 EUR/BBD=2.0855 Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago USD/TTD=6.7260 GBP/TTD=8.3868 CAD/TTD=4.8987 EUR/TTD=7.1288 Bank of Guyana USD/GYD=207.98 CAD/GYD=151.18 GBP/GYD=258.81 EUR/GYD=221.52 Sources: Board of Governors-Federal Reserve System, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, Central Bank … Continue reading Foreign exchange rates: Eastern Caribbean as of 11:14 am AST

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The Fed narrative and depositors. Is there a conflict?

A high school classmate shared with me her concern about looking for higher yielding accounts. Baby boomers closing in on retirement are either trying to accumulate more cash via compounding interest while saving more of our incomes and sticking those savings into accounts. Meanwhile the media is guiding our eyeballs and eardrums to the messaging … Continue reading The Fed narrative and depositors. Is there a conflict?

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Does the media focus too much on the Federal Reserve?

I swear sometimes that Bloomberg, Reuters, and Yahoo! Finance are nothing but mouthpieces for the Federal Reserve System. During my brief stint as an analyst/editor with Telecommunications Reports, a standard mode for gathering intel on regulatory agencies was to sit next to the fax machine waiting for a press release. We would then confirm the … Continue reading Does the media focus too much on the Federal Reserve?

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Good economy? Bad economy? In the end, can you make a trade?

During a discussion tonight with friends, the issue came up about whether the Biden administration has created a good economy. One participant decided to put out there for consideration the economic data points often cited by the mainstream media. The participant cited inflation, arguing that inflation has been coming down under the Biden administration, moving … Continue reading Good economy? Bad economy? In the end, can you make a trade?

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Again, foreign exchange and bond yields looked flat today and I wonder if the US really wants lower rates.

The pound-dollar and euro-dollar were flat today, 27 February 2024, with the dollar yen making the biggest move between 9:14 am and 4:15 pm. According to data I obtained from Bloomberg, the GBP/USD increased three pips, from 1.2682 to 1.2685. The EUR/USD decreased four pips, from 1.0848 to 1.0844. The USD/JPY increased 1600 pips moving … Continue reading Again, foreign exchange and bond yields looked flat today and I wonder if the US really wants lower rates.

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I see baby Boomers seeking yield. Will the U.S. central banking system accommodate them?

In comments made last week by a number of members of the Federal Open Market Committee, traders and investors should hold their horses on a cut in overnight banking rates anytime before June 2024. There appears to be some sentiment among Committee members that reducing the overnight lending rate between banks (federal funds rate) and … Continue reading I see baby Boomers seeking yield. Will the U.S. central banking system accommodate them?