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Another outbreak? Experts warn of flu scams - Reuters

May 1, 2009

Forex News: Another outbreak? Experts warn of flu scams - Reuters


Seattle Post Intelligencer
Another outbreak? Experts warn of flu scams
Reuters - Susan Heavey
By Susan Heavey WASHINGTON, May 1 (Reuters) - Health officials are warning the public about another, less serious outbreak: a rise in flu-related scams, including a growing number of hoaxes.
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I thought it was highly interesting the correlations between the Forex Market and this recent outbreak of Swine flu.  It seems that though Mexico was hit hardest by this latest epidemic of flu, the Mexican peso was largely unphased.  I even tried to demo a trade of USD/MXN and it just went against me almost 500 points in a few minutes! Completely unbearable and unpredictable especially considering the spread on that pair is over 100 pips for me!   So, if anyone has any strategy for trading the Peso versus the USD I’d love to hear it.

Stay safe from the Swine Flu Blues everyone!  :)

Canadian Dollar Forecast Bullish on Extreme Forex Sentiment

May 1, 2009

Forex News: Canadian Dollar Forecast Bullish on Extreme Forex Sentiment (Daily FX via Yahoo! Finance)

EURUSD - Euro Forecast Bullish Against US Dollar USDJPY - Japanese Yen Outlook Shifts on Major Price Moves GBPUSD - Forex Trading Systems Indecisive on British Pound USDCHF - Swiss Franc Expected to Rally Versus US Dollar USDCAD - Canadian Dollar Forecast Bullish Against US Dollar

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It’s interesting to see that the Canadian dollar is doing well in the current environment considering the central bank of Canada just cut the key target interest rate to 0.25% this week.  Even though this matches the USD, I’m surprised to see the CAD not experience a huge selloff like in years past.

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