Bucking a Trend: Why the Dollar Could Rally in 2011

Despite all the headwinds blowing against it — and they’re fierce — the U.S. dollar has been holding its own against the world’s major currencies. And if the U.S. recovery remains on track, the greenback has good odds of actu…

Why the Dollar Is Tanking as Cairo Burns

When crisis erupts, such as the current fighting in Egypt, investors usually flee to safety. Historically, that has meant piling into the U.S. dollar. But a funny thing happened when protesters took to the streets of Cairo. For…

Currency Wars: How Ben Bernanke Outsmarted China

After years of exhorting China to increase the value of its yuan, the currency is finally rising. Why that’s so is the result of the Fed’s quantitative easing program. Here’s how Bernanke managed to succeed where political wran…