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…

How to Profit From a Weak Dollar: Bet on Commodities

Analysts lately have loudly proclaimed the end of the dollar, leaving investors looking to stay ahead with a choice of betting on stocks, which have 17% fallen in the last decade, or staying “safe” in very low-yield money marke…

Why Easing the Threat of Currency War Is So Difficult

Investors take note: Despite the calls for order, national policymakers are dealing with an increasingly haphazard scenario loaded with counterproductive results and unintended consequences. The result could be a slide toward p…