http://www.trade2win.com/boards/ en Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:55:44 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.trade2win.com/boards/images/misc/rss.jpg http://www.trade2win.com/boards/ http://www.trade2win.com/boards/commodities/78222-commodities-dollar-us-economy.html Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:20:03 GMT Hi all, When the better than expected US GDP figure (+3.5%) was released last Thursday, this caused the dollar to weaken (surprisingly) and commodities to rally. Yet when the UK released it’s weaker than expected GDP figure (-0.4%), we saw the sterling weaken – perhaps on expectations that the... Hi all,

When the better than expected US GDP figure (+3.5%) was released last Thursday, this caused the dollar to weaken (surprisingly) and commodities to rally. Yet when the UK released it’s weaker than expected GDP figure (-0.4%), we saw the sterling weaken – perhaps on expectations that the Band of England would extend its quantitative easing policy and interest rates would continue to remain low for the foreseeable future.

Why did the dollar weaken on good news when the sterling declined on bad news?

I realise that a better than expected US GDP figure would cause expected future demand of commodities in the US (one of the world’s largest consumers, apart from China of course) to increase as the economy grows, hence the increase in commodities’ prices. Am I correct in thinking this was the reason for the rise in commodities or was it actually due to a weakening dollar, or a combination of both? ]]> Commodities Inspired http://www.trade2win.com/boards/commodities/78222-commodities-dollar-us-economy.html http://www.trade2win.com/boards/commodities/77294-looking-commodeity-etf-tracker.html Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:29:42 GMT I am looking for a good commodity tracker that can good protection against inflation. I am trading with IG today so, If you have anything that they offer even better I am looking for a good commodity tracker that can good protection against inflation. I am trading with IG today so, If you have anything that they offer even better ]]> Commodities Sharkie78 http://www.trade2win.com/boards/commodities/77294-looking-commodeity-etf-tracker.html