I've been following one of the biggest "stealth" stories of the year: the rise of China's yuan as it gears up to take its place on the world stage.
Towards this very goal, China has taken steady, calculated steps for some time.
It's also no secret that China and Russia have a "special relationship" that will drive this trend.
I've been following one of the biggest "stealth" stories of the year: the rise of China's yuan as it gears up to take its place on the world stage.
Towards this very goal, China has taken steady, calculated steps for some time.
It's also no secret that China and Russia have a "special relationship" that will drive this trend.
The euro is falling. Our 2015 euro forecast sees little changing over the next year - and for some time after.
Confidence in the euro is weakening. And the reasons are piling up against the falling currency.
Here's what's in store for the euro in 2015...
If you don't want to miss out on Japanese profits, you'll want to find the best investments for a falling yen.
A recession and heightened easing activities from the country's central bank will provide investors with many gains in the coming months.
Just about everyone knows Alan Greenspan. As central bankers go, he may just be the most famous ever. Even today, 1 in 6 Americans still think he's the current chair of the Federal Reserve.
As Fed chief from 1987 until 2006, Greenspan oversaw the latter part of the greatest stock bull market in history.
For that, some called him "The Maestro."
From other quarters, the names are far less flattering. Many blame him for inflating massive stock and real estate bubbles, resulting in financial devastation across the economy.
Well, these days Greenspan is acting rather schizophrenic. In fact, you won't believe what he's saying now, unless you understand where he's coming from.
The rising U.S. dollar has climbed to a four-year high - but will it continue?
Appearing on the CNBC program "Street Signs" this morning (Wednesday), Fitz-Gerald explained that wobbly economies in places like Japan and Europe will force central banks elsewhere to further weaken their currencies with U.S. Federal Reserve-style easing programs
In this video, Fitz-Gerald takes a detailed look at the rising U.S. dollar and what it means...
Make no mistake about the U.S. dollar's recent strength; the long-term health of the world's reserve currency is still as precarious as it ever was despite the recent pick-me-ups it's received in foreign exchange markets.
Here’s why the U.S. dollar is rising now – but won’t be forever…
Most everything you’ve heard about China’s currency, the yuan, is dead wrong.
It’s not undervalued and it’s not undercutting the U.S. dollar. In fact, it’s setting up a boon to U.S. stock investors.
You see, the yuan used to be a cheap currency before 2008. But this changed after the Chinese government responded to the global recession with massive stimulus investment spending. Driven by the greatest construction spree in history, Chinese banks lent out trillions and the country’s money supply grew three times as fast as the U.S. money supply.
For five years, Chinese banks recklessly lent money to local governments and other state-owned enterprises, enriching government officials, bankers and state-owned enterprise managers.
Since then, the yuan has lost 60% of its value. And it’s setting up a massive real estate bubble.
Now let me show you how and when this scenario will push up U.S. stocks...
Sure, the U.S. dollar has been rising – but that will end. So, here’s your all-star list of the best currencies to invest in for 2013. Read more...
If you want to know how to profit from the currency war, just look to Japan. 
That's because Japan's aggressive move to cheapen the yen in order to stimulate its own economy is working.
Of course, Money Morning's Chief Investment Strategist Keith Fitz-Gerald predicted this would happen months ago, and he was dead on.
But even if you missed the first moves in this currency war, it's not too late to profit.
To hear Keith explain how investors can still take advantage of the "race to the bottom" and profit from the global currency war,
It’s the Yuan’s world, and the West is just living in it.
It’s no coincidence that Yuan-settled trade jumped 41.3% - to nearly three trillion Yuan - in 2012, after it increased by more than 300% in 2011.
In fact, since June 2005, the Chinese Yuan has risen 24.66% against the U.S. dollar, backed in part by 1.3 billion consumers and real assets. To borrow a tech term, China's currency is the world’s new “killer app.”
Here’s how you can make it part of your investing future…
The great currency risk right now is not the "race to the bottom" you hear about, but a full-blown 1930s-style currency war.
This is not front-page news yet, but I have a sneaking suspicion it will be shortly...
It's going to blindside Washington and most of Europe, where central bankers, politicians, and economists fail to recognize that events from nearly 100 years ago are now primed to repeat themselves. Worse, it will devastate an entire class of investors who have put their faith in the current economic dogma of endless bailouts and money printing.
I'll explain what happened in 1931 in a moment. But first, ironically, this currency war won't start because of international problems. Instead, it will be touched off in earnest because of domestic concerns - only not American ones.
Here are three reasons I think Japan will fire the first shots.
The extension of problems to Italy and Spain, which are both too large to bail out, makes the Eurozone liable to explode, split in two, or simply witness a mass default of several of its countries and much of its banking system. To continue reading, please click here...
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