Wednesday, December 19, 2018
World Wide Currency Exchange -Facilitated by Forex and other online exchanges. Supply and demand of individual currencies by nearly constant trading of these currencies against each other. Also highly susceptible to political and headline risks, which can affect strength and weakness.
List of Currencies and Exchange Rates
Precious Metals Exchange (various): Daily spot prices for Gold, Silver and other commodities may be found on websites like Kitco. Coins may be purchased at online vendors like Provident.
List of Commodities and Prices
1902 Gold Coin
Junk Silver
The "Vix": A wall street tracking system, monetized through derivatives, which seeks to measure the sense of fear and complacency of the US market, and can be a proxy for big money reactions to erogenous events, world wide. Vix Chart
"Futures Trading": Every morning, before markets open worldwide, some investors buy and sell stock and place orders which give a "hint" and only a hint about the day's direction of the market. Sometimes the futures are down big and the market recovers during the day. Markets are very active and chaotic things to the uninitiated.......and the initiation is very long. S&P 500 Futures
"Interest Rates" - A term used to describe the yields on different US bonds of various durations. The key rate to pay attention to is the 10 year rate, as it seems to foreshadow risk in stock markets. Any sudden changes in rates can "spook" markets into selling off. Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve Bank: A private corporation which is in charge of monetizing US assets and controlling the flow of money in the US. Being that the entire world does business primarily in US Dollars, "The Fed" is a force to be reckoned with where impact on your wallet is concerned. "Don't Fight the Fed" is a common investing slogan. Federal Reserve Bank by Charles Osgood
Federal Reserve Chair: Currently Ms. Janet Yellen; arguably the most powerful woman in the world at present. This person's words carry great weight where the flow of trillions of dollars of liquidity is concerned.
"Wall Street" - A colloquial term meant to describe the active stock markets and futures exchanges currently active in the USA.
"CBOE" - Chicago Board of Mercantile Exchange: An exchange in Chicago where bonds, futures, commodities and derivatives are traded against the dollar and other currencies.
"The EU" A colloquial term meant to describe the active financial markets and political structures of the European Union. For descriptive purposes, includes Great Britain. Main Players: Germany, France, Italy. The currency of the EU is called the "Euro". Current Chair of the European Bank is Mario Draghi.
"The BOJ" - The Bank of Japan: The financial arm of the Japanese government. Currency is the Yen. Current Prime Minister is Shinzo Abe.
"Beijing" - Capital city of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The name is used as a colloquialism for the Chinese government. Currency is The Yuan. Value is set by Beijing.
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List of Currencies and Exchange Rates
Precious Metals Exchange (various): Daily spot prices for Gold, Silver and other commodities may be found on websites like Kitco. Coins may be purchased at online vendors like Provident.
List of Commodities and Prices
1902 Gold Coin
Junk Silver
The "Vix": A wall street tracking system, monetized through derivatives, which seeks to measure the sense of fear and complacency of the US market, and can be a proxy for big money reactions to erogenous events, world wide. Vix Chart
"Futures Trading": Every morning, before markets open worldwide, some investors buy and sell stock and place orders which give a "hint" and only a hint about the day's direction of the market. Sometimes the futures are down big and the market recovers during the day. Markets are very active and chaotic things to the uninitiated.......and the initiation is very long. S&P 500 Futures
"Interest Rates" - A term used to describe the yields on different US bonds of various durations. The key rate to pay attention to is the 10 year rate, as it seems to foreshadow risk in stock markets. Any sudden changes in rates can "spook" markets into selling off. Interest Rates
The Federal Reserve Bank: A private corporation which is in charge of monetizing US assets and controlling the flow of money in the US. Being that the entire world does business primarily in US Dollars, "The Fed" is a force to be reckoned with where impact on your wallet is concerned. "Don't Fight the Fed" is a common investing slogan. Federal Reserve Bank by Charles Osgood
Federal Reserve Chair: Currently Ms. Janet Yellen; arguably the most powerful woman in the world at present. This person's words carry great weight where the flow of trillions of dollars of liquidity is concerned.
"Wall Street" - A colloquial term meant to describe the active stock markets and futures exchanges currently active in the USA.
"CBOE" - Chicago Board of Mercantile Exchange: An exchange in Chicago where bonds, futures, commodities and derivatives are traded against the dollar and other currencies.
"The EU" A colloquial term meant to describe the active financial markets and political structures of the European Union. For descriptive purposes, includes Great Britain. Main Players: Germany, France, Italy. The currency of the EU is called the "Euro". Current Chair of the European Bank is Mario Draghi.
"The BOJ" - The Bank of Japan: The financial arm of the Japanese government. Currency is the Yen. Current Prime Minister is Shinzo Abe.
"Beijing" - Capital city of the Peoples' Republic of China (PRC). The name is used as a colloquialism for the Chinese government. Currency is The Yuan. Value is set by Beijing.
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