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Trend of US Dollar Slide against Euro

Panic hits the air recently when the slide of US Dollar continued against the Euro, reaching a low of 1 Euro (EUR) = 1.4905 US Dollar (USD). Forex traders who bet against the US Dollar are now raking in big profits and the contrarians reeling from their Hugh losses.

The trend of US Dollar slide against the Euro has been widely fore-casted. This is not surprising, on the back of budget deficit in the US faced by the Obama administration as well as increased confidence in the global economy, prompting institutional investors to move out from the US Dollar reserves into assets, alternative currencies like the Euro and even commodities. Most forex traders are now betting against further depreciation of the the US Dollar.

The imminent depreciation in US Dollar further down the road is widely anticipated. It is unlikely that despite his eloquence, President Obama can talk his way into (more…)