CHF a JPY nové bezpečné útočiská?

V nepokojných časoch bol dolár bezpečným útočiskom pre peniaze investorov. Pri terajších nepokojoch v severnej Afrike a Strednom Východe to ale prestáva platiť. V súčasnosti sa investori obrátili totiž na švajčiarsky frank a japonský jen.

Long seen as a place of safety in times of turmoil, the dollar may be losing its haven appeal.

Soaring oil prices, driven by upheaval in the Middle East, falling equities, and elevated volatility have all made investors uneasy. A flight to the dollar usually accompanies increased risk aversion.

This time, though, while the traditional havens of the Swiss franc and the yen have benefited, the US currency has suffered.

“It seems the dollar’s haven status has vanished,” says Steve Barrow at Standard Bank. “And even for long-term dollar bears like ourselves, this is a worry.”

“Commodity currencies are somewhere in the middle, not sure whether they should celebrate higher commodity prices or fret about the risk-off environment. Something is going to change dramatically in the coming couple of weeks as a more logical set of themes emerges.”

Článok: http://d-gold.com/2011/03/dollars-safe-haven-status-hangs-in-the-balance/