http://www.themoneyblogs.com/investools/http://images.blogeasel.com/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.themoneyblogs.com/investools/en-usCopyright 2008 The Connors Group, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only.TheMoneyBlogs http://www.TheMoneyBlogs.comhttp://www.themoneyblogs.com/investools/my.blog/daily-update-carry-trade-liquidation.htmlhttp://www.themoneyblogs.com/investools/daily-update-carry-trade-liquidation.htmlhttp://www.themoneyblogs.com/investools/my.blog/daily-update-carry-trade-liquidation.htmlby David SettleCarry trade liquidation and a spike in volatility were the two major themes for the forex markets during the final trading session for the calendar year. Existing home sales and relative calm in central Asia helped the greenback recover some of last week’s losses.USDAs you can see in Figure 1, the U.S. dollar (purple) was the second-best performing major currency today behind only the Japanese yen. The drop in crude oil prices hurt the Canadian dollar. The loonie (light blueby David SettleCarry trade liquidation and a spike in volatility were the two major themes for the forex markets during the final trading session for the calendar year. Existing home sales and relative calm in central Asia helped the greenback recover some of last week’s losses.USDAs you can see in Figure 1, the U.S. dollar (purple) was the second-best performing major currency today behind only the Japanese yen. The drop in crude oil prices hurt the Canadian dollar. The loonie (light blue...Investools2008-01-02 14:30:00