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Axel Merk

Axel Merk

Merk Funds

Contributor since: 26 Feb 2010

Biography

Axel Merk, President & CIO of Merk Investments, LLC, is an expert on hard money, macro trends and international investing. He is considered an authority on currencies.

  • Credit Easing Goodbye - Quantitative Easing Ahoy!

    Published 10 August 2010 | viewed 0 times

    The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has decided to reinvest any proceeds from maturing securities acquired through its $1.25 trillion mortgage-backed security (MBS) purchase program.…

  • U.S. Dollar Stress Next?

    Published 28 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

    The crisis is dead! Long live the crisis! In an attempt to address the debt crises swirling around the globe, policy makers have responded with…

  • Switzerland Under Siege: Free Markets May Yet Save the Swiss Franc

    Published 20 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

    Efforts are underway to undermine Switzerland's rock solid reputation as a safe haven. The alpine nation, famous for its readiness against enemies with citizens storing…

  • ECB Urges Bank Recapitalizations

    Published 08 July 2010 | viewed 0 times

    European Central Bank (ECB) President Jean-Claude Trichet, in his press conference following the central bank's monthly meeting, built on the more confident tone set in…

  • U.S. Fights Global Hangover: Getting Drunk in the Process?

    Published 17 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

    To understand how the ongoing global credit crisis may evolve, let's look at some cultural and structural considerations. Last decade, despite being told that there…

  • ECB Inflexibly Flexible - a Turning Point for the Euro?

    Published 10 June 2010 | viewed 0 times

    Following the European Central Bank's (ECB) press conference following its monthly meeting, President Trichet's main task was to boost credibility. As Trichet makes abundantly clear,…

  • Critical Juncture - Update on the Euro, Australian Dollar and Japanese Yen

    Published 27 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

    Our long-term outlook on the euro remains more positive than that of many market participants. There are numerous reasons for our view, amongst others because…

  • Europe's Bazooka

    Published 10 May 2010 | viewed 0 times

    French President Sarkozy wasn't kidding when he promised to shock the markets with a series of measures aimed at containing the sovereign debt crisis. Europe…

  • Greece Requires Conservatorship

    Published 28 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    In our assessment, Greece should be placed into conservatorship by the European Commission. Greece's liquidity issues have morphed into a solvency crisis. Greece's challenges are…

  • Implications of Chinese yuan Appreciation

    Published 27 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    Recently, there has been a lot of news and evidence supporting the likelihood of the Chinese authorities allowing the Chinese currency, the yuan or renminbi…

  • U.S. Dollar - Grave Concerns Remain

    Published 15 April 2010 | viewed 0 times

    We continue to see risks ahead for the U.S. economy, and in particular, the U.S. dollar. Significant global imbalances remain - indeed; the recent global…

  • Life/Euro Beyond Greece - Crystal Clear

    Published 08 April 2010 | viewed 768 times

    Focus at today's European Central Bank (ECB) press conference was on the continued tremors rattling Greece. A couple of key points: The ECB refinancing collateral…

  • European Central Bank - Seize the Opportunity!

    Published 06 April 2010 | viewed 1,810 times

    For better or worse, any support to Greece is a political matter. However, in the absence of a political process, much of the focus has…

  • Is the IMF to Greece what China is to the U.S.?

    Published 24 March 2010 | viewed 981 times

    If Greece eventually gets funding from the International Monetary Fund ("IMF"), it may not be so different from the U.S. getting its funding from China.…

  • Eurozone Needs Markets Not Bailouts

    Published 18 March 2010 | viewed 867 times

    Deutsche Bank Chief Josef Ackermann is looking after his own house rather than the eurzone's interests in calling for a Greek bailout. If there is…

  • Strong Yuan in China's Interest

    Published 15 March 2010 | viewed 1,821 times

    The U.S. has pressured China for some time to allow its currency, the yuan, to appreciate. China, in our assessment, will not allow the yuan…

  • ECB - Greece is Convincing

    Published 04 March 2010 | viewed 1,359 times

    At its monthly press conference, European Central Bank (ECB) President Trichet announced a further gradual reduction of emergency lending facilities. Focus of the meeting was…

  • Greece - From Hard Money to Fool's Gold

    Published 02 March 2010 | viewed 761 times

    When Greece invented the Olympic Games in 776 BC, the top prize was an olive wreath, not gold. And in those days, Greece sought out…

  • Euro - Anchor of Stability?

    Published 07 February 2010 | viewed 2,698 times

    The world's attention is on the fiscal malaise in Greece and Portugal. Just a few months ago, policy makers told banks to shore up their…

  • What's Next for the Dollar?

    Published 02 February 2010 | viewed 3,551 times

    The Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee (FOMC) is sticking to its course for phasing out the additional purchases of Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS). Notably however,…