http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/ Economics plays a huge role in the foreign exchange market. I enjoy looking at economic trends and trying to see how it affects currencies and life in general. I will post my thoughts and observations here. I'm throwing macroeconomics, forex trading, pop culture, and everyday life into a pot and hopefully the final product are lessons that are easy for you to consume. en Copyright 2012 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:14 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss You may be dateless this Valentine's Day but who says your February 14 can't be memorable? Read up on what you can expect from the U.S. retail sales report and you may just be able to reel in a few pips! http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-to-expect-from-the-us-retail-sales-report.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-to-expect-from-the-us-retail-sales-report.html Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:43:14 -0500 Back in November, we saw Italian yields soar as problems in Greece, Ireland, and Portugal popped out one after another. But now, despite talks of a possible Greek default, Italian bond yields have actually fallen. Could it be that Mario Monti's charm is working on investors? http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/who-is-the-super-mario-behind-the-falling-bond-yields.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/who-is-the-super-mario-behind-the-falling-bond-yields.html Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:34:17 -0500 Greece just moved a step closer to securing more bailout funds as its political leaders finally agreed on a whole new set of austerity measures. Will these be enough to save Greece from a default? http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-you-must-know-about-the-greek-debt-deal.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-you-must-know-about-the-greek-debt-deal.html Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:24:17 -0500 You don't need to be a forex pro to see how strong the Australian dollar has been lately. AUD/USD has climbed over a thousand pips in under three months! What in the world is keeping it afloat?! http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/3-things-keeping-the-aussie-afloat.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/3-things-keeping-the-aussie-afloat.html Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:25:01 -0500 Japanese officials always make sure that we know that they're upset about the yen getting too strong, but we haven't seen the BOJ openly intervene in the markets since March 2011. Do you think they're all bark and no bite? Think again. http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/ministry-of-finance-all-bark-no-bite.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/ministry-of-finance-all-bark-no-bite.html Thu, 09 Feb 2012 05:46:42 -0500 In a surprising turn of events, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced yesterday that they have decided to keep rates steady at 4.25%. This was opposite of the market's expectation that the RBA would cut rates again for the third time in a row. http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/rba-holds-rates-steady-what-now.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/rba-holds-rates-steady-what-now.html Wed, 08 Feb 2012 05:48:11 -0500 To ease or not to ease? That is the question. Whether 'tis nobler for the Bank of England to let the economy to pick itself up or to take arms and engage in another round of quantitative easing? http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/4-reasons-why-the-boe-could-implement-more-qe.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/4-reasons-why-the-boe-could-implement-more-qe.html Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:45:07 -0500 Greek PM Lucas Papademos and other Greek leaders huddled over the weekend and no, it was not to watch the Patriots and Giants slug it out. Instead, they met to discuss what routes to run towards financial stability. Is Greece one step closer to a Super Bailout ring? http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/greece-one-step-closer-to-making-a-debt-deal.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/greece-one-step-closer-to-making-a-debt-deal.html Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:49:23 -0500 Over the past few months, we've been hearing rumbles from big Japanese corporations about the strength of the yen. I've done a little research to see the relationship between USD/JPY and Toyota and Honda's stock prices, and the results are quite interesting... http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/will-the-yens-rise-hurt-toyota-and-honda.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/will-the-yens-rise-hurt-toyota-and-honda.html Sun, 05 Feb 2012 06:12:43 -0500 With January behind us and a whole month's worth of data under our belts, what can we expect for the rest of Q1 2012? Let's take a look at what the world's top banks are forecasting! http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/taking-a-look-at-the-big-banks-forex-forecasts.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/taking-a-look-at-the-big-banks-forex-forecasts.html Sat, 04 Feb 2012 05:13:26 -0500 After cutting rates twice in the last two months, market players are speculating that the RBA will go for strike three next week. Here are four reasons why. http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/4-reasons-why-the-rba-will-cut-rates-next-week.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/4-reasons-why-the-rba-will-cut-rates-next-week.html Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:23:42 -0500 With the NFP report just around the corner, I think it's fair to ask, are we in for another positive surprise? Digging deep into the figures... I'm afraid not. http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/some-things-to-consider-for-januarys-nfp.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/some-things-to-consider-for-januarys-nfp.html Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:07:43 -0500 It wasn't so long ago that the BOJ and SNB intervened to stop USD/JPY and EUR/CHF from falling. Now, it looks like they'll have to step in again! http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/usdjpy-and-eurchf-on-intervention-watch.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/usdjpy-and-eurchf-on-intervention-watch.html Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:08:45 -0500 Over the weekend, Germany came out with a proposal to improve Greece's compliance with the terms of the bailout. The proposal had two main conditions. http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/german-proposal-gets-rejected.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/german-proposal-gets-rejected.html Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:05:25 -0500 Now that the World Economic Forum is over, let's take a look at what the world's top central bankers and finance ministers were able to come up with. Did the summit result in anything groundbreaking? Read on to find out! http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-you-should-know-about-the-2012-world-economic-forum.html http://www.babypips.com/blogs/piponomics/what-you-should-know-about-the-2012-world-economic-forum.html Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:01:44 -0500