Forex Gump

It’s no mystery that the U.S. economy faces a myriad of challenges. But recent data may indicate that things may be looking up for the world’s largest economy in the new year.

Who wants more QE? The Fed does!

Yesterday, the BOE released the minutes of its most recent policy meeting. The minutes revealed that all 9 voting members opted to maintain the bank rate at 0.50% but there was a minor disagreement with regards to the expansion of its asset purchase facility.

Yesterday, the BOJ ended its policy meeting with a unanimous decision to keep the both the benchmark interest rate and the quantitative easing program unchanged. How long can the BOJ hold off more easing measures?

In a “surprise” move late yesterday, ratings agency Moody’s slapped France with a downgrade. Read on to find out why and how this affected the euro!

Guess what? Greece is under the spotlight again! What’s the biggest risk for Greece now and how will it impact the economic prospects of its neighbors?

While all eyes are on the U.S. fiscal cliff, the euro zone debt drama, and Japan’s government troubles, is the RBA quietly doing its own version of quantitative easing?

A couple of days ago, Japanese Prime Minister Noda threw in the towel and called for snap general elections. Why did the yen react so negatively to this announcement?

Barely two months have passed since the Fed rolled out QE3 and already the markets are abuzz with talks of QE4. Is it just a matter of time before the Fed strikes again?

BOE Governor Mervyn King rocked the markets yesterday with his very gloomy outlook for the British economy. What is the central bank worried about now?