Forex Gump

In about 24 hours from now, the ECB will announce its decision on monetary policy. The event is scheduled to take place on Thursday, at 11:45 pm GMT.

Will the BOC maintain its hawkish stance or will it jump the fence and join the dove camp?

Will the Fed implement more stimulus measures or not? This was the question that had dominated the market prior the Jackson Hole Symposium. With the event finished, was the market able to get the answer that it wanted?

Though I normally don’t mind trading a couple of hours in front of the charts for more time at the beach, the opportunity presented by the potential game-changers this week is just too good to miss!

Much has been said about the importance of the Fed’s Beige Book these past few days but market watchers seem very disappointed about the most recent release. Why does the Beige Book matter anyway?

With the ECB’s head honchos taking a rain check on the Jackson Hole meeting, market players are speculating that the central bank is up to something big to solve the region’s debt crisis. What are investors expecting?

In about 24 hours or so, the Canadian GDP report will be released. Since the GDP is the broadest measure of a country’s economic activity, it’s vital that you pay attention to the results.

It’s that time of the year again! Central bankers from the world over are headed to Wyoming for the Jackson Hole Symposium. Here are two issues you have to keep an ear out for:

Black crack has been going higher and higher. And you know what? It doesn’t look like it’s about to stop! Here are three reasons why oil prices could keep rising.

While the ECB and the Fed are busy planning their bond purchases, the Chinese government is promising more investment-centered stimulus for the world’s second largest economy! Will it be enough to ease investors’ fears?