Forex Gump

In the most recent meeting minutes of the Fed, it was revealed that the central bank was still open to more easing. But it has been two weeks since the event so I thought I’d revisit the issue.

The currency waves have not been kind to the Aussie lately and unfortunately, the near future doesn’t look too sunny either. Here are four reasons why the Aussie may continue to slide down the charts.

Greece this, Greece that… The spotlight has been on Greece lately and everyone seems to have forgotten the other problem child of the euro zone. Can you guess which nation I am referring to?

The markets were treated to a clash of titans a couple days ago – not in movie theaters but in the EU summit!

I talked about how the pound, otherwise known as the Sterling, was starting to be considered as a “safe haven” in Europe. However, it seems that recent events and data are beginning to make investors think differently.

It looks like hedge funds will soon jump over the Chinese hedge! Word around the hood is that China is looking to allow more foreign institutional investors to operate in the country. Could this soon lead to more flexibility in its currency?

Were the G8 leaders able to form concrete solutions last weekend, or was the meeting just an opportunity to watch the UEFA Champions League final together? Here’s what we can take away from the latest G8 meeting.

Word on the street is that we saw massive Greek and Spanish deposit withdrawals last week. Could this be the start of a European bank run?

Let’s take some time to figure out what a Grexit could mean for Greece and the financial markets as a whole. Here are four reasons why a Grexit might not be such a good idea.

If gold is a safe-haven asset, then why did it experience sharp losses since early May? Does this mean that it’s a risk asset? Here are two practical reasons why gold weakened in the past couple of days.