Forex Gump

With oil prices going every which way and the U.S. and euro zone popping up one market-moving report after another, there’s no way that the Loonie’s price action can’t be as crazy as the other major currencies! Here are four major themes that influenced the Loonie in 2011.

The Aussie made huge waves this year as five major themes ruled price action. Let’s take a walk down memory lane and revisit the events that rocked the Aussie for the past 12 months.

The yen and Swissy may come from opposite sides of the world, but they have been treated the same this year. Both of them were considered “safe” and were bought up during times of risk aversion.

Uh oh, it looks like two of euro zone’s top economies, namely Germany and Italy, could be in danger of a recession. Let’s take a look at the numbers to figure out the chances of that happening.

The ECB might be constantly rejecting any plans of stepping up its bond purchases, but it certainly has softened its stance about being the lender of last resort! Is it the cure, or just an aspirin to the euro zone debt crisis?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know that inflation has been a big problem in the U.K. for this year. Inflation in the U.K. has been as stubborn as a 6-year old boy who doesn’t want to take a bath after playing outside!

Depending on how you view the euro, you either see it as a glass half-empty or glass half-full. I’m sure most of you have read tons of articles saying that the euro is going down the drain, so here’s a CONTRARIAN view on EUR/USD and why you should consider building a long position.

Step outside for a while and you might see more than just snow falling. That’s right, in the U.S., prices are on the brink of falling as well!

Christmas is just a week away and that means many traders may look to call it quits early and go on vacation mode. How has this affected volatility in the past and how should you prepare for trading this week?

The Swiss franc pulled a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde in the hours surrounding the SNB’s rate decision on Thursday. What in the world happened?!