Forex Gump

We’ve seen our fair share of downgrades and downgrade warnings in the past couple of months, but something tells me another could be waiting just around the corner.

Are you ready to get bombarded by CPI figures coming in from China, the U.K., the U.S., and euro zone? Better mark those calendars for this week’s inflation reports!

As markets had expected, ECB President Jean Claude Trichet uttered the magic words “strong vigilance” in his interest rate speech last Thursday. So why did the euro fall sharply last week? Here are three possible reasons.

On June 8, 2011, Moody’s, a global credit rating agency, threated that it would cut U.K.’s top-tier AAA sovereign credit rating if the country’s sluggish domestic growth continues and the Coalition government fails to meet its debt targets.

Have investors gone gaga for gold or what?! Thanks to Big Pippin’s stylish needs, the precious metal is now up over 623% of its value twelve years ago! But naysayers warn that we could see gold lose its shine. Here are three reasons why:

Heads up! There are three interest rate decisions coming your way this week so you better do your homework before the monetary policy party gets started. Go ahead and read on!

They say sequels rarely live up to the hype, but I guess that doesn’t apply to bailouts! Last week, the markets went nuts over news that European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials agreed to give Greece a second bailout.

If there’s anything more disappointing than the Miami Heat’s 2-point win in Game 3, it’s the results of the U.S. jobs report for May. But if it’s any consolation, some economists believe that the surge in joblessness is merely temporary. Here’s why…

Most analysts don’t believe the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will deliver a rate hike on Tuesday, but there’s also a good number that think otherwise. The economy has shown both bright and dark spots since the RBA last made a statement, so a case can certainly be made for both views.

Yes, the value of the yuan may be under the tight control of the Chinese government, but that doesn’t make it an unattractive investment!