Forex Gump

The Bank of England may have raised its inflation forecast, but I have three good reasons to believe that we’ll see rate hikes later rather than sooner.

Let’s shift our focus away from the West and check up on how the world’s second largest economy has been doing. Looking at the numbers it seems like China’s inflation has slowed. But what’s this… So has growth?

Early this week the Euro Zone’s sovereign crisis came back into vogue thanks to concerns about a Greek debt restructuring. What are the Greece’s choices in the matter, and how will it impact the region?

If you’re planning to trade the U.S. retail sales report tomorrow and you have no idea where to start, look no further! Forex Gump’s got the 411 on the upcoming consumer spending data.

Last week, we saw some pretty slick moves (pun intended) from oil bears. How can we make money off this while trading currencies? Let ole Forex Gump fill you in on how to capitalize on oil’s recent slide using USD/CAD!

Here ye! Here ye! Come one, come all! The U.S. employment report came in with a surprising result, showing that the labor force added a net number of 244,000 workers. Is it time to rejoice? Not too fast, esé!

Aside from the smell of pancakes with their world-famous maple syrup, Canadians woke up to an extra good morning last Monday. If you missed the news about the Conservatives winning the majority in Parliament, don’t worry! I’m here to fill you in on the details and give you three reasons why it will make you looney for the Loonie!

On May 5, 2011, the ECB announced that they have decided to keep the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 1.25% after raising it by 25 basis points last month. While the announcement may not have been exciting, the press conference that followed was completely the opposite.

That’s right folks, Portugal has agreed to the EU- IMF’s proposed bailout plan! It’s a little surprising to see how it all went down so smoothly, considering where Portugal was just over a month ago.

Well waddaya know! Here we are again, a day away from the U.S.’s big NFP release. What does this bad boy have in store for us this time? Read on to find out!