Forex Gump

I’m willing to bet my bottom dollar that if I say “debt problems,” you’ll automatically think of the Euro Zone, Ireland, Greece, Italy, Spain, or Portugal. But as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner predicts, the U.S. might be part of that list if the Congress doesn’t act soon.

With water levels reaching as high as 43 feet, what are the implications of The Land Down Under going underwater to the Aussie?

We’ve discussed in the past why Portugal and Spain could be next to follow in the footsteps of Greece and Ireland, who have received external financial aid. But have we been overlooking a certain boot-shaped country in our search for the most vulnerable European economies?

Before you paint the town red on the first Friday night of the year, make sure you don’t miss the party on the charts. It’s NFP Friday, baby!

Unlike New Year’s Eve and Katy Perry, the release of the FOMC meeting minutes produced very little fireworks. The meeting minutes, which outlined the details of the Fed’s interest rate decision last December 14, merely confirmed what everyone had already known – the Federal Reserve had no plans of cutting QE2 short because economic recovery still lacked momentum.

The big news over the weekend was that Estonia has finally joined the euro zone and has adopted the euro as its official currency. But before we go into the nitty-gritty of Estonia’s accession to the euro zone, let’s take a look at some key facts about the country.

If you’ve been too busy finishing off the Christmas pie or busting out the champagne on New Year’s Eve, then here’s a recap of all the major drama during the holidays! Find out how China shocked the markets on Christmas Day, the U.S. clocked in last-minute surprises in 2010,and how the euro zone started 2011 with a bang!

Happy New Year! It’s 2011 and since we know there may be some of you too “tired” to get out of bed after a long night rockin’ in the new year, why not check out some of our wacky predictions for 2011 to make ya feel somewhat productive for the day…

Time to wrap up our 2010 Forex review with the big daddy, world reserve currency–the US Dollar. It was pretty simple for Greenback traders in 2010 as we pretty much only had to focus on two big stories: the sovereign debt crisis and quantitative easing. Check out how it all played out!

Now let’s head on over to the euro zone, where most of this year’s drama took place! The 16-nation region was responsible for some of the wildest swings this year as the European debt crisis gave traders plenty to cheer and jeer about. Let’s recap the rollercoaster ride that led the euro to where it is now!