Forex Gump

Ireland’s debt problems–three words I’m pretty sure you’ve heard a lot in the past few days. But really, what’s it all about? Clickity-click to find out!

Ho hum, might as well chalk this G20 summit up as a non-event since it didn’t come up with anything conclusive. Instead, they merely came up with a set of guidelines to measure current account imbalances. Not much, if you ask me!

We’ve got retail sales reports coming out from all over the world this week. New Zealand, the U.K., and the U.S. are all lined up to publish their consumer spending data. Let’s take a peek at who have been makin’ it rain, and who have been makin’ it drizzle!

If you’re wondering if I committed a typo or something, you’re wrong! This is indeed Obama’s plan: to bring America’s primary budget deficit to zero.

Now that the U.S. Fed’s quantitative easing decision is out of the way, it seems like the markets have shifted their attention back to the euro zone. Let’s see how the infamous PIGS, or Portugal, Ireland, Germany, and Spain, are faring against the big, bad wolf named sovereign debt, shall we?

It looks like commodity bulls will have a lot to be thankful for this Thanksgiving! Is there no stopping this bullish run?

As the global economy struggles with talks of currency wars, one solution economic gurus offer G20 leaders is the age-old Olympic mantra, “go for the gold.”

Two parties with two different stances. What’s on the line for Greece? A shot at immunity from sovereign debt default.

Over the weekend, we received some news that the love-hate relationship between China and the U.S. once again took another twist. It seems that tensions between Chinese and U.S. leaders are easing up ahead of the G20 meeting that will take place on November 11-12 in Seoul, Korea.

Gather ’round and read up on this week’s biggest releases, pipfolk! We’ve got big ones coming from all around the world! You want to get a head start on the week, don’t you? What are you waiting for?? Get in here!