Forex Gump

Forex Gump

I throw macroeconomics, forex trading, pop culture, and everyday life into a pot and hopefully, the final product are lessons about the FX market that's easy to understand.

Articles by Forex Gump

FOMC Ready to Dive In

What be crackin’, playas? Let me give you the lowdown on what the boys of the FOMC talked about in their meeting held three weeks ago. What are you waiting for? Check it out, foo’!…

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What Now, IMF?

While most of y’all were out celebrating the long weekend or watching “The Social Network,” our buddies over at the IMF were working hard. Unfortunately, all their hard work seems to have ended up for naught. How come?

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NFP Review: More Reason for QE?

The results are in and to no one’s surprise, the results of the NFP report were worse than expected. Wait, if it came in worse than expected, why wasn’t anyone surprised? Okay that didn’t make sense but really, what does in today’s environment?

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QE? No Thanks! – ECB

The Fed, BOJ, and BOE. Can you guess which category these central banks belong? If you answered “Those joining the QE bandwagon,” then you’re right!

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BOJ Goes Zero

Just when you thought the Bank of Japan can’t slash rates any lower, they prove you wrong and come up with virtually zero interest rates. Now that’s a new record low for y’all! What are they up to?

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What? Greece Again?!

Greece is once again hitting the headlines, but this time, they seem to bring good news. Really? Good news? Let’s take a closer look at what Greece has to offer…

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RBA: To hike or not to hike?

Tomorrow, the RBA will be kicking off October with a bang, as it’ll be releasing its interest rate decision. To borrow some words from Mr. William Shakespeare, the question on every Aussie’s mind is: to hike or not to hike?

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Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently.Henry Ford