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Fed Chair Janet Yellen really delivered when she gave her Jackson Hole speech on Friday. But If you missed it, here are the 3 key takeaways from her speech.

All was calm in the forex front during the morning London session, likely because traders were waiting for what Fed Head Yellen has to say later. There were some movements from Swissy and pound pairs, though.

Volatility has been the talk of the town these days as the summer months are about to end. Here’s what you need to know.

The yen gave up some ground after Japan printed weaker than expected inflation readings, reminding forex junkies that the BOJ could still dole out more stimulus.

Rally and reverse! The U.S. dollar was off to a strong start but later on gave back most of its intraday gains on profit-taking.

Here’s a retrospective and, hopefully, some perspective on the drivers of the long-term trends in the US dollar index in the era of free-floating after President Nixon closed the gold window on August 15th 1971 and rendering the Brenton Woods system to the dustbin of history.

Risk sentiment switched to risk-off, so the higher-yielding currencies and the lower-yielders had a reversal of fortunes. This time, it’s the higher-yielding currencies that got whupped.

How y’all doing, forex friends? Since most of Canada’s economic reports for the month are out, I though I’d give y’all an overview of Canada’s economy with this latest edition of my economic snapshot.

Commodity currencies were able to squeeze out some gains during the Asian session thanks to positive reports and an injection of funds from the Chinese central bank.

Are you ready to expand your forex trading skills to other financial assets? Here’s a newbie-friendly guide to what CFD trading is all about!

The Greenback and the pound were the big winners for the day, as traders seemed to shrug off downbeat data from the U.S. and U.K. economies.

I am painfully aware, through real money loss, correlation is not causation. And often said correlation can break down just at the worst time—when you bet on it. Even more concerning is the belief diversification of portfolios is based on the idea of “non-correlation.”

Risk-taking was the name of the game during the morning London session, so the higher-yielding currencies got a boost while the lower-yielders, particularly the euro and the Swissy, got whupped.

All eyes are currently on Fed Head Yellen’s Friday speech over at the Jackson Hole Summit. I therefore thought that now would be a good time to give y’all a roundup of the most recent Fed statements. I’ll only be focusing on the voting members of the FOMC, though.

Weak economic data and market jitters from North Korea’s ballistic missile test launch contributed to safe-haven gains in the Asian session.

The Greenback was all over the place as the lack of top-tier U.S. data left the currency with a mixed scorecard against its forex peers.

Risk sentiment and commodities were apparently driving price action during the morning London session, so battle lines were drawn between the safe-havens and the comdolls.

What the heck is a Jackson Hole Summit and why are market players talking about it?! Here are 4 things you need to know about the event!

The dollar was the biggest loser during the Asian forex trading session, as a lack of economic releases encouraged a bit of risk-taking.

Net bullish bets on the Greenback got cut down for the third consecutive week. However, the latest COT report from the CFTC shows that the Greenback still has a mixed performance against its peers. The pound continues to lose ground to the Greenback, though.