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Is Abenomics Working?

If American pop culture has Beiberization, the Japanese have “Abenomics.” It’s been six months since Shinzo Abe came into power and introduced his bold measures to spur the Japanese economy back to life. How is it doing so far?

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FOMC Meeting Minutes Smash Dollar

The Fed, as it seems, isn’t as ready to taper as the market thought it would be. Even though Bernanke said that the Fed could start tapering by 2013 and even possibly end them in 2014, the minutes revealed something very different!

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Mt. Gox Dollar Withdrawals Back Online

Mt. Gox has been in a lot of heat these past few months. The company, which is considered as the numero uno Bitcoin exchange in the world, had to temporarily stop dollar withdrawals of its clients to make sure that its operations were compliant with U.S. laws.

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June NFP: As Good As It Gets!

The labor figures for June are out! In today’s edition of Piponomics, we’ll take a look at how the most recent NFP release affects the Fed’s decision as well as its implications for the dollar.

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The RBA, BOE, and ECB’s Race to Debase

The RBA, BOE, and ECB sure didn’t waste the NFP week volatility to further their cause in the currency war! Here’s how the three central banks used their interest rate statements to drag their respective currencies down.

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All things are difficult before they are easy.Thomas Fuller