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Last Friday, we saw the yen bulls finally come out of hiding to push USD/JPY almost 100 pips lower from its intra-week high. The move took the market by surprise, as the yen has been the forex market’s whipping boy for several weeks now. What’s going on here?

Close the polls! We’ve finally got a winner, ladies and gentlemen. Can you guess who it is?

Rise and shine, everyone! Start the week right by getting your daily dose of economic updates for the major currencies!

BOC Governor Mark Carney sparked volatility on the charts on Thursday but not on CAD pairs. Instead, he rocked the pound towards the end of the week’s trading! Read on to find out why!

Whenever Mario Draghi takes center stage, you know that something big is bound to happen. This is exactly what we saw on Thursday when Draghi went on the wires to announce the ECB’s decision on interest rates.

Alrighty, folks. Let’s get this show on the road! Cast your votes to this week’s Trade of the Week contest! We have 7 entries for this week, which one would you root for?

Thinking of taking advantage of the AUD/USD selloff but worried that you’re too late to the party? Check out these four reasons why AUD/USD could keep dropping.

Ready to sneak in some last minute pips before the week ends? Make sure you’re prepared for the trading day ahead by reading up on what happened to the major currencies yesterday!

Two days ago, our friends down under decided to keep rates steady for the second straight meeting. There was no surprise there, but market participants were caught off guard by the accompanying statement. Apparently, a rate cut might be in the cards!

With two much-anticipated rate decisions on tap today, you can be sure that we’ll see a lot of movement in the forex market. Brace yourselves by reading up on my daily forex fundamental report!

In a surprise move yesterday, Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa announced that he would be stepping down from his post on March 19, three weeks ahead of schedule. Find out how this affects the BOJ and the yen heading forward, after the jump!

It’s time to learn a little more about binary options! Read on to find out how it works and how it can affect the forex industry moving forward!

How did Shirakawa’s resignation affect the yen pairs and why the heck did the euro rally yesterday? I got the details right here on my daily forex updates!

They say what goes up must come down. The euro found that out the hard way when it took a 200-pip dive below 1.3500 just after tapping 1.3700 last week. What the heck caused that move?! Read on to find out!

In a surprising turn of events, the U.S. dollar managed to come out on top yesterday. Will it be able to continue its rally? Or was its victory simply a fluke?

With all the excitement surrounding the release of the NFP, you’d think traders were watching the Super Bowl or something!

Aaaand we have a winning setup! It was a close fight, but this week’s Trade of the Week throne belongs to…

Looks like the recent trends in the forex market are continuing! The question is, how much longer can this go on?

The U.S. payrolls week might be over but the party is just getting started for the forex junkies! Check out the two major types of economic reports heading our way next week.

Heads up! We’ve got FIVE awesome entries for this week’s contest so y’all better cast your votes wisely!