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Markets might have welcomed the announcement of Spain’s budget plan but it wasn’t the only event that sparked risk appetite on Thursday. China helped inspire risk-taking too! Can you guess how?

In what seems like its preparations for a bailout request, Spain recently rolled out its budget plans and bank stress test results. How did the markets react and how will these affect Spain’s bailout prospects?

Are you a fan of soap operas? Then you’ll love the drama that has unfolded between the SNB and S&P!

Finally, some risk-taking! Find out what sparked risk appetite in yesterday’s trading by reading up on my daily forex fundamentals report!

Don’t look now folks, but it looks like Greece is creeping back into the spotlight! Rumors out of Athens is that the government’s budget gap could be as much as 30 billion EUR!

Will risk aversion extend its stay in the markets for yet another day? Find out by reading my daily economic commentaries!

Word through the forex grapevine is that EU officials are currently in talks with Spanish policymakers regarding bailout plans. Will it push through and, if it does, how will the euro react?

Attention readers! I’ve decided to make some changes to the Trade of the Week contest to make it easier for y’all to send in your submissions! Read on to find out how we’ll be running the contest from here on out.

What the heck caused the reversal in risk sentiment yesterday? I got the details right here on my Daily Forex Fundamentals!

The Bank of Japan’s (BOJ) latest meeting minutes and some analyst reports provide clues on why the BOJ had to launch larger-than-expected additional stimulus last week.

Risk aversion dominated market sentiment in yesterday’s trading. Why? Read up on my daily forex fundamentals report to find out!

Want a trade-worthy news report? Look no further than the Canadian retail sales report! Read up to find out how you can brace yourself for it. Who knows, I might just help you score some pips!

The votes are in folks! Let me introduce y’all to this week’s Trade of the Week winner right after the jump!

Up and at ’em, forex junkies! Complete your pre-market preparations by reading up on what happened in the markets last Friday!

It has been a tough week for market sentiment. In China, the HSBC Manufacturing PMI remained in contraction territory for the 11th straight time. In Europe, the prospect of a huge Spanish bailout is slowly becoming a reality.

After hitting the $100/barrel mark the other week, crude oil prices slipped by roughly 5% over the past few trading days. Here are some of the reasons explaining the sudden drop in black crack.

A few weeks ago, the ECB boosted investor sentiment with talks of a banking union that would protect the EU depositorsfrom financial crises. Unfortunately, the EU leaders couldn’t even get past the initial talks. Here’s why.

What’s up with the euro zone’s PMIs and China’s manufacturing data and how did they affect price action yesterday? Read all about it in today’s edition of Daily Forex Fundamentals!

I gotta admit, I didn’t think Japanese policymakers had it in them to do what they did yesterday!

Wanna know what’s dope and what’s not? Hit up my Daily Forex Fundamentals to find out!