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EU leaders rocked the markets last week with a set of plans designed to put an end to the euro zone’s debt crisis. Did traders simply overreact to the news? Here are some reasons why the rallies might not last.

The voting period for this week’s Trade of the Week contest is now closed! Congratulations to…

It’s the beginning of a new month and a new quarter, folks! Be sure that you’re off to a good start by reading up on the events that already moved and those that could possibly move the markets. Check out my daily forex fundamentals report!

If there’s anything more surprising than news of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes filing for divorce, it’s the fact that EU leaders actually agreed on something during their latest summit! Not only did they come up with one agreement, they even made three!

After a close 5-4 vote on increasing its asset purchases last month, it seems that the BOE blokes are getting creative at addressing calls for action without actually buying more bonds. Here are 3 ways they’re doing it.

The Bailoustreet Boys are in the headlines once again! After Cyprus joined the gang earlier this week, markets are now abuzz with rumors that Slovenia might become the next member of the infamous group of debt-laden European countries!

The dollar reigns supreme! Find out what happened in the markets yesterday and get ready for today’s events by reading up on my daily forex fundamentals report!

Aside from sponsoring the Premier League, Barclays is now officially the first dealer to offer electronic execution of interest rate swaps using MENA currencies. So how will it impact the forex industry?

Finally, the verbal duels are over! After months of debate and deliberation, Japan finally passed the bill to increase consumption tax! How will it impact the economy?

Having a tough time keeping up with the market’s mood swings? Don’t you worry! I’m here to help y’all out with my economic roundup!

We get a sense global liquidity is draining back to the center from the periphery. We know we are not alone in this view, as many have warned about the European banking system’s deleveraging globally, i.e. reducing loan exposure.

Move over, Alan Bollard! RBNZ’s got a new boss in town and he goes by the name of Graeme Wheeler. What can we expect from the new RBNZ Governor?

Make sure you’re ready for another wacky Wednesday in the forex market by checking out my daily forex fundamentals!

And then there were five! On Monday, the eastern Mediterranean country of Cyprus edged out Italy and became the fifth member of the Bailoutstreet Boys! I’ve got the lowdown on everything you need to know about the country, so read up!

Safe haven currencies found themselves at the top of the forex food chain yesterday. What the heck happened? Find out everything you need to know in today’s Daily Forex Fundamentals!

Pontificating from our “armchair economist” perch today; with a two-handed analysis: On the one hand, Germany’s grand strategy of forced austerity in order to create low cost manufacturing zones for German industrialists across the Eurozone (or “Greater Germany” as realists are implicitly viewing it) and its continuous captive market export demand form said Eurozone are in jeopardy.

A lot of things seem to have changed recently. Last week, the foreign exchange market started off with the safe haven dollar lower across the board as a result of increased market optimism.

There were FOUR great trade ideas, but only one was acclaimed the best. Can you guess who won the Trade of the Week?

Last week of the month, homies! Start it strong by reading up on what moved your favorite currency pairs last Friday!

Earlier last week, the emerging powerhouse nations of China and Brazil agreed to a 10-year currency swap deal worth up to 30 billion USD! Read on to find out how it all went down!