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A ninja always has to be aware of his surroundings, so I recently did some spying to check out how the forex broker scene has been doing. After a few minutes of stealth-work, I got my hands on a copy of the most recent financial report for U.S. retail foreign exchange dealers.

It seems like risk aversion was still the name of the game in yesterday’s trading. Will it carry on today? Read up on the events that could possibly shift market sentiment!

While we were all out enjoying the weekend, the PBoC decided to sneak up on the markets and cut the RRR by 50 basis points. Will this be enough to keep the Chinese economy afloat?

After a fierce battle over the weekend, one comdoll trade idea emerged in this week’s Trade of the Week contest. Ladies and gents, let’s all give virtual high fives to…

Last week was an absolute blood bath as the markets’ risk aversion killed high-yielding currencies. Will they rise from the dead this week?

Gather ’round, ladies and gents! The release of the April 2012 U.S. retail sales report is just around the corner. Are you prepared for this potential market-mover?

As expected, the Bank of England didn’t make any changes to its asset purchase program nor did it cut interest rates. Read on to find out how this affects the future of the British economy and the pound!

In the past few weeks, European sovereign debt issues have been hogging the spotlight. Contagion fears have been reignited, which has resulted in a widespread case of risk aversion.

Woohoo! It’s Friday once again! Today’s your last chance for the week to make pips before you paint the town red so be sure you read up on my forex fundamentals report!

Aha! It looks like it ain’t just Kim Kardashian and Kanye West getting comfortable with each other! Could the opening of three Chinese banks in the U.S. translate to an improvement in the relationship of the two economic superpowers?

And the dollar domination continues! Will the Greenback continue to trample over the charts or will we see a reversal soon?

It would be crazy for you to trade the pound tomorrow without a clue as to what the Bank of England may say or do. Prepare yourself for tomorrow’s big decision by reading my guide to trading the May 2012 MPC rate decision!

What the heck is the SRO bill that’s been making waves in the investment scene lately? More importantly, how will it affect retail traders like you and me?

Will the safe-havens continue to dominate in today’s trading? Or will the higher-yielders take over? Find out if risk aversion is here to stay by reading my economic roundup!

How will a “Grexit” (Greek exit) affect the euro? Find out after the jump!

What a manic Monday! Find out what happened in yesterday’s trading and brush up on your fundamentals game by checking out my daily roundup!

The NFP numbers are out! Sadly, they weren’t as hot as the Avengers opening weekend. Should the declining NFP figures be a cause for concern?

Six brave souls submitted their entries to this week’s contest but there can only be one winner, and that is…

A broad-based case of risk aversion shook the markets last Friday and caused some gaps to form on the charts over the weekend. What kind of price action can we expect this week?

Slowdown. China. These have been the top two buzz words we’ve been hearing recently. Just go to the Bloomberg and Reuters websites and you’ll see dozens of articles saying how Chinese growth concerns have been weighing down heavily on market sentiment.