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Once again, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke sparked fireworks in the markets yesterday. Despite improvements in the U.S. economy, he said that more stimulus could be needed. Why does he think so?

Good day Forex peeps! Yesterday, the Greenback received a huge blow when Bernanke hinted at keeping rates low for even longer than expected. Will the Greenback recover today?

You might remember last year, when commodity prices were rising, Ben Bernanke referred to the pressure of rising prices as being transitory … and refused to recognize it as plain and simple inflation.

It takes two to tango. Because the ECB has done its part by buying debt-ridden European countries more time through the LTRO, policymakers are calling on governments to step up their austerity measures to help resolve the debt crisis.

This week we had four piptastic trade ideas but one came up on top, bagging over 60% of the total votes. Give it up for this week’s Trade of the Week winner…

Start off on the right foot, homies! Brush up on your fundamentals and know the potential catalysts in this week’s trading!

Just when we thought that Italy is next on the euro zone’s hot seat, Spain stole the spotlight and caught investors’ attention. Will Spain become the next Greece?

Unlike the Hunger Games movie which garnered plenty of rave reviews in its opening week, this month’s set of euro zone flash PMIs turned out to be a huge flop. Find out what these figures mean for the euro zone economy and its currency.

Last Wednesday U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne presented the government’s budget plans that he believes “rewards work, backs business and reforms the tax system.” Will it be enough to significantly reduce budget deficit?

I’m sure you’re looking forward to the weekend but don’t miss out on the chance to catch more pips before you go on your way!

New Zealand’s GDP report for the fourth quarter of 2011 just came out, and unfortunately, it didn’t score the straight As that the market had initially expected.

Concerns about slowing growth in China, talks of more QE for the U.K., rising European bond yields… Yup! I’ve covered all the market-moving events in yesterday’s trading. So read up on my forex fundamentals report!

Late last year, MF Global filed for bankruptcy and led industry watchdogs to tighten their rules to protect clients’ funds. What’s this all about and how will this affect the forex industry?

I got a bit of a chuckle out of IMF Chief Christine Lagarde. She recently praised China for its “rebalancing efforts.” What a pain it must be to have to lie publicly on a regular basis in an effort to keep the key players agreeable so you can attempt to conduct coordinated global policy.

News of a projected downturn in iron ore demand from China hit the airwaves yesterday, with growth expected to dwindle down to single digits. What does this mean for the Australian economy and its currency?

Once again, the dollar was on top of the forex world as it strengthened against ALL of its major counterparts. Beastin’! What can we expect from it today?

We don’t specialize in the stock market, but we spend a lot of time trying to understand why the stock market, as a whole, might rise or fall. It helps us understand capital flows across and between global financial markets.

Love trading the news? We’ve got a potential rim rocker coming out at 9:45 pm in the form of the New Zealand GDP report! Read on to find out how you can bag some pips playing this report!

It looks like the Greenback still hasn’t brought sexy back yet. Find out why in today’s forex fundamentals report!

After taking a beating from the dollar during the early part of the week, I’m pretty sure euro bulls had a lot to be thankful for last Friday. But you know what? I have a feeling that we haven’t seen the end of the euro’s rally yet. Here are three reasons why.