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February 29 baby! This day only comes every four years, so make sure you brush up on your fundamentals and make the most of today!

It ain’t just Angelina Jolie’s leg that’s been getting a lot of buzz. While Hollywood junkies gossip about who wore what at the Oscars, market participants just couldn’t stop themselves from talking about crude oil. Here’s the latest scoop on black crack.

My, how time passes by – it’s almost March already! Make sure you end your month right by taking a look at today’s Daily Forex Fundamentals!

So we have witnessed a roughly streak of risk appetite across the markets. A whopping 10 out of the last 13 weeks the S&P 500 has closed higher than the prior week’s close.

Currency intervention has been a hot topic in the foreign exchange market for the past few months. The Bank of Japan has done it, the Swiss National Bank has done it, and now, word on the street is that the Reserve Bank of Australia might be interested in doing it as well.

Aaand the votes are in! Drum roll please! So many brilliant ideas, but one stood out from the rest. The winner of the Trade of the Week Contest for February 27 to March 2, 2012 is none other than…

Start off on the right foot, kids! Read my daily forex fundamentals and know the potential catalysts in this week’s trading.

I read an article the other day about how Lebron James is quietly having one of the best seasons in NBA history, and I couldn’t help but wonder if the same thing could be happening in the forex scene. Could we overlooking a strong performer?

Looks like Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard and Former PM Kevin Rudd are at it again! Once again, the future of the Labor Party is at stake. Who will emerge victorious this time around?

On Wednesday, the euro zone PMI reports on both the services and manufacturing sectors came in worse than expected. The weak readings revived recession fears in the region.

Happy Friday forex freaks! Although we’ve got a light economic calendar today, it doesn’t mean that we’ll be having an uneventful day. Check out what’s up in my daily forex fundamentals!

It has been quite the move in the last two weeks. Especially after crude oil lulled everyone to sleep for about three months, even though the tension in the Middle East (particularly Iran) grew slowly and steadily.

This week, a couple of central banks released the minutes of their latest monetary policy meetings. Read on to find out what the policymakers from the RBA and BOE had to say and how you can take advantage of this information.

In an industry where every millisecond counts and where high-speed algorithmic trading is gaining popularity faster than Jeremy Lin is gaining fans, it only makes sense that these big players are stepping up their game. Here’s what they’re up to lately.

Greek credit rating downgrade, political spat in Australia, dovish BOE minutes… Yup! I’ve got all the details on the events that moved the major currencies yesterday. Check out forex fundamentals report!

For weeks, market participants were giddy in anticipation for Greece’s second bailout package more than they were about the second season of The Game of Thrones. But when the official announcement about the debt deal was made, the euro barely rallied. Here are four reasons why:

So the Greek debt deal was finally passed! Oddly enough though, we didn’t see much risk-taking in the markets. Read up to find out why!

On Monday, the S&P decided to retain its credit rating for Japan at AA- and maintained its negative outlook for the economy. But don’t get excited just yet! The agency warned that a downgrade could happen soon.

With a bunch of top-tier reports on deck, major currencies are ready to spring back to action today. Better check out my economic roundup before you take any trades!

If there’s anything hotter than Jeremy Lin’s sensational performance these days, it’s the ongoing tension between Iran and the West! What was Iran’s latest move and how will this affect the forex market? Read on to find out!