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Hearing EZ leaders bicker about how to address the debt crisis isn’t new to us. Now Germany and France are at it again. What are they arguing about this time? The ECB.

Japan has been notorious for intervening in the markets to weaken the yen. They did this back in October 31 when they pushed USD/JPY as high as 79.50. Unfortunately, it appears that their efforts are short-lived, as the pair has almost returned to its pre-intervention levels.

In its latest interest rate decision the Bank of England voted to keep its asset purchases target steady at 275 billion GBP. Does this mean that the central bank is done stimulating the economy? Here are four reasons why the BOE might go for more QE.

Got lost in the economic hoopla yesterday? Don’t worry, I got it all covered right here on my Daily Forex Fundamentals!

Not sure what to do with the Aussie? Well, here are 4 reasons why you might wanna consider taking a short bias on AUD/USD!

Alas, risk aversion reigns supreme once again! Still wondering why? Wonder no more! Read up on my daily forex fundamentals report and get the lowdown on what happened in the market yesterday.

Since the new Trade Journal feature update, we’ve had some ideas on the back burner on how to make it even better! This time, we’re hoping to keep the momentum going by serving you a bunch of improvements for trade journaling–and even a little something extra on the side!

Uh oh. It looks like President Obama is done playing good ol’ Mr. Nice Guy to China. In a conference earlier this week, he told Chinese officials that the yuan is just moving TOO slow. Do I smell a trade war brewing?

With better-than-expected economic data popping up yesterday, where the heck did the risk aversion come from? I got all the details right here on my daily forex fundamentals!

Remember when the S&P erroneously downgraded France’s credit rating last Thursday? Yeah, the European Union hasn’t forgotten either. In fact, the S&P’s blunder might have been one of the reasons why the EU is now tightening its belt on the major credit rating agencies.

Each time I think the eurozone is backed into a corner, it manages to find a new corner through the magic of political persuasion and a market belief in financial engineering. Or a simpler summary may suffice: Leaders in the eurozone continue to pull rabbits out of their hat. But even rabbits can reproduce only so fast!

Rise, baby, rise! The dollar got a huge boost yesterday, as risk aversion managed to make its way into the market. With the amount of high profile data on deck, will the dollar be able to continue its stellar rise?

After the infamous Silvio Berlusconi stepped down as Italy’s Prime Minister, Mario Monti was tapped to lead the country as the new Prime Minister. Who is he, you ask? Read up and get the lowdown on Italy’s real-life Super Mario!

Four brave souls shared their trade ideas with the BabyPips.com community last Friday. Who came out on top? Read up to find out who got the most votes!

Ready for a brand new week of forex? Find out what lies ahead by looking through my Pipnoculars blog!

After days of worrying over the possibility of debt contagion in the euro zone, investors breathed a sigh of relief yesterday as Greek and Italian lawmakers stepped up their game in containing risk aversion. What exactly happened in Greece and Italy?

Italy to vote on cuts, US applies pressure: Italy’s Senate is set to vote on austerity measures demanded by the European Union to avert a euro zone meltdown, after U.S. President Barack Obama ratcheted up pressure for more dramatic action from the currency bloc.

The latest economic figures from China seem to suggest that the Asian giant is headed for a slowdown. If that happens, will we see a rate cut from the PBoC soon? What will the High Expectations Asian Father meme say? Read on to find out!

Good day Forex Freaks! It’s the last trading day of the week and it appears that most banks will be closed today. Fear not though, I am not on holiday and I bring you the latest happenings in the forex market once again!

Mama Mia! Even with Italian PM Berlusconi offering to say “Arrivederci!” earlier this week, Italian bond yields surged to their highest level during the euro era and caused a broad-based selloff in high-yielding assets. What gives?