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Gold prices tumbled by 3.2% after the SNB announced its currency peg this week. Is the gold rally over or is this our chance to buy the dip?

The dollar rallied and the euro faltered! Will we get more of the same today? Only one way to find out: read today’s Daily Forex Fundamentals!

I’m not talking about the dance, fellas. I’m referring to Operation Twist, one of the alternatives the Fed is contemplating in place of QE3!

There is little doubt the doom and gloom crowd has the upper hand when it comes to sentiment about the U.S. economy and its future in the world. I know many want their doom and gloom beliefs validated, and therefore it’s burning-at-the-stake time for one to be the least bit optimistic about the future of the U.S. at a time like this. But let me give it a try and see if makes any sense to you.

There are plenty of top-tier reports and events scheduled for today so make sure you get a dose of my daily forex fundamentals before you start trading!

This is it! In a move that rocked the markets yesterday, the Swiss National Bank finally went all-in with its bets and pegged the franc to the euro. The question is, will the strategy work?

Wow, this is a first! This month’s Best Forex Trading System contest actually has two winners: salt-n-pipper’s “Breakout System X-treme” and donnapinciotti’s “The Trend is Your Friend” system. Let’s take a look at each one.

My apologies to Yogi! But can’t you hear it: “Do, re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do…” I’m talking about the end game for the euro as a single currency of course.

In a surprising turn of events, the SNB announced yesterday that they have decided to make 1.2000 the minimum rate of the EUR/CHF. As a result, the Swissy took a major hit across the board. What’s in store for us today?

Now that the RBA has fired the first salvo on this week’s interest rate decisions, it’s time to shift our focus on the BOJ and the BOC. What factors are weighing on their decisions this week?

With U.S. traders back from their Labor Day holiday, the major currencies could be in for some wild moves. Make sure you get a piece of this action by reading my daily forex fundamentals!

A big fat ZERO! No, I’m not talking about Pipcrawler’s kill count on our last Call of Duty session. In case you were busy party rockin’ the night away last Friday, it’s the figure the NFP report printed for August. What does this mean for the President Obama, the Fed, and the U.S. dollar?

The BabyPips.com tribe has voted! The winner for this week’s Trade of the Week is…

Up and at ’em, kids! It’s time to start another trading week. Warm up those trading muscles and read up your daily forex fundamentals!

The U.S. and euro zone debt situations have been widely publicized. But did you know that China has a mountain of debt of its own to deal with?

Earlier this week, big news hit the airwaves that consumer confidence dropped to its lowest level in two years! While this data doesn’t normally carry the same fanfare as that of GDP figures and the non-farm payrolls report, lemme show you how the average Joe’s sentiment may be more significant than you think…

President Obama has picked economic guru Alan Krueger to be a part of the White House Council of Economic Advisers. Will he be able to keep the economy from taking a turn for the worse, becoming as scary as a scene on A Nightmare on Elm Street?

It’s that time of the month again, kids! Nope, I’m not talking about Cyclopip’s monthly shower schedule. It’s NFP Friday! Will the report be bullish for the dollar, or will it get the currency sold-off across the board?

Naturally, ahead of tomorrow’s US Nonfarm Payrolls report and President Obama’s upcoming jobs address to Congress, talk of creating jobs in the US has become top priority.

It’s NFP time again, and you know the drill! Let’s take a look at what the markets are expecting, how the Fed could react, and what it could mean for the U.S. dollar.