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This week we saw both the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Bank of Japan (BOJ)’s attempts to weaken the Swiss franc and the Japanese yen, respectively. The question is, will their strategies work this time around?

The dollar dominated the charts yesterday, thanks to the strong case of risk aversion. With the non-farm payrolls on deck, will we see continued gains for the dollar or a complete reversal?

Maybe it’s my nationalistic tendencies, my likely narrow understanding of world history, or my bias towards free-market capitalism, but I am turned off by Russia.

I read in a Bloomberg story today that Bill Gross was expecting QE3 in some form or fashion thanks to the US economy entering what he referred to as “stall speed.”

With the BOJ’s interest rate decision only a few days away, let’s take a look at how the Japanese economy is faring. Is it really experiencing a V-shaped recovery?

Yowza! What the heck is going on with yen and franc pairs?! Read all about it in today’s roundup!

Now that the Senate got the ball rolling and (finally) passed a new debt ceiling plan, what’s next for dear old Uncle Sam and his scrillas?

The votes have been cast, and the tribe has spoken! The Best Forex Trading System for the month of July is…

Yo ballers! Pip Diddy’s here again to bring you the latest economic events that you should keep an eye on today!

Last Friday, the market was treated disappointing news from the U.S. in the form of the Advanced GDP report. According to the data, the U.S. grew only 1.3% during the second quarter of this year, significantly below the 1.7% increase initially expect. To make matters worse, the first quarter reading was revised down to just 0.4%!

Talk about a manic Monday! Make sure you don’t miss out on the action in the charts today by reading up on my daily forex fundamentals!

The Australian dollar has done very well lately and over the last couple years. Why? Well, because it’s been a go-to currency to capture yield … in a global environment of extremely low yields.

With the debt clock ticking fast, U.S. lawmakers finally seemed to make progress on their debt talks as they struck a deal over the weekend. Here’s a closer look at the pros and cons of their deficit reduction plan.

The votes are in for the Trade of the Week Contest for August 1 to 5, 2011. Check out the winning AUD/USD short trade idea from salt-n-pipper!

Wow! Did you see price action on the dollar last Friday? What a way to end June! Wondering if August will be just as action-packed? Read on to find out!

About 40 hours from now, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will announce its much-awaited decision on interest rates. Brace yourself folks, as the upcoming release could take the Aussie down in the dumps or soaring across the charts!

Germany, Germany, wherefore art though euro zone’s largest economy? Let’s get down and dirty with the numbers and see how the top dawg in the region has been doing. But be warned! From what I’ve heard, the stats aren’t as dope as my rhymes.

The RBNZ may not have delivered a rate hike yesterday, but they did serve up some pretty juicy statements for all to ponder on. Keep yourself in the know by reading this RBNZ rate statement review!

Ready for some heart-poundin’ price action today? Better brace yourselves and check out my daily forex fundamentals so you don’t get any surprises!

It was kind of ironic, from the standpoint of my simple life, that my neighbor stopped by yesterday to give me some junk mail addressed to me, but put in his box.