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Happy Birthday Uncle Sam! Before y’all head off and party, make sure you get your pregame on by reading my daily forex fundamentals!

Start the second half of 2010 on the right foot by reading about the themes and events that could rock the markets this month. The fireworks don’t end after the fourth of July so brace yourselves (and your trades) for these upcoming market movers!

Last week the Greek parliament finally passed the austerity measures bill needed to satisfy the EU and the IMF’s conditions for another bailout package. So what are the euro zone officials’ next steps now that the ball is back in their court?

I apologize, but when I think of gold bugs I have trouble not thinking of Mike Meyer’s performance as Goldmember in the third installment of the Austin Powers movies.

Like a bunch of little school girls arguing over Team Jacob and Team Edward, policymakers in Washington can’t seem to agree on the conditions for raising the U.S. debt ceiling. What does this mean for the dollar?

Bid goodbye to June and holler “Whaddup” to July, kids! Make sure you start the month right by reading up on my daily forex fundamentals!

We are fortunate to have some very smart readers of Currency Currents. I learn much from them. JC, a reader of ours, nailed my sentiments toward trading in this market.

With June drawing to a close, there’s no better time than now to recap the top three stories that dominated the forex markets in the first half of 2011!

Looks like Greece passed the austerity package! Find out how that affected the markets by reading today’s roundup!

China’s real debt level appears to me much larger than anyone seems to know — even the Chinese. This kind of thing happens when you provide stimulus to your economy ranging from 50% to 75% of your entire GDP and allow your banking system to create even more leverage with a multitude of so called “off-balance-sheet vehicles.” Sound familiar to anyone? This movie ended badly during its first run.

We found the Holy Grail system! Well, not really. But who knows? One of these five contenders for June’s Best Forex System of the Month contest could be it!

Today the world markets are holding their breaths as they wait for “The Decision” – the Greek parliament’s decision, that is. What exactly are they voting on today, and how will it affect traders around the world?

Wondering why everything rallied yesterday? Read up on the return of risk appetite and more on today’s Daily Forex Fundamentals!

Is the global economy running low on crude oil? Don’t fret! The IEA is here to save the world from its oil shortage. Will their plan work?

Couldn’t catch pips yesterday? It’s probably because you didn’t read your daily fundamentals news! Check out what’s on my platter today!

Continuing along the theme of declining liquidity hitting the metals markets, I share with you a chart of silver I sent to Members of our Options Predator service last week

Looking at the U.S economy, we can see that manufacturing is weak, unemployment levels are through the roof, and consumer sentiment is on the rocks. So why the heck is the Greenback so high up in the charts? Here are the top 3 reasons.

Now that all the votes are in, it’s time to see who has come out on top! We had some awesome pretty awesome trade ideas, but the readers have spoken! This week’s winner for the Trade of the Week Contest is…

Hope y’all got a lot of rest over the weekend… ’cause we’ve got another crazy week of trading ahead of us! Arm yourself with everything you need to know by reading today’s Daily Forex Fundamentals!

If you’ve been shorting the yen purely in hopes of the Bank of Japan stepping in as it did back in March, you may want to reconsider your strategy.