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I think we need only look at one chart to understand the vulnerability of risk assets fully-priced for future growth; it is the global purchasing managers’ index and it shows all the major countries turning over that the same time.

Comdoll power, baby! Yesterday was all about the comdolls! Read my roundup to learn why they rallied and what you can expect to see today!

Have investors gone gaga for gold or what?! Thanks to Big Pippin’s stylish needs, the precious metal is now up over 623% of its value twelve years ago! But naysayers warn that we could see gold lose its shine. Here are three reasons why:

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Make sure y’all get the lowdown on all the top-tier events we have scheduled for today! So sit tight and start reading my daily forex fundamentals!

Quotable “Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted.”                                     Ralph Waldo Emerson Commentary & Analysis Smokin’ … Or Smoke & Mirrors? There’s something peculiar about crude oil … Last week’s crude oil inventory drawdown is not bullish. From Reuters yesterday: U.S. crude oil stocks showed …

Heads up! There are three interest rate decisions coming your way this week so you better do your homework before the monetary policy party gets started. Go ahead and read on!

Uncle Sam just can’t catch a break! Will the dollar lose out again today? Make sure you know what lies ahead by brushing up on your forex fundamentals!

They say sequels rarely live up to the hype, but I guess that doesn’t apply to bailouts! Last week, the markets went nuts over news that European Union (EU) and International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials agreed to give Greece a second bailout.

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No, this quote is not referring to the USA … or it would have read “the land of right-wing extremists.” This quote refers to the gold market.

If there’s anything more disappointing than the Miami Heat’s 2-point win in Game 3, it’s the results of the U.S. jobs report for May. But if it’s any consolation, some economists believe that the surge in joblessness is merely temporary. Here’s why…

The votes are in, and we’ve got a winner! So many brilliant and awesome ideas, but one stood out from the rest. The winner of the Trade of the Week Contest for the week of June 6 to 10, 2011 is…

Time to get over that weekend hangover and make some pips! Start the week off right by drinking some of my daily forex fundamental Kool-Aid!

Most analysts don’t believe the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will deliver a rate hike on Tuesday, but there’s also a good number that think otherwise. The economy has shown both bright and dark spots since the RBA last made a statement, so a case can certainly be made for both views.

Yes, the value of the yuan may be under the tight control of the Chinese government, but that doesn’t make it an unattractive investment!

I’ve a got a little question for you. What phenomenon causes investors to buy safe haven assets and ditch higher-yielding ones? I’ll give you a hint, it rhymes with “schmisk schmaversion.”

Hmmmm. Interesting to see how US inflation lags outside inflation. But that last bit of research (perceived perhaps based on expectations built from past inflationary periods) seems somewhat at odds with the interpretation of US manufacturing I included earlier.

I know Friday is the day y’all go out to paint the town red. But before you party like a rockstar, keep your accounts from dipping into the red by reading my daily forex fundamentals!

Tomorrow, at 12:30 pm GMT, we’ll be seeing the most important and most watched economic report in the foreign exchange market: the U.S. non-farm payrolls. If you wish to trade it, make sure you read this short guide on it!