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It’s the last day of the week, folks! If you still haven’t grabbed enough pips in the past few days, tune in to my daily economic roundup to find out which reports you can trade today. Happy trading!

Linguists within our midst will recognize the word “no” in several languages. I of course headed straight to the internet for clarification.

Japan saw its first trade deficit in two years for January 2011, causing its current account balance to shrink by nearly half. Duhn, duhn, duhnnn! Is the world’s third largest economy in danger?

If you’re into trading the news, you better drop by my daily economic roundup to know the events lined up for today. You don’t want to get caught off guard, do you?

You know the man – he is unrelenting in his quest to harness the power of the commodities “bull” and clearly passionate in his market predictions, not to mention ruggedly good-looking and charming.

A couple days ago, the BOE made the big announcement that Andrew Sentance will be walking out the door come June. But who is this mysterious former Goldman Sachs employee who has come to replace our beloved long-time hawk? Pipsters, say goodbye to Andrew Sentance, and hello to Ben Broadbent!

Looks like the dollar turned out to be the grand champion in yesterday’s forex battle! Find out how the dollar did it in today’s economic roundup!

Last week I summarized an excellent piece by Stephen King, not the scary one, the one that toils away as chief economist for HSBC; but then again, economists can be very scary in their own right.

While it wasn’t a surprise that the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to keep its interest rates on hold at 1.00% last week, I bet many weren’t expecting ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet to be uber hawkish on the markets!

Yo homies! Pip Diddy’s here again to bring you the latest events you should keep an eye for in the forex market! Check ’em out!

HOORAY FOR JOBS! No, I’m not talking about the genius that is Steve Jobs who recently unveiled the iPad 2. I’m referring to the impressive figures revealed in the U.S. jobs report for February! Let’s dig beneath the headline figures to find out whether the labor market’s comeback can last…

It’s Monday again! Are you ready to dive and trade in the forex market today? Hah, don’t forget to take my daily economic roundup with you! Stay on your toes and good luck!

And I’m back to exposing forex industry secrets! This week I give you the lowdown on what the Olsen Scale is, and why it’s helping a lot of traders gain more pips…

Earlier this week, a couple of reports were released which showed that Chinese growth might be cooling. What are am I talking about, you ask? Don’t worry, I bet you’re not the only one who got caught up with the news about the ongoing tension in Libya… or Justin Beiber’s girlfriend.

Over the last three weeks (more or less), every point lower in the stock market is attributed to risk in the Middle East. Every downside move in commodities is attributed to risk in the Middle East.

I bet it didn’t come off as a surprise that the Bank of Canada (BOC) kept rates on hold at 1.00% during their March monetary policy decision. This marked the fourth time that the central bank decided to sit on its hands and wait for more convincing signs of an economic recovery.

I read a great piece by HSBC Chief Economist guru Stephen King that appeared in the Financial Times this morning, “Trigger-happy central bankers risk wrecking the recovery,”

First Friday of the month and y’all know what that means! NFP Friday! Good luck trading today!

I know some of you are still going gaga for Apple’s latest product of pure awesomeness, but let me interrupt your research on the iPad 2 with an NFP preview. What should you expect? How can you make some moolah to get you your new toy?

With risk appetite taking over, higher yielding currencies stayed ahead in yesterday’s trading. Will we see more of the same today?