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Last Friday I penned Growth and inflation? Key to our 10 reasons the dollar has bottomed. I hope you believe me now. One of the key points to the dollar move was “Carry trade idea history.”

Dollar domination! Well, at least that’s how it’s been for the past few days. What could the major currencies be up to now? Check out my daily roundup to find out!

Well, this is something we haven’t exactly seen in a while. The US dollar is making good on positive fundamental developments; granted it’s being helped along a bit by ongoing worries in Greece.

The year 2009 has been a kind one for Australia. While other nations were languishing in GDP hell throughout the year, Australia was able to avoid a technical recession and actually post growth… But will it last?

Looks like dollar bulls are stampeding all over the markets! Could this be the theme for the rest of the year?

So we’ve been harping on the rising concerns in Europe and what they may ultimately mean for the euro. But it’s clear that the worries are not confined to the EMU.

The dollar bulls are at it again, taking the currency higher against most major currencies. With the amount of high-profile data coming up today, we could be in for another wild ride!

I am looking around this morning and there are all kinds of economic tidbits and news stories that, in isolation, could prove meaningful. But one item is particularly catching my attention … and everyone else’s, it seems.

Ah, it’s the middle of December and it seems like the cold weather has taken its toll on the markets. If there’s anything that could warm up the markets, it might just be the FOMC statement coming out tomorrow!

Trading was slow yesterday due to a lack of economic flows. Will the price action finally pick up given the release of several top tier reports today?

In one of several brilliant campaign moves, Barack Obama enlisted the service of several big names to lead his economic decision-making. Why? Well, probably because he realized that he had no relevant experience of his own from which to lead.

Welcome to a brand new week of trading! Before y’all get a piece of the market action, check out my daily economic roundup first!

Today’s US price data a bit hotter than expected this morning. China boom numbers out last night. And guess what, the dollar likes what it sees.

Looking back, the past two Fridays have brought some intense dollar buying. Will we see more of the same to end this week?

In The Wall Street Journal yesterday, Mr. Brown and Mr. Sarkozy, of Britain and France respectively, penned a piece for WSJ readers. Let’s start with this …

Dubai, Greece, Spain… In which category do these countries belong? If you guessed “Countries with debt problems,” you got it! Next question: What does this mean for the currency market? Ahh, time to read up!

The dollar bulls took a break yesterday, causing some major currency pairs to regain their Tuesday losses. Will the dollar bulls take control of the forex markets again? Stay tuned!

ECB fiddles while Athens riots. It just doesn’t work as well as “…Rome burns.” But I think you get the picture

Hi there Forex friends! The dollar bulls controlled and took over yesterday’s price action. Will the USD continue to dominate the markets again? Find out and check what’s up on our daily economic roundup!

I’ve included a link at the end of this article where Jack is talking to HoweStreet.com … discussing the expectations for the US dollar and its counterparts, as well as our perspective on Japan, UK, Eurozone and the potential for global market fallout from Greece.