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Dollar bears sharpened their claws again yesterday as they took the currency lower against major currencies. Today’s economic calendar has huge offering of data for us so expect a lot of volatility as we approach the weekend!

It almost seems as if we’re witnessing a veteran prize fighter on the decline, not only failing to win fights but taking brutal beatings along the way.

Two top tier economic reports are on tap today – BOE and ECB interest rate decisions. Be on the guard for some possible volatility!

Latvia is under severe pressure, to say the least. Take a look at the GDP % change year over year

USD weakness was the name of the game yesterday, causing gold prices to surge and comdolls to hit new yearly highs. Will the USD be able to recover or could major currencies push it lower? Better read up on today’s economic roundup!

After seeing dismal figures on the US NFP report, it’s time we check out the labor situation in other parts of the globe. After all, we don’t want the US hogging the spotlight, do we? Australia and Canada have their employment reports due this week so let’s start from there…

A few headlines I saw this morning – have a look: Swiss franc rises towards parity vs dollar

After a relatively slow Monday, we could be in for a thundering Tuesday as high impact news will be released throughout the day! Check it all out in today’s roundup!

Buy the rumor sell the news? The Australian dollar is sharply higher again today against the buck–which is taking on the chin once again.

Did you get whipsawed last Friday when the non-farm payrolls came out? If you did, better to be ready next time by keeping up with my daily economic roundups… Especially since this week’s economic calendar is packed!

I’m so tired…I stayed up late reading last night….falling asleepppp at the keyboardddd….zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!

It’s not the Fourth of July but expect to see some fireworks given today’s NFP report in the US! Buckle up!

The Bank of England last week made comments regarding some recent weakness in the British pound. It was seen as a potential boost to the UK economy as they’d love to resuscitate what external demand for their exports,

Are you ready for this week’s blockbuster? I’m sure you know what I’m talking about – the mother lode of all economic data: The non-farm payrolls on Friday!

Wake me up when September ends! Indeed, the major currencies jolted into action yesterday as we marked the end of the month and the end of the third quarter. Take a peek at the economic reports in store for the 1st of October.

There have been much cryptic and not so cryptic comments of late from Federal Reserve Bank speakers. Some are implicitly calling for rate hikes sooner rather than later to mop up all the mess of money excess

It’s the last day of the month but before we bid September farewell, the markets have blessed us with a slew of economic data today! Check out what’s on the agenda in today’s roundup!

Threats of diversification, risk appetite, the prospect of a global economic recovery, calls for a new world reserve currency… Just when everyone seems to be ganging up on the dollar, ECB President Trichet went out on a limb to prop up the dollar and said, “Yo, I got your back…”

Greater‐than‐expected confidence numbers again come out of Europe. The status relative to historical numbers can be seen

It looks like all eyes were on the yen in yesterday’s trading session as it made some serious advances versus most major currencies. With the second day of the week at hand, will we see the dollar take back the spotlight?