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All Things Forex Trading Room: US Dollar New Trading Week Outlook

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With a number of notable U.S. economic reports scheduled for release in the week ahead, we explore the near-term outlook for the U.S. dollar and ponder if the greenback will continue to attract bids if the economy shows further signs of improvement...

 

All Things Forex Trading Room: Is a Significant JPY Correction Already Underway?

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As Chinese data disappoints and the Nikkei registers its biggest drop since the March 2011 Tsunami, we examine the factors behind the strengthening of the JPY and ponder if this could be the beginning of a significant correction of the yen's recent losses...

 

Forex News

Eurozone crisis live: Markets slide after rollercoaster session in Japan

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UK FTSE 100 down 0.6% in morning trade. ECB's Draghi calls for more European UK. German Ifo business confidence index rebounds and beats the forecasts with a reading of 105.7 in May. US durable goods orders for April rise more than expected...

 

Stock markets lose nerve on fears of end to quantitative easing by the US central bank

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Britain's top companies lose £36bn in value as stock markets react to US warnings on QE and drop in Chinese manufacturing. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke hinted on Wednesday about a possible easing of its $85bn-a-month bond-buying program...

 
 

Forex Outlook

Top 10 Forex Events Outlook: May 20-24

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With the Bank of Japan’s announcement and the minutes of the Fed’s May meeting on the agenda, the week ahead will offer further insight into the future plans of these two central banks and their unprecedented monetary policy easing efforts...

 

Will the Aussie Dollar Continue to Crumble?

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The Australian dollar has experienced a colossal collapse during the past two weeks declining more than 3 big figures on top of last week's drop. The technical picture is bleak, and managed money seems to have been exiting long positions...

 

Forex Research

Eurobonds or euro-exit: the choice is Germany’s

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Like it or not, Berlin leads the eurozone. Now it must decide the future of the currency area– and the sooner the better. The European Union is an incomplete association of sovereign states that is unlikely to withstand many years of stagnation...

 

German role in steering euro crisis could lead to disaster

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Frankfurt professor's concerns echo recent alarms being sounded across Europe over Berlin's stance on EU fiscal policy. A leaked policy paper from France was redolent with fear of and hostility to Merkel and her prescriptions in the euro crisis...

 

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