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2012 Articles

February

Reported US Trade Deficit Widens
Week in FX Europe Feb 5-10
Loonie Loosens the Death Grip
Can the BoJ breath a little easier?
Greek doubts and Portuguese concerns support Swiss Franc
Eurozone Holds Back a Rescue Package for Greece
EUR to lose Faith?
ECB, Bank of England Leave Rates Unchanged
UK Industrial Output Increases Above Forecast
BoE and ECB Showtime
Greece’s “Last Minute” Incomplete Deal
No EURO Freeze just Squeeze
Greeks Trying Again to Seal an Austerity Deal
SNB to Intervene in the Currency Market
Indian Growths Slows Down
EUR Pegged to be Lower?
Euro Could Survive Greece Exit
Brazil Central Bank Intervenes to Ease Rally
US Curve Flatter Despite a bid EUR
Three Explanations for the ECB position on Greek Debt Restructuring
Loonie at the Mercy of Ivey
Greek Public and Private sector plan strikes
Greece Slides Closer to Default
Aussie Retails Sales Falls
Land of the Rising Yen
Week in FX Jan 29-Feb 3
NFP no license to apply risk
Greece Close to Debt Deal
China to Play the Eurozone’s White Knight?
EUR at NFPs Mercy?
Eurozone Debt Crisis Infographic
US Price Manufacturing Index reported at 54.1
Buy the EUR Rumor and Sell that Fact?

January

Record Eurozone Unemployment Pits North Against South
Euro Unemployment Hits Record 10.4%
EUR Short Covering Just Started?
Spain Appears Headed for “Double-Dip” Recession
More EUR Concessions Required
Week in FX Europe Jan 22-27
US GDP Hidden Surprise Supports QE
A Yen to Lead
US Yields Move Ahead of GDP
UK Prime Minister urges EU leaders to be bolder
EUR Top is Where Now?
A “Dovish” FOMC
Deja Vu EURO
EUR on Supplements?
US Debt Prices on the Back Foot
Are EUR Bears Losing the Fight?
Week in FX Europe Jan 15-20
EUR Shorts Suffer with Bond Bears
China Feels the EURO Heat
European Banks Building Cash Reserves
Toss a EUR-Up or Down?
EUR Bulls Covet This Squeeze
World Bank Downgrades Global Growth Outlook
World Bank Lowers Global Growth Projections
A Letter makes a EUR difference
Falling Consumer Prices Lifts Euro Rate Cut Speculation
EUR did what was expected
Debt Downgrade Jeopardizes Eurozone Recovery
Eurozone Braces for Fallout from Credit Downgrades
EUR move Exaggerated?
Week in FX Europe Jan 8-13
US Data Not Good for Funding Currency
Worried about the Exit of Capital from China?
Have We Missed the EUR Sweet Spot after Italian Auction?
Will the US embrace EURs new found confidence?
Fitch Warns of “Cataclysmic” Euro Collapse
German Debt Well Received No Effect on EUR So Far
Bunds and Treasury Yields Narrow
Merkel, Lagarde Meet Over Greek Debt Swap
EUR Shorts Wait for the Next Leg Down
EURs Litany of Reasons to Short
Week in FX Europe Jan 1-6
Cross Border Dollars Temporarily Diverge
Yen and Aussie have their own Battle
Market Primed for Upside NFP Risk?
Euro Falls to 16-Month Low
FX requires EUR Fixed Income to trade?
Other Dollars trade in a Vacuum
Greece Could Exit Euro if Bailout Agreement is not Signed
Dollar Could See Buying Pressure as Euro Debt Crisis Worsens
Easing Inflation Points to Possible ECB Rate Cut
BUNDs and PMI to hurt EUR?
The Eurozone PR Battle Continues
Germany’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 20-Year Low
Risk to hurt record long dollar positions?

2011 Articles

December

2011 Top MarketPulse FX Stories
ECB has Room to Slash Early
Italian Yields Fall after 7B Sale
PIMCO Downgrades Global Outlook
Interest Rate Outlook for 2012
Eurozone Banks Take Advantage of ECB Loan Offering
Dollar to make the Turn ahead
Euro Officials to Ask for $261 Billion
Yen is a Chosen One
Week in FX Europe Dec 11-16
Should we let the EUR Snooze?
Forex Year End Checkup
Italy May Hold Confidence Vote on Austerity Measures
Where to sell the EUR again?
Sell EURs and Shut Your Eyes?
CAD and AUD at the mercy of Euro Rhetoric
EUR to be bullied lower?
Euro Summit Failure Underscores Need for Sovereign Default
Risk Aversion absorbing US Debt Supply
Euro Summit Long on Rhetoric, Short on Specifics
Week in FX: Europe December 4-9
Dollar shines after an underwhelming summit
Red Knight to Buy US and Europe
Moody’s Cuts French Bank Credit Rating
EUR Tape Bombs to continue
ECB Cuts Interest Rates as Recession Fears Grow
Nein Euro solution fears ahead of ECB
Eurozone Expected to Penalize Members Exceeding Budget Targets
Will the EUR wait for the Summit?
AUD and CAD take different routes
S&P Issues Eurozone Credit Warning
EUR Headline Watching
EU Leaders pressure Treasuries
Merkel, Sarkozy Meet to Discuss Euro Zone Budget Controls
Make or Break for the EUR this Week?
Week in FX: Europe Nov 27-Dec 2
US unemployment rate drops for all the wrong reasons
ASIA is doing its bit too
Will NFP derail any of the good done this week?
EUR under pressure despite product out the door

November

World’s Largest Central Banks Joining EUR Debt Fight
Eurozone Officials Meet in Brussels
Italian issue ripe for EUR short?
Euro optimism sinks US bonds
OECD Predicts Eurozone Recession
Beginning of the dollar pain trade?
Week in FX: Europe Nov. 20-25
No BoJ Action just a Survey
Market Gives Thanks for a Stronger Dollar
Italy’s Cost to Borrow Hits New Record High
No Black its Red in Capital Markets
France to Propose EU Treaty Changes
Portugal’s Credit Rating Reduced to Junk Status
Crude and Gold get off the floor
Weak German Bond Sale Increases Odds of Eurozone Breakup
Aussie and Cad Dollars Fall From Grace
German Bond Yields on the Rise
Safest of Bunds Sickens EUR
FX eyes Euro Yields for direction
France’s Triple A Rating in Jeopardy
Canada Retail Sales Doubles in September
Spain’s Borrowing Costs Soar
What is the EUR’s next price?
Crude and Gold sideswiped by Rabid Dollar
CAD falls, now playing catch-up
Canada’s Wholesale Trade weaker than expected
Moody’s Warns France’s AAA Credit Rating at Risk
US Yields Plummet, Prices Balloon
U.S. Banks and Euro Exposure
Week in FX: Europe Nov. 13-18
US Data Starting Its Own Trend?
Aussie dollar on one knee with Yen in demand
ECB or the EUR to Crack?
France and Germany Break Ranks Over ECB Intervention
Loonie Outperforms its Risk Peers
Gold Prices Suffer From Contagion Flu
France Calls for ECB Intervention as Bond Yields Rise
Newly-Minted Greek PM Expected to Win Confidence Vote
EURO relief better level to short
US Yields dragging their feet
EURO headache intensifies
CAD and AUD are in the same Boat
Merkel Says Eurozone Facing “Toughest” Challenge Since WWII
Another Day, Another Record Interest on Italian Debt
EUR short sell as Italy’s Yield Climbs
Gold gets a helping hand from India
US Treasuries under pressure as EU debt risk eases
Week in FX: Europe Nov. 6-11
Americas Dollars took the back seat
Yen are you a safe haven or not?
Politics and Fixed Income trump FX
Risk Currencies are finding it a Grind
Discussing Eurozone Breakup No Longer Taboo
EU Warns of Possible Recession
Greece Names Former Central Banker as New PM
ECB blows smoke for Italy
How Italy is Like a 1st-Year University Student
Risk Aversion requires lower US Yields
Market still wants Oil and Gold
Italian Debt Hits New Post-Euro High
Italian Bonds Encourage Market Madness
Demand for US Notes Rally as Italy Trades 7%
Commodities Stubbornly Bid
Other Dollars get a boost from Gold
Italy’s Borrowing Cost Hits New Record
Bonds in demand with Italy unloved
Berlusconi Faces Renewed Pressure to Resign
Greece Selects New Leader for “Temporary” Power Sharing Agreement
Bank of Canada Governor to Head Global Banking Watchdog
US Yields Back Up Ahead of NFP
ECB Surprises and sideswipes market with Rate Cut
What’s the ECB to do?
Papandreou to Meet with Merkel, Sarkozy
What’s the FED to do?
Papandreou’s Dangerous Game
Papandreou Sends Markets into Nose Dive on Referendum Call
Euphoria is Dead EURO is Buried

October

Greek debt deal: Many questions remain
No Surprise from the BoJ
Week in FX: Europe October 23-28
Is EUR euphoria premium to be priced out?
What will the BoJ do?
Italian Bond Sale Disappoints – Debt Haircut Rumors Persist
Eurozone Turns to China for Bailout Help
Does the Dollar have Mojo?
Eurozone Agrees on Debt Crisis Deal
EURO Clarity is Market Savior
Euro Falls as Debt Deal in Jeopardy
Euro Debt Deal Highlights
Is it EURO Risk On or Off?
Italy Fails to Pass Crucial Austerity Measures
Italy Fails to Pass Austerity Measures
When Does the EURO Deadline Slippage Begin?
Deteriorating Euro Debt Situation Stalls Euro
Banks Negotiate Greek Loan Haircut Amount
EURO Rhetoric Ticker To Dominate
Week in FX: Europe October 16-21
Week in FX: Asia October 16-21
Week in FX: Americas October 16-21
Cracks Appear in Eurozone Bailout Solidarity
EURO Crapshoot
Germany’s 2012 Growth Expected to Drop to 1%
EURO trades in ‘no man’s land’
EU Debt Plan Gives Lift to Stock Markets
Do We Ever Get To Shout EURO Event Risk?
China’s Economy Falls to 2-Year Low
EURO Doom Mongering Persists
Germany Says Quick Debt Solution Are Just “Dreams”
Banks Balk at 50% Euro Debt Haircut
EURO premium to be priced out?
Greece Is So Last Week – Now It’s All About Spain
Michigan Sentiment Index Falls
Spain Suffers Debt Credit Rating Cut
EURO G20 Time-out?
Market Storm Watch: Exchange Rate Volatility Calls for Increased Caution
Dollar fights EURO ‘Hope’ Trade
Slovakia Set to Ratify Deal: Could Include 50% Bank “Haircut”
EU Calls for Coordinated Approach to Strengthen Banks
Greek Deficit Widens on Lower Revenues
EFSF Bond Insurance Plan Gaining Traction
EURO 0 Slovakia 1 first leg
FX: Europe’s Unresolved Crises
Greek Debt Deal Agreement Reached
Week In FX: October 2-7
Canada hires +61k Full-Time
Is NFP an opportunity to sell EUR’s higher?
BoE increases size of APP
Final Details Expected on Eurozone Debt Relief Plan
Trichet Exits on a Low Note
Moody’s Follows S&P Lead to Slash Italy’s Credit Rating
EUR-Turnaround Tuesday gives way to Whiplash Wednesday
Greece Forced to Wait for Next Rescue Payment
How Much Lower for EURO?
Dismal Eurozone Manufacturing Data Could Force Interest Rate Cut
Markets Decline as Greece Debt Outlook Worsens
Lower EURO Looks the Safer Bet

September

Week In Review September 25-30
Austria Approves Euro Rescue Deal
ECB to Take Anti Lending Freeze Measure Next Week
EURO Liquidation To Continue
Facing Facts: Greek Default Inevitable
German Parliament Approves Bailout Fund
Forget EURO EFSF Issues, It’s Quarter-End Pricing
EURO’s Left Hand Side the Most Vulnerable?
Global Stock Exchanges on Track for 2nd Day of Gains
Traders know leverage. Do EURO Policy makers?
Eurozone Rescue Plan Taking Shape
Germany’s Lack of Confidence not hurting EURO, Yet
Week In Review September 18-23
Greek Default Grows More Likely
No Accountability in Currency Bloodbath
Stock Sell-Off in Wake of Federal Reserve Statement
FED’s Desperation Sees Red
FED Statement Sept 21
Three Potential Outcomes One FOMC Winner
IMF Warns Global Economy in “Dangerous New Phase”
Germany’s Investor Confidence Falls
S&P’s cuts Italy on weak growth.
Stocks Fall on Renewed Euro Fears
Week in Review September 11-16
Geithner urges EU ministers to leverage bailout fund
Ministers Spar on Collateral From Greece
Spanish Regions’ Debt Surges to a Record
Eurozone ‘coming to a standstill’
EU Says Eurozone Economy “Coming to a Standstill”
Merkel and Sarkozy need Today’s Philly Fed to Bounce
Cracks Appear in Merkel’s Coalition as Debt Crisis Worsens
China Willing to Buy Euro Debt – With Conditions
French Bank Credit Ratings Latest Euro Debt Victim
EURO Bleeding Persists
Italy Says China-Based Investment Firm to Buy Bonds
Merkel Warns of “Domino Effect” If Greece Defaults
Merkel’s Pos-Still Long EURO’s
Euro Declines to Seven-Month Low on Renewed Debt Concerns
Greece Default Fears Drag Euro Lower
OPEC Reduces Global Oil Demand Forecast
No ‘We’ in EURO hurts Currency
What the Central Banks did this month
Week in Review September 4-9
Euro Falls to 6-Month Low
EUR/CHF 1.20 fixation-who will do the pushing?
Greek Inaction Leads to Talk of Euro Dismissal
EUR flatlines ahead of ECB decision-Not for long
Eurozone Engine Stalls; German Court Rules Bailouts Legal
BoC Statement
Merkel’s efforts provide a brief EUR rally
German Factory Orders Fall 2.8%
China growth may slide below 9% in 2012
Finland to Forge Collateral Deal IMF Can Accept
Euro jumps, stocks retreat after Swiss move
SNB Pledges Unlimited Currency Purchases
Stocks, Italian Bonds Drop as Euro Weakens on Debt Crisis
Is the world facing fundamental changes?
Barroso sees euro zone growth
NFP Guesstimates are Slashed and Yours?
Eurozone Manufacturing Sinks to 2-Year Low
EURO has Lost its Teflon?

August

Market is anemic ahead of Job data
Euro Falls on Lowered Expectation of Rate Hike
S&P Cuts Eurozone Growth Forecast
Reasons to Short EUR begin to Pile
Finland’s Demand for Collateral Shows Little Faith in Greece
Don’t forget EU’s woes when buying EUR’s
Bigger Punch Irene or Bernanke?
Gold Continues Sell-Off
France Raises Taxes on Companies and Wealthy to Protect Rating
Bernanke to disappoint EURO positions?
Again the EUR fails to weaken!
German Manufacturing Better Than Expected
Merkel Describes Eurobonds as “Wrong Answer”
Gold Prices Could Go “Parabolic”
Oil Prices Decline as Libya’s Output Expected to Rise
What’s Your Safe Haven Currency Choice?
Trifecta of US Data
CHF another EURO Disappointment
Germany’s Growth Decline Adds to Euro Concern
EURO Weight on Germany too heavy?
CHF backed by lack of Bonds
US data to outperform EUR
Central Bank’s Battle with Currency’s
Do Not Upset the Swiss
What to expect from Ben and the FOMC?
G7 Leaders Pledge Support for Global Economy
ECB risk moves working?
S&P Downgrades US To AA+, Outlook Negative
Week in review July 31-Aug 5
Thanks Cbanks, only NFP now
Italy Likely to Default Says CEBR
Yields Fall to Record Low on Recession Fears
Trichet’s Communiqué
ECB Holds Rates at 1.5%; Urges Boosting Bailout Fund
Central Bank Coordination?
Bank of Japan next, after NFP?
EURO Bleeds
US Debt Ceiling Highlights

July

Republicans try to save Debt Bill
Central Bank of Ireland Cuts Growth
Loonie Suffers after Weak Growth Report
Flash US Growth Disappoints
Three More Strikes against the EURO
Swiss Franc the New Reserve Currency?
Italian Bonds Decline After Borrowing Costs Rise
Japan’s retail sales rise
Jobless Claims in U.S. Decreased to Three-Month Low
House Debt-Limit Vote Sets Stage for Showdown
EUR Longs Getting out of Dodge for a Few Days
U.S. Durable Goods Unexpectedly Fall
Aussie inflation accelerates
Boehner debt plan falters, Obama considers veto
FX Market is not Boring just Exhausting
BoJ concerned about yen rise
Lagarde calls for US debt resolution
Roubini Sees Reduced Threat of Euro Breakup
India hikes rates more than expected
U.K. Growth Slows +0.2%
Irresponsible Politicking aids EURO
Clinton Assures China on Debt-Ceiling
Geithner Confident a Deal will be Struck
Moody’s cut Greece’s Credit Rating Three Levels
ECB Appears Willing to Accept Temporary Greek Default
EU Debt Summit Begins in Brussels
EU Summit – Last Chance for Eurozone?
Greek Economic Crisis: Infographic
8 EU Banks Fail Testing – 16 in “Danger”
Trichet Calls for “Will and Determination” to Solve Debt Crisis
EU Bank Stress Tests to Show 15 Banks Need Cash
Italy Forced to Offer Premium to Sell Bonds
IMF Calls on Italy to Curtail Spending
Incoming ECB President Calls for “Certainty” in Face of Crisis
EURO: Signs of Competence ahead of Bernanke
EURO-Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Bail?
Debt Contagion Fears Spread to Italy
Attention Turns to Italy’s Debt Woes
EURO Rot Intensifies
Forex Week in Review July 3-8
NFP to play second fiddle to EURO crisis
ECB Raises Interest Rates; BofE Holds Line
EUR Remains Vulnerable No Matter What
Portugal Downgraded to “Junk” Status
EUR in the Crosshairs
Weaker Euro Retail Sales
EURO Squeeze Remains Intact
D is for Default: Greece Warned Rollover Tantamount to Default
Greece Warned Debt Rollover Considered Default

June

ECB Again Signals Interest Rate Hike
EUR following the Script?
Greece Passes Austerity Bill
EUR-Sell-No Wait Buy-Off That!
EU Bank Stress Tests Due Mid-July
BIS Says Global Interest Rates Must Rise
1 in 6 EU Banks Could Fail Stress Test
EU Says Greece to Accept Austerity Requirements or Face Default
EUR held to ransom
BIS Says Interest Rates Must Rise
How deep is the EURO black hole?
Forex Week in Review June 19-24
Euro Tumbles on Greek Austerity Concerns
Pick your Poison: EURO or Dollar
Trichet Warns Debt Crisis Could Threaten Banks
EURO Longs Squeezed
World’s Largest Bond Fund Predicts Greece Default
Greek Government Survives Confidence Vote
EURO Buyer Beware
Fitch Warns of Greek, US Debt Default
EURO Panic Attack is Only a Step Away
Bailout Expected But Greece Required to Cut Spending, Sell Assets
Forex Week in Review June 12-17
Germany, France Call for Greek Bail-Out
EURO waits and waits
Markets Tumble as Greece Riots
EURO stampede persists
Euro Falls on Greek Debt Crisis
Look out below EURO
Weak EURO Shorts Being Squeezed
China does not help the EURO
Forex Week in Review June 5-10
Saudi Arabia Breaks Rank with OPEC
Dismal Dollar Wins By Default
ECB Signals Interest Rate Hike Likely for July
EURO Locked and Loaded
Acceptance of Austerity Measures “Critical” for Greece to Secure Funds
Germany Raises Specter of Greek Debt Restructuring
Oil Prices Decline as OPEC Signals Production Increases
Euro Gains as Greek Debt Concerns Ease
Convinced by the EURO rally?
Market continues to window dress the EUR
Moody’s Downgrades Greek Debt; 50% of Default
EURO Best of a Bad Lot
Eurozone Manufacturing Weaker in May
Time to load up on the EURO again

May

Euro has found its Mojo for now
Second Rescue Plan for Greece in the Works
Euro Weakens on Greek Debt Worries
Forex Week in Review May 22-27
Buy the EURO High sell Higher
Cable Gains on US Data, IMF Bailout Scare
Dollar Weaker on Interest Rate Speculation
Trichet Steadies the EURO For Now
OECD Warns of Possible Global Stagflation
Lagarde the EURO before Extinction
ECB Governing Council Member Says Greek Austerity Only Solution
German Business Confidence Gain Supports Euro
Greek Opposition Defies Calls for Further Spending Restraints
EUR searching for an excuses to trade higher
Forex Week in Review May 15-20
Warning on German Economy Weakens Euro
EURO Strangled by Options
Investors Wary of Greek Debt Restructuring
Euro Roundabout
Officials Now Say Greek Debt Restructure Possible
Euro Rebounds After Merkel Says No Greek Debt Restructuring
Restructuring is Verboten in EURO
To Reprofile or Restructure the EURO?
EUR value under discussion this week
Forex Week In Review May 8-13
Market Feels Vulnerable Long EUR
EURO and Peripheries are in the Crosshairs
EURO Bulls Reloading?
EURO to Survive a Greek Haircut?
EURO is looking for that exit
Forex Week in Review: May 1-6
Correction or Reversal? Perhaps NFP can tell
Euro Falls as Trichet Hints Rate Hike to be Delayed
Trichet turning more hawkish?
Euro Gains as ECB Readies Interest Rate Statement
Euro Posturing Begins
Oil Falls to Two-Week Low
ECB Expected to Signal Further Rate Hikes
Dollar friendly as Risk loses its Bite
Latest PMI Masks Extent of Eurozone Growth Concerns
Eurozone Continues to Rely on France, Germany to Power Economy
Bin Laden Dollar Premium Short Lived

April

Forex Week in Review: April 24-29
Deja vu for Dismal Dollar
Crunch Time for Portugal and the Eurozone Just Weeks Away
Dollar Negativity Remains Contagious
Fed on hold, pace of recovery ‘Moderate’
Focus on the releases not what Bernanke says in Q&A
Greek Debt Higher Than Expected
Bank Warns High Food, Energy Prices Threaten Asia’s Growth
Long Dollar Contrarian likes these EUR Levels
Weak Dollar Sends Gold, Silver to Record Levels
Forex Week in Review: April 16-21
US Dollar Bear Cycle Has A Ways To Go
GBP weakens against Euro following BOE meeting
Reasons for the upsurge in Risk Appetite
Food Prices Rise as China’s Farmland Developed
EURO Losing Policy Divergence Support
Oil Falls After Saudi Arabia Describes Market as “Over Supplied”
Euro Weaker on Greek Restructuring Rumors
Dollar gains by Default
Forex Week in Review: April 10-15
Demand for US Assets Declined in February
China’s Inflation Jumps to 5.4% in March
Dollar Junk not EURO
Debt Concerns Hit Euro
EUR and Dollar trade on fear
Pound Falls to Six-Month Low Against Euro
Dollar remains Fools Gold
IAE Warns High Oil Prices Risk to Global Recovery
Dollar not Sick it’s Terminal
Euro falls against USD following ECB rate increase
IMF Fed should continue accommodative policy
OECD Says Growth for Industrialized Nations Improving
Forex week in review: April 3-8
ECB Expected to Add Further Rate Hikes
Dollar in the Dog House
ECB Lifts Rates; BofE Holds Line
Portugal Goes on the Dole; Spain Resists For Now
Portugal Negotiates for Emergency Funding
How Hawkish is Trichet?
OECD Says Canada to Lead G7
EURO gets Green Light to Advance Further
Gold at All-Time High of $1,450 an Ounce
Portuguese Bond Yields Continue to Rise
ECB Expected to Raise Interest Rates This Week
Bernanke and PBoC pressurize EURO
EURO needs a rate hike
Forex week in review: March 24-April 1
Focus on the Battle within the FED not NFP

March

Portugal’s Deficit Higher Than Expected
EURO oblivious to Irish Stress Test
Hawks support dollar against Yen and Swiss
Interest Rate Speculation Boosts Euro
FED Hawk trumps Trichet
Survey Reveals Economists Believe Greece to Default
Short dollars does not support the EURO
ECB plans emergency scheme for Irish Banks
Merkel Loses Power
Eurozone sets bail-out terms
German ifo falls less than expected
EURO Crapshoot
Irish Economy Shrinks again
Portugal needs a $99B in bailout
China to Become World’s Largest Economy by 2030
A EUR sinking feeling
Event risk leaves EUR longs vulnerable
Japan has not changed ECB inflation view
C$ firms despite retail sales disappointment
Dollar hits 15-month low
Euro Higher on Rate Hike Speculation
No reason to sell the EUR just yet
Crude Oil Climbs as UN Imposes No-Fly Zone
US Existing Home Sales +4.88m vs. +5.15m
Oil Prices Jump as UN Enforces No-Fly Zone
EUR ‘toppish’ ahead of EFSF ratification
Oil Prices Decline as Libya Announces Cease Fire
UN Agrees to Libyan No-Fly Zone; Oil Tops $103
Crisis in Japan Not Likely to Trigger Recession
ECB Supports European Stability Mechanism
Speculation Grows G7 to Act to Calm Markets
What to expect with Yen G7 intervention
Portugal Downgraded
EUR under threat from weak stop losses
EURO to suffer further losses
BOJ pumps $183b into Economy
Stocks, Oil Decline After Earthquake Hits Japan
Euro Gains on Belief ECB To Buy Bonds
Periphery yields support short EUR
Euro Falls on Euro Debt Concerns
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC Considers Output Increase
EURO is Tired
Interest Rate Speculation Boosts Euro
Canadian Dollar, Oil, Gold Advance on Libyan Unrest
A EURO short is born
Oil Higher as Libyan Fighting Continues
NFP can only be strong..if not.. then..
ECB Resists Interest Rate Hike, Says Inflation to Ease
Trichet ‘Stand and Deliver’
EURO ‘Caught in a Trap’
Dove Bernanke to push EUR higher

February

Pressure Mounts for Eurozone Rate Hike
Hawkish drum beat points to a strong EUR
Oil Prices Decline as Saudi Arabia Increases Production
EUR could be the Joker
Dollar stops here after EUR s/l hunting?
Mid-East Unrest Drive Gold Prices Higher
Away MPC Team score a victory for GBP
Stocks Down, Oil Jumps as Libya Crisis Deepens
ECB ‘exit’ safe heaven strategies
Market apathy favors EUR for now
EUR Bulls don’t’ be Fooled
King’s stalling has GBP stuttering
Time to sell those EUR’s?
China Passes Japan to become World’s 2nd Largest Economy
EURO continues to Bleed
Turmoil in Egypt Drives Stocks Lower
Reasons or Excuses to Own Some Dollars
Bernanke waves Dollar Pompoms at Euro peripheries
Bernanke to Support the EURO
China Raises Lending Rates to Ease Growth
China hikes rates to Counter Inflation
No surprise China hikes rates
Euro Falls on Disappointing German Factory Orders
EUR remains Lethargic
EUR bulls see Red-More blood after NFP?
Trichet Says Inflation Risks “Balanced”
UN Says Food Prices at Record High, Poised to Climb
Trichet’s Yada Yada to hurt the EURO
S&P Warns of Further Rating Cuts
EUR shorts to push the currency higher
Dollar Declines as Investors Turn to Stocks
What’s EUR’s relative value?

January

Eurozone Consumer Prices Jump 2.4%
EURO inflation an opportunity to Sell
IMF Official Says Further Euro Aid May Be Necessary
Market bets a short EUR win today
US Core Durable Goods Orders m/m +0.5% vs. +3.6%
Forget inflation-Ireland seeking external debt advice help EUR?
Poll Predicts Eurozone Breakup
No Oscar for King’s Speech-EUR a winner
Gold Prices Continue to Fall
EUR sympathizes with Sterling
Irish Drama far from over
EUR Neutrals trump the Bears
The next shoe to drop?
Euro Gains on Brimming German Confidence
With the EURO’s will there is a way
EUR short is a pain
Germany Raises Growth Forecast
Hold on to that EUR short just a little bit longer
Trading EUR a game of patience
China Calls US Currency Domination “Product of the Past”
Euro Weaker on Debt Concerns
China’s property prices rise again
China questions Currency System
EU Begins Rescue Revamp
Energy Prices Push Eurozone Inflation Higher
EURO Surge no Game Changer
Bank of England Maintain 0.5% Interest Rate
It’s costly being a EURO Bear
Portugal passes bond test
Merkel Pledges “Whatever Necessary” to Protect Portugal
Buy that Rumor Sell the EUR
Pressure Mounts on Portugal to Address Debt
Japan Buys Eurozone Bonds in Show of Support
Buy or Bye PIIGS Paper?
EU Debt Worries Push Portugal Bonds Higher
No Irish luck for Portugal
Expected NFP fallout
Euro Falls on Growth and Debt Concerns
Still No EURO Buyers
Interest Rate Outlook for 2011
Oil Prices Seen as Threat to Recovery
Portugal provides the excuse to short EUR
Germany’s Unemployment Unexpectedly Rose in December
Oil Prices Rise on Signs of Increasing Demand
EURO shorts lose their mojo
Estonia becomes 17th member of the euro zone
Pace of China manufacturing growth eases
Eurozone manufacturing picking up

2010 Articles

December

Swedish Cbank shows how to fight asset bubbles
ECB boosts bond purchases amid deficit concern
UK Unemployment to hit 17-year high in 2011
A EURO trader’s Christmas
UK house prices to continue their decline in 2011
Japanese Industrial expands
US Holiday Sales increase +5.5%
EUR crapshoot
China hikes rates by +25bp
Japan agrees record 92.4t yen draft budget
Oil moves to fresh two-year high
China front loading rates
China Pledges Eurozone Support
Greece Passes “Austerity” Budget – Protests Continue
Japan keeps interest rates at close to zero
UK government borrowing hits record high
PIMCO sees Euro break up
EURO-three strikes your out
Spain in Need of Reform: OECD
ECB Expresses “Concern” Over Ireland’s Position
EURO Jackals lie in wait
Euro Rebounds as EU Agrees on Debt Protocol
Business Confidence in Germany Continues to Rise
Moody’s cuts Ireland’s credit rating
Dollar loses its Swagger
EU Leaders Meet to Discuss Debt Plan
EURO Buyers and Sellers beware
Moody’s plays the Grinch, Dollar rally limited
Eurozone Production Rises Less Than Expected
EUR shorts will be squeezed
Canadian Dollar Rises with Oil Prices
OECD Says Eurozone Recovery “Muted”
Derail the Dollar for the rest of December
Chinese inflation at 28-month high
France, Germany Pledge to Support Euro
China Hikes, focus again on US Yields
German Inflation at 1.5%
Yield for a Stronger Dollar
Germany’s Trade Balance Declines
Six quick excuses to own the Dollar
BoC Keeps Its Benchmark Interest Rate at 1%
Asia to Lead Global Recovery: Asian Development Bank
New Round of EU Bank Tests Slated for February
Market seeks excuses to short Euro
Analysts Say Euro’s Woes Only Beginning
Euro Falls as EU Ministers Meet
PD is a Short Seller of the EUR
Buy Bye EURO
ECB Holds Interest Rates at 1%
Exposed to ECB disappointment risk
Euro Debt Concerns Push Gold to 2-Week High
Speculation ECB to Act to Contain Debt Contagion
EUR do we reload?

November

ECB ‘bounced’ Ireland into deal
Analysts Say Spain’s Banks Could Need $111B to Refinance
Euro Bond Spreads Reach Record Level
Germany’s Employment Improves Slightly in November
EUR dancing to the same tune
Canadian Dollar Approaches Two-Month High Against Euro
Euro Deal Fails to Stop Slide
EUR is no winner
Portugal Denies Need for Bail-Out
EURO Black Friday for the peripheries
Irish Debt Pulls Euro Lower
Risk of eurozone break-up ‘very real’
EUR relief rally on the way?
Ireland’s Austerity Plan at a glance
Could Germany Abandon the Euro?
Euro-zone data digested sell the EUR preferred
FED’s November Minutes
Korean Artillery Fire Boosts Dollar
Republic downgrade hurts EUR focus shifts to Iberia
The ECB may not be the friend it seems
Euro Falls as Moody’s Warns of Irish Downgrade
Oil, Commodities Jump on Ireland’s Bail-out
Irish clarity needed to support EUR
Irish Cabinet to endorse 4-year Budget plan Sunday
Ichimouku Indicator Places Euro at $1.40
Euro Gains for 3rd Day
EURO clearance for take off?
Euro Rebounds as Irish Debt Fears Ease
Central Bank Official Expects Ireland to Receive Bail-out
Irish Officials may accept package
Emerald Isle losing EURO fight
Euro Continues to Fall on Credit Worries
BoE MPC split three ways
Chinese fears curb EURO demand
Official Says EU in “Survival Crisis”
Bernanke you have got it wrong
German stance may ‘bankrupt nations’
Speculation Grows that Ireland Will Need Emergency Funding
Greece in Violation of Deficit Conditions
Merkel’s Europe Looks Small
Ireland Urged to Take Aid by Officials
Spending Cuts Slows Euro Economy to 4-Year Low
Investors Shun Commodities for Dollar
Investors should share debt burden – Merkel
80 Billion Euro Irish Bailout Package?
Bernanke’s QE2 ineffective
EURO Peripheral debt drops again
G20 head fake
Irish/Bund yields widen to +600bp
Irish Bond Rates Hit Record High
Chinese and US ‘hot’ dollars all the same
Gold Hits New Record Over Euro Debt Worries
EUR periphery debt beats Bernanke
World Bank chief Suggests Return To Gold Standard
Nigerian Rig Attack Pushes Oil to 2-Year High
Poll Expects Gold to Top Out at $1,500
Irish Debt Concerns Plague Euro
Ireland is effectively insolvent
Smelling PIIGs erase post QE2 gains
Printing press Smelling PIIGS dollar EURO and now NFP?
ECB, Bank of England Hold Line on Interest Rates
What the Fed did and Why by Bernanke
Todays Central Bank trifecta BoE ECB and BoJ
Fed’s statement on purchasing Debt
EURO has nowhere to go but higher
Positive News Pushes Oil to Six-Month High
Carney Shuts Door on Liquidity Programs
AUD at parity after surprise RBA hike
Dollar debasing jet-stream
IMF is at the Irish door
‘Shock and Awe to Shucks and Oh’ in two days

October

EU Agrees to New Budget Rules
Month-end dollar love-fest is on
Worry about EURO event risk not US
IEA Warns About Rising Commodity Prices
Event risk saves the dollar
EURO staring down 1.4500
G20 Green Light for Risk and QE2
Gold Falls to Two Week Low
CAD CPI in agreement with BoC revised forecast
G20 Shows Little Enthusiasm for US Trade Goals
G20 Event risk bids dollar higher
EUR held hostage by dollar
Pricing in, out, not enough or too much QE2
Bank of Canada maintains overnight rate target at 1%
Not the data-how much QE2 needs pricing in or out?
Shock and Awe the dollar is higher
Bernankes lemming one direction short dollar bet
Monetary Authority of Singapores gift to Bernanke
Euro Faces “Real Challenge”: Buffet
Open Season to sell the buck and love that EUR
OPEC Increases Oil Demand Forecast
EUR’s 11% gain really too much?
Fed’s Bullard says Nov decision ‘tough call’
Japan to inject $60b into economy
US cuts more jobs than expected
Currency wars on hiatus as Jobs take center stage
IMF Warns of Potential for “Currency Wars”
No Change in UK, Euro Interest Rates
Jobs play second fiddle to devaluation race
Fitch Cuts Ireland’s Credit Rating to A+
QE and free money the final solution
IMF Warns Debt in Europe and US Threatens Stability
To QE or not to QE that is the question
China Pledges to Buy Euro Debt

September

US Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected
Bank Bail-Out Adds to Irish Deficit
Gold Breaks $1,313 as Fed Considers Buying More Debt
EU to Levey Fines for Budget Failure
A stagnant BOJ a floundering Dollar and robust EUR make sense?
German Consumer Confidence Rebounds to 3-Year High
Sovereign Debt Default Dominate
Gold Breaks $1,300 Barrier on Investor Uncertainty
QE2 Sinks Dollar
Periphery Yield Spreads Provide EUR Resistance
Oil Prices Tumble on Increased Supplies
Ireland’s Economy Shrinks 1.2%
Primary objective of the FED
BoE Minutes Shows Only One Vote for Rate Increase
No action just words from Helicopter Ben
Irish Bond Spreads Decrease
Irish Bonds Drag EUR higher
European Bond Yields Narrow as Confidence Returns
China rebuffs Geithner over currency
Dollar bid as GMAC halts foreclosures
Research Center Says Slowing Growth But No Recession
Central Bank Exchange Rate fixing trumps Yuan revaluing
Kan a weaker Yen currency policy succeed? Noda lot of hope with the BOJ
Oil Falls Below $76 on Higher Inventories
German Investor Confidence Falls More Than Expected
Oil Gains on Stronger Asian Demand
EU Raises Growth 2010 Growth Outlook
EURO-China love affair
Canadas Loonie Winning Strategy
No EURO Irish Wake Just Yet
BOC raises rates to +1%
Goldman Says Emerging Nation Stocks Will Outpace Developed Countries by 2030
Greek Economy Contracts 1.8%
Irelands Euro crisis and its not soccer
Gillard Aussi PM
German Factory Orders Decline in July
Shock European Banks under Capitalized
Eurozone Retail Sales Make Slight Gain
Oil Dips Below $75 a Barrel
NFP or Russian Roulette anyone
ECB Raises Growth Forecast
NFP herding us to No Mans Land
Lack of Confidence in the FED would never happen almost never

August

Eurozone Unemployment Remains at 10%
FED and BOJ Losing Investors Focus
FED to mimic the BOJ
Risk hinges on Helicopter Bernanke
Morgan Stanley Says Some Governments Could Default on Debt Obligations
Bernanke to dig at Jackson
German Bonds Fall, Yield Spreads Increase
Surprise Rise in German Business Confidence
S&P Downgrades Ireland’s Credit Rating
Noda Yen for me thank you
Stock Futures Fall on Growth Concerns
Fed split on on Boosting Economy
YEN Yada Yada
EUR on verge of tipping
Australia may ax Mining Tax
Oil Falls on Weaker News
France Reduces 2011 Growth Outlook by 0.5%
EUR bulls have their tails between their legs
Germany’s 2010 Growth Rate Raised to 3%
EU OKs 2nd Tranche of Greek Rescue Loan
Bring back the EUR conviction or the Eureka light bulb
Investor Confidence Falls in Germany
Bank of Japan you are costing us money
July UK inflation slows
China cuts US Bonds holdings
Investor Sentiment hits 16-month low
Japan China and the EU bully the dollar
US and China to collide over currency
Obama Gets cheap financing
China bullish on the EUR
China now Number Two
Risk Aversion full steam ahead without the Yen
Australian Opposition leads Gillard
EU Growth expands
Germany is not the EURs nemesis
Irish Borrowing costs ridiculous
Greece sinks another -1.5%
Home reposessions fall in UK
Australian Employment data surprises
JPY intervention 15-years later
US is Bankrupt
UK unemployment dips to +2.46m
Chinas Growth weakens and inflation quickens
BOE Cuts Growth Forecast
Helicopter Ben Start Them Presses
UK’s June Trade Deficit Narrows
China’s July Trade Surplus Soars, Imports Plummet
Bernanke and the Feds statement tinkering will heighten volatility
BOC’s Carney to hike rates
Trichet believes Bernanke to hold off on buying Bonds
Irish Consumer sentiment falls
UK Jobs to Stall
Domestic Holdings of US Treasurie increases
The largest economy needs stimulus Take that bet?
FED unlikely to raise rates for two to three years
US Private payrolls disappoint again
German IP declines
Canada loses jobs first time this year
UK Manufacturing Production Rises
Hungarians under pressure from CHF
NFP Gospel according to BLS
Trichet weighing second run at exit
Dollar Carry Trades outperfom
IMF happy with Greek cutting debt
EU equities flounder ahead of rate decisions
KIWI plummets after unemployment rate increase
EUR Bears hanging tough ahead of policy decisions
US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI 54.3 vs. 53.2
Challanger Report cuts less than expected y/y
Oil pares gains, backs off three month highs
US Consumer Bankruptcies to top +1.6m
QE2 is sinking the dollar
US National Chain-stores (Redbook Research) -0.6% m/m
10 things to consider when pondering a Double-Dip

July

Tough Love finally for the EUR
Euro Breaks 11-Week High Against Dollar
CAN RMPI m/m -0.3% vs. +1.1%
Dollar Bashing Favors EUR for Now
Schiller Says Chance of Double-Dip Recession Remains High
Analysts Suggest Euro Could Reverse Gains
Discipline trading required as the EUR grinds higher
European Bank Profits Spark Rally
Roll the Dice EUR Up or Down
Daily Forex Trading on the Rise
Oil Prices Fall as Tropical Storm Bonnie Weakens
Stress Test Results Have Banks Shares on the Rise
Holding a EUR position is playing with fire
Seven Euro Banks Fail Stress Tests
Investors Having Second Thoughts on Oil
The Dirt on Stress Tests
Survey Result Points to Continued Gold Rally
Stressed Thinking about the Tests? Liar, of course you are
France, Germany Want to Prevent Deficit States from Voting
Oil Climbs Above $78 on Growth Expectations
Market wary of Stress Tests before betting Farm
European Bank Stress Test Results Due Later This Week
Successful European Bond Sales Ease Credit Concerns
US double dip indicators to remain strong
Irish Credit Rating Takes a Hit
Ireland’s Credit Rating Downgraded
Faith in the EUR is the lesser of two evils
Oil Prices Drop on Demand Concerns
The squeeze commences as EUR doubts begin
Spain Conducts Successful Bond Sale
EUR move painful with Bulls now appearing close to top
Euro Gains as Dollar Stumbles
Oil Falls on Inventory Glut, Lower Demand
Da Bears EUR offside
Greece Holds Successful Bond Sale
Greece provides an opportunity to sell the EUR
Oil Declines as Investors Wait for Earnings News
EUR oversold positions gone the currency can slide
EUR’s dog day afternoon
ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
Germany’s Trade Surplus Narrows in May
IMF Lifts Global Growth Outlook
German Trade increases sharply
IMF raises growth estimates
Trichet and Co. leave rates unchanged at +1%
Is Trichet any good at liars poker?
Lax Stress-Tests to hurt EUR
Forecasters Predict Euro Parity
Greece On Track to Meet Deficit Targets
Stocks Bounce Back After Losses
EUR stalking to pounce higher
ECB Dampens Euro Enthusiasm
Trichet Calls For Debt Reduction, Euro Falls
Shanghai composite index falls to 15-month low
US Payrolls fall -125k and Unemployment rate shrinks to +9.5%
Euro to ‘buck’ the NFP trend
Has NFP got the strength to surprise?

June

Krugman Uses the “D” Word
European Banks Borrow Less Than Expected
Oil Falls Below $77
EU fear of liquidity crunch exaggerated dollar falls
Pound Continues to Gain on Euro
Double-dip debate derails EUR again
G20 Wrap Up
G20 Agrees to Deficit Cuts by 2013
Canada $1 billion G20 answer
Oil Falls on Growth Fears
Bank of England Says EU Crisis Threatens UK Banks
G20 risk aversion strategies applied
Key Challenges Facing Toronto Global Summit
G20 Rifts Growing
Weaker Euro Could Boost Exports
Feds growth concerns fuel market fears
Weaker Than Expected US Home Sales Sends Stocks Lower
G20 Memo Says “No Room for Complacency”
Soros Says Germany’s Budget Threatens Euro
Bernanke fears encourage risk aversion
German Business Confidence on the Rise
EUR appetite lost
Corporate Bond Sales Gaining
China’s Willingness to Allow Yuan to Appreciate Boosts Markets
China’s reval smokescreen for G8
Oil Prices Lower on Profit-Taking
EUR positions require their own Stress Tests
Weak EUR shorts not amused
EUR squeeze not policy induced running flat
Spain Forced to Pay Higher Premiums to Attract Buyers
Investors Leaving Euro for Other Currencies
Expectations of dollar appreciation have weakened
Greek Ratings Cut Stalls Euro Rally
Italy’s Debt Nears 2 Trillion Euros
European Debt Losses Threaten Bank Stability
UK 2011 Growth Outlook Trimmed to 2.6%
EUR small squeeze has begun
Spain says has not, will not make EU aid request
Britain’s Deputy PM Says EU Instability Threatens Recovery
EUR hobbling higher
Gold Weaker as Risk Appetite Increases
ECB Holds Rates at 1%
Investors seek a credible Trichet
RBA Head Says Europe’s Woes Spell Trouble for Global Economy
Finland Slips Back Into Recession
EUR in no-mans land
Millions Protest Spanish Government Spending Cuts
EUR out of breath downside
Weaker Euro Helps German Exports
Hungary Looks to Mitigate Impact of Earlier Comments
Fears of Another Recession Spooks Investors
HUF dog and pony show stops EUR bleeding
Euro Continues to Slide
EUR to lose in NFP smokescreen
A EUR trend not correction
EUR only spluttering as Yen loses safe heaven appeal
Is the Plan to Save the Euro Working?
Employment, Retail Sales Improve in Germany
ECB Says More Bank Losses Likely
BOC hikes rates-Statement
Markets Expected to Open Lower as Euro Tumbles
EUs double dip squeeze for EURO

May

China Warns Euro Debt Crisis Could Trigger Second Recession
EURO going nowhere fast
Oil Prices Move Higher
EURO month end requirements are early
China’s Vote of Confidence in the EU Boosts Global Markets
Spain to Implement 15 Billion Euro in Spending Cuts
US Money Supply plunging at Depression pace
Merkel madness may sink EU
Stocks in Europe, Asia Open in Positive Territory
EU Proposal for Bank Levy Could Lead to Moral Hazard
EUR correction a trend reversal for irrational traders
Outlook Remains Bleak for Global Markets
LIBOR Rate Continues to Climb
Euro Crisis Puts Pressure on Global Stock Markets
IMF warning sticker on Spain distresses EUR
Friday Set to Cap Week of Losses
EU Finance Ministers Meet in Brussels
Trichet and Political risk encourages dumping EUR
Oil Prices Continue to Fall
Merkel’s call for ‘orderly default’ supports EUR shorts
Oil Prices Fall on Stronger Dollar, Weaker Demand
Germany Implements Short-Selling Ban
Cannot short stocks or bonds, short EUR’s even more?
EU Finance Ministers Set Sights on Hedge Funds
Euro Opens in Positive Territory
EUR entering ‘fly zone’?
LIBOR Increase Shows Growing Lack of Trust in European Banking
Oil Prices Rebound After Falling Below $70
Euro Struggles to 4-Year Low
The EUR record short position paints an ugly picture
Is the EUR in for a surprise today?
Coalition Government Keeps FSA, Increases Powers of BOE
Spain to Cut Spending to Curb Debt
Ascension Day is not for the EUR
Moody’s Downgrades $28b of Greek Securities
Europe Economy Grows Faster than Forecast
Estonia Still on Track for Euro Adoption
UK unemployment increases to +2.51m
Portugal Sells Maximum 1 Billion Euros of Bonds as Demand Rises
Is the EUR’s demise out of gas?
EU Bailout Reprieve Short-Lived
Stock Prices Set to Pare Yesterday’s Gains
OECD unemployment rate 8.7%
A Trillion gets the EUR Nothing
EU Rescue Deal Spurs Markets
Voters Punish Merkel Over Greek Debt
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 0.5%
EU Pledges 750 Bn Euros to Stabilize Currency
EU with its ‘shock and awe’ declares ‘all in’
German Lawmakers Vote to Approve Greek Bail-Out
Trichet leads traders into the ‘black-hole’
Oil Futures Down on Worries Over Euro
ECB Holds Interest Rates Unchanged at 1.0%
Moody’s Warns Debt Contagion Threatens Euro
Trichet and Co. What are you going to do for me?
Eurozone Expected to See 0.9% Growth for 2010
EUR losing Stamina and Will to Exist
Market Worries Greek Rescue Deal Could Collapse
Greek Workers Call for Massive Protests
BIS has been on the bid in EUR at 1.3085
Trichet and Co. are ‘lousy poker players’
Greek Rescue Plan Comes With Steep Price
Futures Traders Still Bearish on the Euro
Greek Default Averted But Markets Remain Indifferent
EU/IMF fail to support the EUR

April

Greece Riots as EU Nears Agreement on Bail-Out
Month-End needs Overshadow Greece and China
Roubini Says Higher Debt, Defaults Means Inflation Inevitable
Trichet Pressures Germany to Fast-Track Approval
Rating Agencies are Over-rated, China could Re-value this Weekend
Euro Bounces Back After Hitting Year-Long Low
Greek Borrowing Cost Could Top 10%
Markets Expected to Suffer as Greek Debt Crisis Worsens
Greek Contagion Spreads as Trichet Heads to Germany
Greece’s Credit Rating Cut to Junk Status
European Stocks Fall on Greece, Portugal Debt Concerns
Euro Falls after Merkel Comments on Greek Aid and Portugal Contagion
Germany Demands Greater Concessions for Greek Bail-Out
Investors Continue to Shy Away From Greece
Euro Lower as Greek Aid Package Begins Ratification Process
Merkel Says Bail-Out For Greece Rests with IMF
Greece Officially Request Financial Aid
Greece Asks for Bailout as Wall Street Sent to Room without Supper
Greece’s Deficit Higher Than Reported
Greece Caught Between the IMF and a Hard Place
Goldman Sachs Blames Any Violation on Actions of One Employee
UK Unemployment at 11.2%
Greece Starts Aid Talks Risk Appetite Returns
German Confidence on the Rise as Industrial Orders Increase
Goldman to Announce Profits as Greece Works on its Poker Face
Greece’s Borrowing Costs Continue to Rise
Goldman Under Fire as Germany and UK Begin Probes
Greece Appears Ready to Accept Bail-Out
German Professors move to block Greek Aid
Euro Falters as Greek Bailout must pass multiple Parliaments
Greek Bond Sales Weak While Portugal Raises 2B Euros
Euro Falls as EU Warns Portugal to Trim Spending
Portugal Receives Warning from European Union
Obama to Focus on Financial Regulation as Brown Admits Mistakes
Greece Sells $2.1 Billion of Debt After Rescue Plan
First Greek Bond Auction stops Euro Advance
Greeks refunding an eyesore for the EUR
Greece Loan Controversy Not Yet Settled
Euro Bounces Back on Greek Debt Backing
Greek bailout is a Euro bailout, but, for how long?
Euro Gains as Trichet Says Greece Will Not Default
Oil Prices on the Rise
Investors Losing Confidence n Greece
European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged
Borrowing Costs for Greek Government on the Rise
IMF Working with Greece as Euro Declines
Eurozone Fails to Grow Economy
Geithner’s prodding of ‘Panda’ irritates China
Brown Sets May 6 Vote as Polls Show Hung Parliament
Australia’s Stevens Raises Rate to 4.25%
Greece is cancerous for the EUR
Oil Prices Climb After Long Weekend
US Treasury yields support the dollar index on Easter Monday
NFP to ‘infinity and beyond’-hardly
Typical Non-Farm payroll makes the EUR and Dollar flounder

March

Eurozone Unemployment Reaches 10%
EUR head-fake to unnerve weak dollar longs
IMF Says It Will “Define Conditionality”
EURO bears to relapse before NFP
Greece Prepares Bond Offering
Look East for Dollar direction.
EU Reaches Deal to Help Greece
US and China to control ‘their’ EURO
Goldman Says IMF, Greece May Negotiate EU20 Billion Aid Program
Merkel Sees IMF, EU Aid for Greece as Last Resort
Euro’s deflation outshines China’s covert retaliation
Portugal’s Debt Rating Lowered by Fitch on Worsening Finances
Trichet’s EUR fights for survival
Germany Says IMF Must Be Part of Greek Solution
France, Germany Accused of Using Crisis to Own Advantage
Greek ‘a la carte’ not for Trichet
Central Bank Says Greece’s Economy to Worsen in 2010
Merkel No to Aid-EUR limbo
Greece playing Russian roulette with EURO blanks
Greece Ups the Pressure on EU to Act
EURO ‘unity with promises’ broken
EU officials throw Greece a small life preserver
EU Reluctantly Rides to Greece’s Rescue
EU Reveals Plan to Rescue Greece and Protect Euro
A EURO parachute has holes
EURO condemned and not just to a tight trading range
EU Credit Rating Watch Widens
EU to Discuss Greek Rescue Plan
A EURO bear market rally in the making
China to exit stimulus plans?
Greek’s woes passé?
Merkel Urges Regulation as Greece Takes Plea to U.S.
UAE Government Pledges to Support Dubai
Oil Falls 2%, Markets Also Down
China speculation takes heat off Greece
Markets Rise as Greece, Dubai Detail Credit Plans
IMF: “No Reason” for Greek Debt Crisis to Spread
Greek debacle on hold, EUR and ‘risk’ in vogue
Industrial Orders on the Rise in Germany
Merkel Says Greece ‘Grabbed the Bull by the Horns’
EURO mess is far from over
EUR euphoria over for now
Euro Rises on Greek Pledge to Cut Spending
Will the Greek austerity ‘haircut’ appease the market?
Euro at 10-Month Low
EUR wait and see for Greece
EU Official Calls for More Spending Cuts From Greece
Greece will test the EURO even with a rescue package

February

Oil Set for Monthly Gain as Economy Recovers, Stockpiles Drop
EURO-Greek woes disguised by month end-extensions
EURO mauled by Greco-Turks
Worried Investors Turn to the Dollar
Europe at risk of double-dip recession
A Greek Soap-Opera to derail the EURO
ECB Provopoulos: Changes To Greece Economy “Must Be Imminent”
King Says BOE Will Do ‘Whatever Seems Appropriate’ for Economy
Plunge in German Business Confidence Stalls Euro
Markets wait for Bernanke and default announcements
China Bears Raise Fresh Concerns
Oil Prices on the Rise
Euro’s future in question even if Greece rescued: Soros
Oil price reaches six-week high as dollar weakens
Provopoulos Confident Greece Will Meet ‘Very Ambitious’ Goals
With Bernanke engaged with Humphrey-Hawkins, EUR’s direction dictated by Greece
Gold eases after Fed rate hike
Bernanke Gives Dollar the Green Light
Fed Raises Discount Window Rate to 0.75 percent
Greece will cost us all
Merkel Slams Greek ‘Scandal’ as Goldman Role Examined
Greece’s hiatus favors risk and love for Euro’s
EU ministers press Greece on extra deficit cuts
EU’s stoic stance is a market positive for the EUR
German economic recovery falters
Gold slides as dollar rises
France Backs Weber In Race For ECB Presidency
China Raises Bank Reserve Ratio to Cool Fastest-Growing Economy
European banks have a $2.3 trillion PIIGS stake, EUR cannot fail
Spain Fails to Escape Recession
EU Reaches Deal on Greek Debt
EU Demands Greek Budget Cuts, Pledges to Uphold Euro Stability
Euro Zone Reaches Deal to Help Greece: EU President
Germany bears the weight of the EUR
Soros Is ‘Confident’ Greece Will Stay in Euro Region
EUR disappoints despite rumors of aid for Greece
Markets Gain on Speculation Greece to Receive Cash
Euro Gains Strength as Debt Fears Ease
ECB Says Trichet Travel Change Due to Logistics
Euro Rallies on Greek Aid Speculation
Seller beware, EUR to rally $8b’s worth
Euro dips as eurozone fiscal woes fester
Greek Ouzo crisis escalates into global margin call as confidence ebbs
The EUR and its sovereign concerns dictate position taking
China Faces Currency Valuation Crisis
G7 Finance Leaders Meet in Iqaluit
Trichet Tries to Boost Euro Confidence
Euro woes deepen relying on NFP for relief
Euro Struggles on Growing PIIGS Debt Concern
European Central Bank leaves key rate at 1%
ECB to Hold Rates, Delay Exit Debate Until March
Contagion PIIGS hurt EURO
Opec says oil supply increase ‘worrying’
EU to Back Greek Deficit Plan; Wage Freeze Is Pledged
Greece rattled by ‘hidden debt’ controversy
EU’s Greece is ‘too big to fail’
The Obama dollar hanging tough
For now dollar agenda remains the same

January

Greece’s Debt Weighs Down Euro
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches 10%
Obama’s State of Union lifts global indices while dollar softens
Dr. Doom Goes to Davos
Greece may be turning to China for help
Euro Falls to 6-Month Low
Davos Forum Predicts “Jobless” Recovery
Greece Denies Reports of Bond Deal with China
Portugal Budget Stress Pressures Euro
Euro Will Be Here Forever: ECB’s Weber
Weber Says ECB May Take Further Exit Steps in First Half
Roubini Never More Pessimistic on Euro Area, Calls Spain a Risk
Bernanke dials for support while State of the Union to address Obama’s Volcker Plan
German Business Confidence on the Rise
BoE’s King says UK needs more robust banking system
Dollar Supported by Double-Dip Threat
Greek Spreads Tighten Ahead of Syndicated Issuance
Davos bankers to lobby against Obama reforms
Dollar movement contained, markets digest Obama’s proposal
US Banking Reforms – An All or Nothing Proposition
Most Dangerous Government Debt
European bank stocks drop on Obama plans
Obama Dollar Weakens on Fighting Words
Eastern European Currencies Tumble on Greek Risk
Greece Confident in Raising Money
China mops up excess liquidity
Greece Worries Might Be Spreading
Chinese lending fears hit bank shares
China Chokes Credit while EUR plummets
King Warns of Potential For Inflation
Euro Marks 4th Losing Day Against Dollar
Sweden Calls for Bank Tax
PIIGS at Bay
IMF Warns of Global Recession “Double Dip”
Trichet remains on the offense
PIIGS hurt EUR
Trichet and ECB remain predictable
Germany’s Economy Shrinks by 5% in 2009
PBOC is proactive, Bernanke’s Fed is reactive
China orders raise of Bank Reserves
EU Describes Weak Yuan a “Major Problem”
IMF to Review Greece’s Finances
China to beat Bernanke in hiking rates first
German Exports Beat Forecasts
What’s ‘Made in China’, Global Growth is hoping it’s not fake
China’s Exports Surge, Imports Rise to Record as Trade Rebounds
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches 10%
NFP to justify Bernanke and Obama’s actions
Will Geithner’s cover up affect Bernanke’s reappointment?
Ahead of NFP, dollar ranges
ECB’s Stark says EU wouldn’t save Greece
Is Greece to be cut loose by Europe? Where is the solidarity?
Greece Prepares 2010 Economic Plan
The dollar suffers from a New Years hangover
What’s the dollar to do?

2009 Articles

December

Greece and other Economies Still Worry Eurozone
Iceland Approves 3.8bn Payment to UK and Netherlands
Jobless Claims in the U.S. Fall to Lowest Level Since July 2008
In 2010 Beware Of the Keynesian Hangover
Oil steadies near $79 ahead of US inventories
In December the dollar’s King
Risk appetite shows no sign of slowing
Pound could soon be worth less than euro, warns CEBR
Currencies ‘Carbon Copy’ moves
The dollar is stuck in ‘no-mans land’
The dollar maintains its holiday edge
OPEC Maintains Oil Output Quotas at Meeting in Angola
The dollar is treading water.
Is the dollar ending the funding role?
Yen Falls Against Euro, Dollar
The dollar is wilting
Irish Republic Emerges From Recession
Dollar is ‘running with the Bull’s’
End of the Euro Experiment?
Bernanke to deliver the same at the FOMC
Nakheel to Abu Dhabi ‘Please Sir, Can I have some more?’
Dubai Bail-Out Pledge Boosts Euro
Abu Dhabi keeps Dubai World’s Islands afloat!
Credit Worries Force Greek Bond Yields Higher
China marches to its own beat!
Eurozone Pledges to Prevent Bankruptcy in Greece
Bank of England Maintains Interest Rate
Darling’s Poison Pill. NY’s Poison Apple?
Euro Recovers to Gain Back Recent Losses
Dollar Bears Beware!
Sovereignty rating concerns supports dollar?
Factory Orders in Germany Fall 2.1%
Recession to Recovery is a Dollar Bear’s Headache
NFP to confirm job losses slowed while unemployment rates tick higher.
Is There Another Dubai on the Horizon?
ECB Holds Line on Interest Rates
Will Trichet stand and deliver?
Candidate for the Next Dubai
Markets Rise as Fears of Dubai Default Subside
Germany Faces Renewed Credit Crunch
Investors have a gluttonous ‘risk’ appetite
Are we Dubai or Du-Sell?

November

Dubai not distressed, Dollar gets dumped!
Dubai Debacle drives Dollar Higher
Dollar gets a get out of jail card, temporarily at least
‘Thank’ Bernanke for ‘giving’ us this.
Gold Reaches All Time High on Central Bank Buying Speculation
Oil Falls to $77 as Market Awaits News
Chinese Banks are falling into US financials acid tests traps
Analysts Predict “No Bottom” for USD in 2010
Deflation death spiral killing dollar
Stocks Fall on Trichet’s Spending Remarks
Forget Bernanke and Geithner, its risk-aversion that supports the USD
OECD Says China Will Lead Recovery
Conflicting Fed statements confusing markets
MarketPulseFX interview
Eurozone Out of Freefall Says Trichet
Gold Closing in on $1150 an Ounce
Bernanke stick to deflation, dollar problem is Geithner’s
Bernanke’s reality is fighting deflation not supporting dollar.
Obama fails to resuscitate the dollar
Eurozone Records Positive Growth
Dollar Déjà-vu.
Is China our savior?
Geithner’s strong dollar policy is a myth.
Obama Dollar to ‘Devalue the Way to Prosperity’!
What’s All This Talk About a Tobin Tax
Struggling Dollar Pushes Gold to Another Record
Cash-cow Bernanke is the dollar’s nemesis
Global Markets Set to Open Higher on G7 Pledge
Forget +10.2% it’s +17.5, the broader measure of US unemployment
The dollar has no supporters!
France’s Deficit Doubles to $187.5 Billion
NFP trading is for contrarians!
Bernanke ‘stood and delivered’ Trichet and King your next
Eurozone PMI Shows Growth Accelerating
Bernanke’s ‘extended period’?
IMF Gold Sales Could Be Bad News for the Dollar
Tech Analysis Indicates Euro to Decline Against Yen
Failing Banks Support Dollar Appetite
The Dollar needs Life-Support.

October

Eurozone Unemployment Jumps to 9.7%
Fiscal Steroids Programs Promote Risk and Carry Trades.
The dollar is getting oxygen.
Norway’s Central Bank Raises Rates to 1.5 Percent
Too ‘Big to fail’ is getting too ‘Big to Bail’
Eurozone Household Lending Falls
Yields aid the dollar!
Germany’s Consumer Confidence Index Falls
China does not want the dollar?
UK Unable to Shake Off Recession
Obama’s ‘Lost Decade’, made in Japan.
Yes Comrade! Obama ‘orders’ pay cuts. What’s happening to Capitalism?
EUR passes US 1.50 Mark Eurozone Exporters Worry
European Investors Flock to Eurozone Junk Bonds
European policy makers, a team consisting of individual actions. Disaster!
Bernanke’s iPod play list urges ‘US to be frugal and Asia to consume more’
Fed’s Reverse-Repo Position
The dollar sees red!
Eurozone trade falls into deficit
Bernanke, what have you done?
Trichet is vocal that EUR was not created to be ‘the’ reserve currency.
Cable advances on rumors that BOE will suspend asset buy-back
Are Bernanke and the Fed not USD bearish?
Fed Minutes showed that policy makers were open to expanding MBS purchases
Gold Hits New Record – $1,070 an Ounce!
The Cheek of Goldman
Dollar loses reserve currency to JPY and EUR
No dollar crisis here!
German Investor Sentiment ZEW Slips Unexpectedly
Oil tops $73 High Demand and US Dollar Weakness Main Factors
Gold surges through new record
Sterling tumbles on shock UK inflation fall
Resurrecting the dollar?
Greece Deficit Could Exceed 12 Percent
Germany’s trade surplus falls 43%
Weak dollar improves US trade gap
Another US bailout on the horizon?
Bernanke gives the dollar a boost with rate talk
The Fed is prepared to hike rates
Oil settles above $71
Britain Overtakes US as Worlds Top Financial Center
Asian Banks Continue to Intervene on Behalf of the US Dollar
European Central Bank Press Conference
Eurozone interest rate held at 1%
ECB on hold
Predictable King-Trichet
Where is your ‘double-dip’ now Roubini? Greed got us into this mess and greed is getting us out and into another bubble!
Reverse Mortgages to be Next Subprime?
Australia First G20 Country to Raise Interest Rates
Oil States Deny British Report on Replacing the US Dollar
The ‘Big Dollar’ has caught more than the Flu! Where is its vaccine?
US Dollar Falls on Stock Market Gains
G7 Minister’s Accept Weaker Greenback
‘Roubini Recession, Bernanke Depression’- a new Dylan title?
9.8% US Unemployment Rate with over 10.4 million on Jobless Benefits.
Merkel’s Next Challenge – Germany’s Rising Unemployment
Central Bank Exit Policies
Eurozone Jobless Continues Rising
German jobs saved by short-time working subsidies, says IMF
Dollar jumps on European official’s comments
Stock futures slip further after data
Britain to make ‘stronger’ exit from recession
IMF says world economy is recovering
Eurozone Unemployment Continues to Rise
Ireland take to the polls for Lisbon.
G7 has seen the light, it wants to be the ‘big dollars’ crutch!

September

Top UK Banks Cave to Goverment Pressure on Bonuses
IMF G7 and World Bank Meetings Schedule
G20 means G7 no longer only game in town on forex
SNB intervened in the market today.
Europe Shares Set for Best Quarter in 10 Years
Do not adjust your monitors!
Is the USD getting ‘flu’ like symptoms again?
Eur/Cad above 1.6000 now
Market eyeing suppot at 1.4690/10 level for Eur/Usd
Euro/Cad takes out stops above 1.5900
Bernanke and Co. agree to continue to give free money!
The Punch Drunk ‘dollar’ is Another Headache!
Turkey’s Central Bank Cuts Rates
Automakers Call for Continuation of Incentive Programs
Oil climbs to near $72
World Recovery Is Faster than Forecast: ECB Official
Food For Thought on The EUR As Ireland Gets Ready To Vote Again On The Lisbon Treaty
ECB Holds Line on Interest Rates
Sweden Goes Negative

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