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2013 Articles

May

GBP/USD – Reverses to New Six Week Low Near 1.51
GBP/USD Sits on 1.5160 as Inflation Slows
GBP/USD – Pound Sinks As UK Inflation Tumbles
BoE Outgoing Governor Claims UK in Only Modest Recovery
UK Mortgages Rise to 4 Year High
UK Inflation Drops in April
Is The Dollar To Be Given A Bull Run Break Before Ben?
GBP/USD – Edges Up as Markets Eye UK Inflation Figures
GBP/USD – Tries to Recover from Six Week Low Near 1.5160
Week in FX Europe – Turkey’s Investment Upgrade A Plus for TRY?
An Aussie Spanking Is Preferred Over A Timid EURO
GBP/USD – Moves Well Off Support at 1.52
GBP/USD – Pound Rebounds after Weak US Numbers
EZ and US Inflation Falls Back On Weak Energy Prices
GBP/USD – Bounces Off Support at 1.52
BoE King Leaves Optimistic Parting Gift for UK Economy
Being A Persistent Dollar Bull Is Hard Work
GBP/USD – Falls Back Sharply to Support at 1.52
UK Drops in Economic Wellbeing
EURO Tripped Up By A Slammed Aussie
GBP/USD – Claws Back Some Ground to Above 1.53
GBP/USD – Pound Continues Slide as US Retail Sales Edges Up
UK Government Divided on EU Membership
Survey Points to UK Economy on the Road to Recovery
EURO’s Survival – A Tale Of Two Ideas
GBP/USD – Finds Some Comfort from Support at 1.5350
A Yen For Help – Do Not Bother
Week in FX Europe – A weaker EUR and Yen Conspires to Kill US Exports
G7 Meeting To Focus on Banking, Cyprus and Carney
GBP/USD – Eases Away from 1.56 and Trades at Two Week Low Around 1.5450
EUR/GPB at 0.8430 as Output Climbs and BOE Maintains Policy
GBP/USD – Volatile Pound Falls After Strong US Employment Numbers
UK Continues to Oppose Financial Transaction Tax
Bank of England Holds Rate Steady as Governor King Steps down
EURO Choked By Options, Awaits A Catalyst
GBP/USD – Makes Another Run at 1.56
GBP/USD at 1.5540 Before BOE Meets
GBP/USD – Higher as UK Posts Mixed Numbers
UK Retail Sales Fall Hurt by Earlier Easter
Global World Youth Unemployment Estimated at 12.6 Percent
GBP/JPY – Pointing lower before BOE Meeting
UK PM Cameron unable to call for EU Referendum
GBP/USD – Drops Back Below 1.55
GBP/USD – Pound Weakens, Testing 1.55 Line
EURO’s Zest For Loftier Heights
GBP/USD – Takes a Breather Around 1.5550
GBP/USD – Edges Lower in Thin Trading
Yen Drop Slow and Methodical
GBP/JPY – New 2013 Highs Seen, More Perhaps to Come
GBP/USD – Continues to Move Higher to 1.56
Week in FX Europe – ECB Is Moving The Market, But Not The Economy Just Yet
GBP/USD – Steady as UK Posts Solid Services PMI
GBP/USD – Maintains its Level Around 1.5550
EUR/GBP Near 0.84 on Draghi Comments and Construction Data
GBP/USD – Pound Loses Ground as US Posts Sharp Employment Numbers
GBP/USD – Moves Higher Again to Above 1.56
GBP/USD – Edges Higher as UK Manufacturing PMI Improves

April

GBP/USD – A New Ten Week High Above 1.5550
GBP/USD Near 1.0550 as Pound Posts Strong Monthly Advance
GBP/USD – Pound Pushes Higher as Markets Focus on ECB Meeting
GBP/USD at 1.5480 as U.K. Consumer Confidence Declines
GBP/USD – After Ten Week High, Eases Back Under 1.55
GBP/USD Moves to 1.55 as U.K. House Prices Rise
GBP/USD – Surging Pound Pushes Past 1.55
Swiss Central Bank Discloses 20% of Gold Reserves Held in England
German Banking Association Criticizes U.S. Foreign Banks Capital Level Requirements
BOE McCafferty Sees Improved Outlook for UK, Remain Cautious
GBP/USD to 1.5520 as U.K. House Prices Rise
GBP/USD – Nudges up Against 1.55
Week in FX Europe – Higher European Unemployment Could Force ECB to Cut Rates
GBP/USD – Pound Firmer After Strong British GDP
GBP/USD – Surges to Two Month High Above 1.54
GBP/USD – Sharply Higher After Positive British GDP
UK GDP Grows 0.3% Avoid Triple Dip Recession
Fitch Downgrades Bank of England to AA+
UK Retail Sales Fall in April
GBP/USD – Settles Around Key Level of 1.5250
Associated Press Twitter Account Hacked with White House Blast Post
GBP/USD – Unsteady After Weak UK Numbers
UK Osbourne Uses Currency Argument to Derail Scottish Independence
Forget The Diamonds – Give Me The Dollar?
GBP/USD Moves to 1.53 on Bets U.K. Avoided Another Recession
GBP/USD – Rallies Back Towards 1.53
GBP/USD – Little Reaction to Fitch Downgrade
IMF Sees Three Speed Global Recovery
To Spend Or Not To Spend – That Is The Forex Question
GBP/USD – Placing Pressure on Support at 1.52
Week in FX Europe – EURO at Yen’s Mercy
GBP/USD – Rally Continues as Pound Points Upwards
GBP/USD – The 1.5250 Level Remains Key
GBP/USD – Higher after Weak Numbers from UK and US
UK Retail Sales Fall 0.7 Percent
US Weekly Jobless Claims Little Changed
Euro Borrowing costs fall after Spanish auction
Brent Rises From Nine-Month Low on Speculation Losses Excessive
G-20 Draft Affirms Pledge to Avoid Competitive Devaluations
Investors Seek G20 Signal
GBP/USD – Falls Sharply and Settles Just Below Key Level of 1.5250
GBP/USD – Sinks as UK Unemployment Rate Edges Higher
At Half-Time: Yen Takes A Breather
GBP/USD – Support/Resistance aplenty before BOE Minutes
IMF Plays Down UK’s Plan for Growth
GBP/USD – Bounces Solidly off Support at 1.53
UK Inflation Remains at Highest Level in 12 months
GBP/USD – Little Movement as UK Inflation Figures Within Expectations
Yen Continues To Bully The EUR
GBP/USD – Consolidates Below 1.53
GBP/USD – Edges Lower as US Manufacturing Numbers Disappoint
Weak European Demand May Lead to ‘Sluggish’ Economic Growth for U.K.
GBP/USD – Eases Away from Resistance at 1.54
Week in FX Europe – EUR/JPY’s 12-Big Figure Move Dominates EUR demand
GBP/USD – Steady as Key US Releases Post Declines
Catching The Falling EUR Knife A Winning Strategy?
GBP/USD – Pound Posts Strong Gains, Tests 1.54
EURO Market Is Happier Front Running Japanese Flow
More Jobs Available in London
GBP/USD – Continues to Pressure the Resistance Level at 1.5350
GBP/USD – Steady as Markets Eye US Employment Data
World Trade Organization Cuts 2013 Trade Forecast
Shorting The EUR Is Like Owning Fools Gold
GBP/USD – Pushes Back Above 1.53
GBP/USD – Pound Advances on Solid UK Manufacturing Numbers
GBP/USD – Eases Away from Resistance Level at 1.5350
GBP/USD – Loses Ground After Recent Gains
GBP/USD – Trades Near Six Week High at 1.5350
Even as Confidence Gains, U.K. Economy Will Struggle
Week in FX Europe – EUR Whipped Into Frenzy By NFP
It’s A Hope And A Prayer For NFP
Strategists Are Bullish on the U.S. Dollar
GBP/USD – Moves Back Above 1.52 … Again
GBP/USD – Edges Higher as BOE Maintains Course
BOE Maintains QE as Inflation Concerns Override New Freedom
Buyer Beware: It’s CB-Day and Draghi Has Some Defending To Do
GBP/USD – Continues to Rely Upon 1.51
GBP/USD – Edges Higher as UK & US Numbers Falter
Service Industries in U.S. Grow at Slowest Pace Since August
US Treasuries Advance as ADP Misses Forecast
WTI Crude Drops as U.S. Oil Stockpiles Gain
ADP Data Shows U.S. Economy Added Fewer Jobs
EURO Tight With Options And Central Bank Decisions
FTSE 100: Lower PMI not pulling price lower
BCC: UK to Avoid Triple Dip Recession
GBP/USD – Relies on a Trusty Friend in 1.51
GBP/USD – Plunges on Weak UK Manufacturing Data
US Factory Orders Climb on Demand for Autos, Planes
Is The EURO A Good April Fool Joke?
WTI Crude Falls From Six-Week High As Pipeline is Shut
Argentine Bonds Fall On Government Proposal to Default Holdouts
US Treasuries’ In Demand Abroad
EURO: Is It Too Late For Holiday Surprises?

March

GBP/USD – Cuddles up to 1.52
GBP/USD – Volatile as US Releases Disappoint Markets
US Jobless Claims Rises More Than Forecast
BoE Tells Banks To Raise Another £25b
OECD predicts stronger global growth
If Depositors Run, Where Will The EURO Hide?
GBP/USD – Drops to 1 Week Low Below 1.51
Pound Rises to Two-Month High Against Euro
GBP/USD – Lower after Disappointing UK Data
GBP/USD – Continues to Ease Back Below 1.52
FT/Rt’s: Dijsselbloem interview transcript
Owning EURO’s Needs Convincing
EUR/GBP Moves to Six-Week Low Below 0.85 on Cyprus
GBP/USD – Eases Back Below Key 1.52 Level
GBP/USD – Moves to Four Week High Around 1.5250
Week in FX Europe – Another Last Minute Houdini Act from The ECB?
GBP/USD – Moves to Three Week High Around 1.52
GBP/USD – Pound Jumps after Solid GBP Releases
Flashing Red Data Knocks the Wind Out Of The EURO
The UK Budget Doesn’t Help the Pound
GBP/USD – Pound Moves Higher Despite Lukewarm UK Numbers
Where Is This EURO Short Squeeze?
GBP/USD – Continues to Hover Around 1.51
GBP/USD – Moves Above 1.51 Level After UK Inflation Releases
Too many Cuts, Not Enough Band Aids For The EURO
GBP/USD – Consolidates Around 1.51
GBP/USD – Limited Movement as Pair Tests 1.51 Level
Economists: UK Needs $15 Billion Spending ‘Kick Start’
GBP/USD – Shows Some Positive Signs Back to 1.51
UK to Unveil Additional 10B GBP Spending to Spur Economy
Week in FX Europe – Is Sterling’s Magnetic Option Ride Over? Maybe Next Wednesday
GBP/ USD – Pound Surges as US Employment Numbers Sparkle
GBP/ USD – Edges Lower After Strong US Retail Sales Numbers
Are The Yen Bears Afraid To Lose Face?
UK Cameron Getting House In Order
GBP/USD – Still Trying to Hold On to 1.49
Yen and Pound Drop as Aussie gains across the board
GBP /USD – Pound Falters After Weak UK Manufacturing Data
UK Manufacturing Drags GBP Down
What Gives? EURO Is Locked, Cable Is Horrible and Yen Not Wanted
GBP/USD – Trying to Hold On to 1.49
GBP/ USD – Pound Levels off After Recent Losses
Week in FX – EUR Weakness Not About the EURO
Central Bank Activity Summary
What’s the NFP Game Plan? Is Yen to take the lead?
Perhaps Look Elsewhere for FX Returns
GBP/USD – Does Well to Climb Back Above 1.50
Decision Against Further Easing has BlackRock Selling Pound
GBP/USD – Volatile After BOE Decision
BoE Keeps QE On Hold: Weighs Radical Tool Options
What Can We Expect From The ECB’s Euro?
GBP/JPY Technicals – Primed for action awaiting BOE
GBP/USD – Moves to a New Low Below 1.50
EUR / USD – Central Bank Week Continues
GBP/USD – Pound Under Pressure Ahead of BOE Meeting
UK House Prices Rise in February
BoE Governor Favours Breaking up RBS
EUROs ‘House-of-Cards’ Needs a Weaker Unit To Survive
GBP/USD – Trying Desperately to Climb Off the Canvas at 1.50
UK Osborne Stands Alone as EU Push for Bank Bonus Cap
GBP/USD – Fluctuating After Positive UK Services PMI
UK Service Sector Data Boosts Chances of Triple-dip Recession
UK Chancellor Osborne Against EU Cap on Bank Bonuses
Buy EURO Rumor; Sell Hard Fact, Tact Worth Preserving?
GBP/USD – Enjoys Rock Solid Support at 1.50
GBP/USD – Steady after UK Releases Another Weak PMI
Central Banks Get To Play The Tune This Week
GBP/USD – Drifts Lower and Now Looking for Support at 1.50
EURO Wallowing In No-Mans Land
GBP UK House Prices Show Lack of Movement
GBP UK Near a Third Dip Recession After January Manufacturing and Housing Data
Dollar Safe Haven Status Intact Despite Sequester

February

Survey Shows 40 percent of Economists Polled Expect BoE to Increase size of QE
UK to Challenge EU Banker Bonus Cap
GBP/USD – Little Change After Mixed US Data
GBP / USD – Finding Comfort at the Support Level at 1.51
UK Economy Growth Revised Upwards in 2012
GBP/USD – Pound Posts Sharp Gains as US Data Mostly Positive
EURO Weathers Another Storm-Where To Now?
GBP / USD – Finding Support at 1.51
GBP/USD – Pound Unsteady as Markets Cast Nervous Eye on Italy
European Banking Authority Warns about Variations in Risk Calculations
UK Retail Sales Falls in February
All EURO Roads Lead To Rome
GBP/USD Moves to below 1.51 and Lowest Since 2010 after Downgrade
GBP / USD – A Reprieve at 1.51
UK AAA Credit Rating is Downgraded
GBP/USD – Pound Continues to Slide, Tests 1.51 Line
EUR Needs Italian Exit Polls For Clarity
UK to maintain Austerity Measures Despite Downgrade
GBP/NZD Technicals – Record Lows as UK loses Triple A Rating
Week in FX Europe – The EURO Has Not Stumbled, It’s Fallen Hard
Bank of England Close to Signing Yuan Currency Swap Deal
GBP/USD – Under Pressure as UK Economy Worries Markets
Ugly LTRO Has The EURO Bleeding
GDP Targets potentially to be given to Central Banks
GBP/USD – Pound Edges Higher After Positive UK Data
No Currency War Here, But You Got To Like the EURO Result
GBP/USD Falls to 18 Month Low After BOE Minutes
King Defeated in QE Vote
Same Game But EURO Goals Have Shifted
BOE Minutes: MPC voted 6-3 to keep QE program and 9-0 to maintain interest rates
GBP/USD – Markets Eye Employment Numbers, BOE Minutes
GBPUSD Falls to Seven-Month Low Below 1.55
GBP/USD – Steady Ahead of UK Employment Data
Week in FX Europe-European Debt Auctions Take Center Stage
Yen Seeks Green Light From G20
BOE’s Broadbent Says BOE Can Do More to Fix Economy
GBP/USD – Pound Under Pressure, Tests 1.55 Line
Central Bank Bought Record Gold Reserves in 2012
GBP/NZD Technicals – Dovish BOE Inflation Report Ally-oop bears’ dunk
GBP/USD – Pound Slumps As BOE Inflation Report Disappoints
Russia Actively Moving Away from Currency Manipulation
BoE Warns UK Economy will have Low Growth for 2 Years
BoE Governor Says UK Recovery in Sight
It’s Only Words But FX Is On The Move
GBP/AUD Technicals – BOE Inflation Report may encourage bears
GBP/USD Falls to 6-Month Low Below 1.56 Before BOE Data
UK Inflation 2.7% in January
International Banks Warn About Currency War Scenario
GBP/USD – Pound Under Pressure Despite Solid UK Inflation Data
Japan Can Do What It Wants According To The G7
GBP / USD – Falls Heavily Back to Support Level at 1.5650
G7 to Address Currency War this week
GBP/USD – Pound Drops Sharply as Market Worries Grow
UK Business Confidence Hits Lowest Level in 21 Years
GBP / USD – Trying to Rally Back to 1.5850
Week in FX Europe – Draghi And Aso Have So Much In Common
EUR Longs Reload For LTRO Fallout
EU Leaders Battle Over Budget
GBP/USD – BOE Maintains Interest Rate, QE Levels
No Surprise-ECB Holds Rates Steady
BoE Refrains From Adding More Stimulus
Can Draghi Bust The EUR Out Of Its Range?-UPDATE
GBP / USD – Trading at Lowest Levels in Five Months Below 1.57
OECD Recommends Further Stimulus for UK Economy
GBP/USD – Markets Watching BOE for Interest Rate, QE Announcements
WTI Crude Slips, Discount to Brent Widens
RBS Fined $612M for Manipulating Libor Rate
GBP / USD – Trying to Break Through Support at 1.57
GBP/USD – Pounds Slides Despite Solid UK Numbers
EURO In Correction Not Trend Change
GBP / USD – Trying to Move Higher from Rock Solid Support at 1.57
GBP/USD – Pound Rebounds After Recent Slide
Momentum Selling Has EURO Longs Seeking Exit
Central Bankers Under the Microscope
GBP / USD – Again, Trying to Climb Off the Canvas at 1.57
Week in FX Europe – Dollar Perception Has the EUR Appreciating
Hail The All Conquering EURO
BOE likely to adopt “Wait and See” attitude while waiting for Carney

January

PM Cameron’s Plan Upsets Latvia’s Euro Thoughts
GBP / USD – Pushing Higher back above the Key 1.5850 Level
GBP/USD – Steady After Weak US Employment Data
Keep Your Powder Dry Ahead Of NFP
GBP / USD – Trying to Climb off the Canvas at 1.57
Crude Steady After Inventory Report
GBP/USD – Higher After Dismal US GDP Release, Solid UK Data
EUR Punches Above Its Weight Class
Fitch Warns UK is at Significant Risk of a Downgrade
UK Pension Experts Criticize QE
GBP/USD Pound Improves After Recent Battering
EUR Strangled By Vanilla Options And Shallow Pullbacks
GBP / USD – Trading below 1.57 and Levels Not Seen in Five Months
GBP/USD – British Pound Continues to Fall, Tests 1.57 Level
US Orders For Durables Surge Ahead Pushing S&P
Oil Trades Near 4-Month Top
What Excuse Is The EUR To Use Now?
GBP / JPY Technicals – Head and Shoulders pattern forming/formed
Week in FX Europe – EURO Landing Continues To Have Opportunities
Is The Real Money Investor Missing Out On The Yen’s Decline?
GBP/USD – Sharp Losses Continue for Pound
GBP/USD – Pound Edges Up After Strong UK Employment Data
UK Unemployment Fell to 7.7% 18 Month Low
BoE Governor Says More Needed to Restore Confidence in Banks
Whose Chain Are Central Banks Pulling?
GBP / JPY – 139.40 support last defence against bears
Potential for UK to leave EU before 2017
U.K. to Have Referendum on Leaving EU by 2017
GBP/USD – Steady After Mixed UK Data
BOJ Declare Open Ended Asset Purchases – Reaction and Charts
GBP / USD – Trading back at the Key Level of 1.5850
GBP/USD – Pound Keeps on Sliding
GBP / USD Technicals – 1.583 seperating bulls and bears
EUR / GBP Technicals – Ichimoku Cloud Pierced with Kumo Twist Spotted
Week in FX Europe – Juncker and Nowotny Staments Move Euro in Different Directions
GBP / USD – Retail Sales Anchors Price below 1.60
David Cameron cancelled speech today, European stocks lower
GBP/USD – Slide Continues as Pound Dips Below 1.60
GBP / JPY Technicals – Head and Shoulders breakout continues
GBP/USD – British Pound Continues to Struggle, Dips Below 1.60
Has EU’s Juncker Given The EUR The “Kiss-of Death”?
GBP / JPY Technicals – H&S Top on Hourly
GBP/USD – British Pound Remains Under Pressure
Yield Spotting Makes EUR Roadmap Easier To Read
JPY Crosses Technicals – Slight panic post Amari comments but no changes in big picture
GBP / AUD Technicals – Bearish Bias Remain Despite Slight Recovery
GBP / USD – Trading back below the significant level of 1.6150
GBP/USD – Pound Begins Week with Losses
GBP/JPY Technicals – 61.8% Multi-Year Fib ahead
Week in FX Europe – Prices in Central Europe Are In Focus
FX Market Wary Of ‘Safe’ Trade
JPY Technicals – Yen Crosses above short-term resistances
GBP/USD – Pound Jumps After BOE, ECB Rate Announcements
BoE Side-steps Further QE
“Old Lady” To Stand Still While Draghi’s ECB May Waffle
GBP/AUD Technicals – New Lows Ahead of Rate Decisions
GBP/USD – Pound Continues to Drop as 1.60 Under Strong Pressure
Looming ECB Rate Decision To Keep Investors At Bay
GBP/USD – Pound Losing Ground After Weak Euro Data
GBP/USD Technicals – 1.61 not enough to prove bullish intent
GBP/USD – Pound Moving Up After Sharp Losses
Week in FX Europe – EUR deflates after EU data and US employment
Friday Economic Releases Positive for Eurozone Worrisome for UK
GBP/USD Technicals – Bears break 1.61
GBP/USD – Down Sharply as Dollar Rebounds
EURO Crapshoot Is Opening Up Holes
UK Manufacturing Expands in December
UK Manufacturing Rises to 15 month high
After Mini-Agreement: The EUR Needs The US ‘Can’ to be Kicked Further

2012 Articles

December

USD/CAD Canadian Dollar 2012 Wrap up
GBP/USD – Up Sharply as Markets Brace for Fiscal Cliff
UK Could Reach 30 Million Employed by 2015
GBP/USD – Higher as Markets Eye Fiscal Cliff
GBP/USD – Volatile on Fiscal Cliff worries, Italian PM Resignation
UK Households Pessimistic about 2013 Economy
Norway Foreign Minister Warns UK about Euro Exit
Review and expectations for 2012/13
UK Growth Revised Downward in Q3
Trichet Comments on ECB, the Fed and BoE
Boehner Has to Forget Plan ‘B’
GBP/USD – Higher after BOE Minutes Release
EURO Strength Falls Under BoJ Spell
GBP/USD Dec. 18 – Steady after UK Inflation Data
Tedious EURO Year-End Trading
GBP/USD Dec. 17 – Breaks 1.62 line as Rally Continues
Week in FX Europe-The EURO’s Teflon Capabilities
S&P Affirms UK Rating Revises Outlook to Negative
Libor Fixing Costs Mount
Europe Reaches Deal for ECB to Supervise Banks
GBP/USD Dec. 13 – Higher as Federal Reserve Announces Q4
Germany to Support ECB to Supervise European Banks
Resuscitated EUR Keeps Ticking
GBP/USD Dec. 11 – Higher After Strong Euro-zone, German Sentiment Data
BoE King Currency Wars to Heat Up in 2013
GBP/USD Dec. 10 – Higher Despite Poor Manufacturing Data
GBP / USD – Moving Between Two Key Levels at 1.60 and 1.6150
Week in FX Europe- ECB EU Growth Forecast Cut Drags Euro
UK Manufacturing Falls 1.3% in October
Rain Soaked NFP to Save EURO?
UK Government Reduces Growth Forecast
EURO Flight keeps Prize in Sight
UK Construction Shrinks Markit Survey Shows
Bank of England Preempts Bank Bonuses with Warning
Central Bank Action – Rates Expectation and Charts
GBP / USD – Pushes Through to 1.61 and Highest Level in 1 Month

November

Week in FX Europe – Greek Debt Deal Reached as Eurogroup Budget looms
The EURO Loses its Shackles
One in Ten is Underemployed in the UK
BoE’s Carney Favors Rate Plan Copied by Bernanke
GBP/USD Technicals – 1.60 holding, for how long?
The Courting of Mark Carney by the BoE
UK GDP Growth 1% in Q3
Olympics Helped Fuel UK Economy in Q3
EUR Surrenders after Benchmark Print
GBP / USD – Another Strong Rally to back above 1.60
Greek Haircut puts German Political Capital at Stake
Bank of Canada Mark Carney to Head Bank of England Next Year
UK Public Spending Squeeze could extend to 2018 – Think Tank
Week in FX Europe – EUR unfazed by Greek Debt and Budget Failure
China Manufacturing Recovery Boosts EUR
UK Manufacturing Continued Contraction Forecasted
Highest HSBC China PMI in 13 months – Reactions and Charts
UK Fails to Reach Deficit Reduction Targets
Bank of England Minutes Show Split on QE
GBP/USD Technicals – 1.59 broken ahead of BOE Minutes
Eurogroup Dictates the Next EUR Move
Single Currency eyes Eurogroup for Support
Week in FX Europe – Public Spat has Single Unit Close to the Rail
UK Retail Sales Fall More than Expected in October
Moody’s warns UK it could lose AAA rating
Where is the EUR off to now?
UK Jobless Rate Declines to 7.8 percent
Foreign Investments Purchases driving GBP higher
UK Jobless Claim Change(OCT): Expectations
Week in FX Europe – How will the EUR ever make the turn?
EUR Black Hole Threatens to Deepen
Market Participants expect more BOE easing actions
Polls show Britons want EU exit
GBP/USD Technicals – Evening Star seen above 1.60
No QE from BoE
GBP/USD Technicals – Trading Below 1.60 before BOE Decision
GBP/USD Technicals – 1.6005/1.6040 handle in play
‘Immediate Action’ on UK Economy needed
EUR Momentum is not to Specs Liking
UK economy potentially shrinking in Q4
EUR Fears Greece not US or China
Week in FX Europe – Not everyone is a EUR Basher
UK Construction Falls Leading to Job Losses
Greek Pension Reforms Hurt EUR

October

Are EUR Shorts Waiting for Month End Dollar Demand?
Europe Open: Rajoy comments bring optimism despite rainy blues.
GBP / USD – The 1.60 support level continues to hold for now
Europe Open: Hurricane Sandy beats bulls into submission.
Britain and its Future in the European Union
Week in FX Europe – Netherlands and Germany Unsure About Greece
Pound Surges to Near 1.6150 After U.K. Emerges From Recession
Olympics a Winner for UK Economy
EUR Rise Greased by Pound Performance
Europe Open: UK GDP continues risk appetite from Asian Session.
Europe Open: Weak PMI weighs on heavy European Markets ahead of FOMC.
Europe Open: 1.30 and 1.60 still holding for Fiber and Cable despite early selling.
Yen Crosses: RSI Divergence seen on AUD/JPY
US Market Recap: Equities and Currencies safe for now?
GBP / USD – The 1.60 Level Continues to Hold, But Pressure Mounts
Central Banks seen holding more gold
Week in Europe – EUR Road to Nowhere
Europe Open: Business as usual for Europe Bulls despite US setback?
UK Sales Beat Market Expectations
Europe Open: Bulls losing grip ahead of EU Econ Summit
Royal Bank of Scotland Withdraws from Asset Protection Scheme
UK Unemployment Rate Falls to 7.9 Percent
Bank of England Deputy Governor Fears the Worst is Still to Come
Olympics help UK Payrolls to Surge
UK Austerity Might Have Had Adverse Effects
Spain is offered a German Lifeline
Europe Open: Bulls spotted once more during early session.
GBP / USD – Receiving Strong Support at 1.60
Britain opposes ECB as head of Banking Union
Ernst and Young Forecasts UK to return to growth in H2
Europe Open: No Monday Blues for Europeans
Week in FX Europe Spain holds on Bailout Request
UK Constructions Falls in Q3
Europe Open: Normal service resumed after China rumor proven false.
Europe Open: Bears taking a break for the long run?
Europe Open: Bearish Breakouts in action
Europe Open: Potential Breakouts across risk-correlated assets.
GBP / USD – The Long Term Resistance Level at 1.63 has Stood Tall
Europe Open: Prices looking lower before European Fin Min meeting
US Economy hanging on while other countries “on the ropes”
Week in FX Europe HUF Appreciation Questionable after Concessions
Europe Open: EUR/USD broke above 1.30, trying to stay afloat.
Week in FX Europe HUF Appreciation Questionable after Concessions
Europe Open: Futures and Currencies rally before ECB announcement.
Europe Open: Asian session pushed currencies lower, but Europe bulls fighting back.
Europe Open: Prices still consolidating, DAX leads the way for potential breakout.
GBP / USD – Easing away from the long term resistance level at 1.63
Europe Open: Market Recovering from Asian Session Lows

September

Week in FX Europe – Protests Deflate EUR
The UK Recession is Technically Over
Europe Open: Brent the only winner while currencies and equities face potential pullbacks.
UK Economy Shrinks 4 percent
Europe Open: Bullish momentum from Asia Session fizzling out
Historical OANDA Forex Open Orders
Europe Open: Equities erased early losses. Short-term recovery in sight?
IMF Publishes Global Stability Report
Five British Banks Sign the Funding for Lending Program
Europe Open GBPUSD Breaks 1.6250
GBP / USD – Consolidating after reaching the long term resistance level at 1.63
Week in FX Europe – Greece Selling Real Estate as Spain Denies Bailout Request
UK Housing Market Falls Slightly in August
US Record High Home Sales as Japan Double Stimulus
EUR Pullbacks are Inevitable and Needed
Week in FX EUROPE Sept 9-14: EUR Bulls Squeeze Retail
FED MBS Purchase Statement Sep 13 2012
UK Unemployment Falls in July
Pound Strengthens to 4-Month High After Trade Deficit Shrinks
Gateway of EUR Stop Losses
GBP / USD – Technical Analysis – Consolidation
Daily Market Close – German Courts and Greece Politics
Week in FX EUROPE: Is the ECB’s OMT enough?
UK Financial Regulator Tells Banks to Cut Euro Breakup Exposure
Will Super Mario be able to save the EURO?
GBP / USD – Technical Analysis – Wants to break higher?

August

Gold holds steady ahead of JH meet
Brent rises over $113 ahead of Ben’s Speech
EUR losing momentum?
GBP / USD – Technical Analysis – Heading Up?
Brent Falls Below $112 as Isaac misses
FOMC Minutes Aug 22
Does EUR remain on the Main Menu?
Being Short EUR Feels Awkward?
RIP 2008 – The Bottom of the Volatility Cycle Looms on the Horizon
Are Investors still looking for an excuse to own EUR’s?
Japan to claim No 1 from China
Week in FX EUROPE Aug 12-17
The Dollars in Motion
Another EUR Jobbing Trade?
Can We Bore the EUR into Submission?
News Drought No Friend of EUR
Bank of England Releases MPC Minutes
Light Headed at EUR Lofty Heights
PBoC Stands Ready to React
Week in FX Europe Aug 5-10 2012
Loonie Going Out on A limb?
EUR Waits For RRR Cut?
See you down there-EUR that is
Central Bank Round Up August 8th, 2012
BoE Mervyn King Cuts UK Growth Forecast
It’s fitting that the EUR is under pressure
German Data to help the EUR?
Chinese authorities are beginning to worry
Non-Farm Payroll No Game Changer
Week in FX Europe July 29-Aug 3
Oil Rises to 89.55 Boosted by US Jobs Data
US Payrolls and Unemployment Rate Higher
Has this market got enough energy for an NFP surprise?
IMF Warns Russia on Overheating Risk
BoE leaves Bond Purchasing Policy Unchanged
ECB Press Statement
Spain Made to Pay Up for Capital
How the Markets should react to ECB announcement
FOMC Statement Aug 1 2012
FED Signals new steps to promote growth
No EUR Excuse

July

EUR Traders Wade
UK Mortgage Lending Sees Biggest Slump in 18 Months
UK Retail Sales Expected Weaker
Spain’s Economy Shrinks Further in Q2
Official EUR Care Package?
China Risks US Revenge
Is this an ECB Set Up?
Where is the US growth coming from?
EUR Short Squeeze is a Friend
Glass-Steagall did not cause the Crisis
A EUR Head Fake?
UK GDP Shrank More than Expected in Q2
UK GDP Fall Reactions
EUR Short No Thrill
UK Bonds Fall as Germany is Downgraded by Moody’s
EUR Retreat?
Spains Bans Short Selling
EUR needs air
FED stalls and ECB denies bonds
Week in FX Europe 15-20 July
Is China a worry?
Look Out Below EUR?
EUR Remains Headline Slave
Map of UK Youth Unemployment
Core Yield Hurts EUR
Bernanke a Dollar White Knight?
EUR Song Remains the Same
Focus shift from FED to PBOC
Week in FX Europe 8-13 July
Market to Speed up Asian Unwinding
China has EUR in a Chokehold
FOMC minutes July 11-2012
FOMC to provide the Light?
UK Trade Deficit Narrowed Due to Growth in Non-EU exports
OECD Warns about High Unemployment
EUR to Squeeze Higher?
EURO is Comfortably Sold?
No Surprises from China
NFP not to trigger Fed Action
Week in FX Europe 1-6 July
US Payrolls a Big Disappointment
NFP Wake Up Call
ECB Cuts Main Rate to Record Low, Deposit Rate to Zero
The EUR is to do what?
German Opposition to Fight European Rescue Fund
EUR stable as USD celebrates Independence
EUR/USD to wait ECB decision after 4th of July US Holiday
Will Slovenia Be Next to Ask for a Bailout?
Euro Zone Unemployment Hits Record High
China Manufacturing Weakens

June

Back to NFP and Monetary Easing
Asia playing second fiddle to EUR
Week in FX Europe June 24-29
Irish Get Seismic Shift on Banking Deadlock
EU Leaders Agreed on Bank Recapitalisation
Repeat of the typical EU Summit pattern?
EU approves Growth and Job Plan
US Q1 Final GDP Unrevised
UK Economy Shrank in Q4 More Than Estimated
No Improvement in US Labor Market
Euro-zone confidence slumps
European Comments Before the EU Summit
UK Posts a Larger Budget Deficit Than Forecast
EUR Head Fake?
EUR Summit leads to Stops
QE3 on Offer for Next Fed Meet
Week in FX Europe June 17-22
Red Hot China Blows Cold
Extension of Twist a threat to bond trading
US Jobless Claims Jump
UK Retail Sales Rises in May
UK Retail Sales Rise in May
EUR Traders Deflated
FOMC Statement June 20
UK unemployment rate decreased in Q1
FED to Support EUR?
US May Housing Starts Fall -4.8%
Spain in the spotlight, Merkel under G20 Pressure
Plethora of EUR Support?
Europe gets EM Ultimatum as G20 Meet
Samaras Attempts To Build A Coalition Government
EUR too Heavy to Handle?
Greece First and then the FED
Week in FX Europe June-10-15
Yen Rise Noda Fundamental
Retail Favors EUR Shorts
Spanish Bond Yields Print Currency Bloc High
Event Risk Requires a Higher EUR
Euro Zone Production Contracted in April
EUR’s Still to Go
Swiss see better 2012 growth
Spanish yields up on bailout doubts
Italy too may need bailout
US Wealth Fell -38.8% in ’07-’10 on Housing
EUR, To Be Long or Short?
Optimism for the EUR Unjustified?
Spain First, Now Eurobonds?
Is the EUR Now On Life Support?
China Cuts Rates, Revives Risk Rally
UK’s Services Growth Sheds Doubts on BoE Stimulus
Ben to crush EUR’s hopes?
German Industrial Output Decreased in April
Expect the EUR to Disappoint
BoC’s Carney Going Solo?
Spain Seeks Aid For Banks
RBA Cuts Key Rates
Unemployment in The Euro Zone Remains High

May

EUR Pessimism Overdone?
Euro Exit Would Aid Rich Greeks
Euro Zone Economic Confidence Declines in May
Weak EUR Stops Where?
US Consumer Confidence Falls
Euro and Bund Yields fall on Spain
China, No Plan for Stimulus
Rajoy Backtracks on Bankia Bailout Plan
EUR lacks follow through?
Greek Pro-Bailout Conservatives Regain Popularity
Pos and Polls To Squeeze EUR
EUR Declines Most in 2012
Dollar to Dominate until Greece a Done Deal
Yen to remain Neutral Outright
Week in FX Europe May 20-25
Greek exit threatens SNB cap
China Banks May Miss Loan Target
Merkel May Be Persuaded on Euro Debt-Sharing
Retail to recycle their EURs?
UK’s GDP Contracts More Than Expected
Do EUR Shorts Feel Comfortable?
Stage set for Hollande-Merkel showdown
Euro Banks Unprepared for Greek Exit
UK Retail Sales Dropped Significantly in April
Safe to Sell EUR in the Hole?
EUR Looking For Conviction
German Wages Are Rising
Wen Growth Pledge Spurs Speculation of China Stimulus
RBA Rate Cut Squeezes AUD
Loonie the first to hike?
Week in FX Europe May 13-18
Greek Contagion Pushes Markets into Red for Year
US Banks Up Insurance Sales On Euro Debt
Gold Climbs a second day on Euro concerns
EURs to be Recycled
EUR Short Squeeze Too Far?
BoE Sees Inflation and Weaker Growth In UK
Grexit no more, Spain for EUR
Greece: Default or Yield Choice
US Consumer Holding UP
Germany Is Holding Up The Euro Zone Economy
Myopic EUR View Tops
Greek’s Attempts to Build a Coalition Go Into Deadlock
EUR: No Bounce, No Lift, Why Own?
Loonie Fly’s South Through Parity
Week in FX Europe May 6-11
Aussie Takes It On the Chin
Canada Adds 58,200 Jobs in April
EUR Waits For True Direction
No Reason To Own EUR
Greece must stick to reform agreements – Merkel
New Greek poll looms
Greek Exit Fears Are Growing
EUR: No bounce, No Lift, No Life
Euro Assets In Sell Signal
EUR Rides Wave Lower
EUR Jitters Shorts to Reload
EUR Positions Post Elections
Germany urges Hollande to Soften Anti-Austerity Drive
Greek main parties ‘suffer big losses’
Hollande Defeats Sarkozy
NFP has Investors Range Trading
Week in FX Europe April 29-May 4
Did the RBA Get it Wrong?
NOK Dumps Irish and Portuguese Bonds
EUR Bears Lighten Ahead of NFP
ECB Full Confidence in Spain
Romney Calls China Currency Manipulator
Euro Zone Unemployment at Its Highest Since 1997
UK Manufacturing Sector Growth Slows Down
No EUR Mayday

April

Loonie 6-Month Lead at Risk
EUR Squeeze Persists
Spain is Back in Recession
NFP to shape the QE Outlook
BoJ Provides No Dollar Favors
Week in FX Europe April 22-27
EUR Requires Conviction
Spain’s Unemployment Hits a New Record
US Weekly Claims Top Forecast
It’s noise for all EURO B’s
Britain’s First Double-dip Recession Since 1975
FOMC Statement Comparisons March to April
Specs to Squeeze EUR ahead of FOMC
UK Meets Its Annual Borrowing Target
EUR Relief Rally without Teeth
Euro Zone Debt Rose to Its Highest Level
EUR Bears Have Momentum?
Copper Traders Turn Optimistic
FED not Associated with Divergence
Is China doing its Part?
Week in FX Europe April 15-20
Spanish 10′s print +6%
G20, IMF and Wold Bank Meet in Washington
German ifo Surprises
EUR Rallies ‘Cause it Can
German Business Confidence on a Nine-Month High
Japanese Exports Rise on Autos
French downgrade rumours lift Bunds
China To Add Reverse Repo, Cut RRR to Raise Liquidity
Strong Demand for Spanish Bonds at Today’s Auction
Spanish excuse to sell more EURs?
China House Prices Fall in 50% of Cities
BoE: 8-1 on Holding QE
Spain’s EUR White Knight
IMF Raises Global Growth forecast to +3.5%
BoC Statement more “hawkish.”
EUR Struggles at Lofty Heights?
UK Inflation Increases Unexpectedly In March
Pianalto Sees Uneven Progress
Spain’s Cost of Borrowing Rises Above 6%
EURO Patience for Grind Lower
Is the BoC to ‘Walk the Walk’ next week?
BoJ has to work to weaken JPY
Week in FX Europe April 8-13
Spanish Banks Boost Borrowing from ECB
China’s Less-Than-Forecast Growth May Signal Easing
EU Capital Flight disloyal to EUR
Freaky Friday to Break EUR?
Private Debt Slows The Euro Zone Recovery
Options and Yields Confuse EUR Positions
UK Trade Deficit Grows
Spanish Bailout Fears Affect the Market
Bund Failure No Reason to Sell EUR
China Unexpectedly Reports Trade Surplus
Big Dollar on the March
German Exports Continue To Rise
US Equities Open on the Back Foot Easter Monday
Loonie Trades Parity on Weak US jobs data
China inflation keeps policy bias on growth
What is the BoJ to do?
A Tale of Two Dollars
No Game Change For EUR
Ugly NFP add fewest Jobs in five month.
BoE Leaves Its Monetary Policy Unchanged
New EURO Paradigm
China to Focus on Domestic Market as Exports Decline
ECBs Introductinary statement
UK’s Economy Returns to Growth
FED and Spain Game Change for EUR
Short Term Stimulus Seen as Less Likely
A divorce settlement for the EZ
Spain on Target for Record Debt Levels
RBA Monetary Policy Decision
Spanish Unemployment Continues to Rise
EUR Bears Incremental Fears
Fed’s Pianalto Sees Improving Growth
EUR Bears Need a Break

March

Week in FX Europe Mar 25-30
Dollar Danger is to Trade Higher
Yen to bear the weight of PMIs
Euro Zone to Increase Its Firewall
EUR Firepower Expansion to Backfire
EUR to Buckle on Month End?
German Unemployment Fell to a Record Low
Oil Falls
UK Economic Output Revised Down
U.S. Treasuries Rise
US 2-Years Better Bid at Auction
EUR Positions Remain Offside
Dovish Bernanke Punishes the Dollar
German Business Confidence Increases
A EUR Range Play?
Week in FX Europe Mar 18-23
China’s Fix Influence Cannot Last
Quarter-end pushes USD repricing
EC Encouraged To Increase Rescue Funds
EUR Dictated by Option Demands
Consumer Optimism Up in U.S.
Euro Zone Output Contracted Despite Forecasts
EUR to Rollover?
Osborne Predicts Deficit Reduction
UK’s Budget Deficit Doubled in February
EUR Bias Remains The Same
US Housing Starts Strong
Prospects for a Third Bailout for Greece
Bernanke to derail the EUR trend?
Ten-Year Yields Rise
Lagarde says China must reform economy and yuan
Gold Steady after last week -3% slide
Brent Crude Holds Gains on Iran Worries
March Dollar Madness on Dudley?
EU to Increase Firewall as Italian Derivative Bet Unravels
USD on a One Month High as Fed Tweets
US Deficit Grows to 124.1 Billion USD
Euro Zone Industrial Output Increased Less Than Expected
EU Finance Ministers not worried about Spain
G20 Debt and Credit Rating Infographic
Greek Aid Plan is on Track, but Risks Remain
Bank of China to let Market decide Price of Yuan
Greek and Spanish Economies on the Agenda in Brussels
Week in FX Europe Mar 4-9
Japan gets its Wish of Weak Yen
Strong US Employment could Signal Recovery
Greece Moving Ahead With Debt Swap
EUR Sways on Interest
EUR Debt Relief Belief
Greece Debt Swap Deadline Nears
Spain Lags Italy as Growth Concern Halts Rally
ADP Adds +216k Jobs
EUR Strangled by Greek SWAP Pick Up
Analysts Predict Jobs Added in February
EZ Industry, Spending Falters in Late 2011
Bondholders see One Trillion EUR Default Risk
Euro Zone Economy Shrank
Where is the EUR demand?
UK to Avoid Recession
EUR Bloodied by China
Week in FX Europe Feb 26-Mar 2
Yen to Go
Everyone’s Favourite Dollar
EUR Only Grinds Lower
Greece Must Spend Wisely
China Sells US Treasuries
Monti Expects Euro Debt Firewall Deal
Swedish Economy Suffers From The Euro Zone Crisis
EZ Unemployment Rises

February

Beige Book: US Economy Expanded
ECB Injected 529 billion Euro in 3-Year LTRO
LTRO2 results brings March Madness
Ireland to hold EU Fiscal Referendum
S&P downgraded Greek debt to “selective default”
EUR’s Risk and Reward limited until LTRO
Fast Money Sells EURs
G20 Demands Euro Zone to Increase Its Rescue Fund
Greek Bailout Agreed as EU and UK Economies Shrink
UK GDP contraction sparks fear of a technical recession
Turkey to Retain Its Low Credit Ratings
Euro Zone Economy To Shrink In 2012
Euro Zone Service Sector Contracted In February
Greece on a diet for EUR recovery
Where to now EUR?
Japan, China to Help Eurozone Through IMF
Bailout in Brussels to help the BoJ
USD Liquidity an Issue
Week in FX Europe Feb 12-17
ECB To Swap Greek Bonds to Avoid Loss
Another Intraday EUR Squeeze?
Europe’s Downturn Will Not Be As Bad As in 2008
Optimism For Greek Deal Grows
Being Long Euros is Lonely
Eurozone Economy Shrinks
Iran Cuts Oil Exports to Europe
EZ States want Greece Out
Another EUR Hail Mary Pass
Moody’s Cuts European Ratings
No End to the Euro Greek Tragedy
Greek Political Leaders Approved the Austerity Plan
Can the BoJ breath a little easier?
Reported US Trade Deficit Widens
Loonie Loosens the Death Grip
Week in FX Europe Feb 5-10
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
Loonie at the Mercy of Ivey
Greek Public and Private sector plan strikes
Land of the Rising Yen
Week in FX Jan 29-Feb 3
NFP no license to apply risk
EUR at NFPs Mercy?
Buy the EUR Rumor and Sell that Fact?

January

EUR Short Covering Just Started?
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
Recession Fears Could Delay UK Deficit Reduction Plans
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
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
EUR did what was expected
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?
German Debt Well Received No Effect on EUR So Far
Bunds and Treasury Yields Narrow
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?
FX requires EUR Fixed Income to trade?
BUNDs and PMI to hurt EUR?
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
Dollar to make the Turn ahead
Yen is a Chosen One
Week in FX Europe Dec 11-16
Should we let the EUR Snooze?
Forex Year End Checkup
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?
Risk Aversion absorbing US Debt Supply
Week in FX: Europe December 4-9
Dollar shines after an underwhelming summit
Red Knight to Buy US and Europe
EUR Tape Bombs to continue
Nein Euro solution fears ahead of ECB
Will the EUR wait for the Summit?
AUD and CAD take different routes
EUR Headline Watching
EU Leaders pressure Treasuries
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
Italian issue ripe for EUR short?
Euro optimism sinks US bonds
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
No Black its Red in Capital Markets
Crude and Gold get off the floor
Aussie and Cad Dollars Fall From Grace
Safest of Bunds Sickens EUR
FX eyes Euro Yields for direction
What is the EUR’s next price?
Cameron Reveals Credit Easing Plan to Boost UK Economy
Crude and Gold sideswiped by Rabid Dollar
CAD falls, now playing catch-up
Canada’s Wholesale Trade weaker than expected
US Yields Plummet, Prices Balloon
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?
Loonie Outperforms its Risk Peers
Gold Prices Suffer From Contagion Flu
EURO relief better level to short
US Yields dragging their feet
EURO headache intensifies
CAD and AUD are in the same Boat
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
ECB blows smoke for Italy
Risk Aversion requires lower US Yields
Market still wants Oil and Gold
Italian Bonds Encourage Market Madness
Demand for US Notes Rally as Italy Trades 7%
Commodities Stubbornly Bid
Other Dollars get a boost from Gold
Bonds in demand with Italy unloved
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?
What’s the FED to do?
Euphoria is Dead EURO is Buried

October

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?
Does the Dollar have Mojo?
EURO Clarity is Market Savior
Is it EURO Risk On or Off?
When Does the EURO Deadline Slippage Begin?
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
EURO Crapshoot
EURO trades in ‘no man’s land’
Do We Ever Get To Shout EURO Event Risk?
Bank of England Struggles With Slow Growth, Rising Inflation
China’s Economy Falls to 2-Year Low
EURO Doom Mongering Persists
EURO premium to be priced out?
Michigan Sentiment Index Falls
EURO G20 Time-out?
Market Storm Watch: Exchange Rate Volatility Calls for Increased Caution
Dollar fights EURO ‘Hope’ Trade
EU Calls for Coordinated Approach to Strengthen Banks
EFSF Bond Insurance Plan Gaining Traction
EURO 0 Slovakia 1 first leg
Bank of England Governor Says Crisis Could Be “Worse Ever”
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
Trichet Exits on a Low Note
UK Economy Outlook Revised Downwards
EUR-Turnaround Tuesday gives way to Whiplash Wednesday
How Much Lower for EURO?
Lower EURO Looks the Safer Bet

September

Week In Review September 25-30
EURO Liquidation To Continue
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?
Germany’s Lack of Confidence not hurting EURO, Yet
Week In Review September 18-23
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’
Merkel and Sarkozy need Today’s Philly Fed to Bounce
EURO Bleeding Persists
Merkel’s Pos-Still Long EURO’s
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
EUR/CHF 1.20 fixation-who will do the pushing?
EUR flatlines ahead of ECB decision-Not for long
BoC Statement
Merkel’s efforts provide a brief EUR rally
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?
EURO has Lost its Teflon?

August

Market is anemic ahead of Job data
Reasons to Short EUR begin to Pile
Don’t forget EU’s woes when buying EUR’s
Bigger Punch Irene or Bernanke?
Sterling Falls as UK Consumer Confidence Weakens
Gold Continues Sell-Off
Bernanke to disappoint EURO positions?
Again the EUR fails to weaken!
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
UK Inflation Jumps to 4.4%
EURO Weight on Germany too heavy?
British Pound Falls as Investors Abandon Sterling
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
Yields Fall to Record Low on Recession Fears
Trichet’s Communiqué
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
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
EURO: Signs of Competence ahead of Bernanke
EURO-Too Big to Fail or Too Big to Bail?
EURO Rot Intensifies
Forex Week in Review July 3-8
UK-Style Austerity Trap
NFP to play second fiddle to EURO crisis
EUR Remains Vulnerable No Matter What
EUR in the Crosshairs
EURO Squeeze Remains Intact

June

EUR following the Script?
EUR-Sell-No Wait Buy-Off That!
BIS Says Global Interest Rates Must Rise
EUR held to ransom
BIS Says Interest Rates Must Rise
How deep is the EURO black hole?
Forex Week in Review June 19-24
Pick your Poison: EURO or Dollar
EURO Longs Squeezed
EURO Buyer Beware
EURO Panic Attack is Only a Step Away
Forex Week in Review June 12-17
EURO waits and waits
EURO stampede persists
Look out below EURO
UK Inflation Unchanged at 4.5%
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
UK Interest Rates Held Steady at 0.5%
EURO Locked and Loaded
Oil Prices Decline as OPEC Signals Production Increases
Convinced by the EURO rally?
Market continues to window dress the EUR
EURO Best of a Bad Lot
Time to load up on the EURO again

May

Euro has found its Mojo for now
Forex Week in Review May 22-27
Buy the EURO High sell Higher
Cable Gains on US Data, IMF Bailout Scare
Trichet Steadies the EURO For Now
OECD Warns of Possible Global Stagflation
Lagarde the EURO before Extinction
EUR searching for an excuses to trade higher
Forex Week in Review May 15-20
EURO Strangled by Options
Euro Roundabout
Pound Falls on Weaker Consumer Confidence
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
Trichet turning more hawkish?
Euro Posturing Begins
Oil Falls to Two-Week Low
Cable Weaker as BoE Expected to Hold Interest Rates
Dollar friendly as Risk loses its Bite
Bin Laden Dollar Premium Short Lived

April

Forex Week in Review: April 24-29
Deja vu for Dismal Dollar
UK Economy Makes Gains But New Problems Emerge
Dollar Negativity Remains Contagious
Fed on hold, pace of recovery ‘Moderate’
UK Economy Grows 0.5% in Q1
Focus on the releases not what Bernanke says in Q&A
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
UK Growth Expected to Decline
Oil Falls After Saudi Arabia Describes Market as “Over Supplied”
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
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
IMF Fed should continue accommodative policy
OECD Says Growth for Industrialized Nations Improving
Forex week in review: April 3-8
Dollar in the Dog House
ECB Lifts Rates; BofE Holds Line
Portugal Goes on the Dole; Spain Resists For Now
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
Bernanke and PBoC pressurize EURO
EURO needs a rate hike
Forex week in review: March 24-April 1
Sterling Declines as Manufacturing Growth Slows
Focus on the Battle within the FED not NFP

March

EURO oblivious to Irish Stress Test
Hawks support dollar against Yen and Swiss
FED Hawk trumps Trichet
Short dollars does not support the EURO
ECB plans emergency scheme for Irish Banks
German ifo falls less than expected
EURO Crapshoot
China to Become World’s Largest Economy by 2030
A EUR sinking feeling
GBP Falls Following BOE Minutes
UK Budget Affirms Spending Cuts, Slower Growth
Event risk leaves EUR longs vulnerable
Japan has not changed ECB inflation view
C$ firms despite retail sales disappointment
Dollar hits 15-month low
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
UK to Move Ahead With Spending Cuts
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
Speculation Grows G7 to Act to Calm Markets
What to expect with Yen G7 intervention
EUR under threat from weak stop losses
EURO to suffer further losses
BOJ pumps $183b into Economy
Stocks, Oil Decline After Earthquake Hits Japan
Periphery yields support short EUR
Oil Prices Fall as OPEC Considers Output Increase
EURO is Tired
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..
Trichet ‘Stand and Deliver’
EURO ‘Caught in a Trap’
Dove Bernanke to push EUR higher

February

Hawkish drum beat points to a strong EUR
Oil Prices Decline as Saudi Arabia Increases Production
UK GDP Falls 0.6 Percent
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
CPI Increase Points to UK Interest Rate Hike
Market apathy favors EUR for now
EUR Bulls don’t’ be Fooled
King Says UK Inflation to Rise
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
Sterling Falls as Rate Hike Appears Less Likely
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
EUR remains Lethargic
EUR bulls see Red-More blood after NFP?
UN Says Food Prices at Record High, Poised to Climb
Trichet’s Yada Yada to hurt the EURO
EUR shorts to push the currency higher
Dollar Declines as Investors Turn to Stocks
What’s EUR’s relative value?

January

EURO inflation an opportunity to Sell
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?
No Oscar for King’s Speech-EUR a winner
Gold Prices Continue to Fall
British Economy Shrinks 0.5% in 4th Quarter
EUR sympathizes with Sterling
Irish Drama far from over
Sterling Declines as Prospect for Rate Increase Wanes
EUR Neutrals trump the Bears
Pound Declines on Drop in Retail Sales
With the EURO’s will there is a way
EUR short is a pain
Hold on to that EUR short just a little bit longer
UK Inflation Puts Pressure on Bank to Act
Trading EUR a game of patience
China Calls US Currency Domination “Product of the Past”
China’s property prices rise again
China questions Currency System
EURO Surge no Game Changer
It’s costly being a EURO Bear
Buy that Rumor Sell the EUR
Buy or Bye PIIGS Paper?
No Irish luck for Portugal
Expected NFP fallout
Still No EURO Buyers
Interest Rate Outlook for 2011
Oil Prices Seen as Threat to Recovery
Portugal provides the excuse to short EUR
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

UK Unemployment to hit 17-year high in 2011
A EURO trader’s Christmas
UK house prices to continue their decline in 2011
EUR crapshoot
China hikes rates by +25bp
Japan agrees record 92.4t yen draft budget
Oil moves to fresh two-year high
British Pound Weakens as Growth Appears to be Slowing
UK Government Borrows Record Amount in November
UK government borrowing hits record high
EURO-three strikes your out
EURO Jackals lie in wait
Dollar loses its Swagger
EURO Buyers and Sellers beware
Moody’s plays the Grinch, Dollar rally limited
EUR shorts will be squeezed
Derail the Dollar for the rest of December
Chinese inflation at 28-month high
China Hikes, focus again on US Yields
Bank of England Holds Rates at 0.5%
Yield for a Stronger Dollar
Six quick excuses to own the Dollar
BoC Keeps Its Benchmark Interest Rate at 1%
Asia to Lead Global Recovery: Asian Development Bank
Market seeks excuses to short Euro
PD is a Short Seller of the EUR
Buy Bye EURO
Exposed to ECB disappointment risk
EUR do we reload?

November

EUR dancing to the same tune
EUR is no winner
EURO Black Friday for the peripheries
Risk of eurozone break-up ‘very real’
EUR relief rally on the way?
Ireland’s Austerity Plan at a glance
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
Irish clarity needed to support EUR
Irish Cabinet to endorse 4-year Budget plan Sunday
EURO clearance for take off?
Emerald Isle losing EURO fight
UK Unemployment Remains at 7.7%
BoE MPC split three ways
Chinese fears curb EURO demand
UK Inflation Jumps to 3.2%
Bernanke you have got it wrong
Merkel’s Europe Looks Small
Investors Shun Commodities for Dollar
Investors should share debt burden – Merkel
80 Billion Euro Irish Bailout Package?
Bernanke’s QE2 ineffective
G20 head fake
Irish/Bund yields widen to +600bp
Chinese and US ‘hot’ dollars all the same
Gold Hits New Record Over Euro Debt Worries
EUR periphery debt beats Bernanke
Nigerian Rig Attack Pushes Oil to 2-Year High
Poll Expects Gold to Top Out at $1,500
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
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
Dollar debasing jet-stream
IMF is at the Irish door
‘Shock and Awe to Shucks and Oh’ in two days

October

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
UK Growth Beats Predictions
EURO staring down 1.4500
More Weakness to Come for Sterling
G20 Green Light for Risk and QE2
Gold Falls to Two Week Low
G20 Shows Little Enthusiasm for US Trade Goals
G20 Event risk bids dollar higher
EUR held hostage by dollar
UK Announces Bank Levy
Pricing in, out, not enough or too much QE2
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
UK Unemployment Falls Slightly But Benefits Claims Increase
Open Season to sell the buck and love that EUR
UK Inflation Holds Steady at 3.1%
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
QE and free money the final solution
To QE or not to QE that is the question

September

Gold Breaks $1,313 as Fed Considers Buying More Debt
A stagnant BOJ a floundering Dollar and robust EUR make sense?
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
Primary objective of the FED
No action just words from Helicopter Ben
Irish Bonds Drag EUR higher
China rebuffs Geithner over currency
Dollar bid as GMAC halts foreclosures
Research Center Says Slowing Growth But No Recession
Retail Sales in UK Fall 0.5%
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
UK Employment Shows Slight Improvement
UK Inflation Unchanged at 3.1%
Oil Gains on Stronger Asian Demand
EURO-China love affair
Canadas Loonie Winning Strategy
UK Trade Deficit Hits Record
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 0.5%
No EURO Irish Wake Just Yet
Goldman Says Emerging Nation Stocks Will Outpace Developed Countries by 2030
Irelands Euro crisis and its not soccer
Shock European Banks under Capitalized
Oil Dips Below $75 a Barrel
NFP or Russian Roulette anyone
NFP herding us to No Mans Land
Lack of Confidence in the FED would never happen almost never

August

FED and BOJ Losing Investors Focus
FED to mimic the BOJ
Construction Boosts UK Economy
Risk hinges on Helicopter Bernanke
Morgan Stanley Says Some Governments Could Default on Debt Obligations
Bernanke to dig at Jackson
Noda Yen for me thank you
Stock Futures Fall on Growth Concerns
YEN Yada Yada
EUR on verge of tipping
Oil Falls on Weaker News
EUR bulls have their tails between their legs
Bring back the EUR conviction or the Eureka light bulb
UK Chancellor Warns Recovery to be “Choppy”
Bank of Japan you are costing us money
UK Inflation Rate Falls to 3.1%
July UK inflation slows
China cuts US Bonds holdings
Investor Sentiment hits 16-month low
Japan China and the EU bully the dollar
Obama Gets cheap financing
China bullish on the EUR
China now Number Two
Risk Aversion full steam ahead without the Yen
EU Growth expands
Germany is not the EURs nemesis
Irish Borrowing costs ridiculous
Greece sinks another -1.5%
Home reposessions fall in UK
JPY intervention 15-years later
UK unemployment dips to +2.46m
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
UK Jobs to Stall
Domestic Holdings of US Treasurie increases
The largest economy needs stimulus Take that bet?
UK Manufacturing Production Rises
Hungarians under pressure from CHF
NFP Gospel according to BLS
Trichet weighing second run at exit
Dollar Carry Trades outperfom
BoE hold firm at +0.5%
EUR Bears hanging tough ahead of policy decisions
US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI 54.3 vs. 53.2
QE2 is sinking the dollar
10 things to consider when pondering a Double-Dip

July

Tough Love finally for the EUR
Dollar Bashing Favors EUR for Now
Schiller Says Chance of Double-Dip Recession Remains High
Discipline trading required as the EUR grinds higher
Roll the Dice EUR Up or Down
Daily Forex Trading on the Rise
Oil Prices Fall as Tropical Storm Bonnie Weakens
Holding a EUR position is playing with fire
Investors Having Second Thoughts on Oil
UK Economy Grows Faster Than Expected
The Dirt on Stress Tests
Survey Result Points to Continued Gold Rally
Stressed Thinking about the Tests? Liar, of course you are
Oil Climbs Above $78 on Growth Expectations
Market wary of Stress Tests before betting Farm
US double dip indicators to remain strong
Faith in the EUR is the lesser of two evils
The squeeze commences as EUR doubts begin
EUR move painful with Bulls now appearing close to top
Oil Falls on Inventory Glut, Lower Demand
Da Bears EUR offside
Greece provides an opportunity to sell the EUR
Oil Declines as Investors Wait for Earnings News
UK Growth Remains Steady at 0.3%
EUR oversold positions gone the currency can slide
Bank of England Holds Rates at 0.5%
EUR’s dog day afternoon
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
Stocks Bounce Back After Losses
UK Economy Shows Muted Growth
EUR stalking to pounce higher
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
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
Feds growth concerns fuel market fears
Weaker Than Expected US Home Sales Sends Stocks Lower
G20 Memo Says “No Room for Complacency”
Bernanke fears encourage risk aversion
Osbourne Unveils “Tough But Fair” UK Budget
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
Sterling Gains on Upbeat Retail Sales Results
Weak EUR shorts not amused
Bank of England to Become Top Regulator
EUR squeeze not policy induced running flat
Bank of England Faces Difficult Interest Rate Decision
Expectations of dollar appreciation have weakened
EUR small squeeze has begun
Britain’s Deputy PM Says EU Instability Threatens Recovery
EUR hobbling higher
Gold Weaker as Risk Appetite Increases
Bank of England Keeps Lending Rate Unchanged
Investors seek a credible Trichet
EUR in no-mans land
EUR out of breath downside
Fears of Another Recession Spooks Investors
HUF dog and pony show stops EUR bleeding
EUR to lose in NFP smokescreen
A EUR trend not correction
EUR only spluttering as Yen loses safe heaven appeal
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
Merkel madness may sink EU
EUR correction a trend reversal for irrational traders
Euro Crisis Puts Pressure on Global Stock Markets
IMF warning sticker on Spain distresses EUR
Friday Set to Cap Week of Losses
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
Cannot short stocks or bonds, short EUR’s even more?
EU Finance Ministers Set Sights on Hedge Funds
Rising Food Prices Push UK Inflation to 3.7%
EUR entering ‘fly zone’?
LIBOR Increase Shows Growing Lack of Trust in European Banking
Oil Prices Rebound After Falling Below $70
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
Ascension Day is not for the EUR
UK unemployment increases to +2.51m
Is the EUR’s demise out of gas?
Stock Prices Set to Pare Yesterday’s Gains
A Trillion gets the EUR Nothing
EU Rescue Deal Spurs Markets
EU with its ‘shock and awe’ declares ‘all in’
Lack of Clear Election Winner Derails Pound
Trichet leads traders into the ‘black-hole’
Oil Futures Down on Worries Over Euro
Trichet and Co. What are you going to do for me?
EUR losing Stamina and Will to Exist
Trichet and Co. are ‘lousy poker players’
EU/IMF fail to support the EUR

April

Month-End needs Overshadow Greece and China
Roubini Says Higher Debt, Defaults Means Inflation Inevitable
Rating Agencies are Over-rated, China could Re-value this Weekend
Greek Contagion Spreads as Trichet Heads to Germany
Euro Falls after Merkel Comments on Greek Aid and Portugal Contagion
Euro Lower as Greek Aid Package Begins Ratification Process
Greece Asks for Bailout as Wall Street Sent to Room without Supper
Greece Caught Between the IMF and a Hard Place
MPC Votes to Hold Rates but Notes Threat of Inflation
Greece Starts Aid Talks Risk Appetite Returns
UK INflation Rate Hits 3.4%
Goldman to Announce Profits as Greece Works on its Poker Face
UK Regulator Follows US Lead and Open Goldman Investigation
Goldman Under Fire as Germany and UK Begin Probes
German Professors move to block Greek Aid
Euro Falters as Greek Bailout must pass multiple Parliaments
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
Greek bailout is a Euro bailout, but, for how long?
Oil Prices on the Rise
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 0.5%
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

EUR head-fake to unnerve weak dollar longs
EURO bears to relapse before NFP
Look East for Dollar direction.
US and China to control ‘their’ EURO
Euro’s deflation outshines China’s covert retaliation
Trichet’s EUR fights for survival
Sterling Falls on Latest UK Inflation Report
Greek ‘a la carte’ not for Trichet
Merkel No to Aid-EUR limbo
Rogers Shuns Sterling
Greece playing Russian roulette with EURO blanks
EURO ‘unity with promises’ broken
UK Unemployment Drops to 7.8%
EU officials throw Greece a small life preserver
A EURO parachute has holes
EURO condemned and not just to a tight trading range
A EURO bear market rally in the making
China to exit stimulus plans?
FSA Requests Additional Stress Testing
UK Industrial Output Declines 0.4%
Greek’s woes passé?
UAE Government Pledges to Support Dubai
Oil Falls 2%, Markets Also Down
China speculation takes heat off Greece
Greek debacle on hold, EUR and ‘risk’ in vogue
EURO mess is far from over
EUR euphoria over for now
Will the Greek austerity ‘haircut’ appease the market?
Euro at 10-Month Low
EUR wait and see for Greece
Cable Stumbles as Hung Parliament Appears Likely
Greece will test the EURO even with a rescue package

February

Oil Set for Monthly Gain as Economy Recovers, Stockpiles Drop
U.K. Emerges From Recession at Faster Than Estimated Pace
EURO-Greek woes disguised by month end-extensions
EURO mauled by Greco-Turks
Europe at risk of double-dip recession
A Greek Soap-Opera to derail the EURO
ECB Provopoulos: Changes To Greece Economy “Must Be Imminent”
Mervyn King: Quantitative easing may have to restart
King Says BOE Will Do ‘Whatever Seems Appropriate’ for Economy
GBP Falls as King Outlines Challenges
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
UK retail sales suffer sharp fall on snowy weather
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
UK finances deteriorate further
BOE Voted 9-0 to Pause Bond-Purchases on Inflation
Greece’s hiatus favors risk and love for Euro’s
UK Inflation hits 3.5% forcing King letter to Chancellor
EU ministers press Greece on extra deficit cuts
EU’s stoic stance is a market positive for the EUR
Gold slides as dollar rises
China Raises Bank Reserve Ratio to Cool Fastest-Growing Economy
European banks have a $2.3 trillion PIIGS stake, EUR cannot fail
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
UK Manufacturing Output on the Rise
BOE warns UK Recovery Slower than Forecast
EUR disappoints despite rumors of aid for Greece
UK Trade Deficit Hits 11 Month High In Dec
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
BOE Committee disagrees on EU Hedge Fund Draft
The EUR and its sovereign concerns dictate position taking
G7 Finance Leaders Meet in Iqaluit
Euro woes deepen relying on NFP for relief
Bank of England pauses asset purchase program
Contagion PIIGS hurt EURO
Opec says oil supply increase ‘worrying’
UK Service Sector Slows Down which could signal a Dip in Growth
UK Conservatives to give more oversight to BOE
EU’s Greece is ‘too big to fail’
The Obama dollar hanging tough
For now dollar agenda remains the same

January

Obama’s State of Union lifts global indices while dollar softens
Dr. Doom Goes to Davos
FSA chairman calls for direct controls on the supply of credit
Davos Forum Predicts “Jobless” Recovery
Bernanke dials for support while State of the Union to address Obama’s Volcker Plan
UK Breaks Recession With First Growth in Year and a Half
BoE’s King says UK needs more robust banking system
Darling: Clear Signs UK Out of Recession, Bumpy Road Ahead
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
UK Retailers report weakest Christmas since 2007
Obama Dollar Weakens on Fighting Words
UK Government borrowing hits new record for December
Greece Confident in Raising Money
China mops up excess liquidity
Surprise Fall in UK Unemployment
Bank of England votes 9-0 to hold rates and stimulus plan
Chinese lending fears hit bank shares
UK unemployment total falls to 2.46m
China Chokes Credit while EUR plummets
King Warns of Potential For Inflation
PIIGS at Bay
IMF Warns of Global Recession “Double Dip”
Trichet remains on the offense
PIIGS hurt EUR
Trichet and ECB remain predictable
PBOC is proactive, Bernanke’s Fed is reactive
China orders raise of Bank Reserves
China to beat Bernanke in hiking rates first
What’s ‘Made in China’, Global Growth is hoping it’s not fake
China’s Exports Surge, Imports Rise to Record as Trade Rebounds
NFP to justify Bernanke and Obama’s actions
Bank of England Holds Line on Interest Rate, Continues Asset Purchase
Will Geithner’s cover up affect Bernanke’s reappointment?
Ahead of NFP, dollar ranges
Pimco warn of ’80pc’ chance of UK rating downgrade
Is Greece to be cut loose by Europe? Where is the solidarity?
Pimco move to sell gilts raises spectre of a UK sovereign debt crisis
UK Factory Production on the Rise
The dollar suffers from a New Years hangover
What’s the dollar to do?

2009 Articles

December

UK Banks to Boost Mortgages in 2010
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’
Bank of England voted 9-0
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?
UK Public Sector Borrowing at All-Time High
The dollar is wilting
Dollar is ‘running with the Bull’s’
UK Jobless Rate Slows in 3rd Quarter
Bernanke to deliver the same at the FOMC
Is Britain Broke? A Look at England’s Financial Reality
UK Inflation on the Rise
Nakheel to Abu Dhabi ‘Please Sir, Can I have some more?’
Abu Dhabi keeps Dubai World’s Islands afloat!
China marches to its own beat!
Darling’s Poison Pill. NY’s Poison Apple?
Dollar Bears Beware!
Sovereignty rating concerns supports dollar?
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?
Will Trichet stand and deliver?
Candidate for the Next Dubai
Markets Rise as Fears of Dubai Default Subside
Investors have a gluttonous ‘risk’ appetite
Are we Dubai or Du-Sell?

November

Dubai not distressed, Dollar gets dumped!
UK to Reveal Recession Worse Than Expected
Dubai Debacle drives Dollar Higher
Dollar gets a get out of jail card, temporarily at least
‘Thank’ Bernanke for ‘giving’ us this.
King Reveals “Secret” Loans to RBS, HBOS
Gold Reaches All Time High on Central Bank Buying Speculation
Pound Falls as King Sounds Warning
Oil Falls to $77 as Market Awaits News
Chinese Banks are falling into US financials acid tests traps
Deflation death spiral killing dollar
Forget Bernanke and Geithner, its risk-aversion that supports the USD
OECD Says China Will Lead Recovery
Conflicting Fed statements confusing markets
MarketPulseFX interview
Gold Closing in on $1150 an Ounce
Bernanke stick to deflation, dollar problem is Geithner’s
Rising Oil Prices Push UK Prices Higher
Bernanke’s reality is fighting deflation not supporting dollar.
Obama fails to resuscitate the dollar
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
House Prices in UK Expected to Rise
Cash-cow Bernanke is the dollar’s nemesis
Global Markets Set to Open Higher on G7 Pledge
Report Says UK Unemployment “Set to Slow”
Forget +10.2% it’s +17.5, the broader measure of US unemployment
The dollar has no supporters!
UK Chancellor Calls For Continued Spending
Personal Insolvencies in UK Up 28%
NFP trading is for contrarians!
Bank of England to Spend More on Stimulus
Bernanke ‘stood and delivered’ Trichet and King your next
Bernanke’s ‘extended period’?
Failing Banks Support Dollar Appetite
UK Purchasing Manager’s Index Shows Optimism
The Dollar needs Life-Support.

October

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’
UK Retail Sales Surpass Expectations
Yields aid the dollar!
BoC Govenor Warns Banks to Mend Ways
China does not want the dollar?
UK Unable to Shake Off Recession
UK Economy Shrinks Another 0.4 Percent
Obama’s ‘Lost Decade’, made in Japan.
Yes Comrade! Obama ‘orders’ pay cuts. What’s happening to Capitalism?
Mervyn King Calls for Splitting UK Banks
Alistair Darling Versus BoE and Goldman
European policy makers, a team consisting of individual actions. Disaster!
UK government borrowing hits record £77bn six-month high
Bernanke’s iPod play list urges ‘US to be frugal and Asia to consume more’
Fed’s Reverse-Repo Position
The dollar sees red!
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!
Oil tops $73 High Demand and US Dollar Weakness Main Factors
Gold surges through new record
Sterling tumbles on shock UK inflation fall
UK Research Group Says Interest Rates to “Stay Low for Years”
Resurrecting the dollar?
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
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
UK Industrial Output Slides in August
Oil States Deny British Report on Replacing the US Dollar
The ‘Big Dollar’ has caught more than the Flu! Where is its vaccine?
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.
BoE to Exit QE Program in 6-12 Months According to Poll
Central Bank Exit Policies
Eurozone Jobless Continues Rising
German jobs saved by short-time working subsidies, says IMF
Stock futures slip further after data
UK Corporate Debt Rise Lends Weight to Recovery
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
Europe Shares Set for Best Quarter in 10 Years
Brown says markets ‘need morals’
Do not adjust your monitors!
UK Economy Contraction Reduced
FSA Orders Insurance Compensation
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
Bernanke and Co. agree to continue to give free money!
The Punch Drunk ‘dollar’ is Another Headache!
Swiss Retail Numbers Rise in July
Q&A with Japanese Market Participants about New Policies
Oil climbs to near $72
Central banks keep rates at record low
UK House prices rise 0.8% to fuel rebound hopes
Bank of England holds rates at 0.5%
Sweden Goes Negative

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