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Forex Crunches for the Weekend

Yohay — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:27 +0000

A very volatile week passed in Athens, Brussels and Berlin. Work on a deal for Greece will continue into the weekend, but the markets are closed. It’s time to sit back and enjoy some long term forex-related article for the weekend. Here are my picks. Enjoy!

Mario Draghi was a star once again. The moderator of the press conference already thanked the reporters, when Draghi had a “one more thing” moment, in which he gave a general outline about how Greece can receive aid from the ECB. This theme will remain with us for a long time.

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Forex Links for the Weekend February 4 2012

Yohay — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:24:02 +0000

The month opened with exciting trading. As Greece was partially put on the back burner, the US economy issues took over and provided a lot of volatility, culminating in the Non-Farm Payrolls.

The markets are now closed, and before we have a new week with critical rate decisions, its time to sit back and enjoy some long term reading. Here are my picks. There are quite a few this time, from here and from other sites. Enjoy:

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Forex Crunches for the Weekend – January 28 2012

Yohay — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:22:17 +0000

Bernanke’s blow to the US dollar will certainly be felt and discussed for some time. Before the markets reopen, it’s time to enjoy the weekend with some long term reads related to the world of forex. Here are my picks.

Also the Greek crisis seems to be moving forward, but this is likely just another twist in the long and never ending tale.

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Forex Articles for the Weekend January 21 2012

Yohay — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:00:27 +0000

A long week of forex trading saw hope returning to the markets. Is it a needed correction or a change? While you debate this question, the markets are now closed, and it’s time for some long term forex reads. Here are my picks for this week.

If the euro-zone really stabilizes as the ECB says, the markets will be looking to the US. On one hand, employment is improving, and this can be seen in several places. But on the other hand, the housing sector is still dragging along, and housing-leaning QE is still an option.

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Forex Crunches for the Weekend – January 14 2012

Yohay — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:32:44 +0000

After a very turbulent week that ended with a French credit downgrade, the markets are now closed. It’s time to digest the big events moving currencies in the long term, in a more relaxed manner. Here are selected reads for the weekend.

At first, the European Central Bank managed to calm the markets. This didn’t last too long though.

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Forex Articles for the Weekend – December 24

Yohay — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 21:08:04 +0000

It’s holiday season! Markets already slowed down in the days before the holidays. Also after this weekend, they will likely stay calm. It’s time for some long term articles on a variety of forex related topics.

Here are my picks from various sites and a digest of recent long term posts from this site:

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Forex Crunches for the Weekend – December 10

Yohay — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 21:00:34 +0000

Quite an exciting week ended with Europe still struggling to find a solution to the never-ending debt crisis. How will it end? Where will the euro find itself through this process?

Until new developments unfold, the markets are now closed and it’s time to lean back and enjoy some long term forex articles. Here are my picks with an extended selection this time. Enjoy!

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Forex Articles for the Weekend – Thanksgiving 2011

Yohay — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 09:14:45 +0000

The euro-zone has now more safe spots, after Germany, the core of the core, had trouble with a bond auction. Before a new week featuring the Non-Farm Payrolls begins, the markets are now closed, and it’s time for some long term forex articles. For those of you in the US, this is a long weekend. Happy Thanksgiving!

The troubles in the euro-zone aren’t isolated to bonds: Greece still hasn’t received its aid package and the recession seems more real than beforehand. The crisis has a strong effect all over the world, although China and the US sure have trouble of their own.

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Forex Crunches for the Weekend – November 19

Yohay — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:22:29 +0000

Conditions are becoming more and more tight in Europe. How will this end? Spain will hold general elections over the weekend, and this will definitely impact the markets when they reopen. But now, markets are closed and it’s time to sit back and enjoy some long term reading. Here are my picks for this weekend. Enjoy!

A new government in Italy couldn’t reassure markets, and the ECB’s bond buying was necessary. In Spain, a terrible bond auction also resulted in some ECB buying. But when will the central bank step up its action? Yields are rising in all countries except Germany. Perhaps they’ll act when German yields also rise – and that’s when the euro will suffer even more.

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Forex Articles for the Weekend – November 12 2011

Yohay — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 21:04:24 +0000

No big indicators were necessary for some wild action. The storm has reached Rome in a very exciting week. Before the mess continues, the markets are now closed and its time for some long term forex related articles. Here are my picks. Enjoy!

The US continues showing signs of improvement, but there’s still one highly regarded institute which insists that a recession is coming.

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