• Larry Greenberg analyzes bond yields, debt supply and inflation, and their implications for currencies.
• Emmanuel, at the IPE Zone, analyzes the implications of this week’s S&P credit warning for the US.
• Adam Kritzer discusses the recent rise of the Euro, and states that it’s time to short the common currency.
• Michael Greenberg reports that dbFX is shutting down and moving its clients to Gain Capital. Here’s my reaction.
• Francesc Riverola provides interviews with two women in forex.
• James Woolley walks you through the use of Bollinger Bands for technical analysis.
• Jay Norris talks about buying high and selling higher.
• Eric deCarbonnel explains how the Federal Reserve is selling PUT options on treasury bonds to drive yields down – this weighs on the dollar as well.
• Lior Cohen analyzes the result of the elections in Nigeria and their impact on oil prices.
• James Chen‘ blog is always recommended. There’s no long-term post in the past week, but if you’re not acquainted with his site, it’s about time to enrich yourself with his technical analysis.
• Jakob from TradeProfits has launched a job board. Are you in the industry? Upload your CV and get noticed.

Here are three long term articles published on Forex Crunch this week:

If you have a site / blog with a 2010 forecast for EUR/USD, please link to here so I’l notice it. I’ll be happy to read it and link back, enlarging this initial list of 5 predictions. Let’s start:

• Eric deCarbonnel wonders if the movements in the price of gold are just a Ponzi scheme.
• Michael Greenberg brings a few interesting news items for the new year, including a ban of forex by the North-Koreans.
• Adam Kritzer summarizes the recent events and also comes to the conclusion that the forex market’s moves are back to normal.
• Larry Greenberg brings his insights on the year that ended and mentions the seasonal effects – dollar strength in January.
• Jay Norris shows that US Treasuries continue to deliver higher yields. A hint for 2010?

That’s it. Have a great weekend and a happy new year!

• James W already begins concluding 2009, and brings a list of the most popular blog posts of the year.
• Eric deCarbonnel looks to China, and sees world inflation exploding.
• Casey Stubbs prepared a holiday report for the EUR/USD.
• Macro Man brings some market Christmas carols for you.
• Adam Kritzer dives into the subject of sovereign foreign debt, and how it affects forex.
• Michael Greenberg reports that FXCM now offers dynamic trailing stops which are very precise.
• Jay Norris talks about the the dynamic trading plan.
• Forex Kamikaze – no specific post here, but just a nice forex blog I recently discovered.

I’ll also prepare some 2009 lists in the upcoming week. Have a great and enjoyable holiday weekend!

• Adam Kritzer sees the direction of the dollar in the carry trade.
• Kathy Lien takes a deep dive into this week’s market moving event – the FOMC Statement.
• Michael Greenberg analyzes the NFA regulations and finds that they prefer money maker brokers over ECN/STP ones. Do they want to drive forex out of the US?
• Casey Stubbs gives 5 beginners lessons for forex traders.
• Eric deCarbonnel talks about an issue that usually overlooked – an expected food crisis in 2010 that will cause a financial Armageddon in deCarbonnel’s eyes.
• Fransesc Riverola, CEO of FXStreet, brings an interview about which forex brokers are best.
• James W explains why the EUR/GBP is a perfect pair for day traders.

That’s it for now. Have a great weekend!

• Adam Kritzer interviews Edward Hugh, a macro economist that states that the dollar’s demise is overstated.
• James Chen presents a webinar about combining candlesticks with Western technical analysis.
• Jay Norris talks about the right questions to ask before making a trade.
• Michael Greenberg brings an interesting overview of FXIntel, that compares live spreads by different brokers.
• Kathy Lien wonders how long the dollar can rise on Ben Bernanke’s unclear comments.
• Michael Storm, on Casey Stubbs’ blog, talks about Precision Entries and Maximizing Exits, with many examples.
• Eric deCarbonnel reports that China might drop the dollar peg in order to fight inflation. Currently, they’re quite careful.

That’s it for now. In last week’s links, I promised to updated the list of top 10 blogs. So, here is the updated list of forex blogs.

• Adam Kritzer writes about optimism in Europe. EUR/USD doesn’t only enjoy the dollar’s weakness, but also strong European recovery.
• Eric deCarbonnel talks about gold reaching the breaking point. Gold has a super strong correlation with forex.
• Mark Thomas, on Casey Stubbs’ blog, in an excellent article titled “One that got away”, discusses trades that you missed, and how to learn from them.
• Larry Greenberg discusses economic recovery in the US, Europe, Japan and Britain, and compares them
• Jay Norris, in an article titled “The Markets Give it, and Take it Away”, discusses changes in market behavior.
• Michael Greenberg reports that the NFA finally admits that funds are flowing out of the US. Here’s my post about coping with the new NFA regulations.

That’s it for now. Have a great weekend!

• Macro Man discusses the myth of a strong dollar policy in a very amusing post.
• Eric deCarbonnel explains why the confidence in the US dollar is under attack.
• Adam Kritzer talks about the technical crossroads in which the US dollar is in right now.
• Larry Greenberg makes a deep dive into the internals of the Canadian economy, following this week’s dovish rate statement.
• James W explains why you must learn to accept losing trades as well.
• Tony Striedieck, a new writer on Casey Stubbs’ blog, writes about his first days as a forex trader.
• Jay Norris explains why interest rates in the US are set to rise.
• Michael Greenberg provides an interesting insight about Currensee, the new social network for forex traders. Here’s my first post about Currensee.

That’s it. Have a great weekend!