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Forex Crunches for the Weekend – June 27 2009
Here are interesting forex-related reads for this weekend. All the linked articles have a scope larger than one day’s trade. Adam Kritzer dives into one of the strongest factors in the forex market: risk, and asks if risk aversion is back. Macro Man talks about ECB issues and also about the SNB intervention. Interesting and
SNB Intervention – Shortlived Indeed
The SNB intervened in the forex market to weaken the Swiss Franc. Though still above the levels before the intervention, USD/CHF has lost its hot air, and is now trading lower. A lesson about central bank interventions. On Wednesday, the Swiss National Bank intervened in the forex market in order to weaken the Swissy. Switzerland’s
Forex Demo Account – A Must for Every Broker
Not every forex broker out there offers a forex demo account. A demo account is a must for every broker. Checking out a broker via a forex demo account is a must for every trader. The forex market is growing rapidly in the last few years. More people are trading currencies. This is especially felt
Forex Daily Outlook – June 24th 2009
Big day today in the forex market – the FOMC Statement is made. What will Bernanke hint about future interest rates? Apart from tensions towards the statement, the market will move on other important figures. Here’s the menu: Iran is still in the news. How will the public react to the regime’s refusal to nullify
Forex Links for the Weekend – June 13 2009
Here’s a collection of interesting forex-related articles. All the linked posts have a scope that’s larger than a single day’s trading. Adam Kritzer explains how the stock markets and currencies contain to be closely linked. Lena asks how long the dollar will continue to be strong. This is from the beginning of the week. It’s
New Reserve Currency Threatening the Dollar Again
John Lipsky, First Deputy Managing Director at the IMF, said that creating a new reserve currency to replace the dollar is possible, and he also elaborated how. This news, that came over the weekend, could hurt the dollar’s comeback. In a panel in Saint Petersburg, Russia, Lipsky said that such a step would be revolutionary,
Swine Flu Raises the Dollar
The Swine Flu has ignited fear of more economic woes, which sent the dollar high on risk aversion. How long will this last? The news around the world is dominated by the Swine Flu – or Swine Influenza. This disease, that first made the news after cases in Mexico, now happened in the US and
Inflation? Not So Soon…
Germany’s Finance Minister is worried the world may face an inflation crisis. Up to now, prices are just going down in this crisis. This week’s inflation figures across the world can tell us if this prices are moving, and if interest rates will change a direction. Peer Steinbrueck, Germany’s Finance Minister says that the current crisis is