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Reserve Bank of New Zealand Intervenes in Forex

The only noteworthy event of today is a rare move of intervention by a central bank in forex. If you are thinking it's Japan, it's not. It's the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ). New Zealand Finance Minister Michael Cullen said today that the RBNZ intervened in the forex.....

Forex Universe Revolves Around USD

Financial markets around the world will be trembling, shaking next week - perhaps may even go bonkers (in either a good or bad way). The market sentiment on USD is extremely bullish at the moment, largely due to the jump in key...

Traders in a Rush to Dump US Bonds

Today's sharp moves in the forex market are a good example of how the fixed income market is linked to the forex market. Yesterday, yield of the US Treasury 10-year notes rose the highest in more than three years,...

Fed Chairman Bernanke Notes Ebbing Inflation

The US dollar hit a 3-week low against the Euro on remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke, which suggest that the Fed is now more comfortable with inflation levels. Bernanke notes a "gradual ebbing" of core...

Carry Trades Continue to Find Demand

Another day of profit for medium/long-term yen carry players. CAD/JPY and EUR/JPY rallied to record new levels on the carry ladder. USD/CHF and USD/JPY declined instead, as the sentiment on the USD remains bearish...

Commodity Currencies to Benefit

The US economy is not doing as well as it looks on the surface. People who spent time dissecting the payrolls data released on Friday noticed that even though there were a grand total of 157,000 additions to payrolls last month,...

US Economy Slowed to Weakest Pace in 4 Years

The US economy slowed to its weakest pace in 4 years at the beginning of 2007. Gross domestic product- a measure of all goods and services produced in the economy - rose at a seasonally adjusted 0.6% (0.8% expected) in the first-

Competing Forces Between Housing and Inflation

Fed policy makers kept their prediction of a pick-up in economic growth and said "downside risks"' to the expansion have "diminished slightly" in minutes of the May 9 Federal Open Market Committee meeting released yesterday. They also acknowledged they...

Another Massive Global Stock Sell-off

When China scratches its back, the world takes notice. Today, stocks all around the world suffered a massive drop after China tripled the tax on securities transactions, causing the biggest slump in the region's best performing equity market in 3 months. The CSI...

Finally the Market Wakes Up

After a long weekend, forex players from Europe and US returned to the scene in force, injecting a high dose of much-needed volatility into the market. More people hopped onto yen carry trades, and pushed EUR/JPY up to another...

UK Property Demand Dips

According to Hometrack, UK house prices rose at the slowest pace in four months in May as interest rates at a six-year high discouraged buyers. The Hometrack...

It All Boils Down to the Person Who Trades

When we trade, the thing we most want to accomplish is the consistency of profitable trading. It is certainly possible to make money trading forex, the question is, can you keep it up over a period of time? An excellent trading strategy...