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Team Alpha did not enter the CME Group Trading Challenge expecting to win. Their goal was simply to get experience against students from some of the world’s top finance and business programs...

We think the Yellen-induced carry trade is close to reaching a tipping point. For sure, it seems unlikely a fresh USD rally will exceed the highs seen over the past two years...

The only thing worse for longs than a rising wedge is an upward sloping flag. Don’t get me wrong. Ascending and descending channels form all the time in trending markets...

“It may be that liquidity has deteriorated only in certain market segments...

The Bank of England has decided to hold rates at 0.5 percent once again, a record low for seven years. All nine members of the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to hold on to low rates amid concerns over global growth and uncertainty ahead of a Brexit vote...

Risk management usually ranks very low on the priorities list of most traders. Typically, way behind finding a better indicator, more accurate entry signals or worrying about stop hunting and unfair algo-trading practices...

Supervisors monitor banks to assess the banks’ compliance with rules and regulations but also to ensure that they engage in safe and sound practices (see our earlier post What Do Banking Supervisors Do...

Japan’s economic and financial malaise once was thought to have little relevance for other advanced economies. Respected Western economists and policy makers even argued that “Japan couldn’t happen here...

I wrote at the beginning of January that economic conditions this year were set to be as weak as in 2015, which was the worst year since the global financial crisis erupted in 2008...

The Bank of Japan is ready to expand its bond-buying program and cut interest rates further into negative territory as it fights to ignite growth in the country's economy, BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said Wednesday. The central bank "will not hesitate to take additional easing measures in terms of...

We just got great news about wage growth in America. The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book report out Wednesday indicated that in 11 of the Fed's 12 regional districts, signs of wage growth were everywhere...

• AUDJPY Rebound off key support at risk- on the lookout for short-triggers • Resistance / Bearish invalidation at 84...

The Producer Price Index for final demand fell 0.1 percent in March, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Final demand prices decreased 0.2 percent in February and advanced 0.1 percent in January. On an unadjusted basis, the final demand index moved down 0...

While bank regulation and supervision are the two main components of banking policy, the difference between them is often overlooked and the details of supervision can appear shrouded in secrecy...

The bullish momentum around the AUD/USD pair gained further traction after the Chinese trade data showed that exports and imports improved last month. AUD/USD sees a 30-pips rally post-China data Currently, the AUD/USD pair rockets 1.57% at fresh nine-month highs of 0...

A British vote to leave the EU risks causing severe economic and political damage to Europe that will spill over into an already febrile world economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned...

The Federal Reserve should wait for more evidence that U.S. inflation is progressing back toward 2 percent before raising interest rates again, Philadelphia Fed President Patrick Harker said on Tuesday...

A British vote to leave the EU risks causing severe economic and political damage to Europe that will spill over into an already febrile world economy, the International Monetary Fund has warned...