Weekly digest Feb 16-20: Greece vs Eurozone, Fed's participation in currency wars, French negative inflation, Samsung's mobile payments

Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders.

Top news of the week: Greek standoff lingers. Euro zone is under danger of deep recession if Greece leaves it.

• MQL5 Blogs: Analysis: What will happen if Greece leaves euro zone
• Russia Today: Grexit: Win for both EU and Greece?
• The Guardian: Germany rejects Greece request for loan extension
• Bloomberg: Is Germany Really Willing to Work Out a Deal With Greece?
• CNBC: US urges Greece, creditors to end impasse
• The Wall Street Journal: Greece Can Pay Its Debts in Full, but It Won’t
• The Guardian: The Guardian view on Greece and the EU: the least worst option
• Deutsche Welle: Ireland hangs tough on Greek debt
• MQL5 Blogs: France's Sapin says euro zone should ease opposition to Greek requests
• MQL5 Blogs: EU's ultimatum, Greece's kamikaze strategy
• Deutsche Welle: Austerity makes Spain susceptible to 'Greece effect'
• FXStreet: The Big Picture

This week's main events, analysis: Has Fed joined currency wars? UK unemployment. France's negative inflation. China's home prices

• MQL5 Blogs: Fed minutes: Did Jannet Yellen join currency wars?
• Barron's: The Costly Toll of Currency Wars
• BBC News: Fed 'unlikely' to raise rates soon
• Pound Sterling Live: Export Orders Pick up Significantly Despite Strong Pound-Euro Exchange Rate
• MQL5 Blogs: UK unemployment falls further - employment hits highest level since 1971
• The Guardian: UK unemployment is down – but the rise in earnings is only due to bonuses
• MQL5 Blogs: UK inflation expected to drop to lowest level in 25 years
• Reuters: Bank of Japan's Kuroda: 2 percent inflation target possible, many policy options available
• MQL5 Blogs: ECB minutes show most members consider QE only available option to fight deflation
• CNNMoney: First peek into secretive European Central Bank meetings show division
• Xinhua: Dagong downgrades sovereign credit ratings for France
• BBC: French inflation turns negative
• TASS: Hungary gives up reverse supplies of Russian gas to Ukraine — media
• CNNMoney: Brazil's scandalous boom to bust story
• Xinhua: China home prices decline in January
• Xinhua: Innovation, human capital investments critical for China
• Sputnik International: Political, Institutional Reforms to Help Italy GDP Growth - OECD

Forex news: Outlook

• Forbes: Strong Dollar Haunting Huge Companies From P&G To McDonald's
• Action Forex: Daily Report: Euro Still Stuck in Range as Markets Eye Greece
• Reuters: Dollar firm after upbeat data, euro on edge ahead of Greece talks
• DailyFX: GBP/USD Bullish RSI Momentum Susceptible to Weak U.K. Retail Sales
• FXStreet: USD/JPY testing lows around 118.90
• FXStreet: What's in store for EUR/USD today? – Commerzbank and Danske Bank
• FXEmpire: EUR/CHF Forecast February 20, 2015, Technical Analysis
• Action Forex: GBP/USD Mid-Day Outlook
• FXStreet: CAD gains with a mild recovery in Crude
• FXEmpire: NZD/USD Fundamental Analysis February 23, 2015 – Forecast
• Bloomberg: Purchasing Power Parity - How effective is it?

Commodity market news: Why gold is a better bet than oil, Gas and Oil outlook

• MQL5 Blogs: Oil market shock - American Petroleum Institute says supplies surge
• TASS: US oil stockpiles up 7.7 mln barrels Week of Feb. 9-13 to new record of 425.6 mln barrels
• FXEmpire: Crude & Brent Oil Fundamental Analysis February 20, 2015 – Forecast
• Forbes: EOG's Crummy Quarter Is Good For Oil
• FXEmpire: Natural Gas Forecast February 20, 2015, Technical Analysis
• The WSJ: Oil’s Volatility Reflects Debate: Is Worst Over?
• Money Control: Sell gold, silver, crude & buy copper: Naveen Mathur
  
• MarketWatch: Why gold is a better bet than oil
• FXEmpire: Can Anyone Understand The Moves In Gold?
• FXEmpire: Gold Fundamental Analysis February 20, 2015 – Forecast
• Money Control: Buy Jeera, Refined Soy oil on dip: Geofin Comtrade
  

Company news: Samsung's mobile payment system, Apple product announcement, Gazprom investment

• MQL5 Blogs: Samsung to compete with Apple Pay and Google Wallet
• Bloomberg: Apple Wants to Start Producing Cars as Soon as 2020
• Deutsche Welle: Is an Apple iCar in the cards?
• The WSJ: Investors Eyeing Apple Product Announcement
• Barron's: Apple’s Watch Could Bring in $23 Billion Next Year
• Forbes: Microsoft Is The New Google, Google Is The Old Microsoft
• The Washington Post: Mark Zuckerberg is obsessed with making China his Facebook friend
• Forbes: Sony's Smartphone Surrender As It Abandons Android And Xperia
• ZDNews: Adobe, Salesforce Ventures chip into Livefyre's $47m capital raise
• Financial Times: Tax scandal hits Coutts and BSI deals
• Financial Times: Britain’s corporate banks face probe
• MQL5 Blogs: S&P, confident in Spanish banks
• Russia Today: Gazprom investment stands even at $30 oil price
• Russia Today: Gazprom to list on Asia’s second biggest stock market
• Financial Times: Walmart stirs hopes of a Fordist revival
• The WSJ: Nestlé Sales Growth Slowest Since 2009

Self-development for traders: Stock market forecast, Scalping trading, Male vs female investors

• MQL5 Blogs: Stock Market Forecast - 2015 is going to be a BIG year for traders and algorithmic trading systems!
• Forbes: The Three Biggest Reasons To Be Bullish On Tech Stocks
• MQL5 Blogs: RBC: It's time to buy oil-field services stocks
• Barron's: Why Investors Should Avoid Big Oil
• CNNMoney: Female investors often beat men
• MQL5 Blogs: Where Do Oil Prices Go From Here? What Factors Will Hold The Greatest Influence On The Price?
• MQL5 Blogs: If you're not rich by 35, you will never be
• MQL5 Blogs: WEEKLY DIGEST 2015, February 08 - 15 for Scalping Trading: HFT and Scalping for Crude Oil and Happy Presidents Day