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So many bedrock beliefs of investors have been turned on their heads or flatly disproven over the course of this cycle. Never was this more true than with inflation and inflation expectations. And while some may insinuate that it's just a matter of

Top 5 FX Market Views For 2016 - BTMU "In December 2014, we ended the year with a piece outlining what we thought would be our key views for 2015 in the foreign exchange market . To recap they were 1) US dollar rally set to extend further; 2)

By Dmitrijs Kukels, Chief Brokerage Officer at Dukascopy Bank As the Chief Brokerage Officer of Dukascopy Bank, I have been involved so many times in discussions regarding ECN. To stop this unending process, I decided to write this article and share

The Canadian dollar suffered from falling oil prices, but its fate could change. The team at Bank of America Merrill Lynch explain: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: If USD/CAD reaches 1.39, we suggest a short trade with a stop of 1.4225 and

Currency investors should consider selling NZD/USD this week, advises Deutsche Bank in its weekly pick to clients. " Following the RBNZ disappointment last week, these are good levels to get short given imminent Fed tightening, falling milk prices

Here is one of the reasons why the Fed is confident the US economy is strong and resilient enough to sustain a rate hike: since January, the US has added 293,900 waiter & bartender positions and zero manufacturing workers. Unless one is an economist

Trade Ideas For EUR/USD, USD/JPY, EUR/JPY, GBP/USD, AUD/USD - UBS EUR/USD: The pair didn't manage to break below 1.0800 yesterday and remains above here today. We prefer the short side but would only get involved on the extremes. Buyers will emerge

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Here are the top five things you need to know today in financial markets: 1. Yellen speech takes center stage Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen is due to speak about the U.S. economic outlook at The Economic Club of Washington D.C. at 12:25PM ET

I don't like to kick someone while they're down but if you poke your nose above the parapet you deserve to get shot at We all remember this; EUR/USD - Goldman Sachs says its about to fall 300 points due to ECB And there was more here More on that

While many traders (myself included) have been seduced by the fast profits that can be earned day trading in the currency markets, it is perhaps in the big moves where the greatest opportunities lie. But most forex traders don't have the patience or

Mario Draghi needs to come up with something to surprise currency traders next week or risk a euro rebound that would threaten his efforts to boost inflation. The good news for him is that strategists are gaining confidence the European Central Bank

Swiss pairs leap after Eurozone data It's an easy finger to point but when moves stick out like a sore thumb you can but wonder EURCHF has shot up to 1.0920 from around 1.0860, and USDCHF to 1.0317 from 1.0250 odd

Morgan Stanley may cut 25% of fixed income jobs Bloomberg reports that Morgan Stanley might cut a quarter of its fixed income staff after bond trading revenue plunged 42% in Q3. The layoffs are said to cover all regions and will take place in the

The US Federal Reserve meet tomorrow and markets will remain cautious as to potentially impacting rhetoric/action in advance of the regular FOMC meeting in December There's been plenty of talk in the comments sections here about the "expedited

In the week ahead, market players will focus on a flurry of U.S. economic data due on Wednesday for further indications on the strength of the economy and the likelihood of a December rate hike. U.S. markets will be closed Thursday for the

A Berkeley professor has found a pattern in when the Fed leaks secrets about monetary policy U.S. central bankers not only regularly leak secret information about monetary policy, but the leaks are so predictably timed that a savvy investor without

"Devastated" Trader Crushed By Soaring Biotech, Starts Online Begging Campaign To Fund $106,000 Margin Call And now, what may be the craziest story of the day. Less than a week ago, one of the countless fly-by-night biotech pennystocks, drug

Portugal has entered a phase change, with potentially huge ramifications. After handing a parliamentary majority to a coalition of leftist (i.e., anti-austerity, anti-euro, anti-NATO) parties, and then trying to prevent them forming a government, the

USD/JPY: Pair Anchored to ¥123 The dollar has been trading around ¥123 the whole day, even though the initial morning dip was bought, but the pair failed to remain above this mark. Chinese industrial production in October ticked lower from 5.7% to