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What economists say about UK Retail sales
"Living up to its reputation as being a random number generator. Surveys are weak, consumer confidence is at rock bottom, unemployment is shooting up and yet retail sales manages to post just a 0.1% m/m contraction, much higher than the near -1%
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Central Bank Tries to Determine Interest Rates as Far as it
Occasionally I hear the odd guest on CNBC or Bloomberg Radio who lays blame for the crisis in exactly the right place - the Federal Reserve System in the U.S....or central banking more broadly. 6
Great Traders are Gauged by How Many Good Trades They Make
When I started trading forex I realized that 90% of the people who get into trading currencies are here because they think they are going to become rich. Whether you trade stocks, bonds, futures, options, forex, or any other flavor of investments 6
Swiss franc ended the week down 1.4% against the US dollar
The Swiss franc ended the week down 1.4% against the US dollar on top of last week's 1.8% decline. 5
British pound suffered another steep
The British pound suffered another steep weekly decline ending down 5.9% versus the US dollar and hit a record low versus the euro after the Bank of England slashed rates last week 150 basis points and this week warned of the potential for deflat 5
Deflation now tops policy-makers' hit list
Cars are piling up in storage because dealers don't want bloated inventories. Chinese factories are running out of room for all the appliances they're turning out but can't ship. 5
Gold Market Price Points to Watch
For those like myself who remain strongly bearish on the US dollar, gold is an appealing buy, and a key indicator of the dollar's health. With that in mind, let's look at a few charts to help us identify key price points that gold and currency tr 5
Beware Seasonal Reversals in FX Markets
Although currencies ended up adopting their usual path of following the swings in risk appetite, it's worth explaining Wednesday's earlier spikes in EUR/USD and GBP/USD. The moves were a result of broad dollar selling (also seen in a $25 rally ju 
