China’s inflation rate rose by 5.3% during April
According to the Statistics Bureau in Beijing, the Consumer Price index of China inclined during April by 5.3% (Y-2-Y).
US Non-Farm Payroll Review 4 Nov 11
This article highlights the risk of trading during the US NFP and the current employment situation of the US.
Oil prices Monthly outlook –July 2011
Crude oil prices started off June with moderate changes and soon started to plummet mainly during the second half of June; despite this decline, will this trend continue in July or will there be a shift in direction?
Volatile August Produces Hefty Fx Trading Volume At CME, ICE
(Dow Jones via eFXnews) Trading volume surged for exchange-traded foreign currency futures in August, a period of heightened market volatility due to fears about U.S. and European sovereign debt and a weakened global economy.CME Group Inc.
Price Channel Suggests Australian Dollar Headed Past 1.1600
The article takes a look at the Australian dollar's remarkable run up over the past few months, and cites technical patterns suggesting the AUDUSD pair could rise beyond 1.1600 in the coming months.
Dow Monthly Chart
Interesting to take a look at the Dow chart with a long term perspective, in this case the monthly chart going back to 2007. The 38% retracement of the swing low to high appears to have come into play at 10,482, and beneath it lies the 50% retrac
EU CRISIS ROAD MAP: Key Milestones Ahead
(Dow Jones via eFXnews) This is the known worry list:--Friday, Jan. 6: Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti visit with French PM Francois Fillon.
--Saturday, Jan. 7: Spanish government deadline for unions and business leaders to agree on lab
USDJPY: Vulnerable Despite Price Hesitation.
USDJPY – While USDJPY continues to look for a bottom, its overall long-term bearishness remains intact. Its positive monthly close in Jan’2011 was met with a failed rally at the 83.98 level to close Feb’2011 lower.
US Federal deficit declined to $43 billion in June
According to the recent publication of the Monthly Treasury Statement, the US government deficit reached in June 2011 $43.08 billion; this is a 25% decrease from the $57.641 billion deficit recorded in May 2011, and a decrease of 37% from the Jun
US Non-Farm Payroll Review 8 Jul 11
Understand and note the dangers of trading the US Non-Farm Payroll.
The Natural gas market in Israel – July update
The disruptions in the natural gas pipeline from Egypt continue: on July 4th there was a terrorist attack on the natural gas pipeline that connects to Israel, Jordan and Lebanon. There was a bombing of the pipeline roughly 60 KM east of the Suez
U.S Retail Sales Slightly Rose in December
Retails and foods services sales slightly increased again in December compared with November 2011′s sales, and were also above the sales at December 2010.


