Today's Market, Dollar, Oil Oulook: Strategies
Markets mostly fell on Friday after a report showed consumer sentiment softened in March. Boris Schlossberg, director of research at GFT Forex, Ben Lichtenstein, president of TradersAudio and Peter Beutel, president of Cameron Hanover shared thei
Gordon Brown has terrible form when it comes to promises
Jeff Randall says that rewriting history cannot save the Prime Minister - or Britain - from his failures.
Another Mixed Session for Forex Traders
In the daily market review with TheLFB trade team, Dan Cook, Snr Market Analyst at IG Markets, looks at the impact of a slow fundamental week. Catch Dan, and TheLFB trade team on ForexTV Live.
SSI: Retail NZDUSD Shorts Jump 15% Following RBNZ Interest
Intraday Highlight:NZDUSD - The ratio of long to short positions in the NZDUSD stands at -1.06 as nearly 51% of traders are short. Yesterday, the ratio was at 1.08 as 52% of open positions were long. In detail, long positions are 0.8% higher th
$2000/oz Gold by Year End- Rob McEwen
This is a prediction made by Rob McEwen appearing at The Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) that gold will hit $2000/oz by the year end and $5000/oz before this gold bull run is over. Thats a 78% increase in gold prices from
Video Recap: Less Jobs Lost Than Expected, Risk Appetite Up
Recap: With the US economy losing less jobs in February (-36K) than expected, and the unemployment rate remaining at 9.7%, the forex market showed risk appetite helping to boost higher yielders and commodity/growth linked currencies like the Aust
Bi-Polar Economic Data Whipsaws Markets
In my article Bi-Polar Economic Data? I explained that in the initial stages of an economic recovery, activity data would tend to be contradictory, with some sectors showing expansion, others stagnation, and others contraction.
Peak oil? How about snake oil!
I keep hearing about peak oil. We are running out of oil. The price can only go one way - up. US production peaked in the 1970s, and as fields decline, they're producing less and less (the average decline in production is 9% a year once a field h
The sterling crisis has become a hanging matter
For a graphic illustration of why sterling is falling out of bed, take a look at the chart and table below. Compiled by Charter 2010, they track prospects of a “hung parliament” based on the latest poll findings.
Daily Video Recap: Risk Aversion Abounds
A decline in German business confidence and a sharp drop in US consumer confidence in February caused currency markets to move towards the safety of the Yen and US Dollar in today’s trading. Comments from BOE Governor Mervyn King about the headwi
Risk Appetite Helps Higher Yielders Rally vs Greenback
Following a move in favor of the greenback in late Thursday trading as a result of the Fed raising its discount rate, higher yielders and commodity currencies managed to pare some of those losses in Friday’s NY session as traders believed the Us
Market Update: NY Morning Extends Risk Appetite Theme
Equities in the US surged higher following the opening bell, with the Dow, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 up close to 1% as of 11AM. Gold and oil prices were rallying strongly, up 2.5% and 3.6% respectively. In turn, the NY morning session saw the commodity


