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Gilts Rally After King Damps Expectations of Early Rate Rise

posted by MarcB 465 days ago in GBP, Fundamental, Inflation

The pound slumped and government bonds surged as investors pared their bets on higher interest rates after Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said borrowing costs may need to stay at a record low to revive the economy.

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King Sticks to Inflation Defense as Price Growth Soars to 4%

posted by MarcB 466 days ago in GBP, Fundamental, Inflation made popular 466 days ago

Bank of England Governor Mervyn King kept up his argument that an acceleration in inflation is temporary after consumer-price growth soared to twice the central bank’s 2 percent target.

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Getting back to a "Pick of the Day"

posted by MarcB 494 days ago in Technical, Fundamental, Daily made popular 494 days ago

Greetings! With a few other FX-Men already sharing their discretionary swing trading and mechanical system experiences,I thought I'd do my part to help those jumping in probably one of the most difficult trading methods one can attempt: discretio

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Japan Supports the Euro Zone, So What?

posted by MarcB 499 days ago in EUR, JPY, Fundamental made popular 498 days ago

When private investors flee the sidelines as euro zone continues its struggle with its finances, Japan steps up to the plate and lends out a helping hand. Hooray! But wait... there must be a catch!

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Debt, Politics, and More Rocks the Pound in 2010

posted by MarcB 513 days ago in GBP, Fundamental, Yearly made popular 510 days ago

The Eurozone and the US weren't the only major economies with growth and debt issues rocking the headlines this year. The UK was right there with them, so let's review how it all pushed Cable traders around in 2010.

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Aussie Dollar Slides as Central Bank Keeps Rate Unchanged

posted by MarcB 844 days ago in AUD, Fundamental made popular 844 days ago

The Australian dollar slid after the nation’s central bank unexpectedly paused in raising interest rates, spurring demand for other higher-yielding currencies such as the Norwegian krone and South African rand.

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October Jobs Fest - Time to celebrate?

posted by MarcB 933 days ago in USD, Fundamental, Employment made popular 933 days ago

This Friday, we'll be getting another dose of unemployment data as the Non-farm Payroll report is on deck. Unemployment in the US is seen to hit 9.9% in October, with 173,000 net jobs lost in the month. If forecast holds, it would be the first ti

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BOC: "The worst is over"... Or is it?

posted by MarcB 1037 days ago in CAD, Fundamental, GDP made popular 1037 days ago

The Bank of Canada believes that the recession is ending. Spot-on assessment or wishful thinking?

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EURJPY - Trendline break lower

posted by MarcB 1040 days ago in EUR, JPY, Technical made popular 1040 days ago

Are we seeing a shift in EURJPY? We may be as the pair has broken a rising trendline on the one hour chart. Is this a false breakout or a sign that the pair will move lower?

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Pick of the Day: USDJPY

posted by MarcB 1061 days ago in USD, JPY, Technical made popular 1061 days ago

Greetings! Here's a trade idea that I may take for this holiday shorted week here in the US. It's a technical setup on USDJPY that marries up with my longer term views on fundamentals. Peep this!

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cross-Eyeing: EUR/JPY

posted by MarcB 1068 days ago in EUR, JPY, Technical made popular 1068 days ago

Good morning! My long orders at 132.00 were triggered, and it appears that was the major support area for the day as traders jumped in long around 131.50 - 132.00. The pair has been pushed up to my first profit target at 134.00,

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Pick of the Day: EUR/USD

posted by MarcB 1145 days ago in USD, EUR, Technical made popular 1143 days ago

Good morning! It's been a hot minute since I've posted on here, but with risk aversion returning to the markets and a nice, simple technical setup forming on EUR/USD I think I'll jump back in!

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