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Month: January 2012

IMF Forecasts for 2012 and 2013

A clean graph from Reuters showing IMF projections for 2012 and 2013. Some of the more notable observations from the list: The US was the only country to get an UNCH forecast for 2012 (1.8%,
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Forex Market Participants Dynamics and Transaction Methods

This Presentation Explains Everything You Could Want to Know About the FX Market

The foreign exchange market is as complex as it is large and the presentation below provides a very concise overview of playing participants, dynamics and transaction methods across the business. It never seems to shock
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Forex EURUSD Prediction Expectation vs Reality

NBT's “Expectation Versus Reality”, Latest Edition

There always seems to be a severe disconnect in terms of expected news events and the manner in which people actually trade it. I see it happen over and over again, and yet I can't
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The SNB Is Getting Closer to Using the Bat Signal – EUR/CHF Back in the 1.2000's

It was almost exactly 2 years ago that Philipp Hildebrand, the then newly appointed head of the SNB (that didn't last too long, did it) proclaimed an anti-appreciation policy for the Swiss Franc.  Since then,
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SOPA Reps

The People Sponsoring SOPA and Supporting PIPA: Political Affiliation and Where They're From

SOPA and PIPA are getting the brunt of attention today due to a very common issue with bills in Congress: the intent is good, but when written, extra efforts are taken to make the Acts
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Sovereign-Credit-Ratings-All-3-Update

S&P Expectedly Angers More People Than Expected

Rating agencies undoubtedly have one of the most sadistic jobs in this business: when something is bad, they kick that thing in the face and pummel it to make it horribly worse. Today, the most
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Chart Notes Forex

Build a Database of Charts to Help You Prepare for Future Price Movements

Organization is something I have consistently noticed lacking by many forex traders I have met over the years.  Not that it should come to much surprise, but people tend to want to just push the
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Countries That Intervene on Currencies

Central Banks as Currency Traders, 2011 Edition

With insane levels of turmoil hitting news wires and volatility striking left and right, it seems so easy to forget just how deep the cause for the currency markets have really been these days. Along
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