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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%, [...]

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. [...]

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 help but [...]

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. [...]

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 far too [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]