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Currency Wars Explained

During times of recession, currency devaluation often becomes a tool meant to provide a competitive advantage to a country – and help stimulate econo[...] read more »
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Risk of Loss

Detailed explains of the risk of loss calculation for the Forex trading strategies. Discusses the three main methods of calculation and provides the [...] read more »
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Employment Data Sends UK Pound Lower

One of the problems for the UK pound recently has been its lackluster economic data. Soft data coming out of Britain continues to weigh on the pound,[...] read more »
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US Dollar Slumps on Risk Appetite, Higher Gold

US Dollar is slumping today as risk appetite makes an appearance. Gold prices are also heading higher, and that is putting some downward pressure on [...] read more »
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How to Earn with Carry Trade

One of the most loved currency trading strategies is the carry. This is because the carry trade basically rewards you for sitting tight – as long as [...] read more »
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Canadian Dollar Retreats in Forex Trading

Loonie is struggling against other commodity currencies, dropping as it is used to fund purchases of the New Zealand dollar and Australian dollar. read more »
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Using Forex Market to Hedge Currency Risks

The savvy money manager can hedge different currency risks with the help of the Forex market, whether those risks come from your income, or whether t[...] read more »
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Federal Reserve to monitor billions of convos for 'Fed', determine mood, ID bloggers

How often do you mention the word 'Fed' online? There is about to be a new breed of Big Brother "watchers" and real-time electronic surveillance [...] read more »
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Germany: Greens and SPD Vow to Support Euro

One of the difficulties associated with making progress on the sovereign debt crisis, and bailing out countries like Greece, has been foot-dragging f[...] read more »
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Polymer Money to Replace Paper Money in Canada

We're already familiar with the idea of paying with plastic, of course. But when we think of plastic money, we often think of Canadian credit cards.[...] read more »
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Euro Zone Debt Solution Likely Far Off

Even though a euro zone debt solution is unlikely to emerge from this week's EU summit, the euro is higher in forex trading. It helps that forex tra[...] read more »
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4 Tips on Choosing a Forex Broker

Choosing the right broker can make a big difference in the level of profitability that you are able to enjoy as a trader. Before picking the broker y[...] read more »
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Trichet Sends Euro Tumbling in Forex Trading

The announcement that the ECB won't raise rates until after June has left forex traders selling the euro against the U.S. dollar. Euro has tumbled, [...] read more »
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Monopoly money now legal tender at McDonald's Canada

McDonald's Canada celebrated the return of its decades-old Monopoly promotion recently by accepting Monopoly money as legal currency at its restaura[...] read more »
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What is a Fiat Money?

What do you think about fiat money? If you favor some sort of commodity standard, how would you implement it? Could you do so without destroying the [...] read more »
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