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Obama team slams Romney for not paying "fair share" of taxes

Posted by on Apr 10, 2012

BOCA RATON, Florida (Reuters) - President Barack Obama's campaign team attacked Mitt Romney on Tuesday for not paying his "fair share" of taxes, escalating rhetoric against the top...

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Forex News

Greek Mess Sends Euro to 4 Month Low

Posted by on May 16, 2012

In Asian trading, the Euro wallowed near to a 4-month low versus the U.S. Dollar, but traders expect a continued downtrend following the stalemate in Greek politics which will usher...

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Fundamental Analysis

Highlights of the Minutes from the April 24/25 FOMC meeting

Posted by on May 16, 2012

The Minutes of the April 24/25 FOMC meeting indicated that Committee members viewed that the economy "continued to expand moderately" in the period since the last meeting in March....

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Technical Analysis

USD/JPY Breaks Above Channel Resistance; Trades at May High

Posted by on May 16, 2012

USD/JPY indeed bottomed out in the short-term and broke above a declining channel resistance. The 1H chart shows the bottoming formation. There is resistance in the 80.50-80.60...

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Recent Posts

Housing Starts Break 700K for the Third Time Since 2008

Housing Starts Break 700K for the Third Time Since 2008

May 16, 2012

Housing starts appear to have reached a new plateau above 700K in the first few months of 2012. While we do not expect a major resurgence in housing construction over the next several months, this support level is likely to form the new floor for housing construction. With the...

USD/JPY Breaks Above Channel Resistance; Trades at May High

USD/JPY Breaks Above Channel Resistance; Trades at May High

May 16, 2012

USD/JPY indeed bottomed out in the short-term and broke above a declining channel resistance. The 1H chart shows the bottoming formation. There is resistance in the 80.50-80.60 area. This is the May high established in the beginning of the month.

USD/CAD Breaks Key Resistance Opening Up the 1.30 Handle

USD/CAD Breaks Key Resistance Opening Up the 1.30 Handle

May 16, 2012

The USD/CAD finally breaks above the 1.0050-1.0060 resistance, suggesting a bullish trend developing after a period of sideways trading below 1.0050. Looking at the 1H chart we see that the previous resistance is being treated as the market rejects a throwback attempt. A throwback to 1.00-1.0020 area would not be...

Central Banks’ to the Rescue?

Central Banks’ to the Rescue?

May 16, 2012

The Bank of England stole the headlines this morning as it delivered its second Inflation Report of the year. Its message was fairly grim: the UK won't regain its 2007 level of output until 2018. The biggest threat to the UK economy right now according to the bank is...

USD is Preferred Haven

USD is Preferred Haven

May 16, 2012

USD remains firm ahead of today's FOMC minutes and amid ongoing EU concerns. UK PM Cameron put the situation in the euro area rather succinctly saying that "it either has to make up or face a potential breakup". The dollar index is continuing its ascent towards mid-January highs after...