The United States’ dollar continued to fall again on Wednesday, February 01, 2012, in relation to the Euro, the British pound, and the Japanese yen. The Euro was the biggest mover, going up about 0.60 percent in relation to the dollar. This marked the latest in a choppy week where the EUR/USD has see-sawed back and forth between 1.305 and 1.320. At the time of this writing, the EUR/USD stood at 1.3167. Fundamental analysis is dictating the movement of thisRead more ….

The permanent debt relief plan for the European Union is still being discussed, but pessimists ruled the market. The governments within the EU are struggling to create jobs and promote growth, but the debt talks that were supposed to originally cover these topics has mostly progressed into how best to bail out the nation of Greece. Restructuring the Greek debt has become a monumental task and it has deservingly commanded the bulk of the EU’s discussion. Still, stocks are droppingRead more ….

Japan recently posted a trade deficit for the year 2011. This is the first deficit that Japan has reported in 31 years, making it very newsworthy. The deficit stood at 2.49 trillion yen, or about $32 billion in U.S. funds. Caused by the earthquake and the tsunami that followed it, Japan’s economy struggled in 2011. And in the face of a strong yen, outside investments in Japan’s businesses and internal economy faltered. For the month of December, 2011, the exportsRead more ….

The British pound sterling is currently struggling to hold its value, despite the good news out of the Euro zone that Greek debt talks are nearing an end. The pound had a minor rebound on Monday, January 23, 2012, but experts expect it to give up ground soon. The Bank of England is coming to some conclusions in the near future that probably will include a need to increase monetary support. There is also talk that the BoE will askRead more ….

The biggest worry of the Forex market is now Greece. Talks in Greece have been met with skepticism of whether or not the nation can repair its economic situation. The country is looking for a second bailout, but no decision has been officially reached that can grant Greece this privilege. Greece officials are scheduled to meet with the Institute of International Finance on January 23rd in order to help the beleaguered nation avoid defaulting on their promises. With the proposedRead more ….

The Euro’s price has dropped considerably in relation to the U.S. dollar over the last three months. The surplus cash held by European banks has helped a little bit, but the debt crisis has overshadowed this. Prices have dropped from 1.42 EUR/USD down to 1.28 over the last three months, showing the world just how precarious the debt crisis is. Meanwhile, banks are fighting to keep the Euro’s levels as high as possible in order to encourage more borrowing. ItRead more ….

Those of us familiar with trading know that there are two main schools of thought, fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamental analysis relies on looking at the facts behind an asset’s performance. These factors include any data or information that is publicly available regarding the asset. For a company’s share of stock this might include the company’s earnings per share projection or its quarterly profit/loss results. On the other hand, there is technical analysis. This information typically is made upRead more ….

Perhaps the most appealing aspect of trading binary options is the fact that they offer very quick returns. While in the traditional trading world you often must wait hours or days before a trade matures to the point where you can take away a small profit, binary options give you almost immediate returns. With a single trade, you can earn as much as 60 to 80 percent return on your initial investment. If you are trading actively, it is notRead more ….

Trading binary options might seem pretty easy at first. The thing to remember, however, is to treat them just as you would any other trade. Trading in general is not easy, so trading binary options should not be easy either. While there is less work that you might need to put into a binary option than if you were, say, selling a company’s stock short, there is still a lot of work that needs to go into binary options ifRead more ….

When the news of a potential bailout in regards to the European debt crisis emerged, U.S. markets rallied hard. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by over 300 points (2.7 percent) and the Nasdaq increased by about 3.5 percent. As you can see by this, Europe’s problem economy spells out problems for the rest of the world as well. In the U.S., even the rumor of a successful bailout can reverse a sinking stock market in a sudden fashion. WhenRead more ….