Archive for January, 2011

Corrections: Support Green Bay; annoy the rich

The Feb. 1 edition of Brett Arends’ ROI contained an erroneous reference to Sen. Joseph McCarthy.

Brett Arends’ ROI: Support Green Bay; annoy the rich

Every American with any sense should root for the Green Bay Packers to win Super Bowl XLV, writes Brett Arends.

Irwin Kellner: U.S. economy looks ready for takeoff

On the surface, the fourth quarter’s GDP report looks good, but drilling down beneath the surface, it looks even better, writes Irwin Kellner.

Economic Report: Australia keeps rates on hold at 4.75%

Australia’s central bank keeps its policy rate on hold and says recent floods may hurt economic activity now but will raise demand in the future.

Gold Cuts Friday Surge, Asia "Less Sensitive" to Egypt Unrest, Physical Gold-Buying "Not Influenced" by Futures & ETF Sell-Off

London Calling Feb 1

Preparing for an AUDUSD Breakout while EURUSD and GBPUSD Threaten Reversal

Coming up on the RBA rate decision, the AUDUSD range looks prone to its inevitable breakout. Keeping an eye on EURUSD and GBPUSD in the meantime.

Buying on Dips

In an uptrend, buying on dips is a solid trading strategy…

EUR/USD: Trading the U.S. ISM Manufacturing Report

Market participants expect manufacturing in the world’s largest economy to expand at a faster pace in January, and the rise in production could lead the U.S. dollar to recoup the losses from earlier this month as the outlook for future growth improves.

Will the RBA Surprise the Currency Markets With an Upbeat Tone At Its Rate Decision Meeting?

The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to keep their key overnight lending rate unchanged at 4.75 percent for the month of February. In light of the region recovering from its recent flood which was the worst on record, the central bank will keep borrowing costs unchanged to allow the country as a hole [...]