1. G-20 - Stimulus Stays in Place
(Matching tags: Economic Recovery,G20, Central Banks,Monetary Policy)

A draft release of the of the G-20 communiqué which suggested that members will continue to maintain fiscal stimulus sparked a reversal in risk FX today that was battered earlier in the day by a selloff ...

2. Will Consumer Spending Help or Hurt the Dollar?
(Matching tags: Forex Fundamentals,U.S. dollar,Economic Recovery,U.S. economic data)

With no U.S. economic data on the calendar, it has been a quiet morning in the foreign exchange market. Short dollar positions in the futures market also reverted back towards extreme levels which increased ...

3. US Economic and Interest Rate Forecast: Recovery Arrives - but Not a ‘V'
(Matching tags: Morgan Stanley,U.S. dollar,Research,US economic data,Economic Recovery)

We continue to believe that a sustainable recovery is underway in the US economy, but it likely will be a bit quicker and even bumpier than we expected a month ago (see It's Bumpy and Slow...but it Will ...

4. Chinese Growth Beats - But Can It Last?
(Matching tags: Chinese Retail Sales,Forex Fundamentals,Economic Recovery)

Chinese domestic data beat on all fronts, infusing fresh momentum into the recovery trade as fears of a stall in growth for the world’s fourth largest economy did not materialize. Chinese Retail Sales ...

5. Pound Glee - BoE Says No More QE!
(Matching tags: Central Banks,Economic Recovery,Bank of England,Forex Fundamentals)

... under review. “ The note left open the possibility that  the BoE may ultimately raise the scale of the program to 200 billion GBP or more if the economic recovery begins to stall.  ...

6. FOMC Minutes Reveal Cautious Optimism
(Matching tags: Economic Recovery,Federal Open Market Committee,Fed Chairman,FED,FOMC)

Cautious optimism is almost an overused term these days but there is no better way to describe the minutes from the most recent FOMC meeting. If you recall, last month the central bank decided to end their ...

7. A Rise in Yen Could Hurt Japan
(Matching tags: Forex Fundamentals,Economic Recovery)

On listless night of trade in the currency market the Japanese yen has been a strong outperformer with USD/JPY breaking the 9400 barrier and hitting a low of 9340 before finally pausing to consolidate. ...

8. EURUSD and JPY crosses tick higher again ahead of key US confidence data. What can stand in the way of the bulls?
(Matching tags: Forex Market,Ben Bernanke,Saxo Bank,Economic Recovery)

Obama plans to reappoint Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke - a move that makes sense given the impression on the surface of things that the US economy and financial system have been stabilized and are even on ...

9. US Consumer Confidence Improves Driving Risk FX Higher
(Matching tags: Economic reports,Economic Recovery)

US Consumer Confidence soared to 54.10 - its best reading since May - as the report handily exceeded expectations of 47.9. The data was surprising given the recent weakness in jobless claims and continued ...

10. FOMC Statement August 12, 2009
(Matching tags: Federal Open Market Committee,Ben Bernanke,FED,Federal Reserve,Monetary Policy,FOMC,Economic Recovery,mortgage-backed securities)

Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in June suggests that economic activity is leveling out. Conditions in financial markets have improved further in recent weeks. Household ...