Americans supposed higher standard of living vis a vis Eoropeans is a myth; the population sizes of Europe and the USA are similar as are those living below the poverty line, those homeless etc. One of the biggest challenges the USA faces, as we've ...

The Fed Is The Problem, Not The Solution: The Complete Walk-Through

Whoosh.. The subtlety of my question was missed then...

Record number of asset managers bank on strong dollar

Who is this mysterious "they" you refer to?

Record number of asset managers bank on strong dollar

But it wasn't "crappy news on all fronts" wrt the euro. The trade balance figures were ok. The year on year figures were encouraging. And the ZEW print for the EZ beat expectations despite the German one missing.

German ZEW Indicator Slightly Weaker

And what moving averages, on which time frame, do you presume the guys who really move the market actually analyse?

Record number of asset managers bank on strong dollar

I can't see the relationship that you're attempting to link. Merrill Lynch's survey reveals that 83% of fund managers expect the usd to strengthen over the next 12 months, that has nothing to do with an individual day's noise.

Record number of asset managers bank on strong dollar

I see the warm up act is back on the firm, the biggest clown must be ready to climb back on stage. The first estimate for the euro area (EA17) trade in goods balance with the rest of the world in May 2013 gave a 15.2 billion euro surplus, compared ...

German ZEW Indicator Slightly Weaker

I come here to discuss news events not to blurt out trade calls. There is no way I'll share my trading methods on here it's not something I'd give up lightly and I'd be in breach of contract.

Consumer Prices in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast on Gasoline

Listen up, don't try and bait me, you're out of your depth trying it on. FYI my swings are currently up 1.2% today but its irrelevant until they're closed. Now you're going on ignore with your chum who was diagnosed as mentally ill by the FF house ...

Consumer Prices in U.S. Rise More Than Forecast on Gasoline

Nope. I'm past being floored, seen most methods, tried most and more importantly seen tests on just about any method you could shake an angry stick at. Which is why I know what you term price action, (noticing price is going up or down), is no more ...

German ZEW Indicator Slightly Weaker

Sure. Knock yourself out.

German ZEW Indicator Slightly Weaker

It's no more reliable (on any time frame) than using a set of indicators.

German ZEW Indicator Slightly Weaker

Haven't you just described price action?

UK Consumer Price Inflation, June 2013

The UK inflation figure is equally pointless, they may as well have Betamax VCRs and Ford Capris in there. Where did you get your 6% from, Shadowstats?

Euro area annual inflation up to 1.6%

I'm tired of this debate from our resident, empty headed, cheer leaders for the USA. The USA buys a couple of dollars growth for an estimated eight dollars of debt. Their U6 unemoyment rate is worse than many European states. There are record ...

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

Your notion that the global economy will collapse but the USA will thrive is the second most ludicrous contention I've read on here over the past 24 hours. But to be fair it doesn't come close to the brains trust third world fraud wanting oil at ...

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

I think your reference to auto sales highlights everything that's worrying wrt the USA 'recovery', I'm hearing of nine year impaired credit deals with no downpayment on SUVs. We're seeing something similar in the uk, no downpayment other than one ...

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

China actually referred to (and still refers to) the USA Great Recession as the western bank recession, the feeling was that China was and still is unscathed by the USA investment bank collapse/great recession. Similarly several of the BRICS ...

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

So according to you Japan, China and the EZ are in a mess..but not the USA, where you're sitting on a toadstool with the rest of your fairies, whilst watching the herd of unicorns roam and everything is sparkly. Lol.

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June

It's not useless, all FX moves are determined by fundamental policy decisions and news events. As for the comments being useless post event would you prefer three pages of projectile chaos theory vomit accompanying each article? There's been some ...

Retail Sales in U.S. Increased Less Than Forecast in June