Similar in the uk, combined energy costs ( gas, electricity and petrol) has increased by circa 300% over the past 15 years and it currently accounts for circa 30% of a households costs yet its not fully included in CPI figures, if it was the uk ...

Inflation is very, very low. Time to worry?

And the relationship between China not buying as much USA debt but pushing for their currency to become fully convertible inside five years, perhaps becoming THE reserve currency, is an interesting dilemma.

While Paper Gold Crashes - Physical Demand Sees Unprecedented Demand

That's actually a decent couple of paragraphs and squiggles from the fan man...hmmm, now let me think, what's he done differently?

EUR/USD to Test the 1.3135 Pivot; Failure to Break can Result in Head and Shoulders

Not the rock solid rejection of the 200 MA on a one hour time frame meme :-o thanks for pointing that out, the trading world is a safer place with you around and no mistake

EUR/USD to Test the 1.3135 Pivot; Failure to Break can Result in Head and Shoulders

Most retail traders would look at 9% in a week (which iirc is triple his standard return) and scoff believing its nothing. Seduced by wild tails of 100% per week on their three grand account they perpetually attack this industry from the wrong ...

No news behind the jump in EUR/USD that I can see. Testing 1.31 now.

I'm tired of the MSM in the USA using Europe as a diversion and misdirection away from the desperate USA economy. Europe's issues dwarf that of the USA.

Cyprus bail-out vote stirs fresh jitters as slump fears grow in Europe

Good points well made.

Massive Fertilizer Plant Explosion Shakes Texas, Town Evacuated, Toxic Fumes, Up To 70 Dead

Do you? Really? Then you're either a mug, a fool or both.

Ex-ECB's Bini Smaghi says ECB has to find ways to avoid Euro gaining

Perhaps the thirty trillion kept in socially useless offshore investments would heal the massive wounds, can't have that though; it'd cause hyper inflation and the banco politico elite will never give up (or back) their ill gotten gains...

IMF warns world economy risks chronic new phase of financial crisis

2.5% account growth per week as a target for FX day traders is the same percentage in any 'language' surely? For swing and or position traders 50% per annum should be the aim..IMHO

Ex-ECB's Bini Smaghi says ECB has to find ways to avoid Euro gaining

And the days when NFP would show 700k jobs lost? Do you miss those days too? It puzzles me how many folk on these threads haven't figured out the simple puzzle of FX, particularly day traders whose moto should be same shit different day. Day traders ...

Ex-ECB's Bini Smaghi says ECB has to find ways to avoid Euro gaining

I've noticed several times you suffer from broker paranoia. Tbh it's a very common fault but unless you rid yourself of it (and in you it's very strong), you'll severely limit your chances of progress and eventual success.

Ex-ECB's Bini Smaghi says ECB has to find ways to avoid Euro gaining

I'm guessing he'd like to know how it can be done whilst staying within their legal remit?

Talk of a German downgrade doing the rounds

Can they? IMHO the majority of posters on the news threads haven't got a scooby-doo how to plot S&R or how to use it, especially in terms of probability and money management.

Fed's Evans says asset purchases 'are open ended but temporary'

Superb, cap doffed ;-)

Retail FX brokers see best-ever day in years due to Gold crash

Who cares, he's just another brick in the wall of the unhinged who post anonymously or stalk.

Euro area annual inflation down to 1.7%

I doubt it, the only blessing is that the epicentre is away from major cities, still be hundreds of thousands impacted ;-(

Magnitude 8 earthquake reported in Iran

Ssshhhh...houses get built, finance is created to buy them, debt slaves rush in believing they're buying freedom and that house prices only ever go up (not like Japan where they've stayed the same for 25-30 years) the MBS market roars back into ...

Homebuilder Confidence in U.S. Unexpectedly Dropped in April

Unless you're doing some considerable size your broker isn't interested in you, even then if they're one of the more reputable they simply put your order into the market and one of their 'liquidity pool' takes it.

US says Japan should refrain from competitive devaluation

I'm pulling your leg, I can recognise your emotions, the majority of us experience it in the very early days, for me that's a long time ago, for you I don't envy the journey you're on to overcome it. You probably think the brokers are out to get you ...

US says Japan should refrain from competitive devaluation