In this game of Chess, the EU has a slight upper hand for the moment. Considering that winter is almost over, the dependance on Gas is much lesser, hence the hard talk. Had this happened in early Oct/Nov things would have been different. All said ...

Merkel says EU will punish Russia with econ sanctions if needed

Because at the bottom of it all, Crimea is a fattened calf being tugged at by both sides. In reality its a fight between Chevron and Gazprom. Ukraine had signed a 25yr contract with Chevron in November last year to drill for shale gas in the Crimean ...

Putin informs parliament of Crimea’s application to join Russia

Good one. Colorful history this constancio guy has.

ECB's Constancio says financial markets misinterpreted us a little

What? No talking down the Aussie????

RBA: Not Sure If Mon Pol Can Fine-Tune Demand Shortfall

Guys... Putin recalled troops from the military exercise. The ones in Crimea are still there. Don't get mixed up!!

Yen Falls as Stocks to Ruble Rise on Troop Recall Report

Ukraine doesn't have gas resources. It only allows Gazprom's lines to run through the country. Previous attempts by Russia to penalize Ukraine for using gas and not paying for it made EU to look to Canada and other countries for NG resources, thus ...

Ukraine crisis: Why it matters to the world economy

Russia approves sending its military to Ukraine. Long USD. Risk off!

Ukraine says Russia invaded Ukraine under guise of exercise

i'm waiting to short au... but only after cny & us cpi.

Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee

Good point. Does anyone know if the ECB is answerable to anyone in the EU like Yellen to House Financial Services and Carney to the Parliamentary Committee in the UK?

ECB's Coeure says the ECB is considering a negative deposit rate very seriously

wonder what's the purpose of having an ecb press conference when off the cuff remarks such as these are made just because some ecb member had an upset stomach one morning.

ECB's Coeure says the ECB is considering a negative deposit rate very seriously

yea thanks but no thanks. Not everyone is in the same sinking boat as you nancy.. So hop along!

How to Find the ’Best’ Currency Pair to Trade

Never knew # of posts = More experience That's new!

How to Find the ’Best’ Currency Pair to Trade

Chinese are always welcome. They bring enterprise to a country and make it more cosmopolitan.. Not to mention their delicious restaurants (and hopefully Asian supermarkets).

Rich Chinese line up to leave China

Absolutely.. Alarm bells ring when mainstream media starts screaming buy or sell. One can only wonder.

Gold bugs, be patient your time is coming

Was actually wondering why the RBA morons didn't start with their bearish comments on the Aussie.. and here it is. That said, AU is seeing a pullback to the decline, good opportunity to add to shorts (on a daily/weekly swing trading)

Australian Central Bank's Edwards: A$ Fall Not Necessarily Over

I generally don't read these opinion pieces but curiosity got the better of me. So this is the junk Yohay writes up that so many newbs fall for? A bunch of support levels and directions based on deviation from consensus. Great going. Nice analysis ...

USD/CAD: Trading the Canadian GDP

Until the next RBA board member comes and repeats like a parrot, "We prefer the Aussie to $0.80" and all the bulls go into hiding. Its a never ending game of hide and seek.... Bulls and the bears.

Emerging market currency falls in graphs

Feels like News Year's eve at every FOMC meeting!!!

What To Expect From FOMC? - Goldman, BofA, Citi, Barclays & Others

EM's $h!tt!ng bricks already!! The power of QE/Fed!

S African Reserve Bank hikes repo rate by 50 basis points to 5.5 percent