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How Election Outcomes Could Affect AUD and JPY

If you have read the international papers, you may know that there are two political developments that is worth paying attention to.
On August 21st, Australia held general elections for Prime Minister and if you recall, the votes were so tight that nearly 2 weeks later, there is still no clear winning. [...]

Very Good Non-Farm Payrolls Report

I published this report on FX360.com this morning (if you haven’t read it already)
The U.S. dollar skyrocketed after the stronger than expected non-farm payrolls report. Not only did the headline number surprise to the upside, but private sector job growth beat expectations with the July figures also revised sharply higher. This positive [...]

CNBC Interview on Surge in FX Volume

Here is a great interview featuring my colleague Boris Schlossberg talking about the surge in FX volume

August: A Bad Month for USD/JPY

More than 3 weeks ago, I talked about how USD/JPY has a strong tendency to weaken in the month of August (see post: USD/JPY Falls 10 out of the Last 12 Augusts). The year 2010 was no different as USD/JPY ends the month down nearly 3 percent.
At that time, I said “Although seasonality does [...]

Fox Interview: Outlook for US Dollar

I was on Fox Business earlier today talking about my outlook for the US Dollar:
Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com

CNBC Videos - Yen Calls Still Relevant

I guest hosted CNBC Asia for 2 hours last week. If you missed the videos, the calls are still relevant:
Possibility of Yen Intervention

I like CHF/JPY

Talking about possibility of additional stimulus pre Jackson Hole

Pictures from Singapore

I am finally back from Singapore and in the office watching rates, quotes and charts today - would be perfect if not for this horrible cold that I caught on the way back. It was such a great pleasure meeting so many of you!
Here are some pics from Investfair and the Masterclass that I [...]

Kathy Headed to Singapore - Speaking and Media Schedule

I am headed to Singapore! Hope to see some of you there.
Investfair, Singapore August 2010
Seminars
Investfair Singapore Aug 21-22
Marina Bay Sands Convention Center
Basement 2, Exhibition Hall E
Saturday August 21:
11am Forex Trading 101 GFT Booth
2pm Panel Discussion on Stockpicking Themes for 2010 Room 3
3pm 3 Ways to Trade Currencies GFT Booth
5pm The Warren Buffet way of [...]

Euro: Continuation or Consolidation?

The euro has sold off aggressively over the past 24 hours, breaking below at least 3 big figures in the process. After such a strong move, many currency traders wonder if there will be consolidation or continuation. Today’s sell-off in the EUR/USD was the strongest since January 5, 2009 and taking a look [...]

Fed: Changes to the June FOMC Statement

After the FOMC announcement yesterday, I posted this comparison of the FOMC statement on FX360.com. I am posting it again in case you want to understand exactly what parts of the statement has been changed. EUR/USD did not follow through on its post FOMC rally is now trading below 1.30. That is [...]