I’m late to this but if you didn’t catch the Daily Show interview with French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde, here it is (and worth a watch!)

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I found this great tidbit of info this morning. The past 4 highs in the EUR/USD have occurred within 2 days of an FOMC meeting. The sell-off after-wards has been sharp, leading me to wonder whether today’s reversal is foreshadowing a larger decline ahead.
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I posted my instant insight on the FOMC rate decision on FX360.com:
Dollar Shoots Higher as Fed Grows Less Optimistic
We are redesigning the page, but in the meantime, follow the FX360 team on Twitter! My technical analysts will be jumping on board next week but Boris and I are tweeting already!
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Based on the title, you’re probably groaning: ‘Wait, I thought this was supposed to be a forex blog?” Bear with me, however, as this subject is extremely pertinent to forex.
Last week, it was revealed that China has been clandestinely adding to its gold reserves since 2003, to the extent that its holdings increased by 76%, [...]

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Everyone is focused on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision at 2:15pm ET this afternoon, but I actually have my eye on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s rate decision. With interest rates already at a target range of 0-0.25 percent, the Fed’s ability to surprise the market is virtually nil. The RBNZ on [...]

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