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George Zimmer speaks out. 

FX Markets Hold Breath In Front of FOMC Meeting; USD Weakens During New York Open

Tersely cut ties with George Zimmer. 

Pitch perfect.

FX Market to Take Cues from FOMC, Bernanke Press Conference

Interbank lending rates surge in China, one of the greatest NBA games ever, and all eyes on Bernanke today.

Gold Down, Yen Up, US Dollar Sideways Ahead of Fed - Caution Advised

2 Critical Fed Possibilities on Wednesday

Euro Trading Steady In a Quiet Pre-FOMC European Session

The share market has rallied as investors watch for news on whether the US Federal Reserve will keep printing money to boost the US economy. The Federal Reserve is due to announce its plans early Thursday ...

Rupert Murdoch's new News Corp publishing business failed to impress investors in its stock market debut, losing three per cent of its value. The massive media empire is splitting its growing and more ...

Markets to Look Past BOE Minutes, Focus on FOMC Outcome

FX Headlines: European Data Watch for June 19, 2013

The Australian dollar recovered from early weakness to end Wednesday little changed as traders marked time ahead of a key monetary policy decision in the US. At 1700 AEST on Wednesday, the Aussie was trading ...

WASHINGTON—The director of the National Security Agency on Tuesday mounted his most vigorous defense of two controversial data-surveillance programs, saying they helped thwart more than 50 terror plots ...

Telecom equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent announced a radical new strategy on Wednesday to climb out of years of crisis with cost cutting, asset sales and a restructuring of debt. The group is to specialise ...

4 Global FX Events Lost in the Shuffle

New News Corp has had an inglorious debut on the Australian share market, with its stock falling. The share price of the newly hived off publishing business was down nearly four per cent to $14.42 at 1245 ...

Daily Observations: June 18, 2013

Rising mortgage rates are pushing up the cost of buying a home just as more local markets are seeing prices and sales climb, but economists say that unless rates move substantially higher the increase ...

Asian markets were mostly lower Wednesday, with focus on the US Federal Reserve's policy meeting later in the trading day, but Tokyo enjoyed another rally as data showed a surge in exports thanks to a ...

LONDON—The European Union says it is searching for evidence that oil traders manipulate prices. If oil trader Halis Bektas is correct, it shouldn't be hard to find. Mr. Bektas describes one strategy he ...

Dollar and Stock Traders Ready for Fed Guidance on Taper

Swedish fashion giant HandM posted a steeper than expected fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, citing currency headwinds and a challenging retail climate but said June sales were "off to a good ...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will on Wednesday make a last-ditch effort in talks with coalition allies to avert a crisis over his controversial shutdown of the state broadcaster which threatens ...

Swedish fashion giant H&M posted a steeper than expected fall in quarterly profit on Wednesday, citing currency headwinds and a challenging retail climate but said June sales were "off to a good start." ...

The Australian dollar is weaker as speculation of a scaling down in US stimulus measures boosts the greenback. At 0700 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 94.86 US cents, down from 94.92 cents ...

The Australian dollar is weaker despite a firmer finish on Wall Street. At 0632 AEST on Wednesday, the local unit was trading at 94.81 US cents, down from 94.92 cents on Tuesday. US stocks closed firmer, ...

Tick-tock.

Japan extended a string of trade deficits in May, official data showed on Wednesday, as the country's import costs rose on the weak yen but shipments to the United States and China soared. The strong export ...

USD Strengthens Before FOMC Meeting Tomorrow

Ugly, but not the end of the world.

Dollar Traders Eye FOMC Meeting- USDJPY Rally to Take Shape