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There is a general feeling in FX markets that the optimism produced by the EU Summit statement seems to be fading. While the EURUSD remains tentatively supported by the 1.4300 handle, the safe-haven flows into the CHF suggest that EU peripheral problems are not forgotten. USDCHF dropped to 0.8061, EURCHF fell precipitously to 1.1555, while Gold rose to $1624.07. In addition, select European peripheral yield spreads widened (after a week of contraction). Interestingly, EM Asia FX continues to decouple from events in the west, as the EU sovereign contagion, are viewed as a low probability event and distinctive to Europe.

Our concern has always been that the bailout was merely a temporary patch (despite it’s innovative approach and broader than expected scope) and never aimed to address the more complex root of the structural problems. Read more…

When traders start following the financial markets they quickly learn that there are many forces that create capital flows and short term movements in the market.  Asset prices changed based on market sentiment as fear and greed dominate short term market movements.  Successful trading is based on the ability of an investor to analyze the financial markets and determine the appropriate value based on their analysis.  One of the most prevalent analysis used to discover market value is fundamental analysis.

Fundamental Analysis:

Fundamental analysis is a type of analysis in which investors examine economic, monetary, financial and political news to determine the value of the market.  Fundamental analysts will examine numerous reports and economic releases to try to gain some insight into the future direction of the markets.  For example, analyst will estimate the growth in employment based on initial claims to determine if the current pool of estimates reflects current market sentiment.   Eq

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