Currencies

European stocks rallied last night despite S&P’s after-market downgrades on Friday. New York was closed. (Accessible to subscribers only until 10:00 AEDT)

Michael Boutros, Currency Strategist at FXCM, observes present market dynamics for gold are both positive and negative. Will the USD correlation determine the outcome?

Technical analysis by ATW’s Jerry Simmons suggests investors should watch further movements in Nasdaq for clues about the outlook for US equities in general.

Market analysts at FXCM notes while the Australian dollar advance has stalled at the centre of the expected range, the technical picture remains supportive of further gains.

Market analysts at FXCM outline the basics of a trading plan for forex markets in particular.

FNArena’s Treasure Chest reports on money making ideas from stockbrokers and other experts. Danske Bank has identified six main themes for forex markets in 2012 and outlined 10 trading ideas built around these themes.

Forex.com’s Kathleen Brooks explains why we all need a Christmas break, while keeping an eye open for tomorrow’s Spanish auction.

Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com signs off for the year, leaving the US and European economies in the spotlight.

Analysts at FXCM believe the time is right to position for a weaker AUD against EUR.

Kathleen Brooks of FOREX.com looks at the implications of the euro trading below 1.30 against the US dollar.