Currencies

Pound and euro notes. Source: Bloomberg.

The currency markets - also called foreign exchange or forex - are the largest in the world. Regardless of economic conditions, when one currency falls, another must rise. So there are always opportunities to make money - and it’s becoming easier to trade.

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What could drive the dollar higher? (17 November 09)
Could the dollar be in a new bull market? (04 November 09)
Weak pound boosts defensive stocks (23 October 09)
The pound will turn (16 October 09)
US dollar is down, but not yet out (16 October 09)
Strong euro is another headache for Europe (16 October 09)
Sickly sterling heads for parity with the euro (16 October 09)
A better way to play the US dollar (13 October 09)
Why 23 October could be a bad day for the euro (06 October 09)
How to profit from a rebound in the dollar (05 October 09)
Sterling is being debauched (02 October 09)
Sterling is a screaming sell (30 September 09)
The end may be near for the dollar (28 September 09)
Sell sterling and buy the loonie (25 September 09)
Sterling is 'in the global doghouse' (25 September 09)
How to protect your wealth from the plunging pound (22 September 09)
Currencies: Carry trade puts US dollar under further pressure (18 September 09)
Three signs that stocks are heading for a fall (02 September 09)
Can the euro survive the fallout from Spain? (28 August 09)
Why the dollar is doomed (25 August 09)

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