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Q&A: The Next Steps for China’s Currency
China appears increasingly determined to have an international currency to match its clout as the world’s second-largest economy. Last month…

Monday Outlook: Meetings for the Fed and G8
All eyes are on the Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day policy meeting starting tomorrow, as investors anticipate the Fed’s…

Inside Agribusiness: Peace of Mind on the Farm
The June World Agriculture Supply and Demand Estimate (WASDE) report from the USDA appeared to factor the unusually wet…

Market Update: The Yen Impact on Equities
Equities roll over to the September front month today, and the yen carry trade (short yen, long equities) appears…

Is This The End of the Abenomics Trade?
It can be said without doubt that short Yen, long Japanese equities has been one of the most popular…

How Much Will Wet Weather Impact USDA Reports?
Each month ahead of the USDA crop production and supply and demand reports, CME Group hosts analysts on the trading…

Today’s Number: Record Notional Value in FX Trading
For most of 2013, some of the most active days in foreign exchange trading have been driven by the…

Monday Outlook: OTC Clearing and QE Tapering
The shift to mandatory clearing for over-the-counter transactions has included several significant dates on the way to full compliance…

Blogs Review: Bold ideas for the eurozone from economic history
In this review, I present an eclectic set of proposals and analyses that have been put forward by economic…

Monday Outlook: Big Economic Week & More Rain
It’s a big economic week with U.S. employment data and a European Central Bank meeting on the way. And…

The Fed’s Impact On Record Trading Volumes
One interesting development in the U.S. Treasury and related interest rate markets is the soaring volume of transactions as…

The Pipeline Role in the U.S. Energy Boom
The crude-oil production boom in the United States is leading to an infrastructure rebirth as the oil industry scrambles to…