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A History of Europe’s Debt Crisis and Current Issues

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With Europe these past few years, the financial markets are seeing the crisis of too much government debt and poor government balance sheets as well as a weak banking sector unfolding. The crisis originated with Greece, moved to Ireland and Portugal, and struck Italy in the second half of 2011. This article will try and present the historical reasons why, as well as the key issues facing Europe in early 2012. At the root here, this story is about competitiveness, interest rates, and the imbalances that grew out of the introduction of the euro.

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Trading Psychology – Emotional Pitfalls and Winning Attitudes (TBD))

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Analysis takes a trader only so far. Unless you have a purely mechanical system that requires no human element, the human element is the first key factor in trading. Join Fan Yang, CMT, trader, analyst, and educator as he discusses the emotional pitfalls we need to avoid as well as the correct winning attitudes that can help us keep the human-risk in check in order to focus on the intrinsic market risks…

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Key Components of Currency Valuation: From Milk to Unemployment

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If you look at a dollar bill and think about its intrinsic value, you realize that it’s just a piece of special paper that probably isn’t worth too much on its own. So how does that dollar’s value get compared to currencies all over the world? What makes a dollar strong or weak? It actually comes down to a lot of factors, all of which can contribute to a currency’s worth…

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What IS Inflation? How Does it Affect Your Wallet?

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If you’ve somehow managed to never hear the word “inflation” in your lifetime, you’ve avoided one of the most common economic buzzwords in existence. However, it’s important to know about this term, even if it’s pretty scary sounding (especially because it describes an economic phenomenon that can impact a lot of different aspects of our society). So, what is it?

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Educational Webinar: The End of the Debt Supercycle – Part 2 – 01.26.12 (3PM ET, 20:00 GMT)

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In this webinar we will address the debt supercycle – how households and governments have loaded up on debt over the last 40-60 years – and how that debt overhang is now unsustainable and has created crisis and the conditions for weaker global growth and further instability going forward. We will tie it into the latest attempts by central banks to prop up the ailing system and what choices they have going forward.

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