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Hotspot FX posted an average daily volume (ADV) figure of $55.8 billion with a total volume of $1,226.5 billion transacted for the month of November 2011. The platform accounted for 8.64% of spot electronic foreign exchange volumes, in relation to publicly reported venues. November 2011...

The euro edged lower on Friday after S&P cut Spain's ratings, but still remained on track for the biggest weekly rally since January after getting lifted by a flurry of short-covering.* more...

Investors should sell on any rebound in ‘risk’ currencies like the Australian and Kiwi dollars, says Morgan Stanley's head of U.S. forex strategy, as the currencies will come under pressure in the next six months. more...

China must reduce barriers to foreign companies if it is to meet its own development goals, the U.S. ambassador said in Beijing on Tuesday in a speech that reflected foreign investors' growing frustration with the pace of economic reforms in the country. more...

Major averages are lower as European debt concerns mount, with CNBC's Tyler Mathisen. more...

CNBC's Steve Liesman has the story on the ECB leaving key rates unchanged, saying there is less risk of inflation in the next few months. more...

Daniel Hui, Senior FX Strategist at HSBC, believes that Asian currencies are set to appreciate, especially KRW, SGD and CNH in the absence of global systemic risks. more...

Gold edged lower on Friday, but still was headed for its fourth straight week of gains, as investors wait for a vote by the U.S. House of Representatives on a Republican plan to cut the budget as an Aug. 2 deadline for raising the debt ceiling approaches. more...

Spot gold edged lower on Wednesday, as easing worries about the Greek debt crisis dampened some appetite in bullion, but a weaker dollar is expected to give support to the sentiment. more...

Europe's looming debt crisis, and U.S. economic fears sent markets lower today. How should investors position themselves in these uncertain times? Tony Dwyer, Collins Stewart, and Robert Froehlich, The Hartford weigh in. more...

Worry about Greece's debt struggles, Spanish elections and a Bundesbank warning on German growth combined to drive the euro lower, and put investors on alert ahead of the weekend. more...

Advice for investors on how to protect their portfolios in a slow market, with Keith Goddard, Capital Advisors and Rick Fier, Conifer Securities. more...

High commodity prices will slow U.S. economic growth and raise inflation this year, but the Federal Reserve is not expected to start increasing interest rates before the first quarter of 2012, a survey showed on Monday. more...

Gold and silver edged lower on Monday, as the dollar firmed on euro zone debt worries before the bloc's finance ministers meet to discuss a bailout plan for Portugal later in the day. more...