The Euro is rebounding this morning after a sharp sell-off on Wednesday. Pressure was on the single currency yesterday following the confirmation of a technical closing price reversal top the day before. Fundamentally, traders turned bearish on the currency after Moody’s Investors Service downgraded 30 Spanish banks and following the resignation of Portugal’s prime minister.

Ireland's new leader Enda Kenny faces a daunting task as he tries to change the terms of his country's €67bn (£57bn) EU-IMF package, either by cutting the penal rate of interest or changing the remit of the rescue fund to help Ireland claw its way out of a debt trap.

There are at least eight reasonable explanations for recent price weakness --- there are at least eight excellent reasons why investors should be viewing this weakness as a buying opportunity. Clearly, the financial press has not attended any of my seminars on income investing. Lower prices and higher yields are good news for income investors!

The Australian Dollar rebounded on Tuesday following a three-day setback boosted by stronger U.S. equity markets and increased demand for currency-linked commodities. Speculation mounted that the central bank would raise interest rates before the end of the year following news that the Asian Development Bank increased its growth forecast for China.