Guitars are popular items on eBay. A recent foray into the musical instruments main page showed that guitars were one of the most popular categories in that section, and many of the most popular searches had something to do with

Google's Matt Cutts, as you may know, frequently appears in videos for . In these videos he answers questions submitted by Google users. One of the latest ones features a different kind of (and perhaps more fun) question:If you could

released findings this week from a study of the online habits of Portuguese Internet users. Interestingly, they found that the Portuguese Internet audience grew to nearly 4 Million users in September.Over 3.8 million people age 15 and older accessed the

As economists, we often craft elaborate and lengthy presentations detailing every wiggle and hiccup within the economy. But at the end of the day, all anyone really wants to know is whether their investments, job and home are safe. At

Financial market review - foreign exchange The Swiss franc and the Japanese yen were among the top performing currencies this week after equity and credit markets worldwide plummeted on fears over a possible debt default in Dubai and a sharp

USD: Higher, erases some gains as markets recover from early lows, overreaction to Dubai World news JPY: Lower, trades at 14 year high versus USD, Japan steps up threat of intervention EUR: Lower, EU economic and business sentiment rose for

In the first half of the week, risk appetite roared back ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday in the US, erasing last week's losses in the equity market. Good data, mildly positive FOMC minutes, strong corporate earnings and light volume kept

Gold not so Tough Against the Others One striking development involving gold is the failure to regain its previous record highs against the robust yen and Aussie. Most importantly this week, gold did reach new highs against the euro, sterling

Warned earlier in the week that downside resolutions of multi-month wedges in both the a$ and FXI (China equity etf) were favored, as the nearer term downside patterns were not "complete". Also said that these markets were potential "trigger" for

A Greek tragedy in Dubai During the past week incoming data has with few exceptions revealed progress in the economic recovery in almost every region of the globe. Even so, risk appetite has taken a hit over the past few

Highlights Fed minutes reveal relaxed attitude towards dollar weakness Dollar plunges to new lows against euro, yen and Swiss franc Dubai requests debt standstill for state holding company, dollar strengthens ECB embarks on exit, December 12-month tender could be the

Overview Optimists are blaming holiday-thin conditions for large moves in many markets. Being of a gloomier bent we see this as another 'emperor' found to be wearing no clothes as year-end pressures mount. This time round it was Dubai World

After the early drama of gold's $50 plunge down to $1137.86 lows, risk appetite has recovered strongly thanks to European equities rallying into positive territory on the day; in turn helping US indices to recoup ground and sending the USD

Previous session overview Overnight gains in the dollar and the yen were trimmed early Friday in New York when global stocks and commodities recouped some losses as the worst fears about the Dubai debt crisis appeared to subside. Market volatility

The current account deficit was C$13.1 billion in the third quarter, slightly smaller than market expectations. The second-quarter deficit was revised to C$11.9 billion from the previous estimate of C$11.2 billion. A widening in the goods deficit more than offset

Equity Futures: Dow -213.00. S&P -28.80. NASDAQ -47.00. Japanese Nikkei -10.00. German Dax -7.00. European Trade: The global equity markets continue to trade in the red for a second consecutive day after Dubai World said it is looking to delay

FX Highlights The USD is trading higher as stocks plunge on fears about a Dubai debt crisis, Dubai World has requested a six-month delay on its debt payments generating concern about a new global financial crisis, Japan warns on FX

EURUSD: Having broken through the 1.5062/82 levels to close higher at the 1.5143 on Wednesday, EUR failed to sustain those gains on Thursday turning back lower to close at 1.5017 at the end of the session. It was seen following

AUDUSD- The pair is on its way to a second-week of downside losses following its failure at the 0.9404 level and Thursday break and hold below its longer term rising trendline initiated from the 0.6303 level. The damage done with