Today I have heard two separate news items on the BBC (I am from UK) one claiming that the US dollar is oversold (largely because prospects in UK seem even worse than in USA), the other claiming that it is overvalued. I guess you need to use other indicators to know how to trade.

Talk about contradictory statements... I'm not a big fundamental follower and this is one of the reasons why.

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i am not a fan on news. okay i am always up to date but i try to stay realistic and donīt follow the news. different news, different sources, different reactions

Sometimes I'm surprised how much I DON'T follow the news.. I'll hear about the big news but it's just not one of my priorities right now. We'll see if that has to change.

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