Stocks ended relatively flat Friday after a disappointing GDP report but the Dow logged its best month in a year, rising more than 7 percent.

Stocks ended relatively flat Friday after a disappointing GDP report but the Dow logged its best month in a year, rising more than 7 percent.

Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year.

Stocks had a fitting end to a choppy July as prices seesawed their way to a narrowly mixed finish. The market still had its best month in a year.

Real GDP grew at a 2.4 percent annual rate during the second quarter. While the gain was slightly higher than the reduced market expectations, most of the strength occurred earlier in the quarter and the revisions to previously published data show the recession was deeper than first reported and the

Real GDP grew at a 2.4 percent annual rate during the second quarter. While the gain was slightly higher than the reduced market expectations, most of the strength occurred earlier in the quarter and the revisions to previously published data show the recession was deeper than first reported and the

FX Strategy Weekly

July - 30 - 2010

Dollar weakness coloured G10 fx markets in July but a stabilisation in speculative positioning begs the question if the currency is due for some reprieve in August. The path to a USD bounce remains uneven at best, but as the tide of positive Q2 corporate earnings subsides and scepticism surrounding

FX Strategy Weekly

July - 30 - 2010

Dollar weakness coloured G10 fx markets in July but a stabilisation in speculative positioning begs the question if the currency is due for some reprieve in August. The path to a USD bounce remains uneven at best, but as the tide of positive Q2 corporate earnings subsides and scepticism surrounding

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