This article was written almost 1-year ago. But I think it is a good time for many to review the message, as not much has changed.
Excerpt: "There is an economics-textbook myth that foreign-exchange rates are determined by supply and demand based on market fundamentals. Economics tends to dismiss socio-political factors that shape market fundamentals that affect supply and demand."
Full Story at: http://www.atimes.com/global-econ/DD11Dj01.html