From Wednesday through Friday (GMT), forex traders will come face-to-face with four central bank decisions, a first look at US third-quarter growth, and the Fed’s inflation measure. That’s 72 hours, and the order matters, because each announcement changes the context for the next one. The Fed announces its decision on Wednesday evening. The latest US
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Elon Musk had sidestepped questions about a possible Tesla-SpaceX merger for months. He confirmed the talks on October 20, 2026, during SpaceX’s third-quarter earnings call. There is no deal done yet. But if one happens, the combined entity could be worth more than $3.5 trillion. The value comes from valuation studies by RBC and Barclays:
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Normally, a big draw pushes crude oil prices higher. Some of last week’s 8.6 million-barrel drop, though, came from Hurricane Isaias shutting wells in the Gulf of Mexico. When those wells start pumping again, barrels return. Every week, the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) publishes figures showing how much crude oil America has in storage.
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Most traders choose an account based on two numbers: the spread and the commission. Both matter. Neither tells you the whole story. To set the record straight, here’s the whole story about our flagship account, the ECN XL. How your orders are handled, how much leverage you can use (and whether you should), which platforms
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When I started writing for the FXCC blog in 2011, the trading world looked very different. My early articles covered ECN forex trading, the industry’s stranger side, and the economic releases and headlines that moved markets that week. One title, Thunderbirds Are Go! International Rescue (the IMF) are Primed and Ready to Launch, shows the
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Brent crude oil rose back above $101 a barrel in Asian trading on Wednesday, October 7, with WTI just above $90. Reuters linked the gains to Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia and a storm in the Gulf of Mexico forecast to become the first Atlantic hurricane of 2026. The move occurs as Gulf exports are
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Friday’s NFP jobs report was supposed to settle whether the Federal Reserve will hike again in October. It came close. US employers added just 29,000 jobs in September, unemployment rose to 4.2%, and average hourly earnings rose just 0.1% on the month. The October hike is now largely priced out. But markets’ reaction was far
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