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• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 25/9-29/9|Japan delivers a torrent of economic data, as does the USA. Canada’s GDP comes into sharp focus, whilst N.Z. is expected to keep key interest rate at 1.75%

  Sep 21, 17 • 5826 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 25/9-29/9|Japan delivers a torrent of economic data, as does the USA. Canada’s GDP comes into sharp focus, whilst N.Z. is expected to keep key interest rate at 1.75%

  Japan publishes a vast amount of economic data on Thursday evening and Friday morning, which should be closely monitored by traders who specialise in (or who favour) trading yen. In terms of its safe haven appeal to position traders, or as a major currency...

• Will the FOMC raise the key interest rate and announce a plan for quantitative tightening?

  Sep 19, 17 • 3252 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Will the FOMC raise the key interest rate and announce a plan for quantitative tightening?

  In January 2017, the Fed chairperson Janet Yellen, delivered a fairly hawkish statement, indicating that the Fed would raise the key interest rate three times during the year, if both herself and her committee, felt the USA economy was robust enough to cope...

• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 18/9-22/9 |Will the FOMC announce a final USA interest rate rise for 2017 on Wednesday, or will they keep their powder dry until the final quarter?

  Sep 14, 17 • 4218 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 18/9-22/9 |Will the FOMC announce a final USA interest rate rise for 2017 on Wednesday, or will they keep their powder dry until the final quarter?

  Undoubtedly, the key economic calendar event for the coming week, is the FOMC decision on interest rates, which will be revealed on Wednesday. Currently at 1.25%, the FOMC/Fed rate has increased twice in 2017 and the FOMC did suggest earlier in the year, with...

• Bank of England base rate decision takes on extra significance on Thursday, after U.K. inflation missed forecasts

  Sep 13, 17 • 3090 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Bank of England base rate decision takes on extra significance on Thursday, after U.K. inflation missed forecasts

  On Thursday morning, the UK’s central bank the Bank of England, via its MPC (monetary policy committee), will reveal its latest decision regarding interest rates. On Tuesday the UK’s official statistics body, the ONS, announced that the (CPI)...

• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 11/9-15/9 | Could the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of England, deliver shock interest rate rises?

  Sep 8, 17 • 4098 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 11/9-15/9 | Could the Swiss National Bank and the Bank of England, deliver shock interest rate rises?

  In our industry it always pays to expect the unexpected and to be aware how fundamental news drives our FX markets. A perfect illustration of the phenomena of calendar news moving markets, came our way on Wednesday, as Canada’s central bank raised the...

• Is pressure building for Australia’s central bank to cut its interest rate, from its current level of 1.5%?

  Sep 4, 17 • 2479 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Is pressure building for Australia’s central bank to cut its interest rate, from its current level of 1.5%?

  On Tuesday morning at 04:30am (GMT) September 5th, a highly significant, economic calendar event takes place; Australia’s central bank the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia), will be revealing its decision regarding its main interest rate, which is...

• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 4/9-8/9 |Interest rate decisions from the central banks of: Australia, Europe and Canada, are the outstanding high impact calendar events during the upcoming week

  Aug 31, 17 • 3557 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 4/9-8/9 |Interest rate decisions from the central banks of: Australia, Europe and Canada, are the outstanding high impact calendar events during the upcoming week

  Australia’s GDP and the RBA’s interest rate decision will be carefully monitored this week, as will the Swiss GDP number. Various PMIs for: Europe, the Eurozone, Japan, China and the USA will provide leading indicators of where many sectors are...

• Non Farm Payrolls; is the USA’s recent positive employment data likely to continue?

  Aug 31, 17 • 2597 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Non Farm Payrolls; is the USA’s recent positive employment data likely to continue?

  Friday September 1st witnesses the latest report from the BLS (Bureau Of Labour Statistics) concerning the NFP data (non Farm payroll). For the uninitiated amongst us, this data release, generally published on the last Friday of the month, reveals how many...

• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 28/8-1/9 |Non Farm Payroll; employment and unemployment data, USA consumer confidence, USA GDP and global PMIs are the major high impact calendar events for the coming week

  Aug 24, 17 • 2429 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 28/8-1/9 |Non Farm Payroll; employment and unemployment data, USA consumer confidence, USA GDP and global PMIs are the major high impact calendar events for the coming week

  It’s a busy week for high impact, economic calendar events, with the main focus on the USA. The week ends with the NFP data. A fall in the job creation numbers is expected, as the USA now begins to reach what’s being (theoretically) termed “full...

• WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 14-19/8 | GDP’s for Germany, Europe and Japan, will deliver a snapshot as to the overall health of the global economy

  Aug 10, 17 • 2474 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on WEEKLY MARKET SNAPSHOT 14-19/8 | GDP’s for Germany, Europe and Japan, will deliver a snapshot as to the overall health of the global economy

  The GDPs (gross domestic product) annual growth figures for several countries, are published during the coming week. When combined with several CPIs, these high impact economic calendar metrics, will be monitored carefully for signs of weakness and or...