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• Could the RBNZ (Reserve Bank of New Zealand), shock Forex markets with an interest rate adjustment?

  Aug 8, 17 • 2484 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Could the RBNZ (Reserve Bank of New Zealand), shock Forex markets with an interest rate adjustment?

  On Wednesday August 9th at 21:00 hrs (GMT), the RBNZ will announce its interest rate decision. Thereafter, immediately after the announcement, the governor of the bank, Mr. Wheeler, will discuss the central bank’s decision in a news conference, during...

• Weekly Market Snapshot 7-11/8 | Chinese data, USA CPI and wage growth, New Zealand’s Interest rate decision & the UK’s production and output data are the highlights from the key calendar events

  Aug 4, 17 • 3039 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Weekly Market Snapshot 7-11/8 | Chinese data, USA CPI and wage growth, New Zealand’s Interest rate decision & the UK’s production and output data are the highlights from the key calendar events

  The week commencing Sunday August 6th is a relatively quiet week for high impact news events, however, traders need to maintain a high level of concentration during an extremely busy week for news releases. China releases a raft of data throughout the week,...

• Will NFP day be another non event, or will the U.S. major currency pairs react to the data?

  Aug 3, 17 • 2433 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Will NFP day be another non event, or will the U.S. major currency pairs react to the data?

  With the USA close to what economists term “full employment” (the unemployment level is currently at 4.4%), “NFP day” has failed to create much activity in the forex markets, over recent months. However, with the U.S. dollar at recent...

• August starts with a bang, as many high impact news events occur on the opening day of the month

  Jul 31, 17 • 2556 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on August starts with a bang, as many high impact news events occur on the opening day of the month

  Tuesday’s high impact news events begin with the RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia) announcing their interest rate decision. Currently at 1.5% there is little expectation for a rise or cut, despite August representing the annual anniversary of the record...

• Weekly Market Snapshot 31-4/8 | NFP Release, Unemployment in EU & AU, UK base rate decisions, CPIs and PMIs are the highlights from the key calendar events

  Jul 28, 17 • 2556 Views • Extras, Forex News • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Weekly Market Snapshot 31-4/8 | NFP Release, Unemployment in EU & AU, UK base rate decisions, CPIs and PMIs are the highlights from the key calendar events

  The week ends with the infamous NFP jobs print. Which no longer provides the fireworks of previous years, given the relative stability of USA employment; many Fed officials consider unemployment at circa 5% to be relative “full employment”....

• USA and Canadian GDP figures may reveal where the wider North American economy is headed

  Jul 27, 17 • 2350 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on USA and Canadian GDP figures may reveal where the wider North American economy is headed

  On Friday afternoon, attention will focus on two GDP figures from North America; both Canada’s and the USA’s latest GDP growth figures are published at GMT 12:30pm. The forecasts, from the various economists polled by Reuters and Bloomberg,...

• Will the IMF prediction of lower growth be supported by the UK’s GDP figure, will the FOMC keep rates at 1.25%, despite the pressure the dollar is under?

  Jul 25, 17 • 2182 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Will the IMF prediction of lower growth be supported by the UK’s GDP figure, will the FOMC keep rates at 1.25%, despite the pressure the dollar is under?

  On Monday the IMF published fresh data with its projections for 2017 global growth, it revised its prediction for the UK’s growth, down from 2% to 1.7%. It must be noted that the IMF are notoriously over optimistic with regards to international growth...

• Zero or hero? Is it time for Mario Draghi to act and begin to wean the Eurozone off its emergency interest rates and the asset purchase scheme?

  Jul 20, 17 • 2350 Views • Extras • Jovana Pribic Comments Off on Zero or hero? Is it time for Mario Draghi to act and begin to wean the Eurozone off its emergency interest rates and the asset purchase scheme?

  Will the ECB maintain its zero rate policy, when it announces its rate setting decision on Thursday, or will Mario Draghi raise rates, from the floor they’ve been on since early 2016? Will the ECB also begin to taper further its asset purchase scheme,...

• FXCC Explains The French Presidential Election

  Apr 20, 17 • 2984 Views • Extras • admin Comments Off on FXCC Explains The French Presidential Election

  The upcoming French presidential election, what you need to know and how it may affect the euro and European markets. When The first round of the French presidential election takes place this Sunday, April 23rd, the second and final round two weeks later, on...

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  Dollar on a seventh week rally

  Dec 5, 14 • 3007 Views • Extras • Maria Iacob Comments Off on Dollar on a seventh week rally

  The U.S. currency kept its momentum to a 7th week gain when it rose above 120 yen on Thursday for its 1st time since 2007 July as economist in the U.S. estimated job growth has accelerated all the while Japan finds itself in a recession and the EU struggles...