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Sterling holds close to four month lows, as confusion increases regarding govt. direction, WTI oil slumps, whilst USA market equities recoup some weekly losses.

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The U.K. pound continued its slide during Thursday’s trading sessions, as the chaos and confusion surrounding the current Tory government, continued to gather pace. After yet another candidate announced their intention to run for the job of leader, once Theresa May leaves the position in the second week of June, a former leader of the […]

Sterling holds close to four month lows, as confusion increases regarding govt. direction, WTI oil slumps, whilst USA market equities recoup some weekly losses. Read More »

Why your intuition when trading FX, may be more important and relevant than you first think.

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As forex traders you’re constantly encouraged to concentrate on facts and data. You know the FX markets rise and fall, in relation to the economic calendar releases and any data which is subsequently attached to the releases. You also know that geo political/economic events, will overpower most underlying fundamental analysis and metrics. In order to

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Friday ends the week with several high impact calendar events, which could impact on the value of several major FX pairs.

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Friday May 31st, is an extremely busy day for economic calendar releases. There are several, key, high impact data releases, that will be published during Friday’s trading sessions, which have the power to impact on the value of the various currencies the data relates to. In the morning London-European session, the latest Italian GDP figure

Friday ends the week with several high impact calendar events, which could impact on the value of several major FX pairs. Read More »

Yen falls, Australasian dollars rise, Chinese and European equities rise as trade fears recede.

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Negative data was printed for the Australian economy during the Sydney-Asian trading session; private capital expenditure fell by -1.7% in the first quarter of 2019, whilst building approvals fell by -4.7% in the month of April, after suffering a -13.4% fall in March. Cumulatively, approvals are down -24.2%, which is a worrying development in a

Yen falls, Australasian dollars rise, Chinese and European equities rise as trade fears recede. Read More »

The Canadian dollar falls as BOC keeps interest rate at 1.75%, whilst issuing a dovish statement, U.S. equity indices fall, as trade war rhetoric is raised.

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After selling off sharply during the New York session, U.S. equity markets recovered marginally, as trading drew to a close on Wednesday evening. The NASDAQ closed down -0.79% and the SPX down -0.69%, after both indices had registered daily losses of circa -1.00% at one point during the session. The SPX is up 8.00% YTD

The Canadian dollar falls as BOC keeps interest rate at 1.75%, whilst issuing a dovish statement, U.S. equity indices fall, as trade war rhetoric is raised. Read More »

Why FX transaction costs shouldn’t be ignored when you’re developing a: trading method, strategy and choosing a broker.

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It’s interesting to note that when discussions regarding money management are raised on various FX trading forums, or through social media channels, traders rarely concentrate on the subject of transaction costs. Instead, traders will discuss: keeping their risk per trade to a minimum, the effective use of stops, where they may place their take profit

Why FX transaction costs shouldn’t be ignored when you’re developing a: trading method, strategy and choosing a broker. Read More »

NZD falls after RBNZ Governor Orr delivers statements, JPY and USD rise as safe haven plays, Europe’s equity markets fall as global trade fears return.

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In the Sydney-Asian trading session, the Kiwi dollar fell as the RBNZ broadcast its financial stability report, thereafter, Governor Orr orchestrated a press conference and appeared before a parliamentary committee, to explain the central bank’s decision making. As a consequence of the detail, FX analysts downgraded the Kiwi and traders sold off the currency, versus

NZD falls after RBNZ Governor Orr delivers statements, JPY and USD rise as safe haven plays, Europe’s equity markets fall as global trade fears return. Read More »

U.S. equity market indices sell off as Trump signals trade deal with China is some way off, USD rises, whilst investors also take haven in U.S. bonds.

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After opening in positive territory, the key USA equity indices sold off sharply towards the end of the trading session, as China fears (once again) came to the fore, after several day’s respite, whilst Trump was on tour in Japan. The SPX index whipsawed in a wide range, oscillating between initial bullish and later bearish

U.S. equity market indices sell off as Trump signals trade deal with China is some way off, USD rises, whilst investors also take haven in U.S. bonds. Read More »

Canada’s central bank is tipped to hold the key interest rate at 1.75%, FX analysts and traders will quickly turn their focus to the BOC monetary policy narrative.

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At 15:00pm U.K. time on Wednesday May 29th, the latest interest rate decision for Canada’s economy, will be revealed by Canada’s central bank the BOC, Bank of Canada. The widely held consensus, after news agencies such as Reuters and Bloomberg have polled their panel of economists, is for a hold of the current rate at

Canada’s central bank is tipped to hold the key interest rate at 1.75%, FX analysts and traders will quickly turn their focus to the BOC monetary policy narrative. Read More »

Yen registers gains in the early sessions, dollar index rises, whilst euro slips as European election results move onto selection for leading positions, as Italy’s Salvini commits to tax cuts.

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Japan’s yen registered gains versus the majority of its peers during the Asian session and the first hour of the London-European session. The rise wasn’t necessarily related to the currency’s safe haven appeal, as core CPI rose to 0.7% year on year, suggesting that the ultra loose BOJ monetary policy the central bank have engaged

Yen registers gains in the early sessions, dollar index rises, whilst euro slips as European election results move onto selection for leading positions, as Italy’s Salvini commits to tax cuts. Read More »