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Interest rate decisions dominate the economic calendar during the trading week.

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The week begins with a relatively quiet day on Monday for calendar events, as the U.K. banking system is closed (on Monday only) for the May bank holiday. Therefore, trading in forex, particularly in GBP related pairs, could experience less volume during the day. In the Sydney Asian session the latest New Zealand dairy auction […]

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U.S. dollar firms due to FOMC policy and expectations that NFP numbers might surprise to the upside, sterling falls as Tory party loses seats in local govt areas.

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Shortly after the main London FX market opened, the dollar index (DXY) traded at 97.94, up 0.10%, as marginal dollar strength has returned to forex markets over recent trading sessions. The narrative delivered by Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, after the FOMC announced no changes to the current upper bound interest rate and to their

U.S. dollar firms due to FOMC policy and expectations that NFP numbers might surprise to the upside, sterling falls as Tory party loses seats in local govt areas. Read More »

U.S. dollar rises versus peers as FX traders reduce their bets on rate cuts, sterling falls as Bank of England keeps base rate unchanged, but voices fears over Brexit.

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The U.S. dollar recorded gains versus the majority of its peers during the trading sessions on Thursday as FX analysts and traders balanced their positions, based on the FOMC rate hold announcement, disclosed on Wednesday evening. The Fed chair Jerome Powell’s subsequent forward guidance, contained in the press conference he subsequently held, also concentrated minds.

U.S. dollar rises versus peers as FX traders reduce their bets on rate cuts, sterling falls as Bank of England keeps base rate unchanged, but voices fears over Brexit. Read More »

April’s NFP jobs count will be closely monitored for any signs of structural weakness in the USA economy.

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On Friday May 3rd, at 13:30pm U.K. time, the latest series of NFP jobs data will be published. The key headline figure, which is listed as a high impact event on economic calendars, is the metric indicating the amount of “non farm payroll jobs”, created in the previous month of April. Traditionally, barring bank holidays,

April’s NFP jobs count will be closely monitored for any signs of structural weakness in the USA economy. Read More »

Dollar-Positive Sterling and Euro Moves Against Stagflation Fears

The U.S. dollar consolidates in a tight range after the latest FOMC/Fed decision and forward guidance, FX market traders turn their focus to the latest BoE rate setting decision.

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After whipsawing in a tight range versus several of its peers on Wednesday evening, during the period between the FOMC rate hold announcement and the conference held by Jerome Powell, the Fed chair, the U.S. dollar consolidated its position during the Sydney and Asian trading sessions. By 7:30am U.K. time on Thursday morning, the dollar

The U.S. dollar consolidates in a tight range after the latest FOMC/Fed decision and forward guidance, FX market traders turn their focus to the latest BoE rate setting decision. Read More »

US Dollar Falls as Pressure Mounting Ahead of US CPI Data

USA jobs data beats forecasts, whilst the ISM manufacturing metric disappoints, U.S. dollar rises after FOMC decision and Jerome Powell statement.

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On Friday May 3rd, at 13:30pm U.K. time, the latest NFP jobs data will be published. In the same week as the NFP data is published, the latest ADP payrolls data is usually released on the preceding Wednesday. On Wednesday May 1st, the ADP data came in at 275k for April, ahead of the Reuters

USA jobs data beats forecasts, whilst the ISM manufacturing metric disappoints, U.S. dollar rises after FOMC decision and Jerome Powell statement. Read More »

Will the Bank of England alter its monetary policy stance, as it announces its latest interest rate decision?

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On Thursday May 2nd, at 12:00pm U.K. time, the MPC, Monetary Policy Committee of the U.K. central bank, the Bank of England, will announce its decision regarding the U.K. economy’s base interest rate. The rate is currently 0.75%, it’s risen twice since the BoE lowered the rate to a record low of 0.25% in June

Will the Bank of England alter its monetary policy stance, as it announces its latest interest rate decision? Read More »

Dollar index, DXY, rises as FOMC interest decision looms, NZD falls as employment and labour cost data disappoints.

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After experiencing several sessions of losses, USD registered marginal gains versus several peers, during the Asian and early part of the London-European sessions. At 7:45am U.K. time the DXY traded up 0.06%, rising further above the 97.00 handle at 97.53. USD/JPY traded up 0.12%, oscillating close to the daily pivot point, displaying a daily, price

Dollar index, DXY, rises as FOMC interest decision looms, NZD falls as employment and labour cost data disappoints. Read More »

Sterling spikes versus all its major peers, as rumours circulate that the U.K. parliament could reach a Brexit compromise, euro gains as promising economic data is published.

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During the Easter holiday and the two week recess for U.K. parliament, the volume of sterling trading dropped significantly. As MPs trudged back to Westminster last week, currency pairs such as GBP/USD continued to trade in narrow ranges, as the lack of progress with regards to Brexit, gave no reason for large traders to alter

Sterling spikes versus all its major peers, as rumours circulate that the U.K. parliament could reach a Brexit compromise, euro gains as promising economic data is published. Read More »

If you’re trading without stops then you’re taking unnecessary risks in the FX market.

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Experienced traders can be rendered open mouthed when they peruse trading forums and read reports from novice traders, who’ll continually trade without stops. Capital preservation is one of the key factors when you trade markets; your risk has to be monitored and limited, at all times. During your early, fledging, months and years, one of

If you’re trading without stops then you’re taking unnecessary risks in the FX market. Read More »