Market Commentaries

At 19:00pm U.K. time, on Wednesday May 1st, the FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) will announce its decision on the USA key interest rate. The widely held consensus, arrived at after news agencies such as Bloomberg and Reuters have polled their panels of economists, is for the key rate, referred to as the upper bound […]

During Tuesday’s Asian trading session, China’s latest Caixin PMI figure came in at 50.2 for April, below the Reuters forecast of 50.9. The Markit PMI for China came in at 50.1, missing the forecast of 50.5. Both metrics registered readings just above the 50 level; the figure that separates contraction from expansion. The readings will

FX traders will often come across the phrase, “trading noise”. It’s a highly common phenomenon and occurrence, based on the estimates that FX currency markets (and the associated pairs) trade in ranges, far more than trading in easily identifiable trends. The estimates of the variance between range and trend trading, is often put at 80-20%;

On Tuesday April 30th, the latest GDP readings for both the Eurozone and Canada will be published. The latest GDP growth reading for for E.Z. will be published at 10:00am U.K. time, both Reuters and Bloomberg forecast an unchanged figure of 1.1% for year on year growth to be recorded, with quarter one 2019 coming

Japanese markets will be mostly shut during an extended ten day holiday period, to honour the ascension of a new emperor. Therefore, trading in yen may be reduced as liquidity and volatility recedes. FX traders who favour trading yen, should note this factor over the coming days. Several Asian markets made positive, bullish gains during

What is the FX market, what’s it for, who benefits, how can you trade it, how can you attempt to profit from it? If you converse with other FX traders, either face to face or online, you quickly begin to realise that the vast majority of retail traders have very little understanding of the underlying

The kiwi rose versus several peers during the Sydney-Asian trading session, after the latest import and export figures for New Zealand led to a significant improvement in the balance of trade. In an economy reliant on its exporting and production, the improved data has rested fears that any impact of the China v USA trade

At 13:30pm, on Friday April 26th, the latest GDP growth data, relating to the USA economy, will be published. The annualised quarter on quarter figure, for the first quarter of 2019, is forecast by agencies such as Bloomberg and Reuters, to come in at 2.2%, registering no change from the level recorded for Q4 2018.

The Bank of Japan has kept the interest rate at -0.1%, yen rose shortly after the announcement and during the broadcast of the BOJ monetary policy statement and the publication of their outlook report. The BOJ recommitted to its current, ultra loose, monetary policy, however, its belief that it has targeted and is confident, that

It’s hardly surprising that the majority of retail FX traders, fail to acknowledge the impact volatility can have on their trading outcomes. The subject, as a phenomenon and the direct impact it can have on your bottom line, is hardly ever fully discussed in articles, or on trading forums. Only the occasional, fleeting reference, is