Market Commentaries

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

The Aussie dollar slumped during the Sydney-Asian trading session, analysts quickly attributed the fall based on inflation coming in below expectations at 1.3% year on year in March, falling from 1.8%, as Q1 CPI came in at 0.00%. The falling CPI metric is an indication of weak growth, therefore, the RBA, Australia’s central bank, are

Judging what represents success in retail trading is a highly subjective issue, as all traders are individuals, none think alike and all have different reasons and motivation for trading. One trader’s version of what represents personal success, could be another’s version of failure. All traders have ambitions and targets and all traders decided to engage

At 15:00pm U.K. time, on Wednesday April 24th, the central bank of Canada, the BOC, will announce its latest decision, regarding the Canadian economy’s key interest rates. The widely held consensus, after both Bloomberg and Reuters news agencies have polled their panels of economists, is for a hold of the benchmark rate at 1.75%, for

As global equity and FX markets were restored to full activity, after the prolonged Easter bank holiday break, USD recorded solid gains versus the majority of its peers, during the Asian and early part of the London-European trading sessions. At 8:15am U.K. time, on Tuesday April 23rd, the basket of USD currency values referred to