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Sterling rises as U.K. P.M. adjusts ministerial cabinet, euro falls versus majority of peers, dollar index rises. Read More »

The euro fell versus the majority of its peers during Monday’s sessions, analysts at leading banks suggested that the reason for the fall was two fold, firstly; lack lustre inflation data for the Eurozone published on Friday, suggests that the ECB won’t aggressively taper the asset purchase programme in 2018. Secondly; profit taking, as many

Investors will monitor the Eurozone sentiment figures, Swiss CPI and Germany’s factory orders, for reasons to bid up the euro and European equity markets.

Investors will monitor the Eurozone sentiment figures, Swiss CPI and Germany’s factory orders, for reasons to bid up the euro and European equity markets. Read More »

Last week ended with the publication of disappointing NFP jobs numbers from the USA; coming in at 148k, versus expectations of circa 190k. A peculiar number suggesting that retailers, working on ever tightening margins, laid off employees earlier than expected during the Xmas season. The unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.1%, whilst the underemployment rate,

The importance of creating your Trading goals to reach your vision of success

The importance of creating your Trading goals to reach your vision of success Read More »

We all decide to enter the world of forex trading with a goal in mind. That goal might be to boost the insufficient returns we receive from a basic savings, deposit account. Or we may view the industry as an opportunity to change careers; firstly by trading part time, with the ambition and vision to

First quarter earnings reports and inflation data, could impact on both USA equity markets’ and the U.S. dollar’s value this week. The first quarter’s earnings season in the USA begins this week and many analysts and investors will be directing their laser focus towards the SPX, with particular attention aimed at financial firms, such as

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Recent Fed base rate rise hits USA trade gap as dollar rises. It’s less than a month since the USA Fed raised the base interest rate by 0.25% and so far the USA equity markets and the dollar have responded positively. Equities have consistently printed record highs, whilst the dollar has gained in strength, rewarding

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“Things that make you go hmmm”, analysts doubt OPEC’s cut will last… The ink wasn’t even dry on the agreement that OPEC (apparently) signed on November 30th and analysts scratched their heads, stroked their beards, narrowed their eyes, sharpened their pencils and began to cast their collective cynical gaze over the numbers. Quite simply; the

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Renzi’s Italian job, he might “just blow the bloody doors off!” In the 1969 British film the Italian Job, a film depicting a gold theft in Turin, the actor Michael Caine delivered what’s now regarded as a legendary line; “you were only supposed to blow the bloody doors off!” The bank robbers had used too

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Monday’s trading sessions, across Europe and in the USA, saw equities move ahead, with the DJIA and S&P printing record highs, primarily driven by energy, financial and commodity stocks, financial shares have enjoyed spectacular gains since the last recorded high by the S&P index; rising by 14 percent since August 15th. For the first

The Eurozone invites Latvia to join the New Year party, hoping for no hangover or headache in 2014