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Inside the G10 Currencies: Top Forces Shaping Global Forex Markets in 2025

The G10 currencies are fundamental pillars in the global foreign exchange landscape. Comprising ten of the world’s most traded and liquid currencies, they embody some of the most stable and influential economies worldwide. Movements in these currencies set the tone for global financial trends and are closely watched by investors, traders, and policymakers alike. Gaining […]

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Understanding Drawdown: How It Impacts Your Trading Performance

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous, Forex Trading Training, Market Analysis, Technical Analysis

In the trading world, knowing how to manage risks is just as important as making profits. One key concept that helps traders assess risk is “drawdown.” While it might seem technical, understanding drawdown can significantly improve your trading decisions and long-term success. This article explores what drawdown is, its importance, and how to minimize its

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How Fed Rate Decisions Impact U.S. and Global Markets

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous, Market Analysis

The Federal Reserve (Fed) holds a central role in shaping the U.S. economy, and its decisions ripple across global markets. One of its most influential tools is the ability to adjust interest rates. These rate decisions impact everything from individual mortgages to international trade and investment flows. To understand the broader implications, let’s explore how

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Decoding the Forex Narrative: The Role of Global Flash PMIs

Forex Indicators, Forex Trading and Miscellaneous, Forex Trading Strategies

The foreign exchange (Forex) market, often dubbed the largest and most liquid financial market in the world, operates on the constant ebb and flow of economic data. Among the myriad data points, Global Flash Purchasing Managers’ Indexes (PMIs) have carved out a pivotal role in shaping Forex trends. These early economic indicators offer traders a

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Exit Strategy Oversights: A Common Forex Beginner Mistake

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous, Forex Trading Strategies

Entering the Forex market is exciting but challenging. While beginners often focus on entry points and trends, many overlook the critical aspect of exit strategies. Knowing how to exit a trade effectively can determine success or failure. Let’s explore why exit strategies matter, common mistakes traders make, and how to create a solid plan for

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The Recent History of Epic Bank Failure has been Forgotten

Market Commentaries

During the 2008-2009 banking crisis the FDIC website experienced a surge in traffic. Plenty of observers have kept a ‘weather eye’ on the site since. It listed and continues to list failed banks and financial institutions in the USA whose depositors and investors required assistance from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. The late 2000s financial

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Is Forex Trading a Form of Gambling?

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous

There's been a subtle change on the high streets of the UK over recent years. Previously betting shops were mysterious smoke filled denizens where the errant uncle, father or grandfather wasted a proportion of his wages each week, (in between visits to the local pub), they're now clean, open inviting places offering a massive range

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Fuel for Thought

Market Commentaries

The United States is the world’s largest producer of ethanol fuel. The U.S. produced 50.0 billion litres of ethanol fuel in 2010. Ethanol fuel is mainly used in the U.S. as an oxygenate to gasoline. In 2009, from all the ethanol fuel consumed in the country, 99% was consumed as ethanol in gasohol. Most U.S.

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European Finance Ministers: USA Should Get Own House in Order

Between the lines

“We’re taking no lectures from you” was the polite message European finance ministers and policy makers subtly delivered to USA treasury secretary Geithner on Friday during their meeting in Poland. Austrian Finance Minister Maria Fekter found it “peculiar” to be lectured by the USA, a country with higher aggregate debt than the euro area. When

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Forex Articles | The Ghost of Lehman Brothers

Happy Lehman day! Have the masters of the universe lost their kryptonite, or just their marbles?

Forex Trading and Miscellaneous

On October 5th 2010 there was an audible gasp in the French courtroom at the historic Palais de Justice when the 'rogue trader' Jérôme Kerviel was convicted of a breach of trust, computer abuse and forgery. The 33-year-old was convicted of all three charges and was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, with two years suspended.

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