The British pound (GBP) is considered to be a major currency in the Forex market. Because the British and European …
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Australian Dollar in Forex Market – The Aussie
The Australian dollar (AUD) is considered to be a major currency in the Forex market. It is also one of …
Past of Forex Market – Bretton Woods Agreement
It really is a shame, but if you talk to most traders, you will find that they have no clue as …
A Brief History of the End of the Bretton Woods Accord
“Guns and butter” signaled the beginning of the end of the Bretton Woods Accord. Guns and butter is the derogatory …
Understanding Fed Funds Futures
Traders can buy and sell futures based on the fed funds rate and their expectations for changes in that rate. …
Understanding Commitment of Traders (COT) Report
Traders have access to a special market report each week that provides a snapshot of the positions of large institutional …
CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) – Forex Traders
The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) is arguably the best gauge of risk and sentiment available to the investing public; it can …
Monitoring 10-Year Bond Spreads And Stock Market Performance
10-YEAR BOND YIELD SPREADS Monitoring 10-year bond spreads can give you a good idea of where investment flows may be …
Retail Sales Report – Forex Calendar
Retail sales announcements report on how much money individual consumers are spending on retail goods. This is where the rubber …
Manufacturing Report Announcement – Forex Calendar
Manufacturing announcements report on how much manufacturing activity is taking place within an economy. Manufacturing is one of the most …
Interest Rate Announcement – Forex Calendar
The interest-rate announcement specifies the short-term target rate that the central bank will try to maintain in the future. Interest …
Housing Report – Economic Indicators
Housing announcements report on how healthy the housing sector of the economy is. Because such a large amount of the …
Job Announcement – Forex Calendar
Employment announcements report on the number of new jobs that have been created in an economy and the percentage of …
Inflation Announcement – Forex Calendar
Inflation announcements report on how quickly or slowly the general price level in the economy is rising. Monitoring inflation is …
Balance of Payments Theory – Forex Calendar
This concept of a currency getting stronger when the country has trade surplus and getting weaker when it has a trade deficit …
Economic News Calendar Announcement Drive Fundamental Outlooks
Forex traders keep a close watch on the economic calendar because they know that economic announcements provide the data that analysts and …
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) – Forex Calendar
Economic growth announcements report on how well a country’s economy is doing. Economies can move in one of three directions: …
Trade Balance Report – Forex Calendar
Trade balance announcements report on how much a country is exporting compared to how much it is importing. Countries that …
Consumer Confidence Report – Forex Calendar
Consumer confidence announcements report on how confident the consumers within an economy are. Confident consumers tend to spend more because …
Business Confidence Report – Forex Economic Calendar
Business confidence announcements report on how confident the business managers within an economy are. Confident business managers tend to hire …
What Does Your Economy Import?
Why do we care what goods or services a country imports? We care because if we know the primary goods and …
