Next Week
"The week to September 10 kicks off with Labor Day holiday closures on Monday in both the United States and Canada. Brazil and numerous Asian countries also celebrate holidays during the week...."
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"The week to September 10 kicks off with Labor Day holiday closures on Monday in both the United States and Canada. Brazil and numerous Asian countries also celebrate holidays during the week...."
Worst U.S. Services Activity Since January, Poorest Compared to Euro Area in Nine Months
"The Institute of Supply management reported a 2.8-point decline last month in the non-manufacturing U.S. purchasing managers index. At 51.5, such was two points plus weaker than forecast, the lo..."
54,000 US Jobs Lost Last Month
"The US Labor Report brought more discouraging employment news today as for the third month in a row, jobs continued to evaporate. In August, 54,000 jobs were lost, lifting overall unemployment to 9.6..."
Reserve Requirements Hiked Three Percentage Points to 8% in Indonesia
"Bank Indonesia released a statement after surprising analysts with an increase to 8% from 5% in in reserve requirements, which could herald interest rate tightening before much more time elapses. ..."
NFP or Russian Roulette anyone
"It?s like attending a bingo session. All eyes will be down waiting for the highly anticipated employment print this morning. Will this week?s ADP report translate into a much weaker jobs number? Will..."
US Weekly Jobless Claims Fall to 472,000
"New claims for jobless benefits for the week ending August 28th fell by 6,000 to 472,000 compared to the previous week. Employment remains a concern as companies hold off on hiring on fears that the e..."
Swedish Riksbank Repo Rate Lifted After Majority Vote
"The first tightening on July 1 doubled the repo rate to 0.5%, and today’s action raises such by an additional 25 basis points. The Riksbank is one of few central banks to publish a predict..."
Malaysian Monetary Tightening Paused
"Following hikes of 25 basis points each this past March, May and July, Bank Negara Malaysia left its key policy rate at 2.75% today and released a message that called the rate level appropriate and ac..."
ECB Retains Enhanced Credit Support and Key Rate Structure
"The Governing Council made no change in the configuration of its short-term interest rates. They are a 1.0% refinancing rate flanked symmetrically by a 0.25% deposit rate and a 1.75% marginal le..."
NFP herding us to No Mans Land
"Better industrial data out of China and the surprising ISM print in the US has every, already confused trader, becoming ?more lost? in whatever convictions they have left. At least we have the NFP cra..."
Euro Maintains Gains in Forex Trading
"Dollar weakness on the currency marketThe euro is maintaining its gains in forex trading on the currency market today. The ECB announced that it is keeping interest rates steady for now, and forex tra..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-02 08:39
Taggar: announcement, currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-02 08:39
Taggar: announcement, currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Brazilian Selic Rate Left at 10.75%
"The interest rate policy board, Copom, at the Banco Central do Brasil paused the tightening of its key interest rate as analysts anticipated. Hikes implemented of 75 bps on April 28, another 75..."
EUR/USD Rises on US Unemployment & Construction Spending
"The dollar declined versus the euro today after ADP unemployment rate and total construction spending posted readings that were noticeably worse than expected. Manufacturing also showed..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-01 16:47
Taggar: dollar, employment, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-09-01 16:47
Taggar: dollar, employment, rate
ADP Payroll Report Finds Job Losses on the Increase
"The monthly ADP Employer Services survey shows that US employment fell by 10,000 during the month of August, the first monthly job loss since January. This flies in the face of a survey of economists..."
Lack of Confidence in the FED would never happen almost never
"Month end flow beats logic, even option expiries and market fix?s beat logic. Yesterday?s stronger US data wilted in its glory as individuals eager to accumulate EUR?s waited in the wings. Stronger ma..."
Russian Key Interest Rate Left Unchanged at 7.75%
"Bank Rossii left the Russian refinancing rate at a record low of 7.75%. It has been at that level since a 25-basis point cut effective last June 1st. From April 2009 until then, there were..."
Similar Canadian and U.S. Growth Trends
"Canadian real GDP advanced 2.0% at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (saar) in the second quarter and by 3.4% between 2Q09 and 2Q10. These results, announced earlier today, resemble U.S. tre..."
Eurozone Unemployment Remains at 10%
"For the fifth straight month, unemployment in the eurozone remains mired at a record high 10 percent. Nearly 16 million people in the region are out of work but the pain is not spread evenly amongst t..."
August 2010 in Figures
"August had a different mood from July. Long-term interest rates tumbled, and the dollar rose except against traditional carry trade funding currencies like the Japanese yen and Swiss franc. ..."
Pictures from Singapore
"I am finally back from Singapore and in the office watching rates, quotes and charts today - would be perfect if not for this horrible cold that I caught on the way back. It was such a great pleasure..."
Bank of Japan Expands Liquidity-Enhancing Facility to Encourage Bank Lending
"An unscheduled three-hour policy meeting was most noteworthy for actions not taken. A statement released by the Policy Board noted recently unstable currency and equity markets but said nothing..."
FED to mimic the BOJ
"The FOMC is prepared to provide additional monetary accommodation through unconventional measures if it proves necessary, especially if the outlook were to deteriorate significantly. ?Significantly? i..."
US GDP Grows by 1.6%
"The revised Gross Domestic Product surpassed predictions according to results released by the US Commerce Department this morning. The new figures indicate a 2.4 percent increase for the second quarte..."
Construction Boosts UK Economy
"An 8.5 percent increase in construction helped grow the UK economy by a more-than-expected 1.2 percent in the second quarter of the year. The result surpassed the predicted 1.1 percent figure and was..."
Risk hinges on Helicopter Bernanke
"Does he seize the moment? His fifteen minutes of infamy? Nope, it will be nothing that exciting, but he is sure to have an impact. The Jackson Hole symposium gives Bernanke the opportunity to clarify..."
?Risk-On, Risk-Off?
"It sounds like a play on words, based on the Karate Kid refrain, Wax-On Wax Off, and for all I know it was. Still, I rather like this characterization – coined by a research team at HSBC –..."
Falling Yields Have Investors Selling the Dollar
"The Japanese yen and Swiss franc continue to lead the way as the preferred choice of funding currency when employing a carry trade strategy, but an increasing number of investors are now shorting the..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-26 16:36
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, finance, home sales, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-26 16:36
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, finance, home sales, rate
Philippines? Central Bank Rates Unchanged
"The overnight borrowing rate of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas will remain at 4.0% as analysts expected. A fairly sanguine statement released today by officials called monetary policy settings, whi..."
Technical Analysis in Forex Trading
"Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT, shares her strategy for trading in the FX markets with CNBC's Martin Soong."
US New Home Sales Fall 12.4%
"Sales of new homes in the US fell by 12.4 percent to an annualized rate of 276,000 units. This is the lowest rate since data was first collected in 1963 according to the Commerce Department and is see..."
Thailand Gets a Second 25-Basis Point Monetary Tightening
"The Bank of Thailand’s one-day repo rate was raised to 1.75% following a 25-basis point initial increase to 1.50% announced July 14. Officials released a statement noting that second quart..."
Forex Crunch and Forex Rate It Announce Trivia Quiz with Cash Prizes
"Winners will be awarded cash prizes delivered directly to them, without having to open an account with any broker. August 23rd, Tel Aviv – Forex Crunch and Forex Rate It announced today the laun..."
Hungary and Poland Monetary Policy Decisions: No Changes
"Yesterday the Magyar Nemzeti Bank announced no change in Hungary’s central bank Base Rate of 5.25%. Fourteen reductions totaling 625 basis points between November 2008 and April 2010 had b..."
Israeli Monetary Policy
"The Bank of Israel yesterday announced no change in the 1.75% Policy Rate, which had previously been raised by 25 basis points each in August, November and December of 2009 and March and July of this..."
A 100-Basis Point Icelandic Rate Cut on August 18th
"A full percentage point reduction of the Icelandic benchmark interest rate to 7.0% last week was twice as much as analysts were anticipating and justified as follows: Lower inflation, lower inflation..."
Mexican and Colombian Key Interest Rates Unchanged After August 20th Policy Meetings
"Mexico’s overnight central bank interest rate was held at 4.5%, the setting since July 2009, as was expected. GDP advanced 7.6% in the year to 2Q10, while CPI inflation had an on-year 3.6%..."
Turkish Monetary Policy Left Unchanged
"After meeting on August 19, officials at the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey kept the one-week repo rate steady at 7.0%, reiterated that it would be necessary to maintain policy rates at curren..."
Stock Futures Fall on Growth Concerns
"Stock futures and a drop in oil prices in European trading suggest another losing day on the US stock exchanges as investors turned to bonds for safety. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index declined 1.8 percent..."
USD/JPY - Follows Bearish Trend
"Price action on USD/JPY (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) as of Monday (8/23/2010) has once again respected the strong accelerated downtrend represented by the key downtrend resistance line extendi..."
Canadian Dollar Gains as Equities Strengthen
"The Canadian dollar started the week on a positive note as a jump in equities and strengthening oil prices helped boost the loonie. Growing interest in a take-over of Canadian giant Potash Corp also w..."
Former IMF Economist Makes Case for Higher US Interest Rates
"Raghuram Rajan, the former chief economist for the International Monetary Fund (IMF), will argue that the Federal Reserve should consider raising interest rates when he speaks at the Fed’s annu..."
Will Australia End Up with a Hung Parliament?
"Aussie not really affected in currency tradingThere is some concern that the Australian dollar may be affected in forex trading by the expectation of a hung parliament. A clear majority does not appea..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-23 12:46
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-23 12:46
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, trading
Next Week
"Central bank meetings in the coming week scheduled in Israel, Hungary, Poland, and the Philippines are not expected to result in any changes of interest rates. Thai monetary officials, however, prob..."
Canada Sees Slowdown in Growth
"The rate of growth in the Canadian economy slowed in July, falling to 0.4 percent from 0.7 percent the previous month. Most sectors continued to show increases, although Retail Sales fell by 0.6 perce..."
Intervention Looms as Yen Closes in on Record High
"It was only a few weeks ago that I last wrote about the possibility of intervention on behalf of the Japanese Yen, and frankly, not a whole lot has changed since then. On the other hand, the Japanese..."
USD/JPY - Approach of Long-Term Lows
"Price action on USD/JPY (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) as of Thursday (8/19/2010) morning has once again reached down to the key 85.00 region lows after dropping today from near 86.00. This occurs..."
Triple-A Greek Forex Broker
"OK, maybe AAAFx isn’t “triple-A” in a sense of a corporate debt credit rating or some consumer report organization but it has “triple-A” in ..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-19 16:42
Taggar: forex, metatrader, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-19 16:42
Taggar: forex, metatrader, rate, report
US New Jobless Claims Jump to 500,000
"The number of people seeking unemployment benefits jumped by 12,000 last week to 500,000 matching levels not seen since last November. This latest result adds further evidence pointing to a weakening..."
Boston Technologies offers to automate your strategies
"Boston Technologies the providers of first ever MT4 bridge (something that has become quite a commodity lately with more than 2 dozen bridges now being offered by various providers) are now offering t..."
U.K. Pound Finds Support in Forex Trading
"Sterling rallies in currency trading on BOE minutesMinutes released regarding the most recent Monetary Policy Committee meeting at the Bank of England have given the U.K. pound something to cheer abou..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-18 09:20
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-18 09:20
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Japanese and U.S. Government Bond Yields
"Japan provides a good example of what happens to long-term interest rates when very low inflation or outright deflation occur. The ten-year JGB yield has averaged 1.45% since the end of 1997. Su..."
UK Inflation Rate Falls to 3.1%
"The rate of inflation in the UK fell slightly to 3.1 percent in July compared to 3.2 percent in June. While prices continue to rise, the rate of increase has slowed in each of the past three months. D..."
July UK inflation slows
"UK inflation eased to 3.1% in July from 3.2% in June, the third month in a row that prices have risen more slowly. However, the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) is still well above the Bank of England̵..."
China cuts US Bonds holdings
"China cut its holdings of Treasury notes and bonds by the most ever, raising speculation a plunge in U.S. yields that sent two-year rates to a record low has made government securities unattractive. T..."
Obama Gets cheap financing
"Bond investors seeking top-rated securities face fewer alternatives to Treasuries, allowing President Barack Obama to sell unprecedented sums of debt at ever lower rates to finance a $1.47 trillion de..."
Risk Aversion full steam ahead without the Yen
"Traders are getting that stale taste in their mouth again. Investor aversion to risk and low liquidity has increased demand especially for the CHF this morning. With weaker global bourses and general..."
Ava FX Expands to Paris
"Leading online financial trading company Ava FX has established an office in Paris as part of its strategy to provide best of class service and support to its growing French customer base. French trad..."
Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-16 10:50
Taggar: financial, financial trading, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-16 10:50
Taggar: financial, financial trading, rate, trading
Australian Opposition leads Gillard
"Australian opposition leader Tony Abbott?s coalition has an election-winning lead over Prime Minister Julia Gillard?s Labor Party before voters go to the polls Aug. 21, according to an opinion poll pu..."
Safe Haven Trade Returns
"I shouldn’t have been so complacent in declaring the paradigm shift in forex markets, whereby risk aversion had given way to comparative growth and interest rate differentials. While such a shif..."
Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-14 03:41
Taggar: forex, forex market, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-14 03:41
Taggar: forex, forex market, market, rate
Next Week
"Next week will be much quieter than the past one. No top tier and few overall central bank meetings are scheduled. Those in Turkey, Colombia and Mexico are expected to keep existing rate l..."
Australian Employment data surprises
"Australia’s unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 5.3 per cent in July as more people sought work. Investors initially sold off the dollar as the surprise weakness all but ruled out another ris..."
No Change This Month in South Korean Central Bank Rate
"The decision by the Bank of Korea to leave the seven-day repurchase rate at 2.25% seems to be a pause rather than an indefinite halt in efforts to return to a more normal, less accommodative monetary..."
An Unscheduled Press Conference in Japan
"There’s been lots of attention on the yen after such touched a 15-year high of 84.75/USD on Wednesday. A Bank of Japan official confirmed the central bank had been checking market yen rate..."
Aussie Looks to Regain 0.9000 in Currency Trading
"Australian dollar forex trading forecastThe Aussie is lower in currency trading on the FX market today, thanks in part to a knee jerk reaction to mixed labor market data from Down Under. However, ther..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-12 09:25
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-12 09:25
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
BoK Likely to Stand Pat on Rates
"The BoK is unlikely to hike rates later today, believes Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT. She makes her case to Graeme Maxton, chief economist at The Insight Bureau & CNBC's Martin Soo..."
Norwegian Policy Interest Rate Left at 2.0%, 75 Basis Points Above Cyclical Low
"Moderate growth and sightly sub-target inflation give Norway’s monetary authorities leeway to normalize interest rates at a gradual pace. That’s the essential message of a statement..."
BOE Cuts Growth Forecast
"Bank of England Governor Mervyn King said inflation will probably slow below the bank?s target in 2012 and growth will be weaker than previously forecast, signaling the U.K. economy may need more emer..."
No Change in Hong Kong?s 0.5% Base Rate
"As sure as day follows night, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority matched the Fed’s Tuesday decision not to change its key interest rate. The Base Rate has been at 0.5% since late 2008, yield..."
EUR/USD Surged After FOMC Kept Interest Rates Near Zero
"EUR/USD dropped today as low as 1.3074, but surged after FOMC announced that interest rates remain at their record low levels. EUR/USD trades currently at 1.3211. Nonfarm productiv..."
How EURUSD Reacts to Non-Farm Payrolls
"Trading the Fed meeting is always difficult because in addition to a decision on rates, the tone of the FOMC statement also affects how the dollar trades. Rather than immediately jumping into the mar..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-10 15:08
Taggar: announcement, dollar, dollar trade, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-10 15:08
Taggar: announcement, dollar, dollar trade, market, rate, trading
BOJ Stands Pat
"The Bank of Japan refrained from adding measures to expand liquidity as it gauges the risk the yen?s advance poses to the nation?s export-led rebound. The policy board headed by Governor Masaaki Shira..."
BOC?s Carney to hike rates
"The first monthly decline in Canada?s employment this year failed to dissuade bond traders from expecting another interest-rate increase by the Bank of Canada next month, though the chances are dimini..."
Irish Consumer sentiment falls
"Consumer sentiment weakened in July as people become a little more negative about their current finances and the future of the labour market. The KBC Ireland/ESRI index weakened to 66.2 last month, fa..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-09 14:41
Taggar: consumer sentiment, finance, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-09 14:41
Taggar: consumer sentiment, finance, market, rate
Domestic Holdings of US Treasurie increases
"For the first time since the start of the financial crisis in August 2007, U.S. investors own more Treasuries than foreign holders. Mutual funds, households and banks have boosted the domestic share o..."
TraderTools Announces Best Quarter Ever: adds 4 new customers in Q2 2010
"FX trading platform provider adds 4 new customers in Q2 of 2010 TraderTools Inc. (TraderTools), which provides the only complete, integrated FX trading platform available on the market, announced toda..."
U.S. Dollar Could Find More Support in Currency Trading
"Greenback in forex tradingEarlier, the U.S. dollar dropped in currency trading on the FX market, but the forex trading forecast is looking a little better right now. Indeed, there are some predictions..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-09 09:46
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-09 09:46
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Forex Megadroid v1.30 Released
"Hello! I’ve got great news for all you Forex Megadroid users. The megadroid developers have released a new version – v1.30 to be specific. The improvements are: 1) a smal..."
Next Week
"The FOMC and Bank of Japan hold interest rate policy meetings next week. So do the Norwegian, South Korean and Hong Kong monetary authorities. None of these are expected to modify key rate..."
U.S. and Canadian Data Releases: Off the Track Observations
"The U.S. unemployment rate has been 9.4% or greater for fifteen consecutive months, one-month short of the 16-month streak in which such occurred in 1982-3. The broader unemployment/underemploym..."
FED unlikely to raise rates for two to three years
"Pacific Investment Management Co.?s Bill Gross said the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates for two to three years. Gross, Pimco?s founder and co-chief investment officer, made the com..."
Canada loses jobs first time this year
"Canada unexpectedly lost jobs in July and the country?s unemployment rate increased because of a drop in full-time jobs at schools and in the finance industry. Employment fell by 9,300 jobs in July, t..."
Hungarians under pressure from CHF
"Melinda Nagy, a Hungarian special education teacher who knows little about financial markets, has started to lose sleep over exchange rates. Nagy?s payments on her Swiss-franc denominated mortgage alm..."
NFP Gospel according to BLS
"After spending most of yesterday squaring their positions, plugging all potential loss trading scenarios, the entire market waits for this morning?s unemployment data. It will not be the headline prin..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-06 11:17
Taggar: dollar, employment, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-06 11:17
Taggar: dollar, employment, market, rate, trading
Sterling Continues to Stuggle in Forex Trading
"U.K. pound in currency tradingThe sterling continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market as economic news does not live up to expectations. U.K. industrial production numbers declined..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-06 09:02
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, industrial production, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-06 09:02
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, industrial production, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Peru Gets a 50-Basis Point Central Bank Rate Hike
"Analysts had not expect a rate hike of as much as 50 basis points delivered by the Central Reserve Bank of Peru. This move was twice as much as the ones in May, June and July and brought t..."
Fed Mulls Options for Next Week?s Meeting
"Next week, the Open Market Committee (OMC) of the Federal Reserve Bank will hold its monthly meeting. Even without checking futures prices, it’s obvious that the probability of an interest rate..."
Czech Two-Week Repo Rate Left Steady at Record Low 0.75%
"The Czech National Bank became the third European central bank today to announce no change in its key interest rate. The decision was expected. A report from policymakers implies that..."
A Boring ECB Statement and Press Conference
"The ECB Governing Council retained its interest rate structure: a 1.0% refinancing rate flanked by a 0.25% deposit rate and a 1.75% marginal lending rate. This rate structure has been in place f..."
Trichet weighing second run at exit
"The European Central Bank left interest rates at a record low as policy makers start to consider how to scale back the crisis-fighting measures introduced over the past two years. The ECB?s Governing..."
Dollar Carry Trades outperfom
"Investors reaped bigger gains since the start of June by funding investments in higher-yielding currencies with dollar-denominated loans than similar strategies using Japanese yen- or Swiss franc-base..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 14:45
Taggar: currencies, dollar, finance, investment, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 14:45
Taggar: currencies, dollar, finance, investment, rate
BoE hold firm at +0.5%
"The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates on hold at 0.5% amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery. The decision by the bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) means ra..."
No Changes Announced By Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee
"The Bank of England as expected left its Bank Rate at 0.5% and its asset purchase program ceiling at Gbp 200 billion and released a bare bones statement informing investors that minutes of this month&..."
KIWI plummets after unemployment rate increase
"New Zealand?s dollar fell against all its major counterparts after a report showed the jobless rate rose more than economists forecast, signaling the central bank will slow the pace of interest rate i..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 12:01
Taggar: bank, currency, dollar, dollar trade, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 12:01
Taggar: bank, currency, dollar, dollar trade, rate, report
EUR Bears hanging tough ahead of policy decisions
"The market seems to be obsessed with the idea that a Fed announcement of additional stimulus measures is near. There are a few who expect them to make some minor cosmetic changes to their copy next we..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 11:49
Taggar: announcement, fed announcement, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 11:49
Taggar: announcement, fed announcement, market, rate
Weak Data Sends Kiwi Tumbling in Forex Trading
"Down under currencies weaken on the FX marketWeak data out of New Zealand is sending the kiwi tumbling in forex trading on the currency market. Labor data turned out to be much weaker than expected, a..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 08:56
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-05 08:56
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, rate, report, trading
Premium Forex Strategy Session in Las Vegas
"I will be speaking at the Las Vegas Forex and Futures Expo in September. If you are interested, I am holding a premium class on Friday. Click on the link to register! I promise it will be a fun and..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 22:40
Taggar: forex, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 22:40
Taggar: forex, rate, trading
FXCM launches FXCM Labs
"FXCM just launched its FXCM Labs which is essentially an opportunity for early adopters and enthusiastic followers to beta test new FXCM products. Currently beta testers can test FXCM’s Strategy..."
Are Stocks Peaking?
"Here’s an interesting chart from Nomura’s Technical Strategist showing how there seems to be a nearly a perfect 14 session cycle between peaks. It looks to me like some of the peaks are V..."
Key Romanian Interest Rate to Stay at 6.25%
"For a second straight meeting, officials at the National Bank of Romania kept the monetary policy rate at 6.25%. Cuts in January, February, March and May had reduced the key interest rate by 175..."
QE2 is sinking the dollar
"The world it seems is waiting for the Fed to cut rates. There is nothing yet carved in stone. Policy makers have indicated that they will most likely pass on next week?s Fed announcement. But, have hi..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 12:04
Taggar: announcement, economy, fed announcement, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 12:04
Taggar: announcement, economy, fed announcement, rate
Australian Dollar Higher in Currency Trading
"Aussie in forex tradingEven though risk aversion has set in, the Australian dollar is still higher in currency trading against the U.S. dollar. Global equities are down, including U.S. stock futures..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 08:05
Taggar: aussie, bank, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-04 08:05
Taggar: aussie, bank, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Preview: Thursday?s ECB and Bank of England Decisions
"Neither the ECB nor the Bank of England will change their respective key rates of 1.0% and 0.5%. There has not been a rate change since March 2009 in Britain’s case or May of last year at the EC..."
Australian Official Cash Rate Held at 4.5% for Third Straight Time
"Monetary officials left their policy steady, called the present stance “appropriate” in a newly released statement, and gave no hint about the timing or direction of the next possible rate..."
Sterling Could Head Lower in Currency Trading
"Forex trading forecast: Is sterling overbought?For now, the sterling is higher in currency trading against the U.S. dollar, gaining on some of the remains of yesterday's risk appetite. However, things..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-03 09:33
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-03 09:33
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, rate, trading
U.S. Factory PMI Reading Below Euro Area Score for First Time in 19 Months
"Manufacturing activity expanded at a slower rate, while the growth in Euroland manufacturing accelerated last month. The dichotomy in those trends makes sense in light of the the dollar’s..."
Risk Rally Going Strong in Currency Trading
"Pound, euro gain in forex trading against U.S. dollarThe risk rally is alive and well right now in currency trading on the FX market. Risk currencies like the pound, Aussie and euro are higher in fore..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-02 09:18
Taggar: aussie, bull, chicago pmi, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-08-02 09:18
Taggar: aussie, bull, chicago pmi, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Next Week
"Central bank interest rate meetings are scheduled in Australia, the euro area, the U.K., Peru, Romania Indonesia and the Czech Republic, but none is expected to announce a change of policy. ..."
GBP/USD - Bullish Target of 1.5800
"Price action on GBP/USD (a daily chart of which is shown) as of Friday (7/30/2010) has consolidated above 1.5500, a prior resistance region that was broken to the upside earlier in the week. This occu..."
China Claims to Be World?s 2nd Largest Economy
"In an interview with China Reform magazine, Yi Gang, China’s chief currency regulator, said that China has surpassed Japan to become the world’s second-largest economy. Gang also noted tha..."
US GDP Falls to 2.4%
"The US Commerce Department announced today that the US Gross Domestic Product (GDP) fell to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent in the second quarter, compared to 3.7 percent in the first quarter. The r..."
EUR/USD - Hits Resistance at 1.3100
"Price action on EUR/USD (a 4-hour chart of which is shown) as of Thursday (7/29/2010) morning, has reached its upside resistance target of 1.3100, as noted in Monday?s EUR/USD analysis. This occurs w..."
Dollar Bashing Favors EUR for Now
"If you gave the EUR its head where would it go? Prior to this morning we had been witnessing an intraday carbon-copy trading range, one that gyrated around the psychological 1.3000 handle. It seemed t..."
Kiwi Lower in Forex Trading
"Currency trading on the FX marketThe kiwi is lower in forex trading today, thanks to dovish sentiment expressed by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. RBNZ officials decided to raise the base rate by 25..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-29 08:56
Taggar: aussie, bank, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, point, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-29 08:56
Taggar: aussie, bank, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, point, rate, report, trading
New Zealand Central Bank Rate Raised But Statement Signals Greater Caution
"The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has implemented a second 25-basis point rate increase. The first was announced June 10, and today’s lifts the rate to 3.0%. The central bank’s stateme..."
US Durable Goods on the Decline
"The US Commerce Department said today that orders for US durable goods fell 1.0 percent in June after declining a revised 0.8 percent the previous month. The result was a bit of a surprise as analysts..."
Discipline trading required as the EUR grinds higher
"Without the US consumer on board, economic recovery looks vulnerable. Yesterday?s falling consumer confidence print and the growing likelihood of a double-dip in house prices is shaping up for US GDP..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-28 12:14
Taggar: consumer confidence, currency, dollar, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-28 12:14
Taggar: consumer confidence, currency, dollar, market, rate
Gold - Breaking Down
"Price action on gold (a daily chart of which is shown) as of Tuesday (7/27/2010), has just tentatively broken down below a long-term uptrend support line that extends at least all the way back to the..."
Monetary Policy Tightened Again in India
"The Reserve Bank of India raised interest rates for the second time this month, lifting its key borrowing repo rate by an as-expected 25 basis points to 5.75% but ratcheting its reverse repo rate up b..."
Bank of Israel Lifts Key Interest Rate for Second Time in 2010 and Fifth Time Since August 2009
"Somewhat unexpectedly, Israel’s policy rate was raised by 25 basis points to 1.75%. The prior four increases, all by 25 bps, were implemented in August, November, and December of 2009, as..."
Next Week
"Among central banks holding interest rate meetings in the final week of July, those in India and New Zealand seems inclined to tight 25 basis points, while those in Poland and Israel are expected to l..."
Weak Euro Helping Europe and Hurting the United States
"In disinflationary or deflationary times, it pays to have a depreciating currency. This lesson was underscored in the Great Depression when Britain went off the gold standard before the United S..."
Weak Euro Helping Europe and Hurting the United States
"In disinflationary or deflationary times, it pays to have a depreciating currency. This lesson was underscored in the Great Depression when Britain went off the gold standard before the United S..."
Canada?s June Inflation Rate at 1%
"According to Statistics Canada, Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.0 per cent in June. All provinces recorded positive growth, but in several cases, the rate of growth declined from the prev..."
UK Economy Grows Faster Than Expected
"A big jump in construction helped boost the British economy to a better-than-expected quarterly growth rate of 1.1 percent and nearly doubling the expected growth rate of 0.6 percent. George Buckley..."
Risk Rally Sends Euro Higher in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with the euroThere is a risk rally going on right now on the currency market, sending the euro higher in forex trading. Most of the euro's gains today are coming as economic data show..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-23 09:24
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, economy, financial, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-23 09:24
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, economy, financial, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Bank of Canada Quarterly Policy Report: Highlights and Inferences
"After two 25-basis point hikes of the Bank of Canada overnight interest rate target, such stands currently at 0.75%, a level that still represents considerable stimulus. One infers from tables i..."
Bank of Canada Quarterly Policy Report: Highlights and Inferences
"After two 25-basis point hikes of the Bank of Canada overnight interest rate target, such stands currently at 0.75%, a level that still represents considerable stimulus. One infers from tables i..."
New Claims For Unemployment Benefits on the Rise
"The US Labor Department announced today that new claims for unemployment benefits rose 37,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 464,000 for the week ended July 17th. This was more than the expected 445,000. Th..."
Smaller-Than-Expected Brazilian Central Bank Rate Hike
"Policymakers at the Central Bank of Brazil, known as COPOM, lifted their key Selic rate for a third time but by a lesser 50 basis points to 10.75%. Analysts were predicting a move of 75 basis po..."
Smaller-Than-Expected Brazilian Central Bank Rate Hike
"Policymakers at the Central Bank of Brazil, known as COPOM, lifted their key Selic rate for a third time but by a lesser 50 basis points to 10.75%. Analysts were predicting a move of 75 basis po..."
Aussie Looks for 0.9000 in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with AUD/USDThe Australian dollar is looking to break through the 0.9000 level against the U.S. dollar in forex trading. Earlier today, the Aussie was the only currency able to gain a..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-21 09:31
Taggar: aussie, cpi, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-21 09:31
Taggar: aussie, cpi, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rate But Changes Light to Amber from Green
"In follow-up to a first 25-basis point rate increase on June 1, Canada?s overnight rate target was lifted by another 25 basis points to 0.75%. The move was widely forecast, and analysts were mos..."
Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rate But Changes Light to Amber from Green
"In follow-up to a first 25-basis point rate increase on June 1, Canada?s overnight rate target was lifted by another 25 basis points to 0.75%. The move was widely forecast, and analysts were mos..."
Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rates to 0.75%
"As expected, the Bank of Canada announced it was raising the benchmark lending rate by 25 basis points to 0.75 percent. This is the second increase in the past two months and comes as the Canadian eco..."
US Housing Starts Disappoint
"US housing starts fell more than expected in June, falling 5.0 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 549,000 units. This is the lowest level of new starts in eight months, providing further..."
Successful European Bond Sales Ease Credit Concerns
"Over the last few days, Spain, Ireland, and Greece have combined sold nearly 10 billion euros (US$13 billion) of debt. There is even growing demand for more short-term bonds from these high-deficit co..."
Bank of Canada Interest Rate Preview
"The fifth out of eight scheduled interest rate decisions in 2010 will be unveiled at 13:00 GMT Tuesday. Analysts will be combing tomorrow?s statement for clues to whether more tightening is comi..."
Ireland?s Credit Rating Takes a Hit
"Citing growing bank liabilities, weaker growth, and reduced revenue streams for the government, Moody?s pulled the trigger on a downgrading of Ireland?s credit rating earlier today. The New York-based..."
Hungary?s Monetary Policy Bias Pivots
"Magyar Nemzeti Bank officials left their key interest rate at 5.25% as they had done at their June and May meetings and as analysts were expected. But for the first time, an explicit possi..."
Canadian Dollar Strengthens on Expected Rate Announcement
"The Canadian dollar ? AKA the ?loonie? – opened higher Monday as expectations grow that the Bank of Canada will raise rates later this week. On Friday, the loonie fell to 94.52 US cents, it?s lo..."
Easy Forex to withdraw its status as a US clearing FDM
"Easy Forex, a fairly large Middle Eastern broker and a NFA FDM, will probably withdraw its NFA clearing FDM status in the coming months. Easy Forex today announced to all its US clients that “Af..."
Mexico and Chile Monetary Policy Reviews
"The Mexican overnight interbank funding rate, 4.5% since July 2009, was left unchanged as expected on Friday. The rate was reduced in total by 375 basis points last year. The Mexican econo..."
Next Week
"On the central bank-watching beat, the coming week features Fed Chairman Bernanke?s Humphrey-Hawkins testimony, likely central bank rate hikes in Canada, and Brazil, other central bank policy meetings..."
EUR/USD - Bullishness to 1.30
"Price action on EUR/USD (a daily chart of which is shown) as of Friday (7/16/2010) has reached up to hit a high slightly above 1.3000, establishing a new two-month high, before pulling back. The steep..."
Lessening Urgency to Tighten Turkish Interest Rates
"A new statement from the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey kept the mantra that current policy interest rate levels can be maintained for ?some time? and that low levels are probable for ?a long..."
Raising Very Low Central Bank Rates Easier Said Than Done
"Having followed Bank of Japan policymaking since before Japan?s financial crisis, I was suspicious when consensus forecasts surfaced several months ago that the Fed funds rate would rise later this ye..."
Unchanged Central Bank Policy in The Philippines Continues
"Several Asian central banks, but not yet Bangko Sentral NG Pilipinas, have started to raise their interest rates. The Filipino overnight borrowing and lending rates were left at 4% and 6%, respe..."
No Surprises from the Bank of Japan
"By a unanimous 9-0 vote, the fully-staffed BOJ Policy Board kept its overnight uncollateralized interest rate at 0.1% and promised to maintain an ?extremely accommodative financial environment? to com..."
FXCM offers to program your MT4 EAs and Indicators
"FXCM just released its pricing for coding your EAs and indicators which is pretty cool as they should have enough know-how to do it quickly and efficiently. If you remember more than a year ago I publ..."
Fed Members Downgrade Economic Outlook for the U.S.
"So much for a rate hike this yearOne of the hopes for the economy has been that the Fed will have reason to hike rates by the end of the year. However, with the release of the latest Fed minutes, it a..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-15 09:22
Taggar: bank, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-15 09:22
Taggar: bank, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, rate, report, trading
Bank of Japan Preview
"No changes are anticipated from the monthly meeting of the BOJ?s Policy Board on Wednesday and Thursday. Because rates were already very low, officials implemented only 40 basis points of cuts t..."
Thailand Gets a Central Bank Rate Hike
"Interest rate normalization has begun in yet another Asian economy. The Bank of Thailand had delayed that decision because of domestic political unrest. But officials now conclude that any..."
Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-14 15:39
Taggar: bank, consumption, economy, investment, point, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-14 15:39
Taggar: bank, consumption, economy, investment, point, rate
Greece Holds Successful Bond Sale
"In its first bond sale since the bail-out in May, Greece was able to raise 1.25bn euros (£1.05bn; $1.58bn) in new funds. The offer was oversubscribed, with bids totalling 3.6bn euros. The terms of the..."
Bank of Canada Releases Two Corporate Surveys
"The Bank of Canada?s first rate increase of the cycle on June 1st was justified by evidence of economic recovery. Even though pausing in April, real GDP still expanded 5.0% annualized over the l..."
Next Week
"Analysts do not expect scheduled central bank meetings in Japan, Turkey, Thailand, Mexico or the Philippines to sanction a change in interest rates. Sweden’s Riksbank will be releasing min..."
Bank of England Holds Rates at 0.5%
"The Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold at a record low of 0.5% for the 16th consecutive month. The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) also decided not to inject any more mone..."
Canadian Job Growth Surpasses Estimates
"Statistics Canada reported this morning that more than 93,200 jobs were created in the Canadian economy in June. This far surpasses the estimate of 15,000 new jobs. The result brought Canada’s n..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-09 14:43
Taggar: economy, employment, market, point, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-09 14:43
Taggar: economy, employment, market, point, rate, report
A Very Hot Canadian Labor Market
"Canadian jobs jumped 93.2K last month, which is the same percentage increase as a 707K increase of U.S. non-farm payroll employment. A broadly-based increase of service sector jobs accounted for..."
Bank of Korea
"Bowing to the reality of a strong domestic recovery — real GDP grew in the first quarter by over 8% both from 4Q09 annualized and from 1Q09 — the Bank of Korea finally implemented a rate i..."
EUR?s dog day afternoon
"Say it ain?t so?.have we hit the ?dog days? of summer already just when the World Cup is about to finish? Where are traders going to get their fix? With a lack of FX trading conviction, unlike some of..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-09 12:01
Taggar: currency, fx trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-09 12:01
Taggar: currency, fx trading, market, rate, trading
Central Reserve Bank of Peru Tightens Again
"A statement from monetary officials following today’s third straight monthly increase of 25 basis points in the reference lending rate deleted the prediction contained in the May and June rate h..."
ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
"The European Central Bank left its benchmark interest rate unchanged at a record low of 1 percent for the 14th consecutive month on Thursday amid lingering concerns over the health of the continent..."
German Trade increases sharply
"German imports have risen at their fastest rate since unification in 1990, outpacing a sharp rise in exports. Imports rose by 14.8% in May compared with the previous month, while exports grew by 9.2%..."
Trichet and Co. leave rates unchanged at +1%
"The ECB left interest rates at a record low as rising market borrowing costs and the sovereign debt crisis threaten to derail the region?s economic recovery. Policy makers meeting in Frankfurt today k..."
Malaysia Gets a Third Interest Rate Hike
"Following up on similar moves announced March 4 and May 13, Bank Negara Malyasia hiked its overnight policy rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%. In doing this, the central bank has now reversed hal..."
Bank of England Made No Changes
"A typically terse statement with just the bare facts was posted on the Bank of England website at 11:00 GMT today. The announced news had been expected. Officials decided to maintain its B..."
Risk Returns to the Forex Market
"Aussie leads the way higher in currency tradingRisk appetite is making a return to the forex market today as the Australian dollar leads risk currencies higher in trading. The Asian session saw an exp..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-08 09:55
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex market, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-08 09:55
Taggar: aussie, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex market, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Bank of England Preview
"The June 9th meeting of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee ended in a split 7-1 to maintain present policy settings, a Bank Rate of 0.5% — the level since March 2009 — a..."
ECB Preview
"The Governing Council will leave its interest rate settings unchanged. The refinancing rate has been 1.0% since May 2009 and will remain at that level into 2011. At Thursday’s monthl..."
Europe Doing Better Relative to the United States
"According to purchasing manager survey data, Euroland’s rate of expansion last month faltered by less the rate of U.S. expansion in non-manufacturing and manufacturing. The algebraic sum o..."
A preview of FXCM?s new platform ? Strategy Trader
"FXCM are going to be releasing a new trading platform soon, called Strategy Trader. It?s not been released yet – as of right now it?s a beta, but should be out within the next few weeks. Here is..."
A preview of FXCM?s new platform ? Strategy Trader
"FXCM are going to be releasing a new trading platform soon, called Strategy Trader. It?s not been released yet – as of right now it?s a beta, but should be out within the next few weeks. Here is..."
UK Economy Shows Muted Growth
"The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) predicted today that the British economy continued to grow at a rate of between 0.6 and 0.7 percent for the second quarter of the year. The prediction was based..."
Australian Monetary Policy Left Unchanged
"The Reserve Bank of Australia Official Cash Rate (OCR) was retained at 4.5% for a second straight monthly meeting. Six previous increases of 25 basis points each were implemented in October 2009..."
FX: Knowing When to Trade
"In life, timing is everything and in forex trading, knowing when to trade is just as important as knowing what to trade. FX: Knowing When to Trade One of the greatest benefits of the forex market is t..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-06 09:27
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency pair, forex, forex market, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-06 09:27
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency pair, forex, forex market, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
AAAFx ? New ZuluTrade Broker
"ZuluTrade has announced that its collaborating with a new forex broker, AAAFx. AAAFx is directly integrated with the ZuluTrade Platform and is ZuluTrade’s best choice..."
Few Thoughts on Today?s U.S. Jobs Numbers
"A downshift in U.S. employment growth occurred longer ago than generally realized. Over the forty years from January 1949 until January 1989, jobs expanded at a 2.2% annualized rate. Among..."
US Payrolls fall -125k and Unemployment rate shrinks to +9.5%
"Payrolls declined by 125,000 last month as the US government cut 225,000 temporary workers conducting the 2010 census, Labor Department figures in Washington showed today. Economists projected a decli..."
Euro to ?buck? the NFP trend
"After all the data we have seen this week, this morning?s NFP results could end up being rather anticlimactic. As we head into a long weekend, market anticipates a Census driven weaker headline print..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 12:15
Taggar: dollar, employment, leverage, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 12:15
Taggar: dollar, employment, leverage, market, rate
U.S. Dollar Heads Lower in Forex Trading
"Fundamentals could mean lower greenback in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is down against the U.K. pound and the euro in forex trading today, thanks to the payrolls report. The news has been interest..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 10:04
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, pound, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 10:04
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, pound, rate, report, trading
U.K. Pound Moves Higher Against the U.S. Dollar
"Sterling in currency tradingThe U.K. pound is moving higher against the U.S. dollar in forex trading on the currency market. The pound is seeing some support from European markets and a higher FTSE 10..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 09:57
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, financial, forex, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-07-02 09:57
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, financial, forex, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Dual Messages from the Swedish Riksbank as Initial Rate Hike is Made
"By a 4-2 vote, the Executive Board agreed on Sweden’s first rate hike of the cycle, doubling the repo rate to 0.50% and thereby restoring such to a level last seen from April to early July of la..."
Has NFP got the strength to surprise?
"With China?s manufacturing growth declining, and deepening budget cuts in Spain and UK, is undermining ?the faith? in the recovery process this morning. Now that the second quarter-end transactions ha..."
Romania?s Monetary Policy Rate Kept Steady
"Credit policy in Romania was left on hold as expected. It had been in easing mode until early last month. Policymakers had cut their key interest rate five times by a combined 225 basis po..."
USD/JPY - Consolidation within Steep Bearish Trend
"Price action on USD/JPY, a 4-hour chart of which is shown, has recently been entrenched within an accelerated downtrend. Within this downtrend, after price broke down below key support in the 89.00 pr..."
Blog: FX Path
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-30 17:59
Taggar: analysis, bull, currency, currency pair, rate, technical analysis
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-30 17:59
Taggar: analysis, bull, currency, currency pair, rate, technical analysis
Polish Monetary Settings Unchanged But CPI Forecast Revised Upward
"Narodowy Bank policymakers are keeping the central bank reference rate at 3.5%. A year has now gone by since the last of six rate reductions. The first of these in November 2008 and final..."
Oil Falls Below $77
"Oil fell to $76.79 in Europe today following yesterday’s stock market losses. News that Germany’s jobless rate declined to 7.5 per cent helped give European stocks a much-needed boost, alt..."
EU fear of liquidity crunch exaggerated dollar falls
"This week after the G20, the BIS argued that extremely low real rates have altered investment decisions, and is postponing the recognition of losses, increased risk-taking, as investors search for yie..."
June and Second Quarter in Figures
"The impression of a strong dollar in June is not corroborated by its changes since end-May. The advance against the euro, while exceeding 10% in the quarter, was smaller than 1.0% in the final m..."
Double-dip debate derails EUR again
"With the G20 out of the way the market can get back to ?reality?. The ?double-dip debate? has investors on their toes. A multitude of concerns has risk-adverse trading strategies dominating the O/N cu..."
SEC halts another Forex Ponzi Scheme by Virgin Islands based Daniel Spitzer
"The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced fraud charges and an emergency asset freeze against a purported fund manager based in the U.S. Virgin Islands who perpetrated a $105 million Ponz..."
Israeli Policy Interest Rate Left at 1.5%
"For a third straight month, the Bank of Israel decided not to implement a fifth rise of the short-term borrowing rate. Such remains at 1.5%, after 25-basis points implemented last August, Novemb..."
Next Week
"Wednesday will mark the end of a quarter and the mid-point of 2010. Canada celebrates Canada on Thursday, and dealing rooms will close early on Friday in the U.S. for the Independence Day weeken..."
Risk Aversion, Not Growth Prospects, Again Driving Foreign Exchange
"Economic growth prospects have discernibly darkened in advanced industrial economies, so financial markets are looking beyond what should be a respectable second quarter. An interest rate hike b..."
U.S. Economic Growth: Reflections
"Revised U.S. GDP expanded 2.7% at an annualized rate (saar) last quarter and by a similar 2.4% between 1Q09 and 1Q10. Although not as good as preliminary indications, growth in the United States..."
Geithner Says Europe Must Deliver Growth
"In an interview with the BBC, US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said that it “remains a priority” that the European Union concentrate on growth. Geithner made it clear that this is th..."
EUR/USD Declines After European Equities Fell
"EUR/USD currency pair declined today on growing concerns about European debt crisis as European equities fell today. U.S. macroeconomic data was generally neutral today and without unex..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-24 14:57
Taggar: currency, currency pair, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-24 14:57
Taggar: currency, currency pair, rate
Taiwan?s Rate Hike
"Taiwan became Asia’s sixth country to endure a rate increase. The 12.5 basis point increase in the discount rate to 1.375% reverses the final of seven reductions engineered between Septemb..."
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Again Mimes Fed
"Hong Kong’s key interest rate has been left at 0.5%. Monetary authorities in the former British colony move in lock-step with what the FOMC does. For background on the policy of the..."
Risk Aversion Reigns as Investors Stay on Edge
"Australian Prime Minister Rudd resigned. His popularity had melted after proposing a draconian tax on mining activity. Australian markets celebrated only briefly because the government rem..."
China Revalues RMB?.by .4%
"It was only last week that I mused about “Further Delays in RMB Revaluation.” Lo and behold, over the weekend, the Central Bank finally budged, by pledging to the members of the G20 that i..."
FOMC
"One source of the dollar’s strength against the euro since late November has been a perception that the Fed will begin raising interest rates well ahead of the ECB. If this premise w..."
EUR/USD Rises as U.S. Housing Market Shows Awful Results
"EUR/USD advanced today after a sharp decline as the U.S. housing market continues to show terrible results. New homes sales posted a really depressing value. FOMC kept the..."
Further Norwegian Monetary Tightening Delayed
"The policy interest rate of the Norges Bank was kept at 2.0%, and a released statement from the Executive Board of the central bank expressed the view that the rate “should be held at the curren..."
Expiry of Tax Credit Pushes New Home Sales to 47-Year Low
"With the expiration of a tax credit for new home purchases, the sale of new homes fell a record 32.7 percent in May. Sales fell to an annualized rate of 300,000 units, matching a low not seen since st..."
Icelandic Central Bank Rates Cut 50 Basis Points
"Sedlabanki has implemented the fourth rate cut of 50 bps this year and the tenth reduction since March 2009. The seven-day lending rate is now 8.0%, 1000 basis points lower than such had been fr..."
Czech National Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged
"As expected and following an unexpected easing on May 7 of 25 basis points, the CNB retained a 0.75% target for its two-week repo, flanked by a discount rate of 0.25% and a Lombard Rate of 1.75%. ..."
U.K. Pound Spikes in Currency Trading, Thanks to BOE Minutes
"Sterling gains in forex tradingThe U.K. pound spiked up above the 1.49 level against the U.S. dollar in currency trading today. The news came as a result of news of a split in sentiment with regard to..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-23 12:41
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-23 12:41
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, pound, rate, report, trading
Bernanke fears encourage risk aversion
"Optimism over the possible appreciation of the Yuan fading, and the ongoing concerns of the European financial sector, is again encouraging risk-aversion trading strategies across the board. The marke..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-23 12:08
Taggar: announcement, financial, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-23 12:08
Taggar: announcement, financial, market, rate, trading
Gambling on Fiscal Restraint
"One of the greatest uncertainties faced by policymakers concerns whether economies that are now recovering can tolerate fiscal restraint. Expert opinion is divided on this question, and historic..."
German Business Confidence on the Rise
"Defying most predictions, the German business index jumped to a two-year high in June, increasing to 101.8 from 101.5 on the index calculated by the Ifo Institute. The index is based on a survey of 7..."
Will the Fed Soften Its Assessment of the Economy?
"Fed may soften some of its forecast factors for the U.S. economyThe U.S. Federal Reserve Open Market Committee begins a two-day policy meeting today, and there is speculation about what will come out..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-22 10:26
Taggar: currency, dollar, economy, financial, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-22 10:26
Taggar: currency, dollar, economy, financial, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Hungarian Monetary Remains Paused
"The Magyar Nemzeti Bank did not cut its 5.25% key interest rate for a second straight month, citing perceived risks associated with Hungarian fiscal assets and inflation. A statement from offici..."
Corporate Bond Sales Gaining
"As worries over the European debt crisis subside somewhat, investors are turning again to corporate bonds. As a result, sales of these securities have rebounded to levels not seen since early April. ?..."
China?s Willingness to Allow Yuan to Appreciate Boosts Markets
"China’s confirmation that it will allow the yuan to appreciate against the dollar sent global stock markets higher Monday. The policy change is likely to help US manufacturers and exporters as i..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-21 15:18
Taggar: dollar, inflation, manufacture, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-21 15:18
Taggar: dollar, inflation, manufacture, market, rate
Forex Factory redesigns broker quotes
"Forex Factory recently announced an update to its Broker Quotes section which will be now placed under the Markets tab. This section is powered by Forex Factory?s Market Data System (MDS), an advanced..."
China Unpegs Yuan Against Dollar
"The yuan is 0.4% firmer against the U.S. currency following Saturday’s announcement by the central bank that “it is desirable to proceed further with reform of the renminbi exchange rate r..."
Preparing Your EA for Maximum Performance in ATC 2010
"As was the case with most of the Forex trading contests that are held on the demo accounts, in the Automated Trading Championship (ATC) 2010 it’s very imp..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-20 13:34
Taggar: automated trading, forex, forex trading, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-20 13:34
Taggar: automated trading, forex, forex trading, rate, trading
Next Week
"The new British government presents its austerity budget on Tuesday. Central bank meetings next week in the United States, Hong Kong, Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Taiwan are not likel..."
Turkish Monetary Policy Unchanged
"The one-week repo rate of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey was held at 7.0% as expected, and a statement from the monetary authorities had a somewhat dovish tone. It reiterates that pr..."
Carney Says Rate Increases Not ?Preordained?
"Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney said yesterday that just because the Bank recently raised interest rates by a quarter point, that does not mean that further rate hikes are “preordained”..."
Interbank FX to launch Brillian (screenshots inside)
"Interbank FX, one of the leading MT4 brokers in the market, is about to launch its own proprietary trading platform – Brillian. No doubt this is no less than a strategic move for Interbank FX wh..."
US Wholesale Prices Drop
"A decline in the price of food and energy has pushed wholesale prices down for the second straight month, falling 0.3 percent in May. Core inflation, which excludes energy and food, posted a 0.2 per c..."
US Industrial Production Jumps 1.2%
"According to the US Federal Reserve, production rose 2.1 percent in May with manufacturing and mining leading the surge. Factory production was the largest contributor to the increase, gaining 0.9 per..."
US Housing Starts Fall More Than Expected
"The number of housing starts in the US fell by 10 percent in May to an annual rate of 593,000 new units. This is the largest single-month decline since March 2009, missing the target of 659,000 by 66..."
Central Bank of Chile Begins to Normalize Interest Rates
"The key overnight Central Bank of Chile interest rate was doubled to 1.0% on Tuesday. The 50-basis point increase was greater than analysts were assuming. An increase this month had been s..."
No US Rate Hike in 2010
"In the midst of the Eurozone debt crisis, forex investors have largely stopped paying attention to interest rate differentials and focused the brunt of their attention on risk. Soon enough, however, t..."
Bank of England Faces Difficult Interest Rate Decision
"Less than a week after holding the benchmark lending rate at 0.5 percent, there is talk in some quarters that the Bank of England will soon be forced to reverse its policy of record low interest rates..."
US Treasuries Fall to Six-Month Low
"The US Treasury Department’s auction resulted in selling one block of $27 billion in three-month bills, at a discount rate of 0.065 percent, down 0.130 percent from last week. The Treasury Depar..."
What soccer can teach us about trading
"2010 FIFA World Cup may provide you with a few lessons about tradingWorld Cup fever has swept the globe and people across many nations are at pubs and bars cheering on their national teams. As o..."
Bank of Japan Unveils New Program to Encourage Corporate Lending in the Private Sector
"The Bank of Japan after a two-day, six-hour and 11-minute meeting Voted 8-0 to keep the uncollateralized overnight call rate at 0.1% where such has been since December 2008. In contrast to mult..."
This Week
"Japan, Switzerland, Turkey, Mexico and Chile hold central bank interest rate meetings. The last may implement an initial rate hike, while the others are not expected to modify policy. The..."
MetaTrader Backtesting ? How to Get 99% Modeling Quality
"Greetings everyone! In today’s post I’m going to show you how you can get 99% modeling quality when backtesting using MT4’s “Strategy Tester.” If you..."
Italy?s Debt Nears 2 Trillion Euros
"Italy’s debt hit a record 1.813 trillion euros (US$2.2 trillion) in April, gaining 0.8 percent over the previous month. The news comes on the heels of efforts by the Italian government to reduce..."
Fed Reserve Bank President Says Global Economy is Recovering
"James Bullard, President of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank, told conference attendees in Tokyo that, despite the European debt crisis, the outlook for the global economy is “strong”. &..."
European Debt Losses Threaten Bank Stability
"European banks could face liquidity problems and overall profitability could decline should the euro debt crisis force lending institutions to write-off huge losses. The European Central Bank is provi..."
Bank of England Keeps Lending Rate Unchanged
"The Bank of England announced today that it will keep the overnight lending rate at 0.5 percent. With the turmoil in Europe threatening to impact the modest recovery underway in England, it came as no..."
ECB Holds Rates at 1%
"As expected, the European Central Bank (ECB) upheld the current 1% benchmark lending rate. This marks the 10th straight month that the ECB has maintained the record low rate. As many EU governments fa..."
EUR in no-mans land
"Bernanke comments that the US economic recovery is moving at a ?moderate pace? has temporarily overshadowed concerns that the European sovereign debt crisis is spreading. Quite frankly, what else can..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-09 12:09
Taggar: consumer confidence, currency, economy, rate, spread
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-09 12:09
Taggar: consumer confidence, currency, economy, rate, spread
New Zealand Gets First Rate Increase
"The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) raised its Official Cash Rate (OCR) to 2.75% from 2.5%, which had been the OCR level since a 50-basis point cut in April 2009. Most but not all analysts anticip..."
EUR/GBP - Bounce off Strong Support within Strong Downtrend
"Price action on EUR/GBP, a daily chart of which is shown, dropped down to key support in the important 0.8200 price region, a new 18-month low, before making a bounce as of Tuesday (6/08/2010) morning..."
Bernanke Sets Conditions for Rate Increase
"In a US television interview last night, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates even before employment returns to typical pre-recession levels..."
Next Week
"Central bank interest rate policy meetings are scheduled next week in Euroland, Great Britain, South Korea, Brazil, New Zealand, and Peru. The Fed Beige book arrives, Chairman Bernanke is one of seve..."
Canadian Dollar Lower Despite Encouraging Employment News
"The Canadian economy created 24,700 new jobs in May – this is almost double the predictions and marks the fifth straight month of increases. Despite the new jobs, the overall unemployment rate r..."
ActForex releases iPhone version of its platform
"ActForex, Inc., the leading provider of independent retail trading platforms, announced the release of iActTrader?, its new and innovative trading solution for Apple?s iPhone. iActTrader is a full fea..."
Euro Forex Trading Forecast: $1.20 Appears Imminent
"Euro plunges in currency tradingLast week, the euro showed some fight in forex trading, even reaching $1.25 at one point. However, as this week draws to a close, the euro is more battered than ever, t..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-04 10:55
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-04 10:55
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
US Productivity Weakens, Fewer New Layoffs
"US productivity fell to an annual rate of 2.8 percent for the first three months of the year, compared to the 3.6 percent rate the government announced one month ago. One interpretation of this result..."
Bank Indonesia Kept Benchmark Interest Rate at 6.5%
"It came as no surprise that Indonesia’s key interest rate was held steady. It’s been at 6.5% since August 2009 after nine consecutive monthly reductions totaling 300 basis points...."
Equities Strengthened in Asia and Europe
"The dollar advanced 0.6% against the yen and 0.1% versus the Swiss franc, but the greenback has lost 0.8% against the Australian dollar, 0.6% relative to the New Zealand dollar, 0.2% against sterling..."
Canadian Small Businesses Confidence on the Rise
"One day after the Bank of Canada boosted the overnight lending rate to 0.5 percent from 0.25 percent, a survey assessing the mood of small businesses shows increasing confidence. The index, published..."
No Policy Change From Bank of Thailand
"Thailand’s policy interest rate has been at 1.25% since a 25-basis point cut in April 2009, which followed reductions of 100 bps in December 2008, 75 bps in January 2009 and 50 bps in February 2..."
Euro Gets a Little Help in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with EUR/USDOriginally, it looked like a pretty bad day for risk. Markets in Asia dropped as Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama resigned, and European markets moved lower. The eur..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-02 11:58
Taggar: currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-02 11:58
Taggar: currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
BOC hikes rates-Statement
"Bank of Canada increases overnight rate target to 1/2 per cent and re-establishes normal functioning of the overnight market The Bank of Canada today announced that it is raising its target for the ov..."
No Hint of When Australian Rate Increases Might Resume
"The Reserve Bank of Australia left its Official Cash Rate (OCR) at 4.5%, matching analyst expectations. Officials had dropped many hints that policy is now on pause. There had previously b..."
EUs double dip squeeze for EURO
"The EUR is failing to find support this morning as it encroaches on three year lows against the dollar. Germany?s political uncertainty is bad for the currency and bad for risky assets in the near ter..."
Aussie Drops in Forex Trading
"Interest rates expected to remain steadyThe Australian dollar is turning lower in currency trading on the FX market today as interest rates are expected to remain steady for some time. Today, RBA Gove..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-01 09:29
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, point, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-06-01 09:29
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, point, rate, report, trading
Interest Rate Decisions in Hungary and Russia
"Hungary’s key interest rate was not cut further. A streak of ten consecutive monthly policy rate reductions by the Magyar Nemzeti Bank was interrupted in May as analysts thought would happ..."
Bank of Canada to Implement First Tightening Tuesday
"Canada’s overnight money rate target has been at 0.25% since April 2009. For the ensuing year, monetary officials also had made a contingent pledge not to raise the target before mid-2010..."
Australian Interest Rate Preview
"The minutes from the May Reserve Bank monetary policy meeting expressed concern about Europe’s sovereign debt crisis but more importantly signaled that interest rates are now “well placed..."
Bond Market Troubles Could Signal Bursting of China Property Bubble
"A widening of spreads on dollar bonds issued by developers could signal the imminent bursting of China’s property bubble. These bonds have been the worst performing of all US-denominated, non-fi..."
May in Figures
"End-April to End-May market changes illustrate how Europe’s sovereign debt problem may infect Japan and the United States with economic weakness of a different sort. The return of risk ave..."
U.S. and Japanese Growth Properties
"U.S. real GDP growth of 3.0% at a seasonally adjusted annualized rate (saar) in the first quarter was only 60% as rapid as Japanese growth of 4.9% saar in the same period. However, two-quarter U..."
US Money Supply plunging at Depression pace
"The M3 money supply in the United States is contracting at an accelerating rate that now matches the average decline seen from 1929 to 1933, despite near zero interest rates and the biggest fiscal bli..."
Portware FX integrates with Traiana
"Finextra reports: Portware, the leading provider of highly integrated, multi-asset algorithmic trading solutions has become the latest forex platform provider to integrate with Traiana’s Harmon..."
Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-27 09:47
Taggar: foreign exchange, forex, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-27 09:47
Taggar: foreign exchange, forex, rate, report, trading
Colombian Base Rate Remains at 3.0%
"The Colombian Central Bank of the Republic is keeping a 3.0% base rate. In a newly released statement, officials attributed slightly higher CPI inflation of 2.0% in April to transitory special f..."
Euro Continues to Lose Ground in Forex Trading
"Euro forex trading forecastThe euro continues to lose ground in forex trading. Even though the OECD is reporting an improved forecast for economic growth in 2010 and 2011, the euro is not gaining. Con..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-26 12:15
Taggar: dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-26 12:15
Taggar: dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, trading
Forex Tester releases new version ? 2.5
"Forex Tester, a forex software application that lets you test the water with your strategies in various environments, was now just upgraded and first five lucky readers get this $150 worth software fo..."
Polish Monetary Policy Still on Hold
"As expected, the Narodowy Bank’s key reference interest rate was kept at 3.5%, its level June 2009. A 25-bp rate cut back then culminated a six-step easing from a prior cyclical high of 6..."
LIBOR Rate Continues to Climb
"The LIBOR rate (the rate at which banks lend each other short-term funds) increased for the 11th straight day on growing concerns over the creditworthiness of some banks. The rate advanced to 0.536 pe..."
Trading on Weekly Gaps Can Be a Good Idea
"It turns out that the price gaps that usually occur on weekends and result in a price difference between the Friday’s close and the Monday’s open no..."
Bank of Israel Policy Interest Rate Kept at 1.5%
"Israel began the process of gradually returning to normal short-term interest rates nine months ago. The central bank was the first to raise rates after the world recession. While raising..."
Mexican Monetary Policy Stays on Hold as Expected
"The Bank of Mexico retained a 4.5% benchmark interest rates, which represents a 6-1/2 year low. The rate was cut in seven steps from 8.25% at the start of 2009 to its present level by last July..."
Bank of Japan: More Show Than Substance
"The Policy Board’s late May meeting, slightly more than six hours of discussions over two days, took the following actions: Left its rate for uncollateralized overnight loans at 0.1%. The..."
Trichet and Political risk encourages dumping EUR
"Trichet is fast becoming the mouthpiece that Capital Markets do not listen to. In his ?read my lips? comments yesterday, again he reiterated that the ECB has not adopted quantitative easing and that t..."
Long-Term Slumps in Stock Prices
"In an update yesterday entitled U.S. Unemployment, CPI Inflation, Stock Prices and Fed Policy, I quantified several data trends, which make a rate increase by the Fed this year unlikely. This po..."
Increase Demand for Japan?s Exports Lifts Economy
"Renewed demand for Japan’s exports helped grow Japan’s economy by 1.2 percent for the first quarter of 2010. Much of the increase came in the form of increased auto sales and consumer high..."
Aussie Suffers in Currency Trading
"Risk aversion sends Australian dollar lower in forex tradingA lot of focus has been on the euro in forex trading lately. However, the Aussie deserves some attention as well. As a high yielding currenc..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-20 10:34
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-20 10:34
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, trading
No Change in Serbian Key Interest Rate But Bias Remains Downward
"Officials at the National Bank of Serbia left the two-week repo rate at a record low of 8.0% at today’s fortnightly policy meeting. Three cuts of 50 basis points apiece have already been i..."
Forex sites traffic comparison
"Mataf.net’s Arnaud has compiled an interesting comparison chart of various Forex forums and portals. He uses Google adplanner to estimate the number of unique visitors to each site and while thi..."
Fed May Use U.S. Data as an Excuse to Delay Normalizing Monetary Policy
"Interest rate hike could be delayed U.S. economic data continues to conflict, indicating that the U.S. economic recovery is going to continue to experience slow going. This morning, consumer price dat..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-19 10:35
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, oil, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-19 10:35
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, oil, rate, trading
U.S. Unemployment, CPI Inflation, Stock Prices and Fed Policy
"Although somewhat more upbeat about economic prospects in the United States, minutes released today from the April 28th FOMC meeting depict a hesitancy to raise interest rates soon or to sell off mort..."
Results of Turkey?s Central Bank Meeting
"The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey switched its operative interest rate to the 7-day repo rate, which remains at 7.0%, and left all other interest rates including the 6.5% overnight borrowing..."
EU Finance Ministers Set Sights on Hedge Funds
"Despite protests from the UK?s new government, a majority of European Union Finance Ministers have approved draft legislation of a new bill that will force additional regulations upon hedge fund manag..."
U.S. Housing Starts Jump 5.8%
"The U.S. Commerce Department announced today that housing starts rose 5.8 percent to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 672,000 units. A National Association of Home Builders survey on Monday showed..."
Rising Food Prices Push UK Inflation to 3.7%
"A sharp increase in food prices pushed April’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) to 3.7 percent. This is well beyond the Bank of England’s target rate of 2.0 percent. According to the Office for..."
Euro Makes Recovery Attempt in Forex Trading
"Euro gains against the U.S. dollar in currency tradingWhile some think that the euro is overvalued in forex trading, the 16-nation currency is nevertheless making a recovery attempt. The euro is highe..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 09:28
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, finance, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-18 09:28
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, finance, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, trading
GBP/USD - Further Bearishness Expected
"Price action on GBP/USD, a daily chart of which is shown, has continued its bearishness from last week, when price reached down to hit its expected 1.4500 downside target at the close of the week. Th..."
LIBOR Increase Shows Growing Lack of Trust in European Banking
"Despite nearly US$1 trillion in support pledged to prop-up the eurozone, the increase in the LIBOR rate indicates that banks are growing more cautious when it comes to lending between the financial in..."
Oil Prices Rebound After Falling Below $70
"After falling below $70 a barrel in trading in Asia this morning, the price of New York crude climbed to $71.63 – a gain of two cents over Friday’s close. “(One) factor that has dep..."
Next Week
"On the central bank watch, Mexico, Japan, and Turkey have scheduled interest rate meetings. Analysts expect none to change policy. The president of the Swiss National Bank and Governor of..."
Forex Multiple Timeframe Trading Video
"I just posted a video on YouTube giving a brief overview of a high-probability trend-following strategy called Multiple Timeframe Trading. Here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IUVQuuVLzRo ..."
Blog: FX Path
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 16:38
Taggar: foreign exchange, forex, forex market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 16:38
Taggar: foreign exchange, forex, forex market, market, rate, trading
Kiwi Drops as Financial Troubles Could Delay Rate Hikes
"Currency trading with the New Zealand dollarThe kiwi is dropping in forex trading on the currency market today as global troubles threaten to delay interest rate hikes. Also contributing to the drop i..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 11:27
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, kiwi, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-14 11:27
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, kiwi, market, rate, report, trading
Chilean Central Bank Signals Rate Hike Very Near
"The Central Bank of Chile’s monetary policy interest rate has been only 0.5% since July 2009. It fell by 775 basis points via seven consecutive reductions after meetings between January an..."
No Change in South Africa?s 6.5% Repo Rate
"The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) left its benchmark interest rate at a 12-year low of 6.5% after today’s policy meeting, which was the result that analysts expected. A statement from..."
Malaysian Monetary Policy Tightened Slightly Further
"Bank Negara Malaysia implemented its second overnight policy rate hike of 25 basis points today. The first move was on March 4. Three cuts earlier cuts were made of 25 bps in November 2008..."
U.S. Dollar Continues to Gain Strength as Euro Flounders in Forex Trading
"Euro zone troubles continue to weaken the 16-nation currencyThe U.S. dollar continues to gain strength against the euro in forex trading. The news out of Europe, with Spain, and then Portugal announci..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-13 11:21
Taggar: bank, bull, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, gold, market, rate, report, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-13 11:21
Taggar: bank, bull, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, employment, forex, forex trading, fx market, gold, market, rate, report, spread, trading
UK unemployment increases to +2.51m
"The number of people unemployed in the UK rose by 53,000 to 2.51 million during the three months to March, official figures have shown. The unemployment total is now at its highest level since Decembe..."
Bank of Korea Base Rate Kept at 2.0%
"The Bank of Korea holds monthly interest rate policy meetings and made no change in the 2.0% base rate for a fifteenth straight time. Three successive cuts of 100 basis points, 175 bps and 50 bp..."
Bank of England Endorses Budget Cuts
"Sterling can't gain traction in currency tradingConservative Prime Minister David Cameron is coming to office with budget cuts on his mind and he prepares to lead a government coalition with Liberal D..."
Inflation Jump Suggests China at Risk of Overheating
"A 12.8 percent increase in property values helped boost China’s April inflation rate by 2.8 percent compared to the previous year. The news will be sure to add to concerns that China is overheat..."
OECD unemployment rate 8.7%
"Ireland has the third highest rate of unemployment in the OECD, according to new data published today. Spain currently has the highest unemployment rate in the 34-country body at 19.1 per cent, follow..."
Good Old Cheap VPS ? UCVHOST
"The latest Forex VPS service that has been listed on EarnForex.com is UCVHOST. Its description is now available to the site’s visitors. It’s also possible to rate..."
Bank of Japan Leaves Policy Rate Unchanged
"By a unanimous decision in the Bank of Japan’s first policy meeting since its quarterly in-depth economic review, the overnight money rate target was left at 0.1%. It has been at that leve..."
Voters Punish Merkel Over Greek Debt
"It would be inaccurate to say that German Chancellor Angela Merkel lost an important state election this weekend due solely to her reluctant support of the EU-sponsored rescue package. However, it wou..."
Deutsche Bank is leading the market, 6th year in a row
"At least according to Euromoney. I wrote about their methodology, which I don’t find very accurate, once before but honestly it’s not worse than my own retail volumes survey which mostly r..."
Bank of England Keeps Rates at 0.5%
"As political uncertainty grows as a result of last week’s election resulting in a “hung” parliament, the Bank of England announced that benchmark lending rates will remain at 0.5 per..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-10 15:09
Taggar: announcement, bank, economy, inflation, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-10 15:09
Taggar: announcement, bank, economy, inflation, rate
Bank of England Policy Remains on Hold
"An inconclusive election result in which no party won a majority of the British parliament’s 650 seats left the Bank of England with no other choice than to leave its policy settings of a 0.5% B..."
Euro Strengthens vs. Dollar as European Crisis May Be Resolved
"EUR/USD halted its 4-day decline today on the speculation that the European Central Bank and the Group of Seven Nations will act to prevent a debt crisis to..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 21:13
Taggar: bank, economy, employment, rate, spread
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 21:13
Taggar: bank, economy, employment, rate, spread
Russian Forex Broker On-Line Since 1998
"One of the oldest on-line Forex brokers has been listed on EarnForex.com today — Akmos Trade. It’s quite popular in Russia but is almost unknown outside it, despit..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 17:30
Taggar: brokers, currency, forex, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 17:30
Taggar: brokers, currency, forex, rate
Peru Becomes Second Latin American Country with a Central Bank Rate Hike
"The Central Reserve Bank of Peru lifted its reference rate for the first time since September 2008. The increase, like then, was by 25 basis points today to 1.50%, still 500 basis points below t..."
Payrolls, Greece and USD/CAD
"So My Favorite EUR/GBP Setup was a complete dud - but you win some and you lose some . Here are some recent sound bites from articles that I have written on Non-farm Payrolls, Greece and Beyond If No..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 15:02
Taggar: employment, forex, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 15:02
Taggar: employment, forex, rate
Canada records a Record Gain in Employment
"Canada?s dollar rallied the most since November on a government report showing a record increase in employment last month. The nation?s economy gained 108,700 jobs in April after an increase of 17,900..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 14:20
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-07 14:20
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, rate, report
First Czech Interest Rate Cut Since December
"The Czech National Bank two-week repo rate was sliced for the first time in five months by 25 basis points to 0.75%. Many analysts thought the risk of Greek contagion would have deterred such a..."
Latest ECB Tactics Not Helping Euro Stabilize
"As expected, the ECB Governing Council left its three rates unchanged and where such have stayed for the past 12 months: a 1.0% refinancing rate flanked symmetrically by a 0.25% deposit rate and a 1.7..."
ECB Holds Interest Rates Unchanged at 1.0%
"As expected, the European Central Bank left its benchmark lending rate unchanged at 1.0 percent on Thursday. While this came as no surprise, US stock index futures fell, as investors were looking for..."
Trichet and Co. What are you going to do for me?
"Capital Markets expect the ECB to keep rates unchanged this morning. Investors will be focusing intently on Trichet and Co.?s message on Greece and what it will do to stop the problems infecting count..."
Kiwi Shows Promise in Currency Trading
"Forex trading with the New Zealand dollarThe kiwi is showing promise in currency trading on the FX market today as it puts in a solid performance. Indeed, the New Zealand dollar surprised some forex t..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 10:50
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 10:50
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, kiwi, market, rate, trading
Euro Likely to Remain Weak in Forex Trading
"U.S. dollar retains strength in currency tradingThe euro forex trading forecast remains somewhat bleak, with troubles in Europe refusing to subside. The ECB announced that it would leave interest rate..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 10:40
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, point, rate, report, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-06 10:40
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, point, rate, report, spread, trading
My Favorite Trade: EUR/GBP
"EUR/GBP has sold off quite aggressively this week and I think there is still downside opportunity for this currency pair! On the euro front, the outcome of tomorrow’s ECB meeting is likely to b..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 22:49
Taggar: bear, currency, currency pair, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 22:49
Taggar: bear, currency, currency pair, rate
EUR/USD Continues Its Decline
"EUR/USD continues experience decline amid the Greece’s crisis, while U.S. economy shows stable growth. Improved ADP unemployment rate signals about the increasing economic activities..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 16:59
Taggar: economy, employment, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 16:59
Taggar: economy, employment, market, rate
A Third Rate Hike in Norway But the First of 2010
"The Norges Bank implemented a third 25-basis point rise of its key central bank policy rate to 2.0%. Analysts had been split over whether this would be done today, and officials released a state..."
ADP Employment Report Shows US Added 32,000 Jobs in April
"The ADP Payroll report released this morning shows that private companies in the US created 32,000 new jobs in April. This is the largest monthly increase since January 2008 and suggests that companie..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 15:23
Taggar: economy, employment, market, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-05 15:23
Taggar: economy, employment, market, rate, report
Bank Indonesia Benchmark Interest Rate Holding at 6.5%
"Nine consecutive monthly rate reductions from December 2008 to August 2009 totaled 300 basis points, and now nine months have passed without a change in the rate’s 6.5% level. A released s..."
Iceland Gets Third Interest Rate Cut of 2010
"Sedlandi Bank, Iceland’s central bank, has implemented another 50-basis point reduction of the seven-day collateralized lending rate to 8.5%. Prior cuts of the same amount were announced o..."
Cypriot MT4 Forex Broker ? TFI FX
"TFI FX is a rather old Cypriot Forex broker with a European regulation. Its has been listed on EarnForex.com today (mainly as a MetaTrader broker). It’s available on-lin..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 21:11
Taggar: forex, metatrader, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 21:11
Taggar: forex, metatrader, rate, spread, trading
Fear of Financial Contagion
"The world recession of 2008-9 demonstrated the interconnectedness of global financial markets and how quickly a localized malfunction can destabilize other seemingly insulated and unrelated areas...."
China?s Manufacturing Rate Slows
"China’s Purchasing Manager’s Index fell to 55.4 from 57 in March in a sign that efforts to reduce the rate of inflation have helped cool the economy. Earlier in the year, China’s gov..."
A Ninth Rate Cut in Romania
"The National Bank of Romania cut its policy interest rate to 6.25% from 6.5% as expected. The 25-basis point magnitude of this ninth easing since February 2009 matches the size of the first move..."
A Sixth Tightening of Australian Monetary Policy May Be Last for a While
"Following 25-basis point increases of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Official Cash Rate (OCR) last October, November, December, March and April, a sixth tightening of equal magnitude was announ..."
RBA Hikes Interest Rate
"Risk aversion rules forex market, thoughThe Reserve Bank of Australia hiked its interest rate again, continuing its aggressive attempts to stem the tide of inflation. Australia's economy gets regular..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 10:42
Taggar: bank, currencies, dollar, economy, forex, forex market, forex trade, inflation, investment, market, point, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-04 10:42
Taggar: bank, currencies, dollar, economy, forex, forex market, forex trade, inflation, investment, market, point, rate
Colombia?s Unexpected Rate Cut
"Colombian bond yields and the peso fell today following Fridays tenth rate cut by the Bank of the Republic of Colombia since December 2008 but first since November 2009. The resumed easing cycle..."
Sixth Australian Rate Hike Likely Tuesday But Not Assured
"In the case of the Reserve Bank of Australia, data trends tend to be a better guide than spoken words to monetary policy decision-making. The central bank cash rate was previously raised by 25 b..."
Bank of Japan to Maintain 0.1% Interest Rate
"As was widely expected, the Bank of Japan has announced that it will keep interest rates at the current level of 0.1 percent. The vote was unanimous and according to a statement released by the bank..."
U.S. Dollar Picks Up in Currency Trading
"Greenback higher against the euro in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is picking up speed in currency trading today as the economic picture shows improvement. One of the biggest things helping the dollar..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-03 11:32
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, gold, market, oil, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-05-03 11:32
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, gold, market, oil, rate, trading
China?s Forex Reserves Surge to New Record
"There are no words to describe the size of China’s foreign exchange reserves. Massive, Mind-Boggling, and Eye-Popping come to mind, but don’t do the $2.447 Trillion justice. What’s m..."
April in Figures
"Among economies surveyed in this regular feature, only in Canada, where the central bank has readied investors for monetary tightening as soon as early June, were interest rates under upward pressure..."
US Economy Grows 3.2% in 1st Quarter
"The US Commerce Department said today that the economy grew by 3.2 percent during the first quarter. The growth was due mostly to a 3.6 percent increase in consumer spending – the largest jump i..."
Bank of Japan Review
"The Bank of Japan kept its uncollateralized overnight call rate target at 0.1%, the level since December 2008, and released a new Outlook for Economic Activity and Prices. Projected real GDP gro..."
Greek Problem Goes Global
""The problems we have in Greece are really hitting different pockets of the world," Kathy Lien from GFT told CNBC Wednesday. Lien thinks the situation will keep downward pressure on ECB interest rates..."
US New Jobless Claims Fall for Second Straight Week
"The US Labor Department said today that the number of new unemployment claims fell for the second straight week to a four-week low of 448,000. This is a drop of 11,000 from the previous week. Despite..."
Bollinger Bands on MACD for MetaTrader 5
"BB MACD indicator has been converted to be compatible with the MetaTrader 5 platform. It’s a simple visual Forex indicator that displays the Bollinger Bands on the ..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-29 12:21
Taggar: forex, metatrader, mql, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-29 12:21
Taggar: forex, metatrader, mql, rate
U.S. Jobless Claims Drop for Another Week
"High beta currencies get a boost in forex tradingToday, the news is that U.S. jobless claims have dropped for the second week in a row. The news is helping the U.S. stock market head for a higher open..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-29 09:32
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-29 09:32
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
New Zealand Official Cash Rate Kept at 2.5%
"New Zealand’s official cash rate (OCR) has been at 2.5% for a full year since a 50-basis point cut in April 2009. The decision to leave the OCR at 2.5% met expectations, but the statement..."
Brazilian Selic Rate Lifted for First Time Since September 2008
"COPOM, the monetary policy committee at the Central Bank of Brazil, raised its key Selic interest rate from a record low of 8.75% to 9.5%. Analysts were unanimous in projecting an increase but s..."
Market Levels When the FOMC Has Met Before
"The high state of alert among investors over Greece’s fiscal problems and the risks of contagion to other markets seemingly will prevent the Fed from modifying language predicting “excepti..."
FOMC Says Nothing New, EUR/USD Trades Balanced
"EUR/USD traded with a great deal of the intraday volatility today, influenced by the expectations regarding Fed’s interest rate decision and Greek bailout. The ..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-28 16:28
Taggar: currency, currency pair, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-28 16:28
Taggar: currency, currency pair, rate, trading
Polish Central Banks Left Unchanged Again as Expected
"The key seven-day reference interest rate of the Narodowy Bank has been at 3.5% since a 25 basis point reduction in June 2009. That was the sixth cut since November 2008 and brought the cumulati..."
Greek Borrowing Cost Could Top 10%
"Following yesterday’s assignment of “junk” status to Greek debt by ratings agent Standard & Poors, the interest rate spread between Greek bonds and the benchmark German bonds, j..."
No Credit Risk in Forex
"The risks in trading forex are manifold. There is interest rate risk (the possibility that interest rates could change adversely), country risk (that a political, economic, or monetary crisis could ad..."
Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-27 18:31
Taggar: currency, forex, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-27 18:31
Taggar: currency, forex, rate, trading
U.S. Dollar Maintains Strength in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with the U.S. dollarThe U.S. dollar is maintaining strength in forex trading on the currency market today as the Fed heads in for a two-day meeting. While the Fed is not expected to m..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-27 09:22
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-27 09:22
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Bank of Israel: No Policy Change This Month
"Contrary to the view of some analysts, the Bank of Israel’s short-term borrowing rate was not raised today by a further 25 basis points but rather left steady at 1.50%. Only Australia̵..."
Another 25-Basis Point Hungarian Central Bank Rate Reduction
"The Magyar Nemzeti Bank implemented the 14th cut of its base rate since November 2008 and tenth since July 2009. The decrease of 25 basis points to 5.25%matched expectations and was the fifth co..."
U.K. Pound Gains in Currency Trading
"Sterling higher in forex tradingAfter struggling last week, the sterling appears to be gaining the upper hand in forex trading today. Indeed, the announcement by Liberal Democrats that they would be w..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-26 11:53
Taggar: announcement, cable, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-26 11:53
Taggar: announcement, cable, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, pound, rate, trading
Greece Officially Request Financial Aid
"Greece has requested that the financial bail-out plan currently being discussed by the Eurozone and IMF be put into place. The request comes just one day after it was revealed that Greece’s defi..."
Greek Government Formally Requests Aid Package Be Activated
"Faced with sky-high Greek interest rates, the government in Athens has asked that the EUR 45 billion aid package from the EU and IMF be activated. The process not requires consent from all 15 ot..."
Review of Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report
"The 32-page quarterly policy report from Canada’s central bank reiterates many points made two days ago in the post-meeting policy announcement. But a number of additional revelations were..."
US New Jobless Claims Fall
"The number of new claims for unemployment in the US fell by 24,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 456,000. The result was slightly below predictions of 455,000. For the month of March, 162,000 new jobs were..."
Filipino Central Bank Moves Closer to an Interest Rate Rise
"Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas left its overnight borrowing rate at 4.0% after this month’s meeting but, as at the prior meeting on March 11, cut rediscounting window quotas by P20 billion to just..."
MPC Votes to Hold Rates but Notes Threat of Inflation
"The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee unanimously supported maintaining the current benchmark lending rate of 0.5 percent. The MPC also voted to keep the quantitative easing program ca..."
Bank of Thailand Retained a 1.25% Benchmark Rate
"Until domestic political unrest erupted earlier this month in Thailand, the central bank there had appeared set to lift its record low policy interest rate this week. A hawkish statement had bee..."
Greece Starts Aid Talks Risk Appetite Returns
"Greece has begun talks with the International Monetary Fund and the European Commission over the terms of the aid package. The biggest question is not if Greece needs it, which it does, but rather wh..."
Canadian Dollar Ready for Another Run at Parity
"Loonie ready to take on greenback in forex tradingFor the last few days, the Canadian dollar has continued in currency trading to trade near parity with the U.S. dollar. The loonie appears to be gathe..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-21 13:13
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, loonie, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-21 13:13
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, loonie, market, rate, report, trading
Bank of Canada Releases Less Dovish Statement
"At the third of eight scheduled monetary policy meetings in 2010, the Bank of Canada took three actions, the gist of which points to an initial rate hike getting announced on June 1 after the next mee..."
Currensee expands round B, adds new investor
"Currensee just announced the expansion of its round B, which was announced couple of months ago to $8.8 million from previously announced $8 million, and that a new investor joined the team. Company s..."
UK INflation Rate Hits 3.4%
"The Office for National Statistics announced this morning that the UK inflation rate for March jumped to 3.4 percent from 3 percent the month before. The rise in inflation as measured by the Consumer..."
Swedish Riksbank Policy Remains on Hold
"Swedish central bank policymakers left their key repo rate at 0.25%, its level since July 2009, which was what analysts predicted. They released new forecasts, cutting projected headline CPI inf..."
Reserve Bank of India Tightens Further
"India, Asia’s third largest economy, has an intensifying inflation problem. In response, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lifted its key lending and borrowing rates on March 19 by 25 basis..."
Bank of Canada Preview
"Tuesday’s interest rate statement at 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT) will likely lay down the case for a Canadian rate hike as soon as June 1. The last cyclical high in Canada’s overnight rate..."
Greece?s Borrowing Costs Continue to Rise
"The interest rate gap for Greek bonds – that is, the difference demanded for Greek bonds compared to the German equivalent – jumped again on Thursday. The spread between a Greek 10-year bo..."
No Ideal Solutions for the Euro
"Greece is in perpetual check and facing checkmate unless officials get very creative. Let me explain. In return for the imposition of substantial fiscal cutbacks, an aid package will hopef..."
Inflation: Much Ado about Nothing?
"One of the cornerstones of exchange rate theory is that currencies rise and fall in accordance with inflation differentials. All else being equal, if US inflation averages 5% per annum and EU inflatio..."
Blog: Forex Blog: Currency Trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 15:33
Taggar: currencies, dollar, inflation, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 15:33
Taggar: currencies, dollar, inflation, rate
Twin Focus Persists on Greece and China
"EU finance ministers, a.k.a. Ecofin, are meeting today in Spain over the Greek debt problems. Greek long-term interest rates remain too high, and the government in Athens is attempting to secure..."
U.S. Debt Situation Could Contribute to Inflation
"U.S. dollar could remain weak in forex trading in the futureThe U.S. debt situation is likely to contribute to inflation in the coming years, potentially weakening the U.S. dollar in forex trading. Fo..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 10:50
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, point, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-16 10:50
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, point, rate, report, trading
Chilean Benchmark Interest Rate of 0.5% Not to Be Kept Much Longer
"The Central Bank of Chile slashed the key Chilean interest rate from 8.25% at end-2008 to 0.5% seven months later and is now preparing markets for a fairly aggressive rise in rates later this year...."
Mexican Monetary Policy On Hold Since July 2009
"Bank of Mexico officials, who previously cut their benchmark interest rate in seven consecutive steps from 8.25% at end-2008 to 4.5% after last July’s meeting, left their accommodative policy on..."
US Foreclosure Rate Hits 5-Year High
"RealtyTrac Inc. – keepers of a database of distressed properties in the US – says that the US foreclosure rate is at a 5-year high. According to RealtyTrac, the number of U.S. homes taken..."
Accelerating Growth Has Market Thinking Increase in Yuan Likely
"Latest growth figures from China indicate that for the first quarter of the year, China’s economy grew at an annualized rate of 11.9 percent. This was slightly higher than expectations and marke..."
Euro Falters as Greek Bailout must pass multiple Parliaments
"The uncertainty generated by the vote in the Parliaments of Germany, France and Ireland to contribute their share of the Greek bailout has snapped the Euro’s 5 days upward trend. The EU fiscal w..."
Ben Bernanke and the U.S. Dollar
"Is Bernanke holding the dollar back?There have been some concerns about Ben Bernanke's refusal to raise interest rates. Indeed, there are worries that Bernanke is in denial about the improvements made..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-15 09:33
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, fx market, market, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-15 09:33
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, fx market, market, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Onset of Fed Rate Tightening: Historic Examples
"Fed Chairman Bernanke’s remarks before the Joint Economic Committee today sent mixed signals — on the one hand failing to say that rates will probably stay at current exceptionally low lev..."
Euro Fails to Appreciate Against Dollar
"EUR/USD failed to go up significantly today and retreated even before reaching the Monday’s high level, as the fundamental indicators hinted a soon rate hike in..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 16:36
Taggar: indicators, rate, retail sales, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 16:36
Taggar: indicators, rate, retail sales, trading
Turkish Central Bank Prepares For Exit Strategy in Tiny Steps
"The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey had a target overnight borrowing rate of 16.75% as late as October 2008. Thirteen consecutive monthly reductions later, it was 1025 basis points lower..."
U.S. Dollar Lags in Currency Trading
"Retail sales unable to boost greenback in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is down in currency trading on the FX market this morning as forex traders look for higher returns. Even the improved retail sale..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 09:34
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, financial, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-14 09:34
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, financial, forex, forex trade, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, retail sales, trading
Japanese Bonds Rise, Halt 2-Day Drop, as Producer Prices Fall
"Japan?s bonds rose, snapping a two-day loss, after a Bank of Japan report showed producer prices dropped for a 15th-consecutive month, reinforcing the case for the bank to keep interest rates near zer..."
Greek Rescue Plan and the Euro
"EU finance ministers over the weekend announced an agreement to loan Greece up to EUR 45 billion for three years at a maximum rate of about 5.0%. IMF money represents a third of the total, and m..."
EU Spells Out Details of Bigger-Than-Expected Aid Package for Greece
"Markets have reacted to weekend news of a 3-year EUR 45 billion promise of aid for Greece. The plan puts a 5.0% ceiling on Greek interest rates. EUR 30 billion will come from other EU coun..."
Greek bailout is a Euro bailout, but, for how long?
"Forced to eat ?humble pie? and commit to their future, the EU has stepped up to the plate and pledged debt-burdened Greece a rescue package at below-market interest rates as they try to end this membe..."
Euro's Rally Eases in Forex Trading
"U.S. dollar re-asserts itself in currency tradingEarlier today, the euro saw a rally in forex trading as details of a Greek bailout plan were announced. Greece will be able to borrow up to 30 billion..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-12 10:49
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-12 10:49
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, report, spread, trading
Currency Market Chatter Can Be Misleading
"A Greek chorus is an ever-present fixture of currency market trading. A market participant can formulate opinions and trading strategies from the relentless drip of new information — data..."
South Korean 2.0% Base Rate Retained as Expected
"After cutting its key monetary policy rate by 100 basis points in August 2008, 175 bps in December 2008 and 50 bps in February 2009, the Bank of Korea will continue to run that very accommodative rate..."
Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-09 14:07
Taggar: bank, consumption, economy, investment, point, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-09 14:07
Taggar: bank, consumption, economy, investment, point, rate
No Change in Peru?s 1.25% Central Bank Rate
"Despite a hint a month ago of a possible rate increase this month but consistent with analyst expectations, the Central Reserve Bank of Peru kept policy steady at settings first established last Augus..."
European Central Bank Leaves Rates Unchanged
"Citing ongoing concerns with Greece’s future and making only a passing reference to the slumping Euro, the European Central Bank (ECB) kept its benchmark interest rates at 1%. ?Greece is keeping..."
Bank of England Holds Interest Rates at 0.5%
"The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) did as expected and held the benchmark lending rate at 0.5 percent. This is the fourteenth straight month that interest rates have remained..."
No Remarkable Pronouncements From Trichet
"The ECB kept its key interest rate levels, unveiled no specific new details about haircuts to rein in liquidity-supportive facilities, and released a formal statement that stuck closely to script...."
Borrowing Costs for Greek Government on the Rise
"Investors continue to demand higher interest on Greek government bonds as fears grow that Greece could default on its debt obligations. The spread between Greek government bonds and German government..."
Bank of England: No Policy Changes as Expected
"At 11:00 GMT, a newly designed Bank of England website confirmed what everyone expected: no changes in the 0.5% Bank Rate or the Gbp 200 billion ceiling of the asset purchase facility (APF). The..."
Yen and Dollar Up on Relentless Jitters About Greece
"Greek-German rate spreads widened further ahead of ECB press conference. Stocks suffered their biggest losses in quite some time. Equities lost 3.5% in Thailand, 1.7% in Indonesia, 1.4% in India..."
Volatility, Carry, Risk, and the Forex Markets
"Upon reviewing my previous post on the Brazilian Real (BRL), I now realize that it lacked context. In other words, while both the interest rate outlook and economic prospects of Brazil are both incred..."
Euro Continues Its Struggles in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with the euroThe euro continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market. Earlier, as it appeared the Greece could succumb to its debt, ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet as..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-08 10:48
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-08 10:48
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
ECB?s Thursday Meeting
"I expect to find the usual phrases in the ECB statement explaining the decision to leave the key deposit, refinancing, and marginal lending rates at 0.25%, 1.0%, and 1.75%. These will include as..."
Bank of England Preview
"The Bank of England will not be changing policy this month. An announcement will be made at 11:00 GMT on Thursday. The asset purchase facility was suspended but not subsequently wound down..."
March NFP Rises Less than Expected
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday that the US payrolls had increased by 162,000 jobs in March, this was fewer than analysts had estimated by around 30,000 less jobs. The unemployment rate..."
Bank of Japan Broke No New Ground
"As noted in my preview, the March 17 and April 30 policy meetings of the Bank of Japan were bound to be more important than this week’s. Sure enough, the Policy Board voted unanimously to..."
China Begins to Tighten Monetary Policy
"Will an yuan revaluation come next?The People's Bank of China is making moves to tighten monetary policy in an effort to curb some of its recent explosive growth. Indeed, the PBOC announced that it wi..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:31
Taggar: announcement, bank, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, rate, real estate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:31
Taggar: announcement, bank, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, rate, real estate, report, trading
Forex Trading Forecast: When Will the Fed Hike Rates?
"Fed is likely to keep rates low for a whileYesterday, the Fed released the minutes of its March 16th meeting. These minutes showed that nearly everyone agreed that rates should remain low for an "..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:25
Taggar: bank, dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex trading, investment, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 10:25
Taggar: bank, dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex trading, investment, market, rate, report, trading
Australia Leads Foreign Currencies
"Unlike the U.S. dollar and euro, the Ozzie dollar represents one of the only currencies not facing major problems, says Kathy Lien, director of currency research at GFT Forex. She talks with Shane Oli..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 09:12
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, forex, investment, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-07 09:12
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, forex, investment, rate
Australia?s Stevens Raises Rate to 4.25%
"Australia?s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate to 4.25% and signaled further increases, dismissing warnings that higher borrowing costs are already eroding consumer spending. Governor Gle..."
Bank Indonesia Leaves Monetary Policy Unchanged As Expected
"Bank Indonesia released another fairly dovish statement, keeping the BI benchmark rate unchanged at 6.5% following an eighth straight meeting and indicating that these steady low rates can be maintain..."
Australian Cash Rate Raised a Fifth Time
"The Reserve Bank of Australia became the first central bank to lift interest rates five times since the world recession, engineering a 25-basis point increase for the the fifth time in the last six me..."
Reserve Bank of Australia Preview: Slight Edge to a Fifth Rate Hike Tuesday
"The Reserve Bank of Australia has begun a gradual process of normalizing its key Official Cash Rate, having raised such last October, November, December, and March by 25 basis points each time. ..."
Geithner Delays Exchange Rate Policy Report
"In a move intended to give China more leeway with its exchange rate policy, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner will delay a report expected by Congress on April 15th. The report is a critical..."
US Treasury yields support the dollar index on Easter Monday
"With half the trading world on holiday, it?s been a slow news day with filler trying to generate enthusiasm after the US?s somewhat solid employment report on Friday. Even Geithner has decided not to..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-05 11:44
Taggar: currency, employment, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-05 11:44
Taggar: currency, employment, rate, report, trading
NFP to ?infinity and beyond?-hardly
"Perfect, the SNB has to get?s full marks. Everyone expected intervention, however their timing was impeccable. The European market basically had ?knocked off? for the holiday weekend, providing an env..."
U.S. Minus Euroland PMI-Mf?g Spread Widened to 3.0 Points in March
"Manufacturing expanded robustly and at an accelerated pace last month in both Euroland and the United States. Euroland’s purchasing managers index advanced 2.4 points to 56.6, best since N..."
US Jobless Claims Fall to 439,000
"The number of new claims for jobless benefits for the week ending March 27 fell by 6,000 to 439,000. The overall trend for the past two months has been a gradual slowing in the rate of job losses, but..."
Scientists Finally Discovered the Patterns Behind Forex
"The scientists from CERN has finally discovered the secret of the relation between the causes and consequences in the process that are fundamental to the&#..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-01 13:41
Taggar: currencies, forex, forex market, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-04-01 13:41
Taggar: currencies, forex, forex market, market, rate
Fed Policy and U.S. Employment Growth
"The Federal Reserve has a dual mandate to preserve low, steady, and predictable inflation but also to maximize employment. The Fed’s behavior regarding its key federal funds rate during th..."
Polish Central Bank Rate to Stay at 3.5%
"The Monetary Council of the Narodowy Bank decided as expected to keep its seven-day reference rate at 3.5%, where such has been since mid-2009. Officials released a statement that predicted slow..."
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches 10%
"For the first time since the introduction of the euro, unemployment in the countries using the single currency has topped 10 percent. While this news is sure to cast a pall over European markets today..."
Handling News with an Open Position
"Why do we need to worry about news announcements when we already have a position, and we already have our stop and profit target in place? We worry about this because a major news announcement can mov..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-31 10:29
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency pair, market, profit, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-31 10:29
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency pair, market, profit, rate, trading
Fed Rate Hike Still Distant
"Analysts and Fed-watchers have been speculating for almost half a year about the possibility of a Federal Funds Rate (FFR) hike. With each prognostication of a rate hike comes a flurry of market activ..."
Euro Looks for Strength in Forex Trading
"German labor data helps the euro in forex tradingThe euro is gaining in forex trading as German labor data comes back strong. This news is helpful to a euro zone that has been looking for good news si..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-31 08:21
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-31 08:21
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, report, trading
March and First Quarter in Figures
"March was a weak month for the yen but a solid one for commodity-sensitive currencies. The travails of Greek bonds were not shared by British gilts or German bunds, which also outperformed North..."
US House Prices on the Rise
"Home prices in the 20 US cities surveyed by the S&P/Case-Shiller index, unexpectedly rose in January. Overall, the index rose 0.3 percent over December adding further to the case that the economy..."
IMF Says It Will ?Define Conditionality?
"The potential for a showdown between the International Monetary Fund and the European Union took a leap forward today as the IMF said that any rescue package for Greece involving the IMF, would “..."
Euroland?s Recovery Not Fading Away
"The oft-repeated view of the ECB Governing Council is that a recovery from a severe economic contraction remains “on track” but that such will be “moderate,” “uneven,R..."
Bank of Israel Rate Lifted 25 Basis Points
"The Bank of Israel raised its key borrowing rate to 1.5% from 1.25% as expected. In doing so, Israel joined Australia as the only economies with four rate hikes so far, and all four moves..."
Another 25-Basis Point Hungarian Central Bank Rate Cut
"The Mayar Nemzeti Bank implemented its fourth straight 25-bp interest rate cut to 5.5% and reiterated the assertion that further cuts will be possible only if financial market risk perceptions allow s..."
Greece Prepares Bond Offering
"Greece is preparing its first bond offering since the European Union agreed to provide financial assistance to help the troubled nation deal with its staggering debt load. The seven-year bonds will ca..."
US Consumer Spending Up 0.3%
"The US Commerce Department announced today that consumer spending in February increased by 0.3 percent over the previous month. The rate of increase was slightly lower than than the 0.4 percent regist..."
National Bank of Romania Implements an Eighth Rate Cut
"Romania’s central bank monetary policy interest rate has been cut to 6.5% from 7.0%. This was the third monthly reduction in a row. Romania got a late start easing its stance because..."
New (Systematized) Look at the Old Strategy
"A new addition arrived to the Forex strategy repository on EarnForex.com today. It’s a rather mundane strategy based on the support and resistance levels..."
Rate Decisions in Russia and Colombia
"Bank Rossii implemented another 25-basis point cut of its one- and seven-day repo rates, this time to 7.25%, and its refinancing rate to 8.25%. These were the twelfth cuts since April 2009. ..."
US 4th Quarter Growth Pegged at 5.6%
"The US Commerce Department announced today that the US economy grew at an annualized rate of 5.6 percent during the fourth quarter of 2009. Corporate profits also increased in the final three months o..."
Czech National Bank: No Rate Change But More Dovish Bias
"The two-week repo rate was left at 1.0% by a 4-2 vote. Unlike a unanimous decision on February 4 to keep policy stable, today’s meeting saw two policymakers dissent in favor of a 25-basis..."
An Unexpected South African Rate Cut With a Lesson for the Euro
"The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) cut its repo rate to 6.5% from 7.0% in a move that was not foreseen by analysts. Since the prior rate hike last August, which also was by 50 basis points, t..."
US Jobless Claims Fall More Than Expected
"The number of new jobless claims in the US fell by 14,000 to 442,00 for the week ending March 20th. This was fewer than expected and is a sign that the rate of job losses continues to slow as American..."
Taiwan Central Bank Leaves 1.25% Rediscount Rate But Will Reabsorb Excess Liquidity
"The Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) kept its 56-year low 1.25% rediscount rate steady and did not raise reserve requirements, either. However, officials announced that the reabsor..."
Norwegian Monetary Policy Left Unchanged
"The key policy rate of the Norges Bank, which was raised 25 basis points each last October and December but not at last month’s meeting, was again kept at 1.75%. Most analysts expected no chang..."
US Durable Goods Gain for 3rd Straight Month
"Orders for durable goods climbed for the third straight month in February in what officials hope is further evidence of a recovery in the US. Inventories and backlogged orders also rose suggesting tha..."
China CEOs Join Obama in Supporting Yuan Appreciation
"Chinese executives are joining U.S. President Barack Obama in backing a stronger yuan, even as Premier Wen Jiabao says the currency isn?t undervalued. Yang Yuanqing, chief executive officer of Beijing..."
U.S. Dollar Surges in Currency Trading
"Greenback moves higher in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is surging in currency trading on the FX market as the debt situation in Europe deteriorates. There may be some furor over health care reform in..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-24 11:24
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex market, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-24 11:24
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex market, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, spread, trading
France, Germany Accused of Using Crisis to Own Advantage
"Allegations have recently been leveled against France and Germany, accusing the two countries of attempting to use Greece’s credit crisis to their own advantage. The accusations suggest that Fra..."
Sterling Falls on Latest UK Inflation Report
"Sterling fell below $1.50 today after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced that the country’s rate of growth declined 0.5 percent to 3.0 percent in February. The pullback has ̵..."
A Ninth and Unexpected Interest Rate Cut in Serbia
"The National Bank of Serbia implemented its first policy interest rate reduction of 2010. The two-week repo rate cut to 9.0% from 9.5% had not been anticipated. The rate had crested at 17..."
Review: Following the Plan
"There are many obstacles that prevent most traders that have an excellent trading plan from following it properly. Almost all of these factors are psychological.Review: Following the Plan Let's say yo..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-23 09:05
Taggar: analysis, bear, currency, currency pair, point, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-23 09:05
Taggar: analysis, bear, currency, currency pair, point, rate, spread, trading
Central Bank Says Greece?s Economy to Worsen in 2010
"Describing Greece’s economy as being in a “vicious circle”, the Bank of Greece predicted that the country’s economy will contract at a greater rate, and to a larger degree, tha..."
U.S. Dollar Climbs in Forex Trading on Uncertainty
"Greenback higher in currency tradingThe U.S. dollar is moving higher in forex trading as uncertainty takes hold of the markets. There is a laundry list of reasons that the greenback is making gains in..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-22 08:29
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-22 08:29
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, financial, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Bank of Mexico Leaves Policy Rate at 4.5%
"Mexico’s key central bank interest rates has been at 4.5% for the past eight months after cuts last year from a peak of 8.75% of 50 basis points in January, 25 bps in February, 75 bps each in Ma..."
Next Week
"Data and event highlights next week are the annual British budget, the do-or-die moment of the U.S. healthcare debate, Euroland’s preliminary Flash readings, U.S. home sales, and the congression..."
India?s Central Bank Rate Hike Not a Mere Policy Normalization
"The Reserve Bank of India’s first rate increase since July 2008 was motivated by accelerating price increases for non-food manufactured goods, rising costs for fuel and other commodities, higher..."
Canada?s Core Inflation Jumps 2.1%
"Canada’s core inflation rate rose 2.1 percent in February compared to 2 percent the previous month. The rate of increase beat earlier predictions of 1.7 percent and is the fastest advancement s..."
Chilean Monetary Policy Statement Stresses Uncertain Outlook
"The massive earthquake and tsunami on February 27 was a game changer. An increase of the 0.5% monetary policy rate this month had never seemed likely, but an increase during 2Q10 had looked prob..."
Turkey?s Dovish Monetary Policy Bias Starts to Waver
"Turkey experienced one of the world’s sharpest drop in central bank interest rates. For 13 consecutive meetings starting with a 50-basis point reduction in November 2008 and ending with a..."
Sri Lankan Monetary Policy Left on Hold
"As expected, no changes were announced in the Central Bank of Sri Lanka’s 7.5% repo rate or its 9.75% reverse repo rate. Those key interest rates were reduced by 300 basis points and 225 b..."
So You Want Free Forex Stuff?
"Guest Post by John Forman, Currensee. “WANTED!!! Free Internet Videos/Materials Regarding Winning Forex Strategies/Methods!” That’s the title of a thread on the Currensee member disc..."
Dollar recovers as markets look past Fed decision
"channelnewsasia.com - Boris Schlossberg Dollar recovers as markets look past Fed decision NEW YORK - The dollar traded mostly higher Wednesday, regaining its footing a day after a Federal Reserve deci..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-18 08:24
Taggar: bank, bull, currency, dollar, dollar trade, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-18 08:24
Taggar: bank, bull, currency, dollar, dollar trade, economy, forex, forex trading, market, rate, trading
Euro Falls in Forex Trading on Greek Disappointments
"Can the euro zone remain intact through all of this?The euro continues to struggle in forex trading on the currency market as the problems in Greece continue weighing on the euro zone. European Union..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-18 08:00
Taggar: currency, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-18 08:00
Taggar: currency, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Brazilian Selic Interest Rate To Stay at 8.75%
"A narrowly split 5-3 vote by the Central Bank of Brazil’s policymaking committee, COPOM, decided to keep the key Selic rate at a record low 8.75%. Analysts had also been divided over wheth..."
Inter-related Themes Clash in World Economy
"Differences in the economic policy priorities of governments are generally rooted in bad historical experiences. Top attention is placed on preventing whatever is most feared. Post-WWI hyp..."
US Wholesale Prices Decline 0.6%
"February’s wholesale prices fell by the greatest margin in seven months to 0.6 percent. This far exceeded the prediction of 0.2 percent as higher food costs were offset by lower energy prices. Y..."
Central Bank of Iceland Cuts Rates by 50 Basis Points
"The eighth Icelandic rate cut in twelve months was announced today, reducing the seven-day lending rate by a further 50 basis points to 9.0%, exactly half of the peak level from October 2008 to March..."
A Modest BOJ Stimulus
"After meeting for five hours and 57 minutes over two days, the Bank of Japan Policy Board took two votes that resulted in A unanimous 7-0 decision to leave the uncollateralized overnight rate at 0.1%..."
EUR/USD Rebounds as Fundamentals Don?t Favor USD
"EUR/USD retraced from the yesterday lows set on the bad signals from Europe. Fundamentals that came out in U.S. today aren’t very positive for the dollar, while the..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 20:43
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 20:43
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, market, rate
Vital Market Signs When the FOMC Met Previously
"Monetary policymakers at the Federal Reserve have a dual mandate to promote stable, low inflation and to maximize employment. As a result, the Fed pays more attention than most central banks to..."
Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 17:29
Taggar: bank, employment, inflation, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 17:29
Taggar: bank, employment, inflation, market, rate
Stock Futures Point to Higher Opening Ahead of FOMC Meeting
"Stock futures suggest a slight increase in the markets today as the Federal Reserve is scheduled to release its interest rate statement. The expectation is that the Fed will maintain the current recor..."
U.S. Dollar: How to Trade Fed Meeting
"There are a few reasons why forex traders should be nervous today, but we believe that the rally in the U.S. dollar is a reflection of the market?s hope that the Fed will come through tomorrow by grow..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 07:58
Taggar: bank, currency, dollar, dollar trade, financial, forex, forex trade, market, point, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-16 07:58
Taggar: bank, currency, dollar, dollar trade, financial, forex, forex trade, market, point, rate
OPEC Increasing Well Count
"The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), has recently increased by 8.4 percent the number of oil and gas wells in production despite already exceeding production quotas. OPEC imp..."
EURO condemned and not just to a tight trading range
"We were so close to changing the record after Friday?s US data. However, again we are doomed to listen to the same issues driving Capital Markets this morning. Chinese Premier Wen said he ?opposes cou..."
Australia Hikes Rates; How about the Carry Trade?
"Following up on my last post, I want to use this post to write about the long side of the carry trade- specifically the Australian Dollar. The Bank of International Settlements (BIS) observed in a rec..."
Canada?s Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.2%
"Statistics Canada delivered more positive news for the Canadian economy today, with the release of last month’s employment report. According to the agency, Canada created 60,000 full-time positi..."
The rise of forex broker spreads comparison sites
"Spreads have always been one of the most important things forex traders are looking at when selecting their forex broker. While this is indeed an important aspect of forex trading often enough the imp..."
Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-12 15:28
Taggar: forex, forex trade, forex trading, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-12 15:28
Taggar: forex, forex trade, forex trading, rate, spread, trading
Central Reserve Bank of Peru Drops Hint of Coming Rate Increase
"Peru’s central bank reference interest rate was left by officials at 1.25% after this week’s policy meeting. It has been at that level since a 75-basis point reduction last August.&#..."
Contrasting Canadian and U.S. Labor Markets
"It’s not just Europe and Asia which have experienced milder labor market recessions than the United States. So has America’s neighbor to the north. Between February 2009 and February..."
A EURO bear market rally in the making
"The EUR has fallen 10% vs. the dollar in 4-month?s and is now contained in this narrow monthly range. Is this the fair value of the EUR? It?s lost 5% this year over European sovereign debt problems an..."
Next Week
"Central banks will be in the main spotlight next week as policy meetings are scheduled in the United States, Japan, Turkey, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil. The BOJ will probably ease quantitatively..."
Filipino Central Bank To Phase Out Liquidity-Enhancing Measures But Leaves Key Overnight Borrowing Rate at 4.0%
"Bangko Sentral Ng Pilipines will reduce the peso rediscounting budget from P60 billion to P40 billion but has left its key borrowing and lending rates steady at 4.0% and 6.0%, their respective levels..."
Bank of Korea Policy Unchanged
"South Korea’s Monetary Policy Committee kept its key interest rate at 2.0% as expected. Cuts totaling 100 basis points in August 2008, 175 bps in December 2008 and 50 bps in February 2009..."
Who Has Lost More Jobs - Men or Women?
"Kathy Lien - The U.S. labor market report was released this morning and the data was much better than everyone had anticipated. Who Has Lost More Jobs - Men or Women?By: Kathy Lien The U..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-11 16:45
Taggar: analysis, employment, financial, market, point, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-11 16:45
Taggar: analysis, employment, financial, market, point, rate, report
Swiss Franc Falls on SNB Announcement
"The Swiss franc lost ground to most of the major currencies today, after the Swiss National Bank announced that it would maintain current interest rate levels. The Bank noted that it was seeing more &..."
US Trade Deficit Closes as Imports Decline
"The US Commerce Department said today that a 6.6. percent decline in imports in January, resulted in a reduction of the US trade deficit to $37.3 billion, from $39.9 billion in December. A dramatic re..."
China to exit stimulus plans?
"Governor Bollard from the RBNZ stated last night that they do not anticipate ?hiking interest rates until mid-year?. With the SNB this morning, the market will be focusing on their policy on FX interv..."
IG Markets Adds BATS to Deliver Market Depth
"IG Markets, the leading Contract for Difference (CFD) provider, has announced that its Smart Order Routing technology will now be extended to incorporate liquidity from BATS Europe, the operator of an..."
Inflation Rises in China - Will We See Yuan Appreciation?
"How Fast Will Chinese Officials Clamp Down?It appears that Chinese inflation is on the rise again, indicating that the country is seeing strong economic growth. Again. China's leaders are wary of seei..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-11 09:27
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-11 09:27
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, rate, trading
Reserve Bank of New Zealand Meeting Review: No surprises
"The Official Cash Rate of New Zealand was left at 2.5%, where it has been since April 2009. After New Zealand entered a five-quarter recession in the first quarter of 2008, 575 basis points of r..."
Hawkish Statement From the Bank of Thailand
"The Bank of Thailand left its benchmark interest rate at 1.25%, the level since a 25-basis point cut last April 8. Prior cuts of 100 bps, 75 bps, and 50 bps had been implemented in December 2008..."
Custom Platform Forex Broker from Hong Kong
"DfxTrade is a new on-line Forex broker that was added to my site today. According to its website, the company is based in Hong Kong and operates globally except for&..."
Will the Fed Raise Rates By the End of the Year?
"Looking for Fed rate hike could be comingWill a better than expected nonfarm payrolls at the end of last week, and with the recent hike in the Fed discount rate, it looks as though things could be pic..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-10 11:52
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, investment, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-10 11:52
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, investment, market, rate, trading
More Intervention from the Swiss National Bank in Forex Trading
"Currency trading with the Swiss francThe Swiss National Bank appears to be intervening -- albeit it on a very small level -- in forex trading again. The SNB has been intervening on occasion since last..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-10 11:45
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-10 11:45
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Swiss Monetary Policy Preview
"The Swiss National Bank holds fewer interest rate policy meetings than most central banks, just one per quarter when it also issues a fresh assessment with a projected inflation path going out 11 quar..."
Forex Session Based Breakout Trading Strategy
"We just created a new trading strategy. If you are interested in receiving this FREE REPORT, please sign up by visiting BKForex Advisors and using this link for the Session Based Forex Breakout Tradi..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-09 19:32
Taggar: forex, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-09 19:32
Taggar: forex, rate, report, trading
New Zealand Interest Rate Preview
"The second interest rate policy meeting of 2010 is being held this week, and an announcement to retain the officials cash rate at 2.5% is expected around 20:00 GMT on Wednesday. The key rate has..."
UAE Government Pledges to Support Dubai
"The United Arab Emirates offered its support to Dubai as the struggling member-state attempts to restructure more than $26 billion in debt. State-owned conglomerate Dubai World DBWLD.UL is holding inf..."
CLS Group today announces that Alan Bozian will be joining CLS as Chief Executive.
"He will be appointed as Chief Executive Officer of CLS Group and President and CEO of CLS Bank International, effective 30 June 2010 on the retirement of Rob Close after nine years with CLS. This exec..."
GBP/USD - Correction within Strong Accelerated Downtrend
"Price action on GBP/USD, a daily chart of which is shown, has made a bullish correction since the beginning of March after having dipped well below the key 1.5000 psychological level on March 1st. Thi..."
Markets Rise as Greece, Dubai Detail Credit Plans
"For the past few months, all eyes have been on Greece and Dubai as the two countries struggle to deal with a growing debt crisis. Fears of insolvency have abated somewhat with recent, but vague, promi..."
Do You Use Carry Trade?
"Carry trade is a popular trading strategy that is based on buying a high-yielding asset with the low-yielding asset, so that the cost of loan is less than the yield..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-08 12:43
Taggar: currency, currency pair, forex, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-08 12:43
Taggar: currency, currency pair, forex, rate, trading
Creating a Trading Plan
"A trading plan is a must. I would be will to bet that virtually all successful traders have one. However, most new traders have no plan. In fact, I bet most new traders barely even have actual reasons..."
Industrial Orders on the Rise in Germany
"After losing ground in December, German industrial orders jumped 4.3 percent in January. The increase was the largest single-month increase since December 2004. “The main driver here was domesti..."
U.S. Unemployment Rate Steady at 9.7%
"Despite losing another 36,000 jobs in February, the U.S. Labor Department says the country’s unemployment rate remained steady at 9.7 percent. That agency also noted that recent snowstorms along..."
US Economy loses 36,000 jobs, NFP Report
"U.S. employers cut a smaller than expected 36,000 jobs in February, leaving the unemployment rate unchanged at 9.7 percent, according to a government report on Friday which said it was unclear how sev..."
Euro Drops in Forex Trading Against the U.S. Dollar
"Euro struggles in currency tradingThe euro is struggling in forex trading as events continue to keep the 16-nation currency weak. Indeed, the euro is down in currency trading on the FX market while th..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-05 09:21
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-05 09:21
Taggar: announcement, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, pound, rate, trading
USD/JPY Rally Likely to Peter Out Without Jobs Growth
"Japanese yen performance in forex trading depends on U.S. dataRight now, the current USD/JPY rally is expected to peter out. Which is unfortunate from the viewpoint of the Japanese, who like to have t..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-05 09:14
Taggar: dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-05 09:14
Taggar: dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, point, rate, trading
One World Capital Group Ordered to Pay $520,000 in Sanctions
"Those who are a few years in this market should remember One World Capital Group which was even registered with the NFA at the time but was shut down as under-capitalized and following numerous compla..."
Malaysian Monetary Policy Tightened
"Bank Negara Malyasia today raised its overnight policy rate for the first time since April 6, 2006. From a 2.5-year peak of 3.5%, such had been cut by 20 basis points in November 2008, 75 bps in..."
ECB: Threading a Narrow Path
"The ECB today conveyed several things. It Announced a return to variable rate refinancing operations as of April 28th but made no change in it main weekly fixed rate tenders or its one-month te..."
Bank Indonesia Left Policy Rate at 6.5%
"Indonesian monetary policy will remain steady as expected. The policy rate has been at 6.5% since 300 basis points of easing between December 2008 and August 2009 were completed. No increa..."
Bank of England Policy Unchanged
"To nobody’s surprise, the Monetary Policy Committee announced a decision to leave its bank rate at 0.5%, where such has been for the past year, and not to increase its asset purchase program bey..."
Cannex picks winner in contracts for difference
"GFT wins Australia's top CFD awardCanstar Cannex Read the Canstar Cannex ratings Report Here GFT Gold/Silver - Dealbook 360 offers the low brokerage fees (Gold - $8 or 0.08%). Full comprehensive feat..."
U.S. Economy is Showing Improvement -- U.S. Dollar Strong in Forex Trading
"Fed Beige Book shows improvement in 9 out of 12 districtsThe U.S. economy is showing improvement, and that is providing a backdrop for a strong dollar in forex trading. Indeed, reports from the Fed's..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 09:03
Taggar: currencies, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, pound, rate, real estate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 09:03
Taggar: currencies, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, inflation, market, pound, rate, real estate, report, trading
ECB Keeps Rates Unchanged at 1%
"Euro gets boost, but then falls back in forex tradingThe European Central Bank has kept its benchmark rate steady at 1%. This is unsurprising, given the fact that the ECB cannot afford to raise intere..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 08:56
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, finance, financial, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 08:56
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, finance, financial, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
What Does Larry Summers Know About Payrolls?
"Aside from the fact that Lawrence Summers, who is Obama’s Economic Advisor was a former Treasury Secretary, what does he really know about last month’s non-farm payrolls report? On the ev..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 01:03
Taggar: employment, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-04 01:03
Taggar: employment, rate, report
ECB Preview: Conference Poses Risks for Euro
"No chance exists of a change in ECB interest rates. A 0.25% deposit rate and 1.75% marginal lending rate flank the 1.0% refinancing rate. New staff forecasts will be unveiled for growth and infl..."
Bank of England Preview: Stance to Remain Unchanged
"At 12:00 GMT on Thursday, the Monetary Policy Committee is likely to announce a decision to leave the key Bank Rate at 0.5%, its level for the past twelve months and to retain a Gbp 200 billion cap on..."
Australia?s Economy Growing at Accelerated Rate
"Australia closed-out 2009 with another positive quarter. For the full year, the economy managed to expand by 2.4 percent and was the only major economy to remain recession-free for the entire year. By..."
Forex ?Smart Start? Begins Today
"Hello! Just a final reminder that the 3 “Forex Smart Start Profit Strategies” online trainings kick off TODAY, Wednesday, March 3rd… -where you’ll learn the top 4 tweaks you ca..."
Sterling?s Legacy of Crisis
"Britain’s periodic fiscal problems,chronic large trade deficits, comparatively high inflation and the enormous offshore holdings of sterling have made that currency an object of speculative sell..."
Bank of Canada Maintains 0.25% Lending Rate
"Citing strong “domestic demand growth” – tempered by a robust Canadian dollar and weak demand for exports in the United States continuing to act as “significant drags” on..."
Canadian Monetary Policy Left Unchanged For Now
"A new statement from Bank of Canada policymakers is more noteworthy for three dovish points from earlier statements that were deleted. They are Any mention of term Purchase and Resale Agreement..."
Canadian Dollar Marks 3rd Day of Gains
"The Canadian dollar rose for the third straight day, gaining 0.6 percent to $1.0353 against the US dollar by 7:20 AM in Toronto. It is expected that even though the economy is recovering faster than p..."
Reaction to Australian Rate Hike, Outlook for Canada Rate Decision
"I was on the Business News Network this morning talking about my reaction to the Australian rate hike, the IMF’s report on Chinese Yuan undervaluation and my outlook for the Canadian rate decisi..."
Japan Jobless Rate Falls Below 5%
"Japan?s jobless rate fell below 5 percent in January for the first time in nearly a year and job availability rose, in a sign steady improvements in exports and output are spreading to other sectors o..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 15:23
Taggar: economy, employment, industrial production, rate, spread
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 15:23
Taggar: economy, employment, industrial production, rate, spread
Fourth Rate Hike in Australia, 25 Bps to 4.0%
"Having been the first G-20 nation last October 6 to see a rate hike after the global financial crisis, Australia became the first economy anywhere to undergo a fourth increase. All of them ̵..."
EUR wait and see for Greece
"Despite the crowded sterling trade, the expected RBA rate hike, the general malaise of the EUR, Capital markets are twiddling their thumbs in a ?wait and see mode?. This week, barring today?s BOC rate..."
EUR wait and see for Greece
"Despite the crowded sterling trade, the expected RBA rate hike, the general malaise of the EUR, Capital markets are twiddling their thumbs in a ?wait and see mode?. This week, barring today?s BOC rate..."
Currency expert Boris Schlossberg says hung parliament a "formula for disaster"
"Top currency expert Boris Schlossberg has said that a hung parliament would be a ?formula for disaster? for the pound and the British economy and has described Britain as a ?massive risk? for investor..."
Euro Continues to Struggle in Currency Trading
"Euro forex trading forecastThe euro continues to struggle in currency trading on the FX market, with concerns over the Greek situation manifest. In earlier trading, the euro took a dive. It has recove..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 09:35
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, margin, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 09:35
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, margin, market, rate, trading
RBA Raises Rate to 4%
"Forex trading with the AussieThe Australian dollar is somewhat subdued today in currency trading on the FX market, in spite of its hike to the benchmark rate. After some concern that the RBA would hav..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 09:30
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-02 09:30
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Last chance to ?steal? these Forex coaching tweaks
"Dear Trader, I just wanted to make sure you read my invite post a few days ago about the brand new upcoming online Forex training being held 3 times this Wednesday called: Forex Smart Start Profit St..."
Outlook for Australian Dollar
"I was on CNBC Australia last night talking about the outlook for the Australian dollar and the upcoming RBA rate decision "
Table Set for Australian Rate Hike Tuesday
"A failure of the Reserve Bank of Australia to signal a 25-basis point cash rate increase to 4.0% at 01:30 GMT tomorrow (20:30 EST Monday) would constitute a breakdown in communication with the market..."
Bank of Canada Preview
"In April 2009 when the Bank of Canada halved its overnight target rate to 0.25%, officials made a conditional promise not to raise that rate above 0.25% before the July 2010 meeting. The one sti..."
Canadian Economy posts 5% annual growth
"Canada’s economic recovery gathered considerable momentum in the final quarter of 2009, beating market expectations to grow at a 5.0 percent annualized rate on strong consumer spending and expor..."
British Pound: 5 Reasons Why the Pound is Being Pounded
"With mixed to slightly better than expected U.K. economic data, traders may be scratching their heads about why the British pound has collapsed more than 300 pips this morning. Here are a couple of re..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 11:27
Taggar: bank, bear, currency, currency pair, forex, forex trade, pound, profit, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 11:27
Taggar: bank, bear, currency, currency pair, forex, forex trade, pound, profit, rate, report, trading
RBA May Be Forced to Keep Rates Steady
"Forex trading forecast for the AussieThe Australian economy has been performing quite well throughout the global recession, and appears to be growing quite quickly. However, the forex trading forecast..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 09:08
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-03-01 09:08
Taggar: aussie, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
How Bullish Should One Be About the Dollar?
"This past week saw the dollar perform better in the minds of analysts than in the marketplace. Gloom about Europe’s peripheral members — affectionately known as the PIIGS for Portuga..."
4th Quarter Growth Rate Not Expected to Continue
"The US economy closed out 2009 on a high note, growing at a rate of 5.9 percent over the final three months. This was slightly better than the Commerce Department’s estimate of 5.7 percent but e..."
Divergence Trade in Forex Trading
"Using economic divergence as part of a currency trading strategyOne of the ways you can enhance your currency trading strategy is to consider incorporating economic divergence. This is the idea that y..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-26 09:06
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-26 09:06
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, forex, forex trading, fx market, market, rate, trading
Next Week
"Next week, the first in March, features the release of the monthly U.S. labor force survey, revised Euroland GDP, a quarterly corporate survey from Japan’s Finance Ministry, numerous purchasing..."
Reserve Bank of Australia Likely to Raise Interest Rates
"THE Reserve Bank will almost certainly lift the official interest rate by 25 points next Tuesday. Both the governor Glenn Stevens and his deputy Ric Battellino have ‘told us so.’ Not, obv..."
Euro: An Imbalanced Marriage
"To join Europe’s common currency, nations are required to meet five economic stress tests to ensure suitability. The standards are rigorous but count only for a brief moment in time. ..."
Bernanke Pledges to Keep Rates Low for ?Extended Period?
"In testimony before Congress today, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said that record low rates would be needed for an “extended period” to ensure the economic recovery is firmly entr..."
China Sells Dollars, U.S. Charges Currency Manipulation
"China?s unloading of $34 billion in U.S. bonds earlier this month, caught market watchers a bit by surprise. When I first wrote about the sell-off, I questioned whether the move was motivated by risk..."
Poland and Sweden
"Narodowy Bank, Poland’s central bank, left its seven-day reference rate at 3.5% as expected. The key rate has been at that level since a 25-basis point cut last June, which culminated 250..."
CMC Markets launches a browser-based platform
"CMC Markets today announced the launch of Marketmaker Web, an advanced browser-based trading platform, and the Education Zone, an extensive base of trading knowledge and strategies on their redesigned..."
NFA bars 1 FX TRADER LLC and David Arena
"COMPLAINT: On December 16, 2009, NFA issued a Complaint charging FXT with cheating, defrauding or deceiving another person or attempting to do so; presenting hypothetical performance without required..."
Dollar Mixed Ahead of Bernanke House Testimony
"The first part of Fed Chairman Bernanke’s semi-annual Humphrey-Hawkins testimony begins at 15:00 today in the House of Representatives. He testifies tomorrow in the senate. Investors..."
Bernanke Insists that the Economy is Not Ready to Sustain Itself
"U.S. dollar falls in forex tradingYesterday, the U.S. dollar was seeing a bit of a rally. At that point, it was all about risk aversion. Today, the story is a bit different. Right now, it's all about..."
Mervyn King: Quantitative easing may have to restart
"Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, warned today that the weakness of the eurozone is jeopardising the UK’s recovery, and the emergency £200bn quantitative easing programme might h..."
Plunge in German Business Confidence Stalls Euro
"A surprise drop in German business confidence – the first decline in 11 months – caused the euro to fall and pushed European stocks into negative territory. The Dow Jones Stoxx 600 Index l..."
Fed Rate Hikes a Distant Prospect
"Last week, the Fed raised the discount rate by 25 basis points, to .75%. Investors have consistently focused the brunt of their collective monetary attention on the Federal Funds Rate, and the markets..."
U.S. Dollar Heads Higher in Currency Trading
"Forex trading on the currency marketThe U.S. dollar is heading higher in currency trading on the FX market today. Risk appetite is fading right now as global equities retreat, and economic data from a..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-23 09:27
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, gold, market, oil, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-23 09:27
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, gold, market, oil, rate, trading
Climbing to New Heights
"Guess who is scaling the wall - Yes! Bet you never imagined that Kathy Lien is not only an avid skier but also a rock climber! Just to keep you updated, I’ve been super busy starting work on a n..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-23 01:13
Taggar: forex, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-23 01:13
Taggar: forex, rate, trading
China Bears Raise Fresh Concerns
"The ?China Bears? are at it again with one prominent member of the club ? Marc Faber ? even suggesting that the Chinese economy could ?decelerate very substantially in 2010 and could even crash?. Fabe..."
Bank of Israel Monetary Policy Left Unchanged
"A decision to leave the Bank of Israel’s key policy rate at 1.25% matched the market consensus. A statement from officials mentioned lower-than-expected CPI inflation in both December and..."
Hungary Gets a Rate Cut for the Eighth Month in a Row
"Magyar Nemzeti Bank reduced its two-week bill rate by 25 basis points to a 20-year low of 5.75%, the same incremental cut as in December and January. The previous four months had seen the rate d..."
Taiwan Benefits from Jump in Exports to China
"Taiwan recorded an annualized growth rate of 18 percent for the final three months of 2009. The level of growth was much greater than expected and can be attributed to a massive increase in demand in..."
Oil price reaches six-week high as dollar weakens
"The price of oil has risen to a six-week high as reports of a rescue for debt-laden Greece lifted the euro and helped push the US dollar lower. A weaker dollar makes oil cheaper for buyers in other cu..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-22 14:37
Taggar: currencies, day trading, dollar, oil, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-22 14:37
Taggar: currencies, day trading, dollar, oil, rate, report, trading
Dollar 'not threatened' by euro forex trading rally
"Kathy Lien quoted by corporate fx.The dollar is not under threat from a rallying euro because "fundamentally, the Eurozone is in worse shape than the US," one foreign exchange hedging strate..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-22 14:32
Taggar: currency, dollar, foreign exchange, hedging, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-22 14:32
Taggar: currency, dollar, foreign exchange, hedging, rate
Quiet Start to New Week
"There have been few and inconsequential data releases this Monday. No market-shattering statements, either. China finally reopened following a week-long Lunar New Year holiday, and officia..."
With Bernanke engaged with Humphrey-Hawkins, EUR?s direction dictated by Greece
"Ok, the market was shocked. Despite telegraphing the discount rate move in last weeks minutes, Capital markets found it difficult to deal with Bernanke?s? timing of delivery. This week ?the sober asse..."
Integral Launches FX Inside Alpha; Takes on The Challenges of FX Algo Trading
"MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. ? (February 22, 2010) Integral Development Corporation (www.integral.com) today announced FX Inside Alpha?, an on demand solution powerful enough to launch algorithmic trading fi..."
US Rate Increase Boosts Dollar, Oil Falls
"A 50 basis point increase in the Federal Reserve’s Discount Rate lifted the dollar to a nine-month high against the euro. The increased confidence in the buck worked against oil prices, sending..."
Fed Raises Discount Rate ? Official Funds Rate to Follow?
"The US Federal Reserve caught the market somewhat by surprise when it raised the Discount Rate to 0.75 percent from 0.5 percent earlier today. The Discount Window is typically seen as a “lender..."
Dollar Strengthened in Wake of Late Wednesday?s Surprise Fed Discount Rate Hike
"At 19:30 GMT yesterday after U.S. markets had closed, the Fed announced a 25-basis point increase in its discount rate to 0.75%. The FOMC minutes this week had served notice that such a move cou..."
Bernanke Gives Dollar the Green Light
"Who has itchy fingers then? OK, we had our suspicions after the Fed minutes this week. The gut said the next meeting was appropriate, but they just could not wait. Last night, the Fed raised the disco..."
Euro Gets Back Its Own in Forex Trading
"U.S. dollar pulls back against the greenback in currecncy tradingEuro is getting back its own in forex trading today, after dropping on the news that the Fed had decided to hike the discount rate. Thi..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 12:11
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, gold, market, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 12:11
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, gold, market, rate, trading
U.S. Dollar Gets Boost in Forex Trading from Fed Discount Rate Hike
"Currency trading with the greenbackThe U.S. dollar got quite the boost in overnight forex trading after the Federal Reserve announced that it is hiking the discount rate by 25 basis points. By now, th..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 12:00
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, inflation, point, pound, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 12:00
Taggar: bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, inflation, point, pound, rate, spread, trading
Discount Rate vs. Fed Funds Rate
"What is the difference between the Discount Rate and the Fed Funds Rate? On Thursday February 18th, the Federal Reserve surprised the markets by raising the discount rate by 25bp to 0.75 percent, sen..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 06:12
Taggar: currencies, dollar, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 06:12
Taggar: currencies, dollar, market, rate
CNBC Interview: What the Fed?s Discount Rate Hike Means for Forex
"I was on CNBC Squawk Box Australia this evening talking about the implications of the Fed’s discount rate hike on the forex markets. "
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 06:05
Taggar: forex, forex market, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-19 06:05
Taggar: forex, forex market, market, rate
Key Mexican Interest Rate Left at 4.5% as Anticipated
"The Bank of Mexico’s key interbank interest rate has been 4.5% since last July 17th and will remain there at least another month in spite of a jump in CPI inflation last month to 4.5% and relate..."
Next Week
"Chairman Bernanke with a fresh four-year term will be back at Congress doing his semiannual rundown on monetary policy. It’s funny how the timing of Fed moves make so much more sense after..."
UK finances deteriorate further
"The state of the UK’s public finances deteriorated further in January, according to official figures. The Office for National Statistics said the government had borrowed a further £4.3bn last mo..."
BOJ Shirakawa: current framework is appropriate
"Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa said on Thursday that the central bank’s current framework for price stability was the most appropriate. He added that trying to guide short-term price..."
Is 1.3500 Inevitable for the Euro?
"Euro forex trading forecastRight now, the euro is seeing some success in forex trading on the currency market, gaining against the U.S. dollar as jobless claims disappoint. However, there is speculati..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-18 11:16
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-18 11:16
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Dollar Up on Excellent Domestic Data
"The dollar outperformed virtually all of the 16 main traded currencies as domestic reports ranging from manufacturing to housing showed better than expected numbers for t..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-17 21:41
Taggar: currencies, dollar, economy, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-17 21:41
Taggar: currencies, dollar, economy, rate, report
U.S. Housing Starts Jump Nearly 3%
"The US Commerce Department said today that the number housing starts for December increased 2.8 percent from the previous month to an annualized rate of 591,000. The continuation of a home-buyer tax c..."
Canada to Tighten Rules for First-Time Home Buyers
"In a bid to remove speculation from the red-hot Canadian housing market, Finance Minister Jim Flaherty announced a series of new rules for first-time home buyers. Suggesting that during the current pe..."
Sri Lankan Monetary Policy Stance Held Steady
"The Central Bank of Sri Lanka retained its repo and reverse repo rates of 7.5% and 9.75% for a third consecutive month. Upwardly creeping CPI inflation is attributed to higher commodity prices a..."
Dollar Declines on Improved Market Data
"The dollar erased yesterday’s advanced versus the euro as better than expected corporate earnings brought risk appetite back to trading markets as speculations suggested..."
FXDD gets EU license, signals new wave of easy regulation
"A few days ago FXDD, a large Metatrader broker, has announced that it has been granted licensing by the Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) to operate a Category 3 Investment Services company. M..."
Blog: Forex Magnates
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 11:07
Taggar: financial, fxdd, investment, market, metatrader, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 11:07
Taggar: financial, fxdd, investment, market, metatrader, rate
Forex Trading Forecast: Aussie Interest Rates
"Reserve Bank of Australia likely to raise rates soonThe risk trade is seeing a little bit of success today in currency trading, but risk appetite is not exactly the only thing going for the Aussie rig..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 09:01
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, point, rate, report, risk capital, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-16 09:01
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trading, inflation, market, point, rate, report, risk capital, trading
Turkish Monetary Policy On Hold for "a Long Period of Time"
"The Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey left its key borrowing and lending rates at 6.5% and 9.0%, respectively. Those levels were reached after a 25-bp rate cut last November. Previous..."
At the New York Traders Expo
"I’m currently at the New York Traders Expo and will be speaking at 3:45 PM (Monday, Feb. 15) at the Ziegfeld Room in the Marriott Marquis Hotel, Times Square, NYC. The seminar will be on forex t..."
The Mark, the Euro, the Dollar and the Yen: Now and Then
"Risk aversion has the dollar grinding higher, but I’d like to focus this week’s Foreign Exchange Insights essay on the longer term prognosis. During the first 25 years of flexible exchange..."
Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-12 21:25
Taggar: currencies, dollar, foreign exchange, inflation, rate, swissy
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-12 21:25
Taggar: currencies, dollar, foreign exchange, inflation, rate, swissy
China Raises Bank Reserve Ratio to Cool Fastest-Growing Economy
"China ordered banks to set aside more deposits as reserves for the second time in a month to cool the fastest-growing major economy after loan growth accelerated and property prices surged. The reserv..."
Could Greece?s Fiscal Problems Really Sink the Euro?
"Currency markets operate in funny ways. Greece’s fiscal problems are hardly a new development. During years of boom and bust alike, it ran unsustainable budget deficits. Why investors have decid..."
Spain Fails to Escape Recession
"Spain – Europe’s fifth largest economy – failed to escape recession, shrinking another 0.1 percent in the final quarter of 2009. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) also fell by 3.1 percent..."
Swedish Riksbank Revises Likely Path for its Repo Rate
"Sweden’s repo rate was left at 0.25%, but officials released a statement that indicated an earlier likely first rate hike in summer or early autumn, not “autumn” as indicated previou..."
US Jobless Suffer With Corporate Cash Climbing to $1.19 Trillion
"A majority of companies in the Standard & Poor?s 500 stock index increased cash to a combined $1.19 trillion while simultaneously reducing spending, keeping a jobs recovery on hold. Caterpillar..."
Swiss inflation picks up more than forecast in Jan
"Inflation in Switzerland accelerated in January by more than analysts had expected, indicating that the threat of deflation is fading quickly. The consumer price index in January rose 1.0 percent from..."
Australian Jobs Surge Reignites Talk of Rate Hike
"Australian employment surged past all forecasts for a fifth straight month in January while the jobless rate surprised by diving to an 11-month low, reigniting talk that interest rates would have to g..."
Ben Bernanke Helps U.S. Dollar in Currency Trading
"Forex trading with the greenbackYesterday, Ben Bernanke provided a boost for the U.S. dollar in currency trading on the FX market by indicating that monetary policy could tighten rather sooner than ex..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-11 09:36
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, loonie, market, pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-11 09:36
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, fx market, loonie, market, pound, rate, trading
Chilean Monetary Policy Rate Left at 0.5%
"Officials at the Central Bank of Chile made no change in their credit policy stance even thought a 0.5% monthly rise of consumer prices in January exceeded expectations. The benchmark interest r..."
Fed Releases Plan for Ending Stimulus Spending
"US Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke presented a high-level plan for how the Fed will reign in stimulus spending once the policy makers are sure the recovery can sustain the withdrawal. The first mov..."
Analyzing MetaTrader Strategy Tester Backtest Results
"Okay, so you?ve set up your history data and completed your backtest using Metatrader Strategy Tester. Now let?s look at the results. There are four tabs to look through: Report, Graph, Results, and..."
MetaTrader Optimization
"Metatrader?s Strategy Tester allows you to optimize your expert advisor to find the most profitable settings for the multitude of possible input variable combinations. You can optimize an expert advis..."
How To Set Up Metatrader History Data And Get 90% Backtesting Quality
"Setting up Metatrader 4 for backtesting can be a tricky, time consuming, and a little frustrating if you aren?t entirely sure you have it all working properly. This article will guide you through the..."
Speaking at New York Traders Expo - Feb. 15
"Just a reminder that I will be speaking at the New York Traders Expo being held next week at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in Times Square, New York City on February 15 and 16. I will be giving a live se..."
UK Trade Deficit Hits 11 Month High In Dec
"Britain’s goods trade deficit with the rest of the world unexpectedly widened to its highest in nearly a year in December, after imports from non-EU countries shot up at their fastest rate since..."
The GFT Trading Challenge Begins!
"Trade to win $50,000, Tweet to win cool prizesThe GFT Trading Challenge is in full swing. As a result, the forex blogosphere and Twitterverse are buzzing with articles, comments and tweets. So far, m..."
Use Equities to Find Trends for EUR/USD in Forex Trading
"Currency trading toolsOne of the things you can do to help find trends for EUR/USD in forex trading is to look at equities. The way that equities perform often correlates to how well the euro does in..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-09 09:33
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trade, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-09 09:33
Taggar: currencies, currency, currency trade, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, rate, report, trading
Bank of Canada Affirms Interest Rate Pledge
"The Bank of Canada today reiterated its earlier pledge to maintain the benchmark interest rate at 0.25 percent until the end of June providing a rise in inflation does not occur in the meantime. ̶..."
India?s Economy Expected to Grow 7.2%
"India’s economy is growing faster than expected with annualized rate of growth likely to hit 7.2 percent by the end of March. The robust growth will likely accelerate the government’s plan..."
Swiss unemployment rises in January, but below expectations
"The Swiss unemployment rate rose to a non-seasonally adjusted 4.5 percent in January from 4.4 percent in the previous month, the State Secretariat for Economic Affairs said. In seasonally adjusted te..."
Online traders challenged to test how they rate against the world?s best
"social networking to connect contestants in a unique way A worldwide online trading contest that started Sunday, Feb. 7, set new benchmarks for the extent of cash and other prizes offered, and linking..."
Bernanke and the Dollar?Part Two
"In December, I posted about Ben Bernanke (Bernanke?s Background and Near-Term US Monetary Policy), specifically about how a basic understanding of Bernanke’s academic background and philosophica..."
Next Week
"The G-7 meeting of finance ministers and central bankers that starts today in northern Canada may break with the tradition of releasing a formal statement of common agreement and intention. Cent..."
China Faces Currency Valuation Crisis
"There are two main threats currently facing the Chinese economy, and to the chagrin of the country?s policymakers, the yuan is caught squarely in the middle. China?s central bankers have long been ac..."
Zulutrade welcomes Dukascopy
"Greetings forex autotraders. I’ve got news from ZuluTrade that they’ve added the popular Swiss ECN forex broker, Dukascopy, to their supported brokers list. I for one believe this is exce..."
Blog: Alan's Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 17:49
Taggar: brokers, dukascopy, forex, rate, signal provider, spread, trading, zulutrade
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 17:49
Taggar: brokers, dukascopy, forex, rate, signal provider, spread, trading, zulutrade
Juris-my-diction Issues in Forex Regulation
"Kudos to anyone who correctly identifies that reference. But seriously, in light of the proposed changes in forex regulation that have generated a heated response on this blog and elsewhere, I want to..."
US Unemployment Falls to 9.7%
"The US Labor Department announced that the Non-Farm Payroll report for January, indicates that the number of employed Americans rose by 541,000. The increase lowered the unemployment rate to 9.7 perce..."
Canada?s Unemployment Rate Falls to 8.3%
"Statistics Canada says the country’s unemployment rate fell slightly to 8.3 per cent last month as the economy added 43,000 jobs in January. As a result of the added jobs, Canada’s unemplo..."
Canadian Dollar Gains on Better-Than-Expected Job Growth
"The Canadian dollar gained 0.1 percent on its US counterpart by 7:15 a.m. in Toronto on Friday to C$1.0730 from C$1.0744 yesterday. The loonie receive a boost on a jobs report from Statistics Canada s..."
Blog: OANDA Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 14:52
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, loonie, rate, report
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-05 14:52
Taggar: dollar, economy, employment, loonie, rate, report
Currensee partners with Thomson Reuters; Tweets Trades
"Currensee, world’s first Forex social network, has made a couple of interesting additions to its platform. First is the addition of Thomson Reuters widgets which you can purchase with Currensee..."
No Change in Indonesian Monetary Policy
"Bank Indonesia’s key interest rate, which has been at 6.5% since a 25-basis point cut in August, was again left unchanged as expected. A statement on the BI website projects a steadily imp..."
ECB Press Conference Reveals No Fresh Information
"The ECB Governing Council left its rate structure unchanged and deferred new details on the gradual phasing-out of unconventional liquidity enhancements to the March press conference. Since May..."
European Central Bank leaves key rate at 1%
"The European Central Bank on Thursday said its Governing Council left the key lending rate unchanged at a historic low of 1%. The decision was expected. Attention turns to ECB President Jean-Claude Tr..."
Bank of England Did Not Extend Asset Purchase Program at This Time
"The Bank of England Kept the British Bank rate at 0.5%, its level for the past eleven months. Agreed to maintain the stock of asset purchases funded by central bank reserve creation unchanged at Gbp..."
Bank of England pauses asset purchase program
"Bank of England policymakers on Thursday paused the central bank’s 200 billion pound ($319 billion) asset purchase program. A majority of economists had expected the Monetary Policy Committee to..."
ECB to Hold Rates, Delay Exit Debate Until March
"The European Central Bank is expected to keep interest rates at a record low of 1.0 percent at its meeting on Thursday, and hold off until March before looking at an unwinding strategy for crisis supp..."
Contagion PIIGS hurt EURO
"It?s the ?hurry up and wait? mentality for tomorrows NFP release that will have many traders lightening positions today. This morning will be a non-event for rate decisions from both the BOE and ECB..."
Risk Aversion Picks Up on Currency Market
"U.S. dollar gains against sterling, euro in forex tradingThe U.S. dollar is gaining against the sterling and the euro in forex trading today. High beta currencies are losing out as risk aversion rises..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 09:18
Taggar: bull, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 09:18
Taggar: bull, currencies, currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, market, point, rate, trading
Euro Has a Long Struggle Ahead in Forex Trading
"EUR/USD lower in currency tradingThe euro forex trading forecast shows the likelihood of a long struggle. EUR/USD is reaching multi-month lows as risk aversion sets in, and as economic realities in th..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 09:10
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, rate, spread, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-04 09:10
Taggar: currency, currency trading, dollar, forex, forex trading, rate, spread, trading
Norway?s Central Bank Rate Left Unchanged
"The conventional wisdom among central bank watchers coming into this week was that policy rates would be lifted by 25 basis points in Australia to 4.0% and Norway to 2.0%. Neither central bank c..."
Bank of England Preview
"The retention of a 0.5% British Bank Rate was never in doubt. Bank of England officials no doubt hoped for a stronger case than now exists against extending their Gbp 200 billion asset purchase..."
EUR/USD Retreats on Positive U.S. Data
"After rising since the beginning of this week, the EUR/USD currency pair dropped today as risk aversion returned to markets, making investors to opt for the saf..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-03 17:56
Taggar: currency, currency pair, economy, employment, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-03 17:56
Taggar: currency, currency pair, economy, employment, market, rate
A Seventh Rate Cut in Romania
"The National Bank of Romania sliced its benchmark monetary policy interest rate by another 50 basis points to 7.0%. This was the second reduction of 2010 following one on January 5. During..."
Greece Gets Ready to Make Serious Reforms
"Euro lower in forex trading against the U.S. dollarGreece has announced a reform package that includes higher taxes in order to try and get the country back on the right track fiscally. Euro zone lead..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-03 09:01
Taggar: currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-03 09:01
Taggar: currency, dollar, forex, forex trade, forex trading, market, rate, report, trading
CNBC Interview - Volcker Speech, ECB and BoE Meetings
"I was on CNBC Europe this morning talking about Volcker’s speech today and outlook for ECB and BoE rate decisions "
Australia holds interest rate at 3.75%
"Australia’s central bank has surprised the markets by keeping interest rates on hold at 3.75%. Most analysts had been expecting rates to rise to 4%, and news of the rate freeze sent the value of..."
No Rate Hike in Australia Sends AUD Lower
"The Aussie dollar relapsed 1.1% against its U.S. counterpart after a surprise decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia not to implement a fourth rate hike now. The greenback otherwise slid 0.3% relat..."
Blog: Currency Thoughts
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-02 13:58
Taggar: aussie, aussie dollar, bank, dollar, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-02 13:58
Taggar: aussie, aussie dollar, bank, dollar, rate
The Obama dollar hanging tough
"Liquidation with a purpose has certainly given long AUD positions a headache. The surprise non-move by the RBA last night has side swiped nearly all analysts. Governor Stevens wants to experience the..."
Australian Central Bank Keeps Interest Rate Steady
"Aussie plummets in forex tradingThe Aussie is plummeting in forex trading on the currency market today, thanks to the decision made by the Reserve Bank of Australia today. Many analysts and forex trad..."
Blog: Global Forex Blog
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-02 08:56
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, market, point, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-02-02 08:56
Taggar: aussie, bank, currency, currency trading, dollar, economy, forex, forex trade, forex trading, inflation, market, point, rate, trading
Australian Cash Rate Not Raised This Month
"The Reserve Bank of Australia cash rate was somewhat unexpectedly left at 3.75%, but the statement from officials noted that “if economic conditions evolve broadly as expected, the Board conside..."
Australian Interest Rate Preview
"I expect a 25-basis point rate hike by the Reserve Bank of Australia to be announced at 03:30 GMT Tuesday (22:30 EST in the U.S. tonight). It’s been nine weeks since the last RBA BoardR..."
Roubini Says 2010 Outlook Remains ?Very Dismal?
"Despite the initial fireworks touched off by a series of proposals to tighten global banking regulations, the 2010 version of the Davos World Economic Forum ended on a muted note. Even the latest grow..."
U.S. Minus Euroland PMI-Mf?g Spread Nearly Doubled
"Although the pace of manufacturing activity accelerated in January in both Euroland and the United States and outperformed expectations in each case, the improvement was considerably more dramatic in..."
Australian CBank to raise rates again
"Futures market pricing indicates a 71 per cent chance that the RBA will increase the official cash rate by 25 basis points to 4 per cent when the board meets in Sydney today, for the first time this y..."
Euroland and British PMI-Mf?g Readings in January Surpass Forecasts
"The dollar gained 0.7% against sterling and 0.5% relative to the Australian dollar overnight. Other dollar rates have moved only marginally, with 0.1% upticks against the New Zealand and Canadia..."
Colombian Monetary Policy Not Changed
"The Central bank of Colombia, as analysts projected, left its intervention interest rate at 3.5% for a second straight meeting. Previously, the rate had been cut by 50 basis points each in June..."
Japan?s finmin pressures BOJ, deflation deepens
"Japan’s finance minister urged the Bank of Japan on Friday to align policy with the deeply indebted government’s efforts to fight deflation, maintaining pressure for possible monetary easi..."
Eurozone Unemployment Reaches 10%
"Unemployment in the Eurozone rose to 10 percent in December, the highest rate since the region was first established in 1999 when the single Euro currency was introduced. The total number of unemploye..."
Down with the Pound
"Over the past few trading days, the British pound has been confined to a very tight trading range. The following chart illustrates the predicament that GBP/USD traders find themselves in right now an..."
Blog: Kathy Lien - Forex Blog - Currency Research
Tidsstämpel: 2010-01-28 18:07
Taggar: pound, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2010-01-28 18:07
Taggar: pound, rate, trading
EUR/USD Remains Bearish Despite U.S. Weak Data
"The EUR/USD continued its losing streak today despite worse-than-expected data published in the United States. The dollar declined versus most of the main traded currenci..."
Blog: Forex Blog, Forex Trading Information
Tidsstämpel: 2010-01-28 15:51
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2010-01-28 15:51
Taggar: currencies, currency, dollar, rate
Dollar Rises on Fed Optimism
"The euro traded for the first time in 2010 below $1.40 as the Federal Reserve stated on its interest rates decision report today that the multiple economic sect..."
SNB: Intervention Back on the Table
"Pull up a 1-year chart of the Euro against the Swiss Franc, and you’ll quickly notice a salient trend: the exchange rate has hovered slightly above ?1.50 since last March, with three notable dev..."
Rather Pointless Australian Broker ? Vantage FX
"The latest Forex broker that I’ve added to my site today is Vantage FX. It’s a white label partner of another Australian broker — GOMarkets. It’s..."
Swiss Franc Carry Trade Strategy
"The September issue of Currency Trader Magazine was released today. Some of the highlights include: A look at an advanced carry trade strategy involving the Swiss Franc. The CFTC gains jurisdiction..."
Blog: Forex Project
Tidsstämpel: 2008-09-05 18:58
Taggar: currency, currency trade, dollar, forex, forex market, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2008-09-05 18:58
Taggar: currency, currency trade, dollar, forex, forex market, market, rate
Best Way To Automate Forex Trading
"I have never traded a forex strategy live using any advanced automated methods. At the most, I’ve placed a limit order. Most, if not all of my experience has been with expert advisor..."
How forex market should operate
"Interesting article at Vanguard, author explains how Forex market should operate. Article is based on proposal for a liberalized foreign exchange market in Nigeria and its economic benefits.Two most i..."
Blog: Forex Jornual
Tidsstämpel: 2008-01-28 08:35
Taggar: bank, bull, currencies, dollar, financial, foreign exchange, forex, forex market, market, rate
Tidsstämpel: 2008-01-28 08:35
Taggar: bank, bull, currencies, dollar, financial, foreign exchange, forex, forex market, market, rate
Simple Forex strategies
"I havent't recently updated this blog because, i am currently more focused on Stock Market, and system for sports betting which i recently created. When i will finish it, i wil give you link to this s..."
Blog: Forex Jornual
Tidsstämpel: 2008-01-03 10:14
Taggar: forex, forex market, forex trading, indicators, long position, market, point, profit, rate, short position, stop loss, take profit, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2008-01-03 10:14
Taggar: forex, forex market, forex trading, indicators, long position, market, point, profit, rate, short position, stop loss, take profit, trading
Detecting trend reversal on Forex
"I know that: "How to detect trend reversal?" maybe a thought question with very complex answer but I will try to make my take on it, and keep it very simple and understandable. So let?s get starte..."
How to make perfect entry point on Forex
"If you find out that you make trades to early and before price starts moving in your direction the stop loss is already hit. The source of this problem is you are probably using to big timeframe. Don?..."
ProForex Blog Awarded!
"I am happy to announce you that my blog was chosen as one of the top 25 forex blogs on the net! Here is the permalink to the site that awarded my blog www.forexreader.comMy blog is placed as number 12..."
Blog: Forex Jornual
Tidsstämpel: 2007-02-19 08:25
Taggar: automated trading, forex, indicators, metatrader, rate, trading
Tidsstämpel: 2007-02-19 08:25
Taggar: automated trading, forex, indicators, metatrader, rate, trading