Forex Links for the Weekend
After a strong week of trading, and just before a very busy week, it’s time to relax with a few long-term reads for the weekend. Here are my favorites:
Adam Kritzer analyzes the latest rate moves by the Federal Reserve from a distance. The raise of the discount rate had a different impact on each currency.
Michael [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – February 22nd 2010
There’s a busy week ahead, but Monday’s calendar is quite light. Here’s an outlook for the few events and the factors that will impact trading.
Ben Bernanke shocked the financial markets near the end of last week with a hike of the interbank discount rate. While Federal Reserve officials downplayed this move and announced it after [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – January 27th 2010
Another busy day is awaiting forex traders, with a rate decision in the US being the highlight. There are important figures today from all over the world. Let’s see what’s up for today.
Apart from the scheduled releases, note that the World Economic Forum talks start today in Davos, Switzerland. Statements from there can move the [...]
Britain’s Hiring – Pound Unexcited
British employment figures supplied a big surprise by turning around! Less people asked for unemployment benefits, after 18 months of rises. This hardly moved the Pound. Not really. Everybody is waiting for Ben Bernanke. These numbers could help the Pound later.
British Claimant Count Change fell for the first time this year: The number of people [...]
Fed Decision – No Middle Ground
There is no consensus about the outcome of the FOMC Meeting. This makes any decision a market major market mover. The option of a calm reaction in the forex market doesn’t exist. Here’s a preview for the upcoming FOMC meeting.
Forex Weekly Outlook – December 14-18 2009
The upcoming week in forex trading has the FOMC meeting in the limelight. In addition, British employment figures, Australian GDP and inflation data from all over the world will dominate the scene, in the last full trading week of the year. Here’s a review of the major events in the upcoming week.
American Non-Farm Payrolls, that [...]
Exit Strategies Expose Pound Weakness
Both the Federal Reserve and the ECB began moves to soften the stimulus actions – the start of an exit strategy out of the crisis. This doesn’t happen in Britain. Britain still suffers from a bad data – and this leaves the Pound behind – again.
In the monthly rate decision there was no surprise about [...]

