Forex Links for the Weekend
The market finishes a wild week of action, with a confusing NFP. Now that the markets are closed, we can sit back and read some interesting forex-related articles, all with a rather larger scope than a single day’s trade.
Kathy Lien talks on TV about American and Canadian job numbers and the long term implications. Can’t avoid [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – February 5th 2010
The busy week comes to a climax with the monthly circus around the Non-Farm Payrolls. A gain in jobs is expected in this major release. And there’s more on the menu. Let’s see what’s awaiting us:
Australia left the interest rate unchanged at 3.75%, disappointing the markets. The RBA Monetary Policy Statement will give a further [...]
3 Vulnerable Currencies Towards the NFP
The dollar is storming through the charts and making gains everywhere before the major release of the Non-Farm Payrolls. Not all currency pairs are equal – some are more vulnerable than others and approaching dangerous levels. A nice gain of jobs in the Non-Farm Payrolls could push them off the cliff. Here’s a quick update [...]
Time for a Positive NFP
Non-Farm Payrolls must show gains in jobs this time – the high expectations became higher with the release of the ADP figure that was better than expected. Will there be dollar rally on Friday? Here’s a preview for the Non-Farm Payrolls for January.
Last month’s Non-Farm Payrolls were disappointing and showed a loss of 85,000 jobs [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – February 3rd 2010
A busy day expects forex traders. This includes the “mini-NFP” in the US and critical employment numbers in New Zealand among many figures from all over the world. Let’s see what’s up for today.
British Nationwide Consumer Confidence starts the day early with an expected rise from 69 to 70 points. The Pound hasn’t really enjoyed [...]
Aussie Rate Decision Larger Impact on Markets
The decision to leave Australian’s interest rates unchanged left the Aussie vulnerable and hurt. A look at the decision, the impact for the Aussie and the larger impact for other currencies as the Non-Farm Payrolls are coming.
The decision
Although it wasn’t totally unexpected, the decision to leave the Australian Cash Rate at 3.75% and raising the [...]
Forex Weekly Outlook – February 1-5 2010
After the surprising American GDP, the first week of February is loaded with major events: rate decisions from Britain, Europe and Australia, job figures from Canada, New Zealand and the US – the almighty Non-Farm Payrolls. Here’s an outlook for the major events of the week.
I’m trying a new format of the weekly outlook this [...]

