Forex book review: Making Sense of the Dollar
Guest Post by John Forman
John Forman is a Forex author and expert. He is the Senior Foreign Exchange Analyst for the IFR Markets group of Thomson Reuters and frequent blog poster on Currensee.com.
You may be familiar with Marc Chandler from appearances on CNBC and/or reading articles he’s published in [...]
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 [...]
Will the US Finally See Job Gains?
The American job market has reached a turning point, where a gain in jobs is at a hand. In this preview, there are arguments for both options, expected market behavior and possible strategies for trading this major news event.
In a previous post about forex binary options, I’ve shown how a binary option can be used [...]
Job market – the empty half of the glass – risk aversion takes over
American unemployment rate is now at double digits – 10.2%. Obama’s warning of a rate above 10% comes true. This worse-than-expected release, together with Non-Farm Payrolls triggers fear of a slow recovery for a very extended period – “Safe haven” dollar and yen make gains in a choppy market.
The Non-Farm Payrolls disappointed only marginally, and [...]
Forex Daily Outlook – November 4th 2009
A very busy day expects forex traders with a rate decision in the US being the highlight of the day. There are important figures from all over the world. Let’s see what’s up:
Here’s the Arabic version of this daily forex forecast.
British Nationwide Consumer Confidence is expected to edge up from 71 to 72 points, and [...]
Moody’s Good Mood – Bad For the Dollar
Moody’s calmed investors by keeping the credit rating a solid Triple A for the US. This lowered fears and casued risk appetite – the dollar is falling across the board.
After Britain’s credit downgrade, there were strong fears that this could happen in the US. Today, Moody’s had a good mood for the US dollar. From [...]
Iran Election Crisis Supports Dollar
The ongoing crisis in Iran is worrying the whole world and ignites fears. Risk aversion may cause investors towards the US dollar, especially after the escalation in the situation this weekend.
Escalation in Iran Election Crisis
Iran’s election on June 12th had a very controversial outcome, to say the least. The authorities quickly announced Mahmoud Ahmedinajad as [...]
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