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Forex Weekly Outlook – May 11 – 15 2009
The upcoming week in forex trading provides important indicators throughout the week. Note the Trade Balance on Tuesday, British employment figures and American Retail Sales on Wednesday, and a big Friday with German GDP, American CPI and more. Let’s dive into the major events this week: Monday, May 11th: The week starts slowly in forex trading.
Forex Data for the Weekend – May 9 2010
Here are some interesting posts from the sites I follow regularly. They have a rather wide scope: Kathy Lien dives into the differences between the Federal Reserve and the BoE and ECB, regarding their policy making. James Chen presents an interesting Webinar, about forex volatility. Forex District focuses on rising oil prices. Is the recession
Forex Daily Outlook – April 23rd 2009
Lots of economic indicators on a crowded Thursday: European PMI figures, Canadian Retail Sales, American Unemployment Claims and Existing Home Sales are the stars of today. And there’s more: BOJ Governonr Shirakawa will speak early in the morning, and will give some insights on the suffering Japanese economy. Lot’s of European PMI At 7:00 GMT, the French will
Forex Daily Outlook – April 17th 2009
The end of this short forex week includes Swiss Retail Sales, Canada’s CPI and the Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment. Also note some important speeches. Lets’ see what’s up today. Just as the day starts, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco President Janet Yellen will speak. Audience questions can trigger interesting statements. Australian Import Prices are expected to
Forex Weekly Outlook – April 13-17 2009
After the Easter holiday, traders will return to a week full with Retail Sales, inflation and housing data from all over the world. Let’s see what’s up this week: Monday, April 13th: Most of the world still celebrates Easter, so there are only few indicators: Japan’s Corporate Goods Price Index (CGPI) is expected to fall by
Forex Daily Outlook – April 2nd 2009
Big day in the forex market: G20 summit leaks and statements, and the ECB rate decision will dominate the day. And there’s more… G20 summit talks are now in progress in London. Will the leaders act together? Will they decide on a huge spending plan? What about regulation? All the official and unofficial news from
Forex Daily Outlook – March 24th 2009
The economic calendar is fully packed on Tuesday: PMI data from Europe, price information from Britain and many major speeches fill this day. Take a deep breath… As the day starts in Greenwich, Japanese Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes will be published. After the Swiss and American moves to devalue their currencies, do the heads of BOJ
Forex War – Will Europe Join?
In this deep economic crisis, everyone wants a weak currency. Europe’s export-oriented economy is suffering from a strong currency, especially after the moves from Switzerland and from America. Will they stay on the sidelines or intervene? The Japanese economy is export based, and has significantly suffered from the global economic crisis. A strong currency is
Dollar Falls on China Debt Fears, Toxic Asset Plans
The US dollar is falling across the board at the beginning of the new forex week. This happens against all the currencies, except the Yen of course. Toxic Asset Plan by Geithner and China Debt Fears are driving the dollar down. The forex week began with a weakening of the US dollar: it lost ground
Forex Links for the Weekend – March 14 2009
Here are some very interesting reads that I’ve gathered this week from blog / sites that I like and read regularily: FX360 talks about the G20 summit in Sussex, reviewing past G20 and G7 meetings. Lena seeks a breakout in the most popular pair, EUR/USD. FX Instructor makes a good technical summary on the same pair: