2019

The monthly US retail sales report is due to come out today. Data from the Commerce Department is forecast to show that retail sales will rise by 0.3% on both the headline and the core. In August, headline retail sales rose 0.4% while…
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Overnight and tomorrow we have a set of data releases that could directly affect the price movement of major currencies. The NZ inflation data is especially interesting since it's only published once per quarter. And investors are really…
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The repo market might be one of those obscure things to forex traders. But, recently, the chaos in the repo market created ripples all over. In fact, from a spot forex trader’s perspective, the impact of the repo markets was much less…
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There were signs of disappointment as the US and China trade deal soured following comments from the Treasury secretary. Steve Mnuchin said that, in case of a no-deal in the trade talks, the US will hike tariffs by mid-December.…
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There is a substantial amount of market-moving data coming out of Europe tomorrow. The most important is likely to be employment data from the UK. The rate of job seekers is likely to stay at the lowest since the '70s. Half an hour…
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The trade talks between the United States and China produced some positive headlines. This brought back optimism into the markets which have been flip-flopping in response to the developments. President Donald Trump confirmed that there…
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The mid-month week ahead is expected to remain mostly quiet. Being that it isn’t one of the exciting weeks in terms of data, focus shifts to China’s GDP figures that are due to be released on Friday. The data will provide further insights…
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Have you ever wondered what naked trading is? If you don't know how beneficial it can be to your trading journey you NEED to LISTEN to this podcast! Indicators are very subjective! Trading without them isn't only going to save you…
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Everything is cyclical. This isn't a new observation - if we go back to ancient Greek philosophy, there was a consensus that the circle was the expression of perfection precisely because everything cycles. Financial markets, as a…
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