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The economic calendar was packed today, right from the Asian session with the PMI’s in focus across the globe. Japan’s manufacturing PMI flash came in lower than expected along with China’s flash PMI...
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 Too much volatility brings too many opportunities The British pound got stronger yesterday after the release of MPC Official Bank Rate Votes, and MPC Asset Purchase Facility Votes which remained unchanged. The MPC officials seem to be…
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After an upbeat GDP data last week, the markets were expecting to see a better growth in the services and manufacturing flash PMI’s from the Eurozone. But latest data released showed that flash PMI decreased across the board, falling to a…
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Yesterday, the US senate defeated the bill to approve the Keystone Pipeline XL project to bring Canadian oil sands crude oil to the US. The bill was defeated by one vote and is now pushed into 2015 where the outcome might be different.
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It was a day marked with focus on Central Banks from across the globe. The Bank of Japan’s press conference showed that the Japanese inflation could dip further before it gains back towards the 2% target rate of the BoJ...
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It seems like investors don’t like the pound anymore. GBP has fallen to its lowest level in a month versus the Euro and sits around 1.5600 with the US Dollar. The CPI report from yesterday showed that the inflation rate remained near a five…
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The Dollar index’s strength has been questionable for the last two weeks after the Greenback considerably declined for two consecutive Friday’s. While the first decline was probably shrugged off due to a mixed non-farm payroll data...
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November's BoE minutes likely to show the UK’s Central Bank will continue to keep interest rates lower until inflation picks up. Markets are expecting a ‘7-2’ vote on interest rate hike and the minutes are unlikely to throw any surprises.
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Trading Forex successfully generally requires practice, patience, knowledge and experience. Accordingly, do not simply assume that you can never be a good Forex trader and should quit trying just because your first fledgling attempts to…
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The forex markets saw the volatility return in a busy European trading session along with the rising speculation of Shinzo Abe’s press conference.
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