Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Japan's central bank has been cautiously trying to raise rates for over a year now. With the economy staying in the green, it had room to do so. But, now that the consensus of economists points to the first negative GDP reading since the…
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Last week's BOE meeting was a bit of a surprise to the markets. This week we get a series of key data points to see if the trend left by the rate cut will persist. Traders are looking at a slightly more hawkish central bank in London, but…
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The Euro is set to be rocked this week with two major data releases that typically shake up the markets. Both US and EU GDP figures are coming out on the same day, which could lead to some market readjustment for the EURUSD. Euro Area flash…
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The American economy is expected to have recorded a significant slowdown in the first quarter. However, there is wide disagreement as to how much. Given the general pessimism in the market, that lack of consensus opens the possibility for…
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Cable has been on an upward trajectory since the start of the year. The Rise of Cable has seen the pair gain over 300 pips in less than three months. While that initially sounds like quite a lot, we must factor in the other half of the…
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The UK issues its regular avalanche of data before the market opens on Thursday, with trade balance, business investment, and manufacturing data all coming out at once. But what the market is most likely to focus on is whether the latest…
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Discourse in the markets seems to be dominated of late by tariff concerns and their economic impact. But the key data coming out on Friday might be an opportunity for traders to refocus on fundamentals. After the Fed's "hawkish" hold last…
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Dow stock jumps higher As the dow stock continues the bullish run, traders are awaiting some correction as both the Nasdaq and S&P500 fall lower. With the RSI hitting a recent bearish divergence, it looks like the time could be…
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On Friday, China will be the first major economy to report its China Q4 GDP data for the last quarter of 2024. There will likely be a lot of attention on the data, not just because it's the world's second-largest economy, but might…
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As is customary, the UK will give an avalanche of data before the market opens on Friday, but the GDP figure might be the most important of the figures released. The BOE is expected to be one of the slowest to roll out monetary easing. But,…
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