Forex Gump

In this European edition of the Central Banks Showdown, we’ll be focusing on the latest policy statements from the ECB and the BOE. Which central bank was more upbeat than the other this time?

Even though the RBA and the BOC both decided to keep interest rates unchanged in their monetary policy statements this week, one central bank sounded way more dovish than the other. Which one is it?

Aside from the major central bank statements lined up for this week, the upcoming U.S. non-farm payrolls release on Friday is set to rock the forex market as well. Can the U.S. can keep up its impressive streak of hiring gains?

I know we usually focus on major central banks’ monetary policy biases in predicting longer-term price trends, but we also gotta zoom in on the PBOC’s surprise rate cut to see its implications on the forex market.

Huddle up, forex fellas! We’ve got FOUR monetary policy statements lined up for this week, which means FOUR pip-tastic opportunities to trade the news. Talk about starting the brand new trading month with a bang!

While the BOJ highlighted the pickup in Japan’s export industry, the latest figures from the domestic economy paints a completely different picture. How bad are things on the home front?

Now that February is almost over, it’s time for us to have a quick rundown of the reports released so far this month. In this edition of my Monthly Economic Review, I’ll be focusing on the Australian dollar.

Fed head Janet Yellen sure knows how to play with forex traders’ feelings, doesn’t she? Here’s a summary of her testimony which sparked a sudden dollar selloff.

The forex calendar is already chock-full of major economic events that you can trade but there are a couple of potential market-movers that might not have been listed. Don’t say I didn’t warn you about these!

Right before the clock struck midnight, Greek government officials and EU leaders struck a deal that would allow Greece to get a four-month lifeline and stay in the euro zone for now.