Forex Gump

Hard to imagine that forex traders worried about an emerging markets crisis when China has been pumping out impressive economic figures lately.

Why the heck did the Swiss franc rally during the SNB monetary policy statement?! Was that just a knee-jerk reaction or the start of a longer-term trend?

Out of the five central bank events this week, the FOMC rate decision had the biggest potential of moving the markets and it did not disappoint.

Newsflash! The BOE MPC meeting minutes are out and it looks like policymakers are also looking to hike interest rates sooner rather than later.

Aside from the major central bank happenings this week, another top-tier event in the form of the New Zealand GDP release is scheduled to take place. Here’s my forex trading guide for this economic event.

Start your trading week right by prepping for the major market happenings! This week, we’ve got TWO interest rate decisions and THREE central banks releasing monetary policy meeting minutes.

At the start of this week, we compared the labor situations of the U.S. and Canada. This time, let’s take a look at the employment reports from the U.K. and Australia.

Guess what? The RBNZ just hiked interest rates again! Is there no stopping the New Zealand central bank from tightening monetary policy?

Word through the forex grapevine is that the U.S. Federal Reserve will be welcoming three new central bank officials while two policymakers are set to leave. Will this tip the scales in favor of the hawks or the doves?

My, my! That ECB interest rate decision really did a number on the euro, didn’t it? Now that the dust seems to have settled, let’s try to figure out the longer-term impact of Draghi’s announcements on the shared currency.