The beginner's guide to FX trading
The interest rate differential between two currencies expressed in exchange rate points. The forward points are added to or subtracted from the spot rate to give the forward or outright rate (depending on whether the currency is at a forward premium or discount).
In the foreign exchange market, the interest rate differential (IRD) refers to the difference in interest...
The interest rate parity theory helps describe the relationship between foreign exchange rates and interest...
Currency intervention occurs when one central bank or more buys (or sells) a currency in the foreign...
A forex swap is the simplest type of currency swap. It is an agreement between two parties to exchange a...
The Carry Trade is a trading strategy where investors/traders sell or borrow assets (such as currencies)...
The Fed will release the transcript for its November monetary policy meeting tomorrow, which may give the Greenback a volatility boost. And here are the two key things y’all need to watch out for.
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U.S. bond yields are under the spotlight again since the market is worried about this “yield curve inversion” thingy. What is it and why all the hubbub? Well, all that and more will be discussed in today’s little primer.
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The month will soon end and since most of the major central banks have already had their say, I thought that today would be a good day for a little central bank roundup.
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What’s better than a day with two currency cross setups? That’s right, a SECOND day of back-to-back currency cross trades! What do you think of these charts?
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