The euro slipped on Monday after German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term but faced a fractured parliament as support for the far-right surged, while Asian shares pulled back, weighed by concerns about China’s economy.

Now that the election in New Zealand is over, and since another RBNZ statement coming up, I though that now would be the perfect time for a quick economic roundup for New Zealand.

All eyes were on USD because of the FOMC statement. However, Kiwi domination was actually the major theme this week. So, what drove forex price action?

Talks to update the North American Free Trade Agreement looked set to intensify on Saturday as U.S. negotiators prepared for the first time to unveil their demands on some of the Trump administration’s most challenging issues.

Canada’s annual inflation rate picked up in August, bringing it somewhat closer to the central bank’s target.

Oil prices were steady on Friday, as investors waited to see whether major producers meeting in Vienna would back an extension to output cuts beyond March next year.

The risk-on vibes during the session apparently gave the higher-yielding currencies a lift, especially AUD. However, the same risk-on vibes took a heavy toll on JPY.

What’s up with this weekend’s scheduled elections and why should forex traders care?

Risk appetite in Europe chilled on Friday after a new exchange of barbs between North Korea and the U.S. sparked a knee-jerk sell-off in politically sensitive metals.

Oil prices edged higher on Friday as the market waited to see whether major oil producers would extend supply cuts beyond March at a meeting in Vienna later in the day.

Risk aversion was the name of the game during the Asian session, as traders priced in recent bomb threats from North Korea.

Listen up, forex fellas, we’ve got a little over three months left before the new EU regulations on forex hedging take place. Will this mean higher trading fees for retail traders like us?

The dollar edged down on the yen in early Friday trade against a backdrop of simmering tensions on the Korean peninsula, though the sharp divergence between U.S. and Japanese monetary policy contained the greenback’s losses.

European currencies sprang back to action as speeches by ECB head Draghi and U.K. Prime Minister May were on traders’ radars while the Aussie was left eating dust.

The U.S. Treasury yield curve flattened to a two-and-a half month low and key world stock markets fell on Thursday, as investors assessed indications from the U.S. Federal Reserve that it may raise interest rates a third time this year.

The Canadian dollar weakened on Thursday against its U.S. counterpart as oil prices fell, but pared some losses after domestic data showed much stronger-than-expected growth in wholesale trade.

Signals the Fed will hike U.S. interest rates again this year and begin the ‘Great Unwinding’ of a decade of aggressive stimulus, drove the dollar to a two-month high versus the yen on Thursday and sent bonds and commodities lower.

Yet another choppy European session as the Greenback took a break. Commodities were in retreat, however, and that apparently weighed on the comdolls.

British retail sales unexpectedly surged in August, official figures showed on Wednesday, boosting the chance that the Bank of England will raise interest rates in November.

The Fed and the BOJ recently announced their respective monetary policy decisions. And if you missed them and need a quick rundown, then today’s write-up is just for you!