US Data Fails to Impress
On Friday, the US Commerce Department released Retail Sales showing a drop of 0.2% in August, the biggest decline in 6 months. The markets had expected a decline resulting from...
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Three ways to improve your Forex trading results
1) Accuracy or risk-managementThese days, the situation on the financial markets is not clear. The market entered a period of uncertainty, when the old trend is no longer...
A Stronger Picture for the UK?
North Korea fired another missile over Japan into the Pacific Ocean on Friday. The regimes defiance towards recent UN sanctions has had a mooted effect on the markets as many are...
UK Unemployment
UK unemployment fell to its lowest level since 1975, data on Wednesday revealed. Unemployment fell by 75K, bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.3% (from 4.4%). Wage growth...
US Equities at Record Levels
US equities closed at record levels on Wednesday, as improved risk-on sentiment returned to the markets and news that the US economy will benefit if the US tax reform is passed....
Forex News Market
A degree of risk-on sentiment returned to the markets on Monday and in early Tuesday trading. The economic impact of Hurricane Irma, now downgraded to a tropical storm,...
USD Stabilizes
Hurricane Irma has, reportedly, inflicted less damage on the US mainland than was originally predicted, thereby reducing the economic impact of the devastation it was expected to...
Hurricane Harvey Impacts US Unemployment
The US Department of Labor released Initial Jobless Claims (Sep 1) on Thursday that showed the impact Hurricane Harvey has had on US unemployment. Initial claims for state...
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Trade on Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin
Starting today, FXTM clients with a Standard Account will have the option to trade cryptocurrency CFDs against the U.S. dollar.The value of Bitcoin, Ethereum and Litecoin has...
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Bank of Canada Surprises Markets
In a surprising move on Wednesday, the Bank of Canada raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 1%. The Bank of Canada said the hike “was warranted given unexpectedly strong...
