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Forex European Preview 07.29.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 29th 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s Consumer Price Index is set to show the annual pace of inflation turned negative for the first time in 23 years in July after holding at a standstill in the previous two months, shrinking at an annual pace of -0.4%. If expectations of fal read more
Profits Explode With High Frequency Trading
Online Forex Trading | July 28th 2009 by Rebekah
Part One An old fashioned shootout is about to happen on Wall Street and in global marketplaces where some of transparency’s biggest marshals are calling for a halt to some of the country’s biggest financial gunslingers who are boosted by read more
FX Market: Canadian Dollar Ready To Overtake US Currency
Online Forex Trading | July 28th 2009 by Rebekah
The FX world has been abuzz lately as the Canadian dollar has strengthened considerably against the US dollar since the beginning of the year. Depreciating to as low as C$1.3063 back in March of this year, the Loonie has skyrocketed to trade just a read more
Forex European Preview 07.28.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 28th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK CBI Distributive Trades report will offer insight on short-term trends in the retail and distribution sector. Retail Sales surged in June but the metric have exhibited extraordinary volatility since the beginning of this year so traders will b read more
Forex European Preview 07.27.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 27th 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s GfK Consumer Confidence gauge is expected to stall at 2.9 in August after rising for two consecutive months in June and July. Last month, the market research firm commented that, “Reports that the inflation rate stood at zero percent in read more
Forex European Preview 07.24.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 24th 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s IFO Survey of business sentiment is expected to rise for the seventh consecutive month in July, pointing to continued improvement in firms’ 6-month economic outlook. Still, the reading is expected at 90.1, a print below the 100 “boom- read more
FX Market: Plenty of Support Keeping Pound Bullish
Online Forex Trading | July 23rd 2009 by Rebekah
It seems 36 hours is a lot when considering the British pound’s fortunes. Just last week, economic data remained lukewarm and market participants all but handed cable a final salute. However, given recent data and rhetoric by central bankers, longe read more
Bernanke On Capitol Hill
Online Forex Trading | July 23rd 2009 by Rebekah
Displaying the patience and the command that has enabled the Chairman of The Federal Reserve to persevere through the country’s deepest recession, Ben Bernanke completed two days of testimony on Capitol Hill. On Wednesday, the Chairman appear read more
Forex European Preview 07.23.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 23rd 2009 by Rebekah
UK Retail Sales are set to swing back into positive territory in June, growing at an annualized rate of 2.1% after shrinking -1.6% in the year to May, the most in 17 years. A rebound in retail spending seems to bolster expectations from NIESR, a clos read more
Forex European Preview 07.22.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 22nd 2009 by Rebekah
Germany’s IFO Survey of business sentiment is expected to rise for the seventh consecutive month in July, pointing to continued improvement in firms’ 6-month economic outlook. Still, the reading is expected at 90.1, a print below the 100 “boom- read more
Forex European Preview 07.21.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 21st 2009 by Rebekah
Switzerland’s Trade Balance surplus may continue to contract in June as the country’s top trading partners in the US and the European Union continue to struggle with recession, weighing on export sales. That said, the possibility of a move higher read more
Worst Of U.S. Recession Over?
Boom2Bust.com | July 20th 2009 by Christopher E. Hill
Regular Boom2Bust.com readers shouldn’t be surprised to hear of the following. From Bloomberg’s Carlos Torres today: Components of the index of leading economic indicators are signaling the worst U.S. recession in five decades may be over now, no read more
FX Market: Why The Bank of England Minutes Are Important?
Online Forex Trading | July 20th 2009 by Rebekah
Following a central bank decision by the Bank of England, traders look towards the minutes report that is released approximately 2 weeks afterwards. Although the report doesn’t tell the market what it doesn’t relatively already know, the meet read more
Forex European Preview 07.20.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 20th 2009 by Rebekah
German Producer Prices are set to fall at an annual pace of -4.1% in June, the most in over 22 years. The reading implies continued downward pressure on consumer prices in the months ahead, threatening to push CPI into negative territory for the firs read more
Forex European Preview 07.17.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 17th 2009 by Rebekah
The Euro Zone Trade Balance is expected to post a flat result in May after showing a surplus of 2.7 billion euro in the previous month. The same period saw consumer confidence advanced for the second consecutive month to the highest since November 2 read more
Forex European Preview 07.16.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 16th 2009 by Rebekah
The economic calendar looks tame in European hours, with the July edition of Switzerland’s ZEW Survey of analyst sentiment the only notably item on the docket. The metric rebounded sharply in June, registering the first positive reading in close to read more
June Deficit Roars at $94.32 Billion
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
In keeping with recent data, the only surprise with the U.S. government’s June budget deficit was the magnitude of the $94.32 billion price tag. The June Treasury report marked the ninth consecutive month the U.S. government has run a deficit read more
U.S. Dollar Data Hangs Heavy
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
The weekly calendar is dominated by US data with many looking ahead to the retail sales and inflationary report for the world’s largest economy. Serving as key data points, the reports should support further directional bias for the week with read more
FX Market: Consumer Figures May Point To Higher US Interest Rate…
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
Given the recent water cooler talk of an economic turnaround, plenty of attention will be placed on the upcoming retail sales figures for the US this week. One reason why: traders are interested in seeing if there is ample evidence for a rate hik read more
Forex European Preview 07.14.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 14th 2009 by Rebekah
The UK Consumer Price Index is expected to show that the annual pace of inflation fell to 1.8% in June, the first time that prices slipped below the Bank of England’s 2% target rate since September 2007. The leading producer price index fell more t read more
Marriott To Report Earnings
iGroupNews | July 13th 2009 by Groups International
On Thursday, July 16, Marriott will report its Q2 earnings that may provide some insight as to the state of the economy. Why is it important? Marriott operates more than 3,200 lodging properties worldwide, and the company’s performance offer read more
Forex European Preview 07.13.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 13th 2009 by Rebekah
Switzerland’s Producer and Import Prices are set fall -5.4% in the year to June, the steepest decline in over 22 years. The metric foreshadows continued downward pressure on consumer prices as lower wholesale costs are reflected in the final price read more
Mid-Day Market Report - July 10, 2009
Epiphany Investing | July 10th 2009 by Ryan Barnes
Today’s overall market continues to look weak, as the S&P 500 struggles to maintain a key medium-term range of 860-880. The heat map below shows that most sectors are weak with the exception of some selected tech names:(extreme hat tip to F read more
Forex European Preview 07.10.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 10th 2009 by Rebekah
June’s UK Producer Price Index report is set to show that output prices fell at an annual rate of -0.8%, the most in over seven years. The metric foreshadows downward pressure on consumer prices as lower wholesale costs are reflected in the final p read more
Realistic economic expectations
The Journal Blog | July 9th 2009
The New York Times reported today that people are growing impatient with how long it’s taking for the Obama Administration’s stimulus money (infrastruction spending) to hit the streets and start creating all those jobs he was talking abou read more
Forex European Preview 07.09.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 9th 2009 by Rebekah
The interest rate decision from the Bank of England highlights the economic calendar in European hours, with all 54 economists surveyed by Bloomberg expecting the bank to keep borrowing costs unchanged at 0.50%. Overnight index swaps suggest the mark read more
Forex European Preview 07.08.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 8th 2009 by Rebekah
The final revision of Euro Zone Gross Domestic Product is set confirm that the currency bloc’s economy shrank -2.5% in the first quarter, the most since the creation of the single currency. A survey of economists conducted by Bloomberg calls for th read more
ISM Services Report Hints at Mixed Bag of Sentiment; (AA)
Epiphany Investing | July 6th 2009 by Ryan Barnes
I suppose every analyst has their favorite economic indicators, whether due to the specific sectors they follow or their slant towards bottoms-up or top-down analysis. To the latter, I try to as much of both as my resources allow, and to the former, read more
Unemployment Rate Rises, Highest In 26 Years
Online Forex Trading | July 2nd 2009 by Rebekah
Unemployment continued to worsen in the month of June according to the latest US Non-Farm Payrolls report released in the New York morning. Although there are hints that recent slashing in jobs may have abated, figures continue to show a lack of su read more
Forex European Preview 07.02.2009
Online Forex Trading | July 1st 2009 by Rebekah
Euro volatility looks likely in the coming session as the European Central Bank issues a highly contested interest rate decision. The central bank is facing mounting pressure to provide greater monetary stimulus, with the Paris-based Organization for read more
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