Economic Growth In Japan Gives Strength To Yen

The Japanese yen advanced today after the country’s gross domestic product increased, signaling about the growing pace of Japan’s economic recovery.

The gross domestic product grew at the annual 4.9 percent trend in the first quarter. Japan’s economy is slowly recovering, as was confirmed by the Goldman Sachs Group Inc., which said about “solid [...]

Traders Panic, Loonie Down From Germany’s Ban On Short Selling

The Canadian dollar lost ground today against some other popular traded world currencies, including the U.S. dollar, the euro and the Japanese yen, soon after the route of the German leaders to ban naked short selling, resulted in the risk sentiment to deteriorate and the investors to avoid the high risk assets.

In short sales the [...]

New Zealand Dollar Depreciation Encouraged By Central Bank

The New Zealand dollar was lower today on the issues concerning the impact of Germany’s moratorium of short selling on the European economy and after the Governor of the central bank said that the slow depreciation of the currency is what is needed.

The quotes of the New Zealand’s central bank policy makers [...]

Forex Fundamental Analysis: Indicators for the United States Dollar (USD)

This article will give you an overview of the main economic indicators for the United States Dollar (USD), what they mean, when they are released in reports and how they affect the price of the USD. If you follow these indicators in your economic callender, you will be well be ready to trade on them.

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Forex Fundamental Analysis Beginners Course 1 – Interest Rates

What are Interest Rates?

In this first course we will look at perhaps the most important of all fundamental indicators: Interest Rates.

Interest rates are the rates at which a lender is willing to lend his money to the borrower and the rate at which an investor can get a return in the market. Interest rates can [...]