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Forex Weekly Outlook Apr. 30 – May 4

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 28 days ago in Fundamental, Weekly made popular 28 days ago

The US dollar retreated for a second week in a row, even though QE3 isn’t exactly around the corner. The upcoming week is packed with key US events that lead to the highly anticipated Non-farm Payrolls report on Friday. Was the weakness in jobs l read more
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Italy – Getting by with PR instead of Reform

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 29 days ago in Fundamental made popular 29 days ago

Europe’s third largest economy has some advantages over Spain, but if bazookas and firewalls or even a Spanish departure could leave the euro-zone intact, troubles in Italy could deal a deadly blow to the euro-zone. read more
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US Economy Grows Slowly, Only 2.2%, Dollar Retreats

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 29 days ago in USD, GDP

The first release of US GDP for Q1 2012 shows a growth rate of 2.2%. Estimates stood on an annual growth rate of 2.6%, after a strong rise of 3% in Q4 2011. This is a big disappointment.

Also the secondary figures were lower than expected: Emp read more
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EUR/USD Falls to Lower Range on Spanish Downgrade, Before US

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 29 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 29 days ago

Euro dollar bounced off downtrend resistance and continued to lower ground. S&P downgraded Spain by two notches, just before unemployment jumped once again. Other European indicators don’t look good either. In the US, figures were mixed, but lean read more
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EUR/USD: Trading the US Advance GDP

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 30 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 30 days ago

The Advanced Gross Domestic Product (GDP) provides a measurement of the production and growth of the economy. Analysts consider GDP one the most important indicators of economic activity. This indicator is published every quarter, and may impact read more
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EUR/USD April 26 - Fed Fails to Impress Markets

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 30 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 30 days ago

Euro dollar continued to push upwards yesterday (April 25th). This followed a disappointing release for US Core Durable Goods, and the statement by the Federal Reserve in which it reiterated its commitment to maintain low interest rates, likely u read more
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EUR/USD Right in the Middle of the Narrowing Channel Ahead o

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 31 days ago in USD, EUR

Euro/dollar continues to its limited range trading and is now positioned in the middle of the narrowing channel (see graph).

Weak US figures and worries about Europe haven’t moved it so far. Will Bernanke spark a stronger move?

At 1.3185, E read more
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USD/JPY: Trading the US Unemployment Claims

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 31 days ago in USD, JPY

The US Unemployment Claims indicator is released weekly, and measures the number of people filing for unemployment for the first time during the previous week. A reading which is higher than the market forecast is bearish for the dollar.

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EUR/USD April 25 - All Eyes on Fed

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 31 days ago in USD, EUR

Euro dollar move upwards yesterday (April 24th), breaking the 1.32 level. The markets will be in a listening mode today, as ECB President Mario Draghi and Federal Reserve make statements today. This will be followed by an FOMC economic report, a read more
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FOMC Meeting Preview

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 32 days ago in USD, Fundamental

The Federal Reserve is digesting the good and bad signs in the US economy in its two day meeting. What will the outcome be?

The upcoming decision is more significant than the previous one, as it consists of members’ forecasts as well as a pres read more
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EUR/USD April 24 - Elections in France and Netherlands Could

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 32 days ago in USD, EUR made popular 32 days ago

Euro dollar edged upwards after yesterday’s (April 22nd) losses. Election news continued to dominate the headlines, but not just in France. The Dutch government resigned on Monday over budget cuts, paving the way for new elections. With a host of read more
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4 Tips for separating your Emotions from your Actions in For

posted by Avatar forexcrunch 32 days ago in Trading Psychology

Everybody tells you that controlling your emotions is the key to successful trading. Yet this is hard to do. Some people spend years on the psychologist’s couch.

So what can you do to manage this critical component of trading? Here are 4 pract read more