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Forex Trading Payroll | ForexGen

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 07:49:25 GMT

The non-farm payroll report releases by the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics contains information on the current employment situation in the US. It is generally released on the first Friday of each month at 8:30 EST. Non-farm payroll data creates large market moves in both the stock and currency markets. Average price movement right after the release is about 40-80 pips depending... [read more]

The Forex Currency Pairs with ForexGen

Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:47:16 GMT

Foreign Exchange trading is in general the trading of many currencies of the world. It is emerging as the largest and least regulated market providing the greatest liquidity to investors. This trading is always done in pairs – Currency Pairs, one currency is bought and the other is sold. Together, they make up what is known as the "exchange rate". For example, you may buy Euros with Dollars, anticipating... [read more]

Inflation or Economic Growth? | ForexGen

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:00 GMT

Global capital markets remain caught in a tug of war between inflation and economic growth. For most of 2008, the economic growth story prevailed as the Federal Reserve Bank cut interest rates aggressively to cushion the blow from the housing crisis. However, the pendulum soon swung to inflation and the Fed began to worry that perhaps it had lowered rates too far and may in fact need to hike them... [read more]

Commentary: Anatomy of a Currency Trader | ForexGen

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 01:58:51 GMT

In the context of fundamental currency analysis, we usually talk about inflation, interest rates, economic growth, politics, etc. But perhaps these variables mask some deeper "truth" in forex, specifically that there is some ultimate "force" guiding the decision-making processes of forex traders. What we are really talking about here is comfort with risk. Especially in the medium-term (the short-term... [read more]