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Beaten up Kiwi takes a strong Rebound

Jignesh Posted 5 Nov. in #Trader's blog #NZD #Fundamentals #Nzdusd #Kiwi #Employment #Nzdjpy #Labor Market

The Kiwi has taken a beating this week as fundamentals have not been in favor of the currency. It started with a bad Dairy number, and then continued with a big miss in Employment change.
Although the Unemployment Rate came in as expected at 6.0%, It was still a drop from previous reading at 5.9, in fact, New Zealand has been posting steady declines in Unemployment since last year this time.
To top that off, the USD has been strong, which has been putting pressure on all the majors. Today, the K…

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The ADP surprise

megajorko Posted 4 Nov. in #Trader's blog #Rate Hike #Employment #Stimulus #Adp

Hello traders,
As I have just wrote on another blog (I thought that it was here but there are 2 different places for writing blogs)
USD is showing signs of strength. The Forecast numbers are 183k with previous 200k. Everything better than 190k will boost the dollar. We have also speech of Mrs. Yellen so don't be too fast to act on ADP there will be plenty of events until the end of the day. Also don't forget that NFP is coming. It has bigger impact than ADP.
EUR/USD has a potential of falling
GB…

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Economic Outlook affects Forex Trading

Klinch Posted 5 July in #Trader's blog #Eurusd #Inflation #Energy #Retail #Interest Rates #Housing #Employment #Part 1 Gdp #Business Spending

I picked the most traded pair EURUSD as an example, traders are reacting and the sentiment are mostly focus with this pair. First, we look back to the much awaited data results from US economy which surpass (surprise) us and breaking all their data record for several years.
GDP
The result of second half of 2014 GDP data rising at about a 3% annualized rate as the expansion cycle matures and hindrances
to growth ease. Given the dismal first quarter (a -2.9% growth rate) and the likelihood that …

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US Economic Outlook for the Near Future.

annatimone Posted 29 Oct. in #Miss Dukascopy 2013 #USD #Trading #Trend #Inflation #Growth #Economy #Us Dollar #Us Economy #Employment

Economy•
US economic growth will be modest in 4Q 2013 and show slight acceleration in 2014. Weak consumer spending will continue due to weak consumer income growth although housing recovery will support consumer confidence. Fiscal issues will remain a negative factor. Business fixed investment is vulnerable to economic uncertainty although corporate sector has healthy balance sheets.

Interest rates•
I expect yields to rise gradually as US economy improves slowly. Recent weak employment report m…

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Will the US Dollar Increase in Value?

annatimone Posted 6 Sep. in #Miss Dukascopy 2013 #USD #Currency #Economy #Us Dollar #Us Non Farm Payrolls #Employment

On September 6th, the US Non Farm Payrolls (NFP) number will be released. This particular figure measures the monthly change in the number of recently employed individuals in the United States. As the NFP name suggests, this total does not include people employed in the farming sector. If the released NFP number is higher than the number forecasted by economists, the US dollar is likely to increase in value. After all, the creation of jobs is an extremely important indicator when it comes to th…

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