forex news

Many blogs provide timely news on fundamental events related to the Forex market. Forex news usually highlights important events that occur, on a daily basis, in nations throughout the world. The news has an effect on the currency market and the strength of each nations currency vs. the others.

News coming out of countries with the largest economies will have the greatest affect on the market. The United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany are all countries under the microscope of Forex Traders throughout the world.  Events such as the Non-Farm Payrolls in the United States consistently have a large impact on the pricing of currencies. Often news will also be related to the government officials of each country and what they say during meetings or press conferences.  Sometimes a government official will say something with the intent strengthening or weakling their countries currency. This is typically referred to as "Jawboning" their currency.

The Forex Market is driven by fundemental events, so it is important to pay attention to Forex news on a daily basis.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “forex news”

 

• Spanish Q4 GDP -0.3%, as expected

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/Usd trades at 1.3150.
  1 day ago

• Eurozone M3 Money Supply up 1.6% vs 2.2% expected for year

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Private loans up 1.0% vs 2.1% for year. Eur/Usd has dipped below 1.31 to trade at 1.3092.
  4 days ago

• Swiss KOF Economic Barometer -0.17 vs -0.06 expected

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Usd/Chf and Eur/Chf unaffected by news, trading at .9216 and 1.2063 respectively.
  4 days ago

• JP Morgan’s Dimon says unraveling the Euro is a terrible thing

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  * Greek default won’t take down the western world; no direct effect to U.S. banks * Europe situation not comparable to Lehman Bros.  
  4 days ago

• UK CBI Realized Sales weaker than expected -22 vs -2

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Gbp/Usd continues to trade either side of 1.5700.
  4 days ago

• EU’s Reding says Euro is strongest currency in the world

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/usd trades at 1.3115.
  5 days ago

• Schaeuble doesn’t expect bank rescue fund to be used

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/Usd currently trades at 1.3115.
  5 days ago

• Dukascopy Morning Forex Overview

  
  Alan's Forex Blog — Authority: 112
  Dukascopy Fundamental AnalysisEUR“The widely-spread fear that the euro zone’s biggest economy could now also be caught by the crisis virus has been soothed”- Carsten Brzeski, an economist at ING in BrusselsGerman business confidence improved for a third consecutive month in January, a sign Europe’s largest ...
  5 days ago

• UK GDP fell 0.2% in Q4, 0.1% decline expected

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  BoE bond-purchase vote 9-0, interest rate vote 9-0 to keep at 275 bln and 0.5% respectively. Some MPC memberssaid further asset purchases likely. Gbp/Usd a touch firmer, presently trading at 1.5655.
  5 days ago

• German Jan. IFO Business Confidence Index rises to 108.3 from prior 107.2

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/Usd made new high of 1.3050 on news.
  6 days ago

• Morning Forex Review – 25 January

  
  ForexPromos — Authority: 126
  A cautious tone remains in the markets, but sentiment improved through the North America session. Equities are still largely in negative territory, but are off the lows. In FX, GBP retains top spot, although moves overall are quite narrow. JPY, NOK and AUD underperformed. EUR/USD is struggling (thus far ...
  6 days ago

• E/Z Industrial New Orders drop 1.3% in Nov., beating expectations

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  A 2.1% drop was expected. Eur/Usd has risen off recent lows to trade at 1.3017.
  6 days ago

• Spain sells EU2.51 bln bills vs EU2.5 bln target

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/Usd has strengthened on news to 1.3040, up 10 pips.
  6 days ago

• PLIMUS not accepting Forex vendors anymore

  
  Alan's Forex Blog — Authority: 112
  I just learned that a popular payment processor – Plimus – has banned forex vendors from using their system. I found out about this from a buddy of mine who was using Plimus to sell his forex product and one day he just woke up to find out that he was locked out of his [...]
  1 week ago

• Spain’s Q4 GDP falls 0.3% vs. prior quarter, according to Bank of Spain

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Eur/Usd is off slightly to 1.2918.
  1 week ago

• Different Forex Accounts Explained

  
  Forex Trading Online South Africa — Authority: 94
  What is Forex Trading? The term, “Forex” refers to a specific type of trading market, specifically the foreign exchange market , which is a decentralized type of financial market and deals with worldwide trading. The trading of currencies is also included within the Forex’s trading parameters; Forex is also ...
  1 week ago

• EUR Rallies Following Positive Global Data

  
  Jutia Group — Authority: 427
  Source: ForexYard EUR Rallies Following Positive Global Data The euro was largely up during yesterdays trading session, as positive global data led to risk taking among traders. A successful Spanish debt auction combined with a lower than forecasted US Unemployment Claims were largely responsible for the euros ...
  1 week ago

• UK Retail sales rise 0.6% in December, matching forecast

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  Gbp/Usd trades at 1.5470 after news, down 5 pips.
  1 week ago

• UK’s Broadbent on the wires

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  * MPC not dealing in fine tuning policy * BOE to keep forecast of flat Q4, Q1 * risks to UK overwhelmingly from Europe, downside risks lessened slightly over last 6 months  
  1 week ago

• Philadelphia Fed Data Fall to 7.3, Prior and Survey Both 10.3

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 441
  January 12′ vs. December 11′ Prices-Received: 11.2  vs 10.3 Futures Index: 49.0 vs 40.0 Prices-Paid: 31.8 vs 30.4 New Orders: 6.9 vs 10.7 Employment: 11.6 vs 11.5
  1 week ago

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