USD/CAD Trading Tactics. Since USD/CAD is only active during the U.S. trading session, the pair is highly susceptible to fakeouts during the other two trading sessions. This means […]
What Moves the CAD? U.S. Economic Data U.S. economic data usually prints roughly at the same time as Canadian data. On the one hand, the negative […]
Getting to Know the CAD. You might be wondering why the CAD is nicknamed after Canada’s national bird, the Loonie… Well, that’s because that’s the engraved […]
Canada – Monetary & Fiscal Policy. The Bank of Canada (BOC) is the main governing body when it comes to determining the country’s monetary policy. Decisions on the […]
Canada – Economic Overview. Canada is considered a resource-based country, which basically means that most of the economic growth it experienced early on came from the […]
Canada. Oh, Canada… Uncle Sam’s friendly, environment-loving, French-speaking, semi-frozen buddy up north. It is a place known to have created some of the most amazing things […]
Trading USD/JPY. USD/JPY is traded in amounts denominated by the base currency, the US Dollar. Standard lot sizes are 100,000 units of USD and mini lot […]
Important Economic Indicators for the JPY. Gross Domestic Product – This measures the economic activity of Japan. It indicates whether the economy is red hot like lava […]
Getting to Know the JPY. The yen is so hardcore that it didn’t want to be named anything else. It came into the foreign exchange market […]
Japan: Monetary & Fiscal Policy. While the Bank of Japan (BOJ) has been around since the late 1800s, only recently did the BOJ gain independence from the Ministry […]
Japan: Economic Overview Aside from being the video game capital of the world, Japan’s economy is ranked as the third-largest in the world. Since the end […]
Japan. Konichiwa! Located in East Asia, Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands, although a majority of its landmass is accounted for by the 4 largest islands. […]
Trading GBP/USD. GBP/USD is traded in amounts denominated in GBP. Standard lot sizes are 100,000 GBP and mini lot sizes are 10,000 GBP. The pip value, […]
What Moves the GBP. Changes in Monetary Policy Many investors look at the pound for higher-yielding assets and for carry trades. Changes in the MPC’s interest rate […]
Important Economic Indicators for the GBP. Consumer Price Index (CPI) – The BOE looks at this account as a measure of inflation. It measures the change in […]
Getting to Know the GBP. The GBP must be a pretty popular kid since it has a lot of cool nicknames. Aside from being called the […]
United Kingdom – Monetary & Fiscal Policy. Now here’s a little bit of trivia for all of you: The oldest central bank in the world is […]
United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a land of many accents as it is actually composed of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Headed by the Queen, the U.K. […]
Trading EUR/USD. EUR/USD is traded in amounts denominated in euros. Standard lot sizes are 100,000 EUR and mini lot sizes are 10,000 EUR. The pip value, […]
Important Economic Indicators for the euro. Gross Domestic Product – Gross domestic product is the central measure of economic growth in the region. Since Germany is the […]
Monetary & Fiscal Policy. The European Central Bank (ECB) acts as the governing body for the monetary policy of the EU. Led by the current ECB […]