Forex Economic Indicators for the US - Week of 2/3/08

Forex Economic Indicators for the US Economy for the week of February 3, 2008 are listed below:

Date	Time*	Description	Forecast	Previous
2/4/2008	12:30	Challenger Job Cuts YoY	n/a	-18.70%
2/4/2008	15:00	Factory Orders	0.80%	1.50%
2/5/2008	15:00	ISM Non-Manf. Business	53	53.9
2/5/2008	22:00	ABC Consumer Confidence	n/a	n/a
2/6/2008	13:30	Nonfarm Productivity	2.00%	6.30%
2/7/2008	13:30	Continuing Claims	n/a	n/a
2/7/2008	15:00	Pending Home Sales MoM	-0.50%	-2.60%
2/7/2008	18:30	ICSC Chain Store Sales YoY	n/a	0.90%
2/7/2008	20:00	Consumer Credit	$8.0B	$15.4B
2/8/2008	15:00	Wholesale Inventories	0.003	0.60%

* Times listed are GMT


For more information about forex trading for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, trading systems.

For weekly economic indicators for other country's currencies, consult this Forex Calendar.

Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!

Forex USD impact of Fed Rate Cut

In the Forex market, the US Dollar fell sharply against the Euro after the Fed Rate cut of the key interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday. This was a huge rate cut and there is widespread belief that more cuts will come. The currency market can be very sensitive to news. Forex traders should pay close attention to the major currency pairs traded against the dollar in the coming weeks.

For more information about forex trading for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, and trading systems. Stay informed; boost your forex trading knowledge.


Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!

Top Forex Currency Pairs

In foreign exchange, forex traders analyze currency pairs to benefit from small movements in exchange rates between currencies. The top currency pairs traded in forex are:

1. EUR/USD - Euro/U.S. Dollar
2. GBP/USD - Great British Pound/U.S. Dollar
3. USD/CHF –- U.S. Dollar/Swiss Franc
4. USD/JPY –- U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen
5. USD/CAD –- U.S. Dollar/Canadian Dollar
6. AUD/USD - Australian Dollar/U.S. Dollar
7. EUR/GBP - Euro/Great British Pound
8. EUR/JPY - Euro/Japanese Yen
9. EUR/CHF - Euro/Swiss Franc
10. GBP/CHF - Great British Pound/Swiss Franc
11. GBP/JPY - Great British Pound/Japanese Yen
12. CHF/JPY - Swiss Franc/Japanese Yen
13. NZD/USD - New Zealand Dollar/US Dollar
14. EUR/CAD - Euro/Canadian Dollar
15. AUD/CAD - Australian Dollar/Canadian Dollar
16. AUD/JPY - Australian Dollar/Japanese Yen
17. EUR/AUD - Euro/Australian Dollar

For more information about forex trading for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, and trading systems. Stay informed; boost your forex trading knowledge.


Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!

Forex and China's Trade Surplus

The forex reserve for China rose to an incredible 1.53 trillion dollars USD in 2007. This is the largest forex reserve in the world. The forex reserve increase has resulted in an extraordinary excess of liquidity for the country which exerts tremendous pressure on the Chinese currency, the Yuan. To deal with this excess, in September of last year, the Chinese government created the CIC, the China Investment Corporate Limited, the country's first state initiated forex investment company. The mission of the CIC will be to invest in foreign financial markets and better manage and leverage the country's forex reserves. The working capital for the CIC was derived by issuing 1.55 trillion Yuan special treasury bonds, the equivalent of 200 billion USD.

China's trade surplus is credited with the year-to-year increases in its foreign exchange reserve. China's trade surplus exceeded a quarter of a trillion dollars USD in 2007. This trade surplus exists in the backdrop of a declining US Dollar and an appreciating RMB, the Renminbi. By the end of 2007, the RMB had appreciated by over 6% against the USD.

As the CIC matures, China will be the major player in the global forex trading market.

For more information about forex for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, strategy, forex broker info, currency charts, trading systems.


Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, foreign exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!

Forex Top Ten Traded Currencies in 2007

2007 was an interesting year for the global financial markets. Forex or foreign exchange was no different. In a year where we saw unprecedented highs and unprecedented lows for currencies. Some things remained consistent.

The USD Dollar remained the most traded currency in the world in 2007. However, the Euro gained slight ground, but remains a strong second. A newcomer to third place over the past few years is the Japanese Yen. Forth place now belongs to the British Pound.

Note: The number one forex currency pair for 2007 was the EUR/USD - a currency pair consisting of the number one and number two most traded currencies in global currency exchange.

As trends and statistics are tools for forex traders, this top ten list is presented to provide additional information to use in your overall forex arsenal.

Top 10 Traded Forex Currencies in 2007

1. USD
2. EUR
3. JPY
4. GBP
5. CHF
6. CAD
7. AUD
8. SEK
9. HDK
10. NOK

For more information about forex for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, trading systems.


Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!

Top 10 New Years Forex Trading Resolutions

As we start a new year, now is the time to contemplate how we can improve our trading results. Below are the top 10 New Year's Resolutions Forex traders can include in their goals that can help them in their quest to dominate the forex market in 2008.

1. Resolve to simplify your forex trading strategy and stick with it.
2. Resolve to always enter a trade based on a specific plan that is part of your core forex trading strategy.
3. Resolve to analyze the performance of your forex trading tools. This includes your forex broker, platform, and signal provider. This assessment should be done on at least an annual basis.
   
4. Resolve to carefully plan your exit points as well as you do your entry points for all your forex trades.
5. Resolve to remove emotion from your currency trades. Only execute the trade after you've done your homework and the trade makes sense based on your forex trading strategy. Let the forex strategy guide your trigger points and eliminate second-guessing.
   
6. Resolve to trade the forex market only after careful analysis and research.
7. Resolve to protect your profits. Protect those pips! Don't be afraid to take profits off the table. Remember to pay attention to the pip spread. Is too frequent trading affecting your results and your profit?
8. Resolve to analyze your forex trading results on a periodic basis.
   
9. Resolve to invest in yourself by continuing your forex education and training.
10. Last, resolve to get some sleep! Just because the forex market is a 24-hour market does not mean you have to trade all of them. A better performing forex trader is a rested forex trader.

Happy New Year and happy forex trading and investing!

For more information about forex trading for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, trading systems.


Technorati tags : forex, forex trading, currency, investing, forex platform, forex signals, forex trading strategy, learn forex, pip spread, currency trade, forex education, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems

Fibonacci and Forex

In recent years there has been a lot of interest in using mathematical tools such as the Fibonacci series in order improve forex trading results. Many currency traders have extolled the wonders and marvels of Fibonacci. But what is fibonacci? How can it work for you in your forex trading system?

Instead of rewriting various texts in this introductory blog about the Fibonacci series, I've decided instead to share a few of my favorite links regarding fibonacci. They provide a great introduction and give examples of how you can improve your forex trading accuracy by using tools that analyze trends.

Mini-tutorial on using Fibonacci for Forex : http://www.forexfibonacci.com

Fibonacci Calculator :

http://www.forextradingessentials.com/currency/forex-market-resources/forex-trading-tools/fibonacci-calculator.html

All things Fibonacci: http://www.mcs.surrey.ac.uk/Personal/R.Knott/Fibonacci


For more information about forex trading for novice to advanced forex traders, check out Forex Trading Essentials, a website containing forex tools, forex broker info, currency charts, trading systems.


Technorati tags : fibonacci, forex, forex trading, currency, currency trader, currency pairs, learn forex, make money, forex trading essentials, global currency exchange, trade currencies, forex broker, forex trading systems, fibonnacci


Forex Trading for the currency trader whose only goal is to make money!