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US Dollar: Greenback Looks in Trouble Heading into New Year The US Federal Reserve has finally raised interest rates, and this in itself should support the US Dollar in 2016. Yet a key factor that may stand in the way of further Dollar gains is straightforward: expectations. The Fed expects it will raise rates four times in 2016, but markets predict only half of that. Whether or not the USD finishes higher will depend on this key theme. ...
EUR/USD Intra-Day Fundamentals - International Trade in Goods and 38 pips price movement 2015-12-29 13:30 GMT | [USD - International Trade in Goods] past data is -58.4Bforecast data is -60.7Bactual data is -60.5B according to the latest press release if actual > forecast (or previous one) = good for currency (for USD in our case) [USD - International Trade in Goods] = Difference in value between imported and exported goods during the reported ...
EUR/USD Forecast Dec. 28 – Jan. 1 EUR/USD gained some ground ahead of the Christmas holiday and edged closer to 1.10. The last week of the year features two figures. Here is an outlook for the highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. Spain’s elections resulted in a hung parliament and this stirred some worries, worries that support the euro on safe haven flows. However, some of the moves are ...
GBP/USD Forecast Dec. 28 – Jan. 1 GBP/USD showed some downward movement but ended the week unchanged, closing at 1.4925. The final week of 2015 has just two events on the schedule. Here is an outlook on the major events moving the pound and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD. In the US, Final GDP for the third quarter posted a gain of 2%, very close to the estimate. Housing numbers disappointed, and durable goods were ...
High-Frequency Trading: technology, business, Illegal practices, and more High-frequency trading (HFT) firms use sophisticated computer programs to execute thousands of trades in a second. In fact, a second is slow by HFT standards: Traders often measure time by microseconds, or one-millionth of a second. In the decade or so since this high-tech form of trading zoomed onto the Wall Street scene, it's generated plenty of controversy. ...
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