Posted July 8th, 2009 by forexwatch in category
Forex News
Quantitative Easing Program
Discussions of extending the quantitative-easing program beyond the 150 billion pounds is going on. It is a sterling negative action if you view that printing money is a way of cheapening the currency.
A cheaper Pound could be the way to stimulate the economy and spurs economic recovery.
The probability
The BOE & FOMC Minutes
The focus will be on the pound and the dollar. Today, we have the release of BOE Minutes at 09.30 GMT and then the FOMC Minutes at 19.00 GMT.
Bloomberg reported that
The Office for National Statistics report showed inflation slowed last month less than forecast, prompting speculation the BOE will reduce the pace
Posted January 8th, 2009 by forexwatch in category
Forex News
The Interest Rate Cuts will be used as a weapon in combating the recession and inflation. The Fed in US, the BOE and the ECB will reduce their Interest Rates in facing the Global Financial Crisis.
The Fed lowered its target Interest Rate to between zero and 0.25 % last month and pledged to keep the Interest Rate as low as possible.
Posted January 5th, 2009 by forexwatch in category
Forex News
For the week ending 9th. January, the focus will be on three major Forex News namely the FOMC, BOE Interest rate Decision and the much anticipated Non Farm Payrolls.
FOMCÂ @ 19.00 GMT on Tuesday, 6th. January
BOE Interest rate Decision @12.00 GMT on Thursday, 8th. January
Non Farm Payrolls @13.30 GMT on Friday, 9th.
Posted November 19th, 2008 by forexwatch in category
Forex News
If you are trading on Forex News, you got to be on the lookout for high impact Forex News related to Interest Rate and Inflation. Forex News in the pipeline are :
Minutes of Meeting of BOE and FOMC at 09:00 GMT and 19:00 GMT respectively.
Two other datas Forex News on CPI and Housing Starts at 13:30 GMT
Trading suggestion for GBPUSD is
Posted November 15th, 2008 by forexwatch in category
Forex News
Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- The yen rose, heading for weekly gains against the euro and the dollar, as a drop in U.S. retail sales prompted speculation investors will sell higher-yielding assets and pay back low-cost loans in Japan's currency.
The dollar was poised for a second weekly gain versus an index of the currencies of six major trading