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Fed pulls back: US interest rate rises by 0.25%

Fed pulls back: US interest rate rises by 0.25%

Since Wednesday, there are two different perspectives among analysts regarding the post-FOMC speech by Jerome Powell, the President of the American Central Bank, where the American interest rate increased by 0.25%. Some feel that its tone was more subdued, while others feel that it was quite aggressive in parts. Every political position requires caution, but...

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FIBONACCI – The Powerful Tool for Trading

FIBONACCI – The Powerful Tool for Trading

You may have heard that professional traders frequently discuss the significance of Fibonacci numbers and how they inform buying or selling decisions. But how does the role of these ubiquitous levels, rooted in straightforward mathematics, play in the market’s movements? The Fibonacci sequence is a significant set of numbers and ratios that occur in various...

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A Volatility indicator: Bollinger Bands

A Volatility indicator: Bollinger Bands

Volatility is the measure of the fluctuation in trading prices. How large the upswings and downswings are for a currency pair can become useful information when on the lookout for trading opportunities. Volatility indicators basically tell us whether the market is noisy with big swings or quiet and not moving much. There are multiple volatility...

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Understand The Trading Sessions

Understand The Trading Sessions

The forex market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is a decentralized marketplace that operates on a global scale. Specifically for FX trading, it is a 24hr market staying open for the full 5 weekdays. However, this does not mean that the market is always super active throughout the whole 5 days, and even...

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A Guide to Opening a Live MetaTrader (MT5) Account

A Guide to Opening a Live MetaTrader (MT5) Account

Prominent brokers including ZERO Markets provide access to a broad range of financial assets, including Forex (foreign exchange trading), shares, commodities, indices and cryptocurrencies.  Brokers partner with the world’s trading platform software company, MetaQuotes Software Corp. to offer several trading applications. The most popular software includes MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5multi-asset trading platforms.  MT5’s usage increased by 11.5% in the first quarter of...

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China’s Recovery in Consumer Spending will Give Clues to Post Pandemic Economic Outlooks

China’s Recovery in Consumer Spending will Give Clues to Post Pandemic Economic Outlooks

Analysts are watching closes for signs of meaningful pick in China’s consumer spending after the country posted its record expansion in the first quarter of 2021. The Wednesday data is expecting tosee a moderation in spending activities in May as the pandemic’s base effects started fading. According to Bloomberg Economists, retail sales slowed from 17.7%...

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The Dollar Gains 6% Against Yen Year to Date, What’s Next for Yen?

The Dollar Gains 6% Against Yen Year to Date, What’s Next for Yen?

Notwithstanding the global economic recovery from the pandemic, Japan remains to be standing still, with its currency value eroding. The year 2021 saw the yen performing the worst among Group-of-10 currencies, slumped almost 6% against the dollar. Japan is the only economy that hasn’t shown signs of a rising interest rate. According to ZERO Markets’ Meta...

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Where To Invest $10,000 Dollar Right Now?

Where To Invest $10,000 Dollar Right Now?

Value With Momentum — according to Feifei Li (Head of Equities, Research Affiliates) Value stocks are translated into momentum stocks in recent times as the vaccine rollout had fuelled a new prospect of growth that favors stocks that are value-oriented. Value investing refers to buying stocks that are valued cheaper relative to their fundamentals. On a quantitative investing basis,...