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Stay on top of the news that directly impacts the Forex, Index and Commodity markets.

Bullish Technical Reversal Trend

By ​Deepta Bolaky “Buy the Dips” and “Sell the Rallies” are widely followed strategies by new or experienced traders.  Buy-the-dip strategy is becoming increasingly popular based on the theory of market fluctuations. It takes into conside...

July 31, 2018
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World’s Largest Stock Exchanges

Almost every country in the world has a stock exchange with some countries having multiple exchanges. There are over 60 major exchanges across the globe with the total market cap of over $85 trillion. But only 18 of those are in the so-called ''$1 tr...

July 30, 2018
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Snapshot – NZDCAD, EURUSD, USOIL

NZDCAD - Daily To begin with, let’s take a look at the NZDCAD. Admittedly not the liveliest minor pair but in this instance, I think it is worth a mention. On the daily time frame, we can see the price is hovering around the critical support zon...

July 27, 2018
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Monitoring Volatility and Spotting Trading Opportunities

US Markets With relatively sound fundamentals driven by strong earnings growth so far in this earning season, US equity markets have continued their bullish trend. The S&P500 bounced back strong from its 100-day moving average in early July, and ...

July 25, 2018
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‘First Steps in Forex’ – Free Education Course

Why the ‘First Steps in Forex’ course with Alphates could be just what you are looking for When someone like you has the idea that trading Forex could be a good fit with your investment objectives, it is logical that getting a solid foundation...

July 24, 2018
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Sterling Seeks Value Amid Brexit Talks

We have seen a quiet recovery for Pound Sterling in the absence of any negative headlines. Add to this some rambunctious tweets from President Trump weakening the Dollar and the GBPUSD pair is tip-toeing upwards, shrugging off the recent dip below 1....

July 23, 2018
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Safety First for Japanese Yen

Have you spotted something unusual happening with the Japanese Yen? With the likes of protectionism dominating global headlines, the Yen is weakening amid broader risk aversion which is out of character for the currency. A Confidence crisis among Asi...

July 20, 2018
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Dollar Index Treading on Familiar Ground

If you’re familiar with the US dollar Index, you might have noticed it has moved in a repetitive pattern for the past few years. You need to treat every six months as a cycle, at the end of this cycle (June, December), the Fed will generally raise...

July 19, 2018
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Opportunities in the Third Quarter – Equity and Currency Markets

By Deepta Bolaky STOCK MARKETS After a stellar year for the stock markets, investors were entertaining the idea that equities will outperform in 2018 even though a correction above 15% was expected at some point. The U.S equity markets showed impress...

July 18, 2018
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Premium MT4 Trading Tools

As a pioneer of providing MetaTrader 4 in Australia since 2006, our premium MT4 trading tools help provide you with real time trading alerts and a suite of MT4 add-ons to help improve your trading experience when trading the global markets. Whether y...

June 1, 2018
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Central Bank Interest Rates

Central Bank Interest Rates By Klavs Valters  A central bank's interest rate is a rate at which it typically lends money to local banks. This interest rate is charged by nations’ central or federal banks on loan advances to control the money supp...

May 16, 2018
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Federal Budget 2018: A Mixed Reaction

Federal Budget 2018: A Mixed Reaction By Deepta Bolaky Treasurer Scott Morrison handed down his third incorporating tax cuts, superannuation benefits, aged care spending and significant infrastructure spending. The highlight is its plan to hand out...

May 14, 2018
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World’s Largest Banks

World's Largest Banks By Klavs Valters  Banks play a significant role in our day-to-day lives and as the global economy continues to expand year-on-year, they will continue to do so. Even though the United States has the largest economy by Gross Do...

May 7, 2018
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First Quarter Overview – Massive Swings and Volatility in Stock Markets

First Quarter Overview - Massive Swings and Volatility in Stock Markets   First quarter of the year ended with markets experiencing massive swings and volatility. Higher bond yields, revised inflation expectations and a potential trade war bro...

April 17, 2018
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Amazon on Track to Become a $1 Trillion Company

Amazon on Track to Become a $1 Trillion Company   By Klavs Valters With Apple close to becoming the first company in the world to reach $1 trillion market cap, Amazon is also closing in. As one of the world’s largest online retailers it is o...

March 22, 2018
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