The BoE is expected to keep their benchmark interest rate at 0.50% as remaining downside risks to growth will most likely lead the central bank standing pat until the end of 2009. Fundamental Outlook The BoE is expected to keep their benchmark interest rate at 0.50% as remaining downside risks to growth will most likely lead the central bank standing pat until the end of 2009. Although, we are seeing global leaders at the G-8 meeting talk about developing an exit strategy from the current easing cycle, there is a consensus that it is still too soon to consider executing it.
Student’s Question: When a currency pair is in a trend, either up or down, what is a strategy that a trader could use?? Thanks Power Course Instructor’s Response: A very straightforward trading plan in an uptrend would be to buy at support or buy a breakout above resistance…see the chart below for a visual. Keep in mind that when a currency pair is in an uptrend, the higher probability trades will be in the direction of that bullish trend.? With that in mind, a trader could wait for a pullback to the support line and, provided that a candle does not close below that support line, a long position (buy) can be taken with a stop below the support line.
The European Central Bank left their benchmark rate unchanged at a record low 1.00% which was consistent with their recent rhetoric that rates are appropriate….
The ECB has left rates unchanged at 1.00% as expected.
The FOMC is expected to keep their benchmark rate unchanged for another month as there remains downside risk to the economy. We have started to see a pull…
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Swissie Surprisingly Outperforms on Tuesday (Midday Snapshot)
The Bank of England is widely anticipated to hold the benchmark interest rate steady at the record-low of 0.50% as the central bank expects economic activity…
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Strong Pending Home Sales Accelerate USD Declines (Midday Snapshot)
The Reserve Bank of Australia is widely expected to hold the benchmark interest rate steady at the 49-year low of 3.00% as policymakers expects a recovery…
• Euro exceeds 70 on daily RSI; poised for needed pullback • Dollar/Yen reverses sharply to almost fully negate Friday’s price action • Cable gains unrelenting…


