Foreign exchange trading (Known as Forex or simply FX) offers investors and traders the opportunity to generate a profit from the changing differences in currencies.
Trading Quarter's Forex section offers its readership insightful analysis and commentary to the events that affect global currencies, written by industry respected and award winning FX analysts.
Using clear and concise language commentary, the Forex section publishes regular commentary on the leading currencies and pairs such as the EUR/USD, USD/JPY and AUD/USD.
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AUDIO: MetaTrader Masters - Crisis of the Euro Continues
11 May 2012 - Jomar Reyes, Editor, TradingQuarter.com
This week’s discussion with our MetaTrader Masters, Matti Williamson and Anton Hughes the ongoing debt crisis in Europe again was a the key theme. From the Greek elections to the expected Moodys downgrading of European banks, the Euro look to be entering yet another stormfront. Anton gives us some insights as to who are leading the way with using algorithmic trading, in particular the Expert Advisors functionality in the MetaTrader4 platform.
Ireland 2012 Referendum on the Fiscal Compact Treaty, Gold Is Buckling Under The Pressure
11 May 2012 - Matti Williamson, FX and Commodities trader
Ireland 2012 referendum due on 31 May could have a similar impact as the Greece 2012 elections has on the financial markets. Gold weekly chart is begin reviewed as the uptrend in 2012 may come to abrupt change, possibly due to the referendum. We must learn from the past in order to predict the future, technical analysis at its best.
Running MetaTrader4 on a Mac? Of course!
18 Apr 2012 - Jomar Reyes, Editor, TradingQuarter.com
Apple's Mac platform is moving into market dominance of the PC industry faster than ever before. Trading platforms have generally been developed for the PC environment, however, using emulation programs, software like MetaTrader4 run seamlessly on a Mac.
Audio: Weekly FX Grill - The AUD and the Australian economy
13 Apr 2012 - Jomar Reyes, Editor, TradingQuarter.com
The nation of Australia is almost the same size as the European continent, although 70% it is uninhabitable desert. This vast land is rich in deposits of Iron ore in high demand from China. This has meant that the Australian economy and the AUD has strengthened in recent times. But what direction is the economy headed in, particularly if China's manufacturing continues to slow down? With interest rates soon to be announced by the Reserve Bank of Australia, the consensus is a .5% of a rate cut.
The EUR/USD In The Eurozone Pinball
12 Apr 2012 - John J Hardy, Head of FX Strategy, Saxo Bank
Euro-zone bond spreads are widening once again but the FX market has decided to ignore it this time as Bernanke’s dovish tone was smeared all over in EUR/USD. The Bank of Japan (BoJ) continues to probe USD/JPY despite still monetary policy. SNB Jordan repeated his previous statement that the SNB is fully committed to EUR/CHF peg at 1.2000 and is willing to purchase unlimited quantities of foreign currencies to protect the pegging.
The 60 Minutes look at the Euro Crisis
11 Apr 2012 - Jomar Reyes, Editor, TradingQuarter.com
The most watched TV current affairs show 60 minutes focused on the Euro zone crisis. For it's American viewers, seeing the exposure to this crisis could provide a confidence blow to their fragile economic recovery, and now damped by the recent disappointing employment figures. With the two currencies being the most traded pair for currency and forex traders (EUR/USD), knowing the dynamics of these two major economic regions is imperative, as they both struggle to find economic recovery.