FX Market Strategist for TradersWay Wayne McDonell talks about the quantitive of money and the quantitate value of a currency. Purchasing power? Supply and demand?
Quick economic class with Wayne McDonell taking the Japanese Yen as sample.
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Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD stays below 1.1800 as markets await Fed speeches
EUR/USD remains trapped in a tight range below 1.1800 in the second half of the day on Tuesday. The pair struggles amid a modest US Dollar strength and an improvement in risk sentiment, even as US tariff uncertainty lingers. The focus now remains on comments from Federal Reserve officials.
GBP/USD stays defensive below 1.3500 as USD firms up
GBP/USD stays on the back foot below 1.3500 in the European trading hours on Tuesday. The pair declines as the US Dollar rebounds from losses recorded over the previous two sessions. Traders will focus on the US weekly ADP Employment Change and Consumer Confidence data due later in the day, along with speeches from Federal Reserve officials.
USD/JPY climbs to 156.00 area as markets doubt BoJ rate hikes
USD/JPY catches a fresh bid wave and challenges the 156.00 region on Tuesday. The pair rallies as the Japanese Yen (JPY) falls hard on reports that Japan's PM Takaichi voiced concerns to BoJ Governor Ueda on interest rate hikes.
Editors’ Picks
EUR/USD stays below 1.1800 as markets await Fed speeches
EUR/USD remains trapped in a tight range below 1.1800 in the second half of the day on Tuesday. The pair struggles amid a modest US Dollar strength and an improvement in risk sentiment, even as US tariff uncertainty lingers. The focus now remains on comments from Federal Reserve officials.
USD/JPY climbs to 156.00 area as markets doubt BoJ rate hikes
USD/JPY catches a fresh bid wave and challenges the 156.00 region on Tuesday. The pair rallies as the Japanese Yen (JPY) falls hard on reports that Japan's PM Takaichi voiced concerns to BoJ Governor Ueda on interest rate hikes.
Gold retreats below $5,200 on renewed USD strength
Gold stages a deep correction following Monday's rally and trades below $5,200. Following the previous day's knee-jerk fall in reaction to US President Donald Trump's new global tariffs and the subsequent bounce, the US Dollar gathers strength and weighs on XAU/USD ahead of Fed policymakers' speeches.
Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe extend losses on bearish signals
Meme coins are facing renewed selling pressure amid fading broad risk-on sentiment so far this week, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, and Pepe extending their losses after recent corrections.
AI-scare trade and tariff uncertainty takes hold
It was quite a day, with AI-disruption fears and tariff uncertainty triggering a risk-off session. By now, it's nearly impossible to have missed the Supreme Court's 6-3 decision that struck down US President Donald Trump's reciprocal tariffs last Friday.
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