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Australian trade balance for May, -$2218mln expected deficit of 1700m, prior -1579m Goods and services exports up 1% m/m and imports up 2% m/m (sa) Says the Australia Bureau of Statistics: In trend terms, the balance on goods and services was a deficit of $1,885m in May 2016, a decrease of $290m...

New business fell the fastest in almost five years, from 50.4 previously to 47.3 Services below 50 for the first time in two months Yen appreciation cited as hampering sales April earthquakes also adversely hit demand China uncertainty...

The Australian election was on Saturday Counting was done on Saturday night and then stopped for Sunday and Monday Its restarted again today Still nothing conclusive Via the ABC (Australia's public broadcaster and home of the country's best election analyst, Antony Green...

With thanks to Ahsan in the comments for the reminder! Global Dairy trade auction in London time today Recent results: What's expected? The futures market is showing lower prices for whole milk powder...

Economic trading data for 5 July 2016 Good morning all. As we wait for the men down under, here's what's on the card for today. Economic data...

Reserve Bank of Australia monetary policy board decision announcement for July. Cash rate on hold at 1...

The full statement from the RBA and comparison to June's 5 July 2016 At its meeting today, the Board decided to leave the cash rate unchanged at 1.75 per cent. The global economy is continuing to grow, at a lower than average pace...

Trade USD/JPY Summer Relief - SocGen From Societe General: USD/JPY likely to bounce before next risk-off move. Summer could be quieter with delayed risks. Financial markets experienced severe dislocations around the Brexit vote...

Rystad Energy estimates US has 264 billion barrels of oil The Norwegian energy consultancy Rystad Energy said US reserves are slightly larger than Russia (256B barrels) and Saudi Arabia (212B barrels) accounting for existing fields, discoveries and fields yet to be discovered...

From Credit Suisse: We are lowering our 3m EURUSD forecast to 1.05 from 1.17 previously, reflecting the likely growth spillover into the wider European region from the UK's woes...

June 2016 Spanish unemployment report 4 July 2016 Prior -119.8k Registered unemployed falls to the lowest since Sep 2009, leaving 3.77m unemployed. There's some seasonality involved as the tourist sector often ramps up hiring for the holiday season...

June 2016 UK Markit/CIPS construction PMI data report 4 July 2016 Prior 51.2 Housing activity 43.8 vs 51.0 prior The headline drops to the lowest since June 2009 and the first contraction. since April 2013 New orders and residential construction to the lowest since Dec 2012...

Bank lending standards survey from the Bank of Canada Credit conditions tightened Conditions tightest since 2009 Pricing 12.6 vs 5.2 prior Non-pricing conditions 35.2 vs 7.6 prior...

Highlights of the Bank of Canada business outlook survey Prior was 16.00 Prospects 'remain dim' among energy-related firms Prospects are more solid outside the affected oil regions and sectors Sees further investment cuts at oil companies...

Brexit moves now a memory The commodity currencies were tossed out with the Brexit result but the market has subsequently had second thoughts. The New Zealand dollar is leading the way and has essentially erased Brexit decline with five consecutive days of gains. A close above 0...

Closing changes for the main bourses: German DAX -0.7% UK FTSE -0.8% French CAC -0.9% Italy MIB -1.7...

Details from the May 2016 Eurozone PPI data report 4 July 2016 Prior -0.3% -3.9% vs -4.1% exp y/y. Prior -4.4% Energy prices rose 1.7% and I'd suggest we're now going to start seeing the rise in oil prices being reflected in price data. In the 28 states it rose 2.8% vs -0.4% prior...

Another solid jump in y/y vehicle registrations noted by the KBA Total registrations 8.4% vs 11.5% prior y/y YTP 7.0% vs 6.7% prior From the breakdown; Car registrations +8.3...

USD/CAD technical analysis The commodity currencies are the top performers today and that's pushed USD/CAD down 50 pips to 1.2862. The pair has been in a steady downtrend since rising over 1.31 last Monday. The declines continues to eat into the Brexit rally and now the 61.8% retracement at 1...

Learning how to read charts, having access to the right technology, negotiating the best broker fees, these are all important factors for a new trader to get started on the right foot, but the most crucial factor, which is often overlooked is learning to keep your emotions in check...