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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...

USD/JPY showed some movement last week, but closed almost unchanged at 102.46. This week has seven events. Here is an outlook on the major events moving the yen and an updated technical analysis for USD/JPY. The yen settled down last week, after posting strong gains after the Brexit vote...

GBP/USD posted sharp gains last week, dropping over 200 points. The pair closed at 1.3246. This week’s highlights are PMI reports and Manufacturing Production. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD...

The Canadian dollar enjoyed a strong week ,as USD/CAD fell 160 points. The pair closed at 1.2868. This week’s key event is Employment Change. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for USD/CAD. Canadian GDP posted a small gain of 0...

G’day, forex mates! Another RBA statement is heading our way this Tuesday (July 5, 4:30 am GMT), so get up to speed on how the Australian economy is faring by reading up on another edition of my Economic Snapshot...

Welcome to the second half of the year! Can you believe we only have another six months to go this year? Let’s take a quick look at the major economic themes that rocked the forex markets in Q2 2016 to complete your H1 2016 analyses...

Investors are still in the process of sorting out the ramifications of the surprise pro “Brexit” vote which created extreme volatility in the markets...

AUD/USD had an uneventful week and posted modest gains. This week’s highlights are Retail Sales and the Cash Rate. Here is an outlook on the major market-movers and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD. There were no major Australian releases last week...