Editorial policy

Primary sources first

Figures and decisions are taken from the organisations that publish them: central banks such as the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan; statistics agencies such as the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Eurostat and the UK Office for National Statistics; financial regulators; and the Bank for International Settlements. When a fact is only available from a news organisation, that organisation is named and linked. Every article ends with the list of sources it relies on.

Checking figures

• Data are quoted as first released, with the release date. Later revisions are noted when they change the story.
• Market prices are quoted with the date they refer to, because they move after publication.
• Quotes from officials are taken from the published statement, press release or transcript.
• Forecasts are attributed to whoever made them. FTC does not publish its own price targets or trade ideas.

Independence from brokers

Brokers and other companies can't pay for coverage, and they can't see or approve articles before publication. FTC may earn affiliate commissions (see the disclosure), but commissions have no bearing on what is written or on how brokers are listed. If FTC ever publishes sponsored material, it will be clearly labelled “Sponsored” and kept apart from news.

How articles are produced

The FTC Editorial Team researches each article from the sources listed with it. We use software, including AI tools, to help with research and drafting. Facts, figures and quotes are checked against the linked sources before an article is published, and the published article appears under the FTC Editorial Team byline.

News, guides and what they are not

News stories report what happened and why it matters to currency traders. Guides explain how markets, orders, costs and regulation work. Neither is personal advice: they don't take your circumstances into account, and trading forex and CFDs on margin carries a high risk of losing money. Read the risk warning.

Updates and corrections

Articles show when they were published and when they were last updated. If you think something is wrong, send it through the contact form with “Correction” as the topic and a link to your source. Confirmed errors are corrected promptly; when a correction changes the meaning of an article, a dated note explaining the change is added at the end.

Community content

Forum posts, comments and chat messages are written by members and reflect their own views. They are moderated under the community guidelines but are not checked by the editorial team.