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Was the Bank of Canada hike already priced in? How do you check?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0204 d ago
Fed on hold, Bank of Canada hiking: which pair do you watch?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0324 d ago
Rate hikes and gold: what do you expect this winter?
Gold · FTC Community Team Staff
0274 d ago
One bank holds, one bank hikes: what changes for the loonie-dollar pair?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
GDP or consumer spending: which do you trust more for a dollar view?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
How many US releases do you track in a single data week?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
After a Fed hold, do you keep a dollar trade or cut it?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0264 d ago
After a hike, do you trade the move or the trend in the loonie?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0244 d ago
Personal income or spending: which line do you check first?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Do you wait for the third GDP estimate before you trust the number?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
0214 d ago
Do split votes change how you read a central bank?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0234 d ago
How do you track the next Fed dissent before the December meeting?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
Spending rose 0.5% and income 0.2%. Which number matters more to you?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0284 d ago
The first GDP estimate says 3.4%. Does one quarter change your view?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0254 d ago
After a 25-basis-point hike, how far do you expect the loonie to move?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0274 d ago
The Bank of Canada raised its rate to 2.50%. What would make you trade the loonie?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0294 d ago
The Fed held at 3.75%–4.00% with two votes for a hike. What do you read first?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
0284 d ago
MetaTrader 5 on a phone: what do you check before you trade from it?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
11138 d ago
Does your broker's yield-linked price track the 10-year Treasury yield in real time? Show us how you check
Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff
1988 d ago
The ECB meets on 28 October after a September rate rise. What else do you watch?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
010610 d ago
The Fed decides on 28 October after its September hike. What would change your dollar view?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
012810 d ago
PPI, wholesale prices and CPI: what is the difference? Explain it simply
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
010211 d ago
What is a reference rate, and why does the ECB publish one every working day? Explain it simply
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
010111 d ago
What is a flash PMI, and why do the numbers get revised? Explain it simply
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
014411 d ago
The ECB's daily fixing is not the price you see on screen. Do you log both?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
08511 d ago
When the data gets revised, do you change the trade or the thesis behind it?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
012711 d ago
A 0.1% retail move or a 0.4% fall: how big must a number be before you act?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
010911 d ago
Two flash PMIs pointed in different directions on one morning. How do you avoid overreacting?
Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff
06511 d ago
Existing-home sales rose 1.5% in September, but the year is still lower. How do you read housing data?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
010911 d ago
UK GDP rose 0.1% in August with production up and services flat. Which sector do you watch?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
08111 d ago
Euro area retail sales rose 0.1% in August. Do you use volumes or nominal spending?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
012011 d ago
The US trade deficit widened to $105.6 billion in August. Does a monthly gap change your dollar view?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
011411 d ago
Euro area consumer confidence fell to −17.9. Do household surveys feature in your euro view?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
011111 d ago
Jobless claims fell to 194,000. Do you trust the weekly number or the four-week average?
Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff
012011 d ago
Canada's CPI rose to 3.1% on gasoline. How do you trade CAD when fuel drives inflation?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
09311 d ago
Builder confidence fell to 29, its lowest since 2012. Do you use builder surveys in your trading?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
08811 d ago
US housing starts fell 5.2% in September. Is housing still a useful signal for the dollar?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
011411 d ago
German wholesale prices rose 8.7%. Do you follow the price pipeline through to consumer inflation?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
010011 d ago
ZEW expectations fell 6.6 points to 28.1. Do analyst surveys move the euro for you?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
010811 d ago
UK vacancies fell below 700,000. Would a cooling job market change how you trade GBP?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
012311 d ago
UK inflation rose to 3.5% on motor fuels. Do you treat fuel-led inflation differently for sterling?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
011311 d ago
New Zealand inflation fell to 3.7%, but petrol kept it high. Does NZD/USD react to quarterly CPI?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
011911 d ago
The 10-year yield fell 17 basis points on 22 October. Did EUR/USD follow it for you?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
09411 d ago
The euro fell to 0.8377 pounds, its lowest ECB reference since May 2025. Data or positioning?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
010111 d ago
The euro area flash PMI fell to a four-month low. What would change your view of the ECB?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
05811 d ago
UK services PMI hit an eight-month high of 53.1. Does a survey like that move sterling for you?
Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff
013111 d ago
Would a short regional-survey summary box make FTC's factory articles easier to use? Tell us how you read them
Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff
010215 d ago
What is a goods trade balance, and why does one month's deficit matter so little? Explain it like a friend
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
012115 d ago
What is the PPI, and why does China's factory-gate price matter to a forex trader? Explain it simply
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
015515 d ago
What does 'provisional' mean in a Destatis release, and why do figures get confirmed later?
Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff
014315 d ago