| What is a par yield curve, and why does Treasury publish it every day? Explain it simply Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 127 | 15 d ago |
| German inflation reached 3.3% with energy up 14.9%. Do energy headlines push you to trade the headline or wait? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 139 | 15 d ago |
| Two regional surveys disagreed this month. How do you avoid trading the one that agrees with your view? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 123 | 15 d ago |
| A 22-basis-point move in the 10-year yield in a week: what do you do when no one can explain it? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 154 | 15 d ago |
| The US fiscal deficit reached $1.99 trillion. Does that change how you read Treasury yields? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 117 | 15 d ago |
| Euro area output fell 0.5% in August. Does production data ever change your view of the euro? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 115 | 15 d ago |
| Do you trade regional factory surveys like Empire State and Philly Fed, or wait for the national ISM? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 137 | 15 d ago |
| Canadian manufacturing sales rose 1.5% but were flat in volume. Does a price-driven gain move the Canadian dollar? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 141 | 15 d ago |
| The 10-year Treasury yield fell from 5.31% to 5.09% in eight sessions. Do you need a reason before you trade it? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 155 | 15 d ago |
| INSEE put France at 3.1% on its final figure. Should a national print move your euro view before the total? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 128 | 15 d ago |
| Euro inflation was confirmed at 3.8%, but the trade balance swung to a €16.1bn deficit. Which matters more for EUR? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 166 | 15 d ago |
| China's PPI rose to 5.0% while its CPI stayed at 0.9%. Does the factory-gate gap matter for the Australian dollar? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 106 | 15 d ago |
| German factory orders fell 10.6% in August while output rose 2.0%. Which number do you lean on for Germany? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 98 | 15 d ago |
| New York's factory index jumped to 25.5 while Philadelphia's fell to 20.9. Which regional survey do you trust? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 160 | 15 d ago |
| US industrial output rose 0.7% in September, but utilities did much of the work. Do you trade the headline? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 90 | 15 d ago |
| Would a 'what changed since the last release' line at the top of FTC data articles help you? Tell us how you read them Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 168 | 28 d ago |
| Where do you find your broker's execution statistics, and have you ever compared them with your own fills? Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 119 | 28 d ago |
| Do you compare your broker's EUR/USD quote with the ECB reference rate? Show us how you check for differences Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 102 | 28 d ago |
| Why does Germany have two unemployment rates, 6.4% and 4.0%? Explain registered versus ILO unemployment simply Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 135 | 28 d ago |
| What is the difference between producer prices and consumer prices, and why do traders watch both? Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 108 | 28 d ago |
| What does 'seasonally adjusted' mean? Why did German unemployment fall in September but the adjusted figure rise? Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 103 | 28 d ago |
| What is an ECB reference rate and why is one published every day? Explain it like you're talking to a new trader Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 327 | 28 d ago |
| Falling confidence and rising fuel costs fill the headlines. How do you keep them from changing your risk per trade? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 105 | 28 d ago |
| Two jobs reports gave two stories this week. How do you avoid changing your mind every time a new number lands? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 129 | 28 d ago |
| Everyone says the euro has to bounce after four weekly declines. How do you handle the urge to buy because it looks cheap? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 98 | 28 d ago |
| Census says new home sales rose 6.4% but the change isn't statistically significant. Does that change how you trade the number? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 81 | 28 d ago |
| 'Lowest since May 2025', 'highest since January 2024': do record headlines make you trade or make you wait? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 84 | 28 d ago |
| Japan's August output fell 1.7% but manufacturers plan to raise it 3.2%. Do you trust survey forecasts or hard data? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 139 | 28 d ago |
| EUR/USD has fallen four weeks in a row. Does a streak like that count as a signal for you, or is it just a description? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 82 | 28 d ago |
| USD/JPY is near 158 after the July intervention at around 160. How do you think about the risk of another one? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 205 | 28 d ago |
| OPEC+ held quotas unchanged for November. Do quota decisions still move your oil or CAD and NOK trades? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 78 | 28 d ago |
| Consumer confidence fell to 81.9 while inflation expectations rose to 6.1%. Do you trade sentiment surveys or ignore them? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 189 | 28 d ago |
| ADP said 90,000 jobs and the BLS said 29,000. How do you reconcile two US jobs numbers two days apart? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 136 | 28 d ago |
| Canada's GDP was flat in July ahead of the Bank of Canada on 28 October. Which Canadian number do you weight most? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 103 | 28 d ago |
| China's PMIs crossed back above 50 in September. Does that change how you trade the Australian dollar? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 114 | 28 d ago |
| Swiss inflation is 1.0% and the euro is at its lowest since May 2025. Is EUR/CHF telling a different story from EUR/USD? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 89 | 28 d ago |
| UK GDP was revised up to 0.5% while mortgage approvals fell to 54,900. How do you weigh sterling's growth against the housing slowdown? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 144 | 28 d ago |
| Euro area factory-gate prices are up 8.2% on the year but non-energy industrial goods inflation is 1.1%. Who absorbs the gap? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 83 | 28 d ago |
| German inflation is 3.3%, French 3.0% and the euro area 3.8%. Which national number do you check first? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 133 | 28 d ago |
| The euro hit its lowest level since May 2025 while the ECB is raising rates. What does that say about rate differentials? Market Chat · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 130 | 28 d ago |
| What should a 'week ahead' article on FTC include that ours don't yet? Tell us what you actually plan with Site Feedback · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 158 | 28 d ago |
| Does your platform freeze or lag for a few seconds when a major number is released? What have you seen? Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 139 | 28 d ago |
| Did the swap on AUD or NOK pairs flip sides after the hikes? Show us how you checked your broker's numbers Broker Experiences · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 97 | 28 d ago |
| Why do statistics agencies revise numbers months later, and does it matter to a trader? Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 97 | 28 d ago |
| What does 'annualized' mean on a GDP release? Explain 2.2% growth in one quarter like you're telling a friend Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 96 | 28 d ago |
| What is the term premium, and why do central banks and the BIS keep mentioning it? Explain it simply Beginners · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 88 | 28 d ago |
| Have you changed how you read financial news at weekends? What did you cut and why? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 115 | 28 d ago |
| With Treasuries paying over 5%, does sitting in cash feel more attractive than trading? How does that change your risk? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 82 | 28 d ago |
| A weak jobs number lands while you are in a trade. What do you do in the first sixty seconds? Trading Psychology · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 79 | 28 d ago |
| Which event on October's calendar do you plan to skip entirely, and why? Strategy Talk · FTC Community Team Staff | 0 | 98 | 28 d ago |