Fundamental analysis

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Central bank decisions, NFP, CPI, GDP, economic calendar — how to read macro data and what really moves a currency.

  1. 01Fundamental analysis basics — what really moves a currency
  2. 02NFP — the jobs report that moves the dollar
  3. 03The Fed decision — how it moves the dollar on forex
  4. 04The ECB decision — how it moves the euro on forex
  5. 05Economic calendar — how to use it step by step
  6. 06US retail sales — how it moves the dollar
  7. 07The ifo Business Climate Index (Germany) — a leading euro gauge
  8. 08The Tankan — the Bank of Japan quarterly survey
  9. 09Watching central banks together — Fed, ECB and BoJ
  10. 10GDP and forex — how growth data moves the dollar
  11. 11Leading vs lagging indicators — what to weight first
  12. 12CPI and forex — how the inflation print moves the dollar
  13. 13Central-bank minutes — how to read them
  14. 14The Bank of England decision — how it moves the pound
  15. 15JOLTS — the job openings report the Fed reads
  16. 16Fed chair speeches — why they move the dollar
  17. 17Interest rate parity — how rate differentials drive carry trade
  18. 18The COT report — can retail traders actually use it?
  19. 19US trade balance — what it means for the dollar in forex
  20. 20Hawkish vs dovish — what these central-bank words mean
  21. 21The Bank of Japan and its policy — what moves the yen
  22. 22The Fed dot plot — how to read it
  23. 23The Swiss franc and SNB intervention — a safe haven
  24. 24Bank of Canada rate decisions — how the BoC moves the Canadian dollar
  25. 25ISM Services PMI — the US services gauge that moves the dollar
  26. 26Michigan consumer sentiment and the US dollar
  27. 27Caixin PMI China — the private gauge and the Aussie dollar
  28. 28The PCE price index — the Fed's preferred inflation gauge
  29. 29Initial jobless claims and the dollar exchange rate
  30. 30ISM Manufacturing PMI — the US industry gauge and the 50 line
  31. 31Economic calendar — 12 releases that move currencies