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‘First Steps in Forex’ – Free Education Course
Why the ‘First Steps in Forex’ course with GO Markets could be just what you are looking for When someone like you has the idea that trading Forex could be a good fit with your investment objectives, it is logical that getting a solid foundation in place is one of the factors that can contribute in giving you the confidence and knowledge to tu...
July 24, 2018Read More >Time For a Change? Considering Longer or Shorter Timeframe FX and CFD Trading
One of the most common questions we are asked on some of the webinar sessions we run is “What timeframe might be best for me to trade?”. This slightly longer article than we would usually write, seemed merited to provide some detailed “food for thought” as it appears to be an important issue for many. This is not something w...
July 24, 2018Read More >Sterling Seeks Value Amid Brexit Talks
We have seen a quiet recovery for Pound Sterling in the absence of any negative headlines. Add to this some rambunctious tweets from President Trump weakening the Dollar and the GBPUSD pair is tip-toeing upwards, shrugging off the recent dip below 1.30 as nothing more than a temporary blip. It is these sudden blips or brief recoveries in Cable tha...
July 23, 2018Read More >Safety First for Japanese Yen
Have you spotted something unusual happening with the Japanese Yen? With the likes of protectionism dominating global headlines, the Yen is weakening amid broader risk aversion which is out of character for the currency. A Confidence crisis among Asian markets You have to wonder if the currency is absorbing some of the inherent uncertainty brought ...
July 20, 2018Read More >Dollar Index Treading on Familiar Ground
If you’re familiar with the US dollar Index, you might have noticed it has moved in a repetitive pattern for the past few years. You need to treat every six months as a cycle, at the end of this cycle (June, December), the Fed will generally raise interest rates. Here’s a look at how this pattern may look: The Cycle Jan-Feb and July-Aug ...
July 19, 2018Read More >Opportunities in the Third Quarter – Equity and Currency Markets
By Deepta Bolaky STOCK MARKETS After a stellar year for the stock markets, investors were entertaining the idea that equities will outperform in 2018 even though a correction above 15% was expected at some point. The U.S equity markets showed impressive strength in 2017 without experiencing the major pullbacks that often accompany rallies. The rall...
July 18, 2018Read More >Premium MT4 Trading Tools
As a pioneer of providing MetaTrader 4 in Australia since 2006, our premium MT4 trading tools help provide you with real time trading alerts and a suite of MT4 add-ons to help improve your trading experience when trading the global markets. Whether you prefer to trade Forex, Indices or Commodities, our choice of premium MT4 trading tools will provi...
June 1, 2018Read More >Central Bank Interest Rates
Central Bank Interest Rates By Klavs Valters A central bank's interest rate is a rate at which it typically lends money to local banks. This interest rate is charged by nations’ central or federal banks on loan advances to control the money supply in the economy and the banking sector. Each central bank has its own annual schedule when announc...
May 16, 2018Read More >Federal Budget 2018: A Mixed Reaction
Federal Budget 2018: A Mixed Reaction By Deepta Bolaky Treasurer Scott Morrison handed down his third incorporating tax cuts, superannuation benefits, aged care spending and significant infrastructure spending. The highlight is its plan to hand out $140 billion in tax cuts over the next 7 years possibly making the budget a strong “pre-election�...
May 14, 2018Read More >World’s Largest Banks
World's Largest Banks By Klavs Valters Banks play a significant role in our day-to-day lives and as the global economy continues to expand year-on-year, they will continue to do so. Even though the United States has the largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), China dominates the list of the biggest banks in the world (by asset value), w...
May 7, 2018Read More >First Quarter Overview – Massive Swings and Volatility in Stock Markets
First Quarter Overview - Massive Swings and Volatility in Stock Markets First quarter of the year ended with markets experiencing massive swings and volatility. Higher bond yields, revised inflation expectations and a potential trade war brought fears to the markets, making investors very sensitive to any economic data releases or changes ...
April 17, 2018Read More >Amazon on Track to Become a $1 Trillion Company
Amazon on Track to Become a $1 Trillion Company By Klavs Valters With Apple close to becoming the first company in the world to reach $1 trillion market cap, Amazon is also closing in. As one of the world’s largest online retailers it is on track to reach the milestone by 2022, according to Jefferies analyst Brent Thill. Thill sees the e...
March 22, 2018Read More >Time Ticking for Brexit
Time Ticking for Brexit By Klavs Valters In just over a year – on 29th March 2019 to be exact – Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union. It has been nearly a year since Theresa May triggered Article 50 and began the two-year process to negotiate an exit deal. As we know, the negotiations so far can’t be classed as successful. Even ...
March 18, 2018Read More >US Trade vs the World
US Trade vs the World Since Donald Trump became the President of the United States in 2016, we have heard him say a lot about the "unbelievably bad" trade agreements the world’s largest economy has with some countries around the world. We have already seen Trump attempt to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which...
January 30, 2018Read More >World’s Largest Economies
World's Largest Economies When it comes to the top national economies around the globe, the United States is well ahead of all countries - having the largest economy by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The United States generates nearly a quarter of the world’s GDP at $18.6 trillion, that’s around $7 trillion more than China ($11.1 trillion)...
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