Submitted Feb 21, 2014|From alpari.co.uk

A somewhat mixed week ahead for the global economy, following on from a largely disappointing one gone with the likes of the UK, US and eurozone all seeing a notable deterioration in their economic data. Despite this, the major indices have ...

Submitted Feb 14, 2014|From alpari.co.uk

A somewhat busy week ahead for the markets, as traders seek to gauge whether recent strength is ill-founded or likely to continue apace. US markets will be dominated by the release of the minutes from the last FOMC meeting which saw the second taper ...

Submitted Feb 1, 2014|From alpari.co.uk

The first week of the month means one thing, and that is a whole plethora of top tier economic releases and announcements to sink our teeth into. The US focus will be largely centered upon the jobs report due to be released on Friday. Meanwhile in ...

Submitted Jan 26, 2014|From alpari.co.uk

A real key week ahead for the markets, where the release of a raft of economic announcements is likely to bring substantial volatility following a somewhat quiet week gone. The US is likely to take most of the attention with the announcement from ...

Submitted Jan 11, 2014|From alpari.co.uk

A somewhat quieter week following the usual jobs and central bank releases in the week gone. This week sees the focus largely placed upon the US economy, where the major event comes in the form of the retail sales data on Tuesday. In the UK, a ...

Submitted Dec 27, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A somewhat quiet week ahead, with the New years holidays meaning that many of the usual raft of releases seen in the first week of the month are delayed. That being said, the US still has a number of releases with the manufacturing PMI figure likely ...

Submitted Nov 29, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

The first week of the month means one thing, and that is the return of a raft of high importance events for the markets to sink their teeth into. Within the US in particular, the likes of the jobs report means we are set for a highly volatile week ...

Submitted Nov 22, 2013|From alpari.co.uk|4 comments

A quiet week ahead from an economic front as is often the case for the last week of the month. A minimal amount of significant top tier releases means there is often a strong platform for technical traders. Of the notable releases to watch out for, ...

Submitted Nov 8, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A mixed week ahead in terms of economic events, following on from a volatile and busy week just gone. The most notable events seem to be coming from the UK and eurozone, while many of the other regions look light on possible market moving releases. ...

Submitted Nov 1, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A busy week for global markets, with Western and Eastern economies alike providing key data points which are likely to result in significant volatility from Monday to Friday. The US economy continues to play catch up this week, with the release of ...

Submitted Oct 25, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A mixed period in the markets right now, where a general lack of any substantial political and economic trends means people will be looking for economic events to provide guidance and direction. The US in particular allows for an interesting week ...

Submitted Oct 11, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

An interesting week for the global economy where the lack of notable data releases is somewhat overshadowed by the possibility of a US default on Friday. The ongoing crisis within the US means that we are provided with no data out of the Department ...

Submitted Oct 4, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

An unpredictable week ahead where the markets are driven in a large part by the US economy which continues to lack a resolution to the ongoing government shutdown. The postponement of the data from the Department of Labour last week means that a ...

Submitted Sep 27, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

As ever, the first week of the month brings a raft of key economic releases, with all the major regions releasing numerous potential market moving figures. In the US, the resolution of budget talks will likely dominate the early part of the week, ...

Submitted Sep 20, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

The week ahead looks to regain clarity with respect to market sentiment as the reaction post-FOMC points to a mixed outlook for the forthcoming period. The inability of the markets to rally off the back of strong US data later in the week points to ...

Submitted Sep 13, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A crucial week ahead for the markets as the FOMC meets to discuss the potential commencement of tapering throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. While this is expected to represent the mainstay of market attention, there are also a number of key releases ...

Submitted Sep 6, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

The usual comedown following the first week of the year, as the markets digest the raft of data recently released. Top of the agenda is likely to be the ongoing outlook for Fed tapering given the impending proximity of the FOMC meeting on 17-18 ...

Submitted Aug 30, 2013|From alpari.co.uk|1 comment

A hugely significant week ahead for the markets as the possibility of Syrian conflict and Fed tapering are likely to dominate global affairs. When we also factor in several monetary policy decisions and PMI figures, there is a potential for one of ...

Submitted Aug 23, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

Another relatively quiet week ahead for the markets, where the focus is upon somewhat smaller events on the whole. The main event of the week will likely be the US GDP figure for Q2 which is due on Thursday. In the UK, the highest impact event comes ...

Submitted Aug 16, 2013|From alpari.co.uk

A moderately quiet week ahead for the global markets as far as economic events are concerned. The emphasis for the undoubtedly remain focused upon the timeline for Fed tapering, a resurgent eurozone, the Chinese slowdown and indecision as to the ...