Section Overview 06intermediate

Factors Affecting Currency Prices

Fundamental analysis, the economic forces, political events, and data releases that move currencies.

8 lessons · ~2 hrs

The three pillars of macroeconomic analysis and their direct impact on currency valuation.

How the Fed, ECB, BOJ, and other central banks influence currency prices through policy decisions.

Wars, elections, trade disputes, and sanctions, how geopolitics creates currency volatility.

How oil, gold, and other commodities correlate with specific currencies (AUD, CAD, NOK).

How to read and interpret market-moving news, NFP, CPI, rate decisions, and more.

The specific news releases that cause the largest market moves and how to prepare for them.

How to use Forex Factory and other calendars to plan your trading week around data releases.

Strategies for trading around news events safely, or knowing when to step aside entirely.