A bid-ask spread is the amount by which the ask price surpasses the bid price for an asset in the market. Essentially a spread is the difference between the ask price and the bid price. In other words, it is the cost of trading. For instance, if the Euro to US dollar...
China: What Comes Next? China after coronavirus: What Comes Next? The most significant Chinese data so far this year is released next week in the form of Q1 GDP. China was the epicenter of the COVID- 19 outbreak, and given signals from extremely soft PMI surveys,...
Non-OPEC Oil Producers While parts of Europe are tentatively dipping their toes into a lighter form of a lockdown, with Austria planing to reopen businesses from next week and Denmark restarting schools, the pandemic is claiming a much higher toll in the US. Given...
In forex, currencies are always traded in pairs. The first currency is called the base currency and the second currency is called the quote currency. For example, EURUSD, means that the base currency is the Euro and the quote currency is the US Dollar. The quote...
In foreign exchange (Forex or FX) you exchange one currency for another with the intention of making a profit. The “Majors” in Forex are the seven most traded currency pairs. The Majors share certain characteristics that make them more popular for traders....
Crosses is the label given to currency pairs that do not involve the USD (Us Dollar). Some of the most traded Crosses include the Euro Japanese Yen which is represented by EURJPY, New Zealand Dollar Japanese Yen which is represented by NZDJPY, British Pound Japanese...
