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EUR/GBP snaps three-day losing streak, the cross rebounds after hitting its lowest level since mid-June on Wednesday.The Euro finds modest support even as the US-EU trade deal clouds sentiment.German CPI rose 0.3% MoM in July, slightly above forecasts, while annual HICP slipped to 1.8%.The EUR/GBP cross edges higher on Thursday, snapping a three-day losing streak and rebounding from the seven-week low hit on Wednesday. The recovery comes despite broader weakness in both the Euro and the British Pound against the US Dollar (USD), with the Euro gaining the upper hand as expectations grow that the Bank of England (BoE) will…

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Why Fed Independence Matters   The Fed’s Current Dilemma: Independence, Politics, and Rate Decisions The Fed is once again in the spotlight as political pressure mounts. With President Trump applying relentless pressure on Fed Chair Powell to cut interest rates, the central bank faces a difficult balancing act. The upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decision is less about whether rates will change aS expectations are for no change in policy and more about how the Fed signals its stance and handles internal dissent. This situation highlights a crucial issue: the importance of Federal Reserve independence in maintaining economic stability.…

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The number of job openings on the last business day of June stood at 7.43 million, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported in the Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) on Tuesday. This reading followed the 7.71 million openings (revised from 7.76 million) recorded in May and came in below the market expectation of 7.55 million.”Over the month, both hires and total separations were little changed at 5.2 million and 5.1 million, respectively,” the press release read. “Within separations, quits (3.1 million) were little changed while layoffs and discharges (1.6 million) were unchanged.”Market reaction to JOLTS Job…

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Don’t compound a trading mistake, live to trade another day! Forex Trading Pro Tip: How to Handle a Trading Mistake Every forex trader, no matter how experienced, will eventually make a trading mistake. The real question isn’t if you’ll make one but how you react afterward. In today’s fast-paced world of electronic trading, errors happen more often than in the old days of trading. Understanding how to handle these mistakes can protect your trading account and preserve your long-term success. From Bank Dealing Rooms to Electronic Trading Years ago, when trades were executed by phone in busy New York dealing…

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President Trump touted a preliminary trade deal with Japan earlier this week.Trade terms may be far less agreed-upon than White House officials led markets to believe.The announcement that Japan would invest $550B in US businesses for only 10% of the profits may have been premature.Japanese officials quietly hit newswires on Friday to tamp down market expectations.United States (US) President Donald Trump proudly declared an impending trade deal between the US and Japan earlier this week, touting an arrangement that would see US importers pay a much milder 15% tariff fee on all goods imported from Japan compared to the threatened…

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