Forex Fundamental Analysis

The European Central Bank (ECB) announced a series of stimulus measures at the start of the month which involved a cut in the interest rate down to 0.05% and a raft of other measures.

Last week saw all the world’s major stock markets making ground in the wake of the Scottish decision to remain within the UK and the Federal Reserve announcing the end of its asset purchase scheme.

The people of Scotland have decisively rejected calls for Scotland to become an independent state.

It is a sign of the depth of the Global Financial Recession that despite the US economy having enjoyed recovery since its earliest “green shoots” in 2009 that the Federal Reserve is still stimulating the economy through an asset purchase programme.

Tomorrow (Thursday) Scotland (but not all Scots) goes to the polls in a referendum which poses the question “Should Scotland be an independent country?”

As an uneasy truce holds between the Ukrainian authorities and separatist rebels in the east who want closer ties to Russia and an end to Ukrainian overtures to the EU, the EU has brought into force further sanctions against Russia.

Last week was a mixed affair for the world’s major stock markets with only the Dax and Nikkei making ground.

In 2001, the Argentinian economy was deeply mired in a crisis which ended with a sovereign default when the nation was unable to meet its commitments.

Whilst the ramifications of a potential break-up of the UK put Sterling and stocks under pressure, data just released shows that the UK has enjoyed its biggest increase in six months in July.

On the 18th of September, Scotland is due to vote on the question of leaving the UK and becoming an independent state.

A nation’s gross domestic product (GDP) is usually evaluated at quarterly intervals with the quarter-on-quarter figure showing growth or contraction relative to the preceding quarter.

Last week saw all of the major stock markets making ground again - albeit only just in some cases. Get the full fundamental analysis for September 8, 2014 here.

On Thursday, the European Central Bank (ECB) announced the latest raft of measures which it hopes will provide an impetus for a stronger recovery within the Eurozone.

The UK is now a post industrial nation with the vast majority of the heavy industry that once contributed to the nation’s wealth consigned to history.

Switzerland lies in the heart of Europe, surrounded on all sides by EU member states (Germany, France, Austria and Italy), but it remains outside the block and retains its own currency, the Swiss Franc.