Forex Fundamental Analysis

When a bloc of 18 nations comes together with a wide range of economic profiles, it is obvious that progress will not be uniform, particularly following the twin shocks of the Global Financial Crisis and the European Sovereign Debt debacle.

The world’s third largest economy has posted encouraging growth for Q1 2014. The figure for Japan’s GDP comes in at an annualised value of 5.9% and represents the best economic performance the nation has seen since 2011.

The difference between government debt and personal debt can be compared in terms of a government deficit being like an overdraft; a shortfall between income and expenditure in a particular period.

The Sensex, India’s major stock exchange, has risen to a new record level on optimism that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), led by Narenda Modi, will emerge victorious following the recent general election in collaboration with its allies.

Last week was a mixed affair for the world’s major markets.

It was always said that, in economic terms, if America sneezed the world would catch a cold. The global nature of commerce is such that a perturbation in a major economy will have a knock-on effect around the world.

The recession which followed the Global Financial Crisis was second in severity only to the Great Depression of the inter-war years in the 20th century.

The true hallmark of a meaningful recovery is a pick-up in levels of employment as companies hire on new staff to deal with anticipated increasing orders and contracts.

Last week saw all the major markets regaining ground. In Europe over the course of the week, the FTSE was up by 2.1%, it closed at 6822.4; the Dax ended at 9556, up by 1.6% on last week’s close; the CAC was up by 0.33% to end the session at 4458.2.

The West and Russia have differing opinions about the legitimate extent of Russian interests within the territory of Ukraine.

A chill wind has blown on the US economy this winter. Extreme weather conditions, known as the Polar Vortex left much of North America with record periods of cold and winter weather this winter season as cold, artic air plunged downwards over much of the continent.

The first reading for the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the first quarter of the year has come in at a relatively respectable 0.8%, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Japan has an aging population which means that social security costs in terms of healthcare provision and state pensions will increase, but be borne by fewer people in work.

Friday marked the final trading session for April for the purposes of these summaries.

Portugal became the third country after Greece and Ireland that needed to turn to the EU/IMF for a loan when raising money through bond issues on the international bond market became prohibitively expensive.