Forex Fundamental Analysis

Over the last few quarters we have seen significant improvement in the US in terms of labor, growth, economic activity and consumer spending and sentiment. Get this fundamental analysis on the upcoming "Fiscal Cliff" here.

Friday marked the final trading session of the week and for the month of October from the perspective of these summaries. Get the fundamental analysis of the week in review.

The UK economy fell back into contraction in Q4 2011 and continued to shrink in Q1 and Q2 of 2012, falling back into recession – defined as two (or more) consecutive quarters when the economy contracts.

A new austerity budget will be submitted to the Greek parliament in the course of next week. The question is...what does this mean for the euro?

See how the deployment of the EU financial transaction tax will affect the currency markets in this fundamental analysis.

Japan has seen a 10.3% decline in its exports in the year to September. See how this affects Japan and the global currency markets here.

The major stock markets finished the week higher, with the exception of the Nasdaq. See what this means for the upcoming week here.

A compromise has been reached which satisfies German and French positions and will establish the foundations of a banking supervisory authority from January 2013, by which time the legislative framework will be established.

The German economy is the largest within the 17 member Eurozone and the larger 25 member European Union and as such, its fortunes are inextricably linked to those of the European Union.

The rate of inflation in the UK has eased to 2.2% for the month of September, but is still above the Bank of England’s target figure of 2%. Check out this fundamental analysis here.

On November 6th, American voters will cast their ballots for (among others) the President of the United States. How will this impact the currency markets?

Portugal has just announced its budget plans for next year and they are the toughest series of cuts and tax rises in the nation’s recent history.

The major stock markets finished the week down as worries about the global slowdown re-emerged and the IMF trimmed growth forecasts. See last week's movement here.

The function of a ratings agency is to provide an honest assessment of the risk associated with investing in a given financial vehicle; the greater the risk, the higher the yield will need to be to attract investors.

The IMF believes that the European sovereign debt crisis remains the main cause of concern at the moment and that global stability is at risk. Learn more here.