Markets and investing
What moves your trades, from official data
Central banks, inflation, jobs, Wall Street, currencies, crypto and commodities. Every story cites its official source and tells you what it means for your risk.
Markets: the biggest moves and the weekly recap
Each Saturday’s recap and the days when something moved a lot.
ECB interest rates: latest decision, history and what they move
The current deposit rate and every change, from the official source.
Fed interest rates: latest decision, history and what they move
The current federal funds range and every change.
US economic data: inflation (CPI), jobs and GDP
Inflation, jobs and GDP: the latest figure and history of each.
US mortgage rates: the 30-year fixed rate week by week
The weekly 30-year average and its biggest moves.
Pip Value Explained: How to Calculate It for Any Pair
What a pip is, its value per pair and the formula.
Margin and Leverage Explained: How They Work and Their Limits
Margin formula, US and EU limits and margin calls.
Stop Loss: What It Is, Where to Place It and Why It Can Slip
Where to place it, slippage and trailing stops.
Futures Trading for Beginners: How ES, NQ, Gold and Oil Work
Ticks, points, micros, expiries and sizing.
How to Trade Gold: Contracts, Sizing and What Moves the Price
Contracts, sizing and what moves gold.
The S&P 500 for Beginners: What It Is and How to Invest or Trade It
The index, its hours and how to invest or trade it.
What Is Trading and How to Start: A Beginner’s Guide
Markets, leverage, the 1% rule and your first steps.
What Is a Lot in Trading and How to Size Your Trade
Units, pip value and the position size formula.
How Prop Firms Work: Evaluation, Rules and How to Pass
Evaluation, daily and maximum loss, and how to approach it.
Bitcoin for Beginners: What It Is, How It Works and How It’s Taxed
Halving, volatility, custody and US taxes.
Long-Term Index Investing: How It Works and How to Start
Indices, compounding, costs and first steps.
Central Bank Calendar 2027: Fed, ECB, Bank of England and Bank of Japan
The year’s 32 rate decisions on one calendar, month by month.
Bank of England 2027: All 8 Interest Rate Decision Dates
Eight Thursdays at noon London time, four with the quarterly report.
Bank of Japan 2027: All 8 Monetary Policy Meetings
Eight two-day meetings, four with the Outlook Report, and what they do to the yen.
Forex Market Hours and Daylight Saving 2026-2027: When Each Session Opens
The four sessions in New York time and the weeks when London and New York fall out of step.
Fed Calendar 2027: All 8 FOMC Meetings and When Rates Are Announced
Eight meetings, four with projections, and the time the market moves.
ECB Meeting Dates 2027: The 8 Monetary Policy Decisions
Eight rate decisions in 2027, with the time of the decision and of the press conference.
Stock Market Holidays 2027: When the NYSE and Nasdaq Are Closed
Ten closures and one early close: what trades and what does not on those days.
Prop Firms With the Most Flexible Rules in 2026: Daily and Max Loss Compared
Ranked by loss limits and drawdown type, with each firm’s official rules.
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