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Economic conditions affect     
equires analysis. FOREX analysis      supply and demand; these forces   
comes in two basic “flavors”:         in turn affect currency prices on 
fundamental and technical. This       the market. The strength of the   
article examines the fundamental      current economy and the current   
type of analysis, and how it can      interest rates are the two most   
be used for more successful FOREX     important factors for             
trading.                              examination. The Gross Domestic   
Political and economic conditions     Product (GDP), our nation’s trade 
may affect currency prices; FOREX     balance, and the amount of        
traders rely on news reports          foreign investment all affect     
regarding various economic            economic strength.

            
factors, such as the unemployment     

Both government and            
rate, the current                     educational institutions release  
administration’s policies, and        various “indicators” – generally  
inflation or growth rates.            reliable ways to measure economic 
Examination of these factors is       vitality – on a weekly or, more   
what is known as “fundamental         often, monthly basis. These are   
analysis”.

                        followed by all segments of the   

This type of analysis is           market. In the United States, 28  
primarily used to get the “large      key indicators are used, of which 
picture” view of currency market      interest rates and international  
movement, and to determine the        trade balances are two of the     
economic conditions that affect a     most important. Other primary     
particular currency. It is            factors include: retail sales     
usually considered supplemental       numbers, the Purchasing Manager’s 
to “technical analysis”, which is     Index (PMI), Durable Goods        
relied on for establishing            Orders, the Producer Price Index  



(PPI), and, of course, the            understanding of the ways in      
Consumer Price Index (CPI).

       which the economy as a whole. The 

The CPI weighs the cost of         price of a specific currency in   
living. The PPI measures              particular, will be affected by a 
production costs. The GDP is a        change in interest rates.

     
means of determining the value of     

A trade deficit (more imports  
goods and services produced           than exports) is generally        
within the country. Also, the         considered an unfavorable         
total amount of all currency is       indicator, because the country is 
measured by the M2 Money              spending more money to buy        
Supply.

                           foreign-made goods than it’s      

Currencies can be both             bringing in through sales of its  
strengthened and weakened by          own products. This may have the   
rising and falling interest           effect of devaluing the nation’s  
rates. High rates can strengthen      currency. Market expectations     
a local currency by attracting        have a say in determining whether 
foreign investment; however,          or not a particular deficit trade 
investors may sell holdings in        balance will be considered        
reaction to a rise in rates on        unfavorable – if it’s normal for  
the theory that a higher cost of      a country to operate with a trade 
borrowing capital will have a         deficit, that’s already factored  
negative impact on many               into the currency price.

      
corporations, causing a downturn      

A trade deficit only affects   
in both the stock market and          currency price negatively when it 
national economy. Many factors go     exceeds the normal deficit level  
into determining whether foreign      expected by the market. It is     
investment increases or local         important for FOREX traders to be 
stock market downturns will           aware of the leading indicators   
predominate; however, observers       in preparation of trading         
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