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Enter any of the topics listed in the title of this article in a search engine and plenty of reports will appear on the screen. With President Trump banning travelers from seven predominantly Muslim countries, Iran announced it would stop using the US dollar “as its currency of choice in its...

The Office for National Statistics will release multiple scheduled news reports for the UK on Tuesday, February 14, at 4:30 AM ET. Included are: Consumer Price Index Producer Price Index Input Retail Price Index Core Consumer Price Index House Price Index Producer Price Index...

The Federal Statistical Office will release pricing news for Switzerland on Tuesday, early in the morning at 3:15 a.m. ET. Scheduled news like this can be ideal to trade, except that it is in the middle of the night, in the US. Using Nadex USD/CHF spreads with entry and expiration times can provide...

Manufacturing and industrial production news is an important reflection on the economy for any country. The UK’s Office for National Statistics will report output numbers for both sectors on Friday at 4:30 a.m. ET. This event makes for a good trading opportunity using an Iron Condor strategy...

On Monday, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced sanctions against FXCM Inc (NASDAQ: FXCM) regarding the brokerage's conflict of interests. The agency found that between September 2009 through at least 2014, FXCM "engaged in false and misleading solicitations of...

The Reserve Bank of Australia will release its Cash Rate news on Monday, February 6, at 10:30 PM ET. With that comes the Rate Statement, which show the change in overnight loans between banks. This report can make for a good evening trade, provided the right trade vehicle and strategy is employed...

Scheduled news events can sometimes really get the market to react and take off with some good moves. When this happens, a Straddle strategy using Nadex spreads can be ideal for a high probability trade. The Straddle incorporates two spreads, one on the bottom that is sold with its ceiling where...

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) is set to release its monthly results from some 400 surveyed purchasing managers on Friday, February 3, at 10:00 AM. These managers are asked questions regarding various factors in the economy including employment, production, new orders, inventories, and...

Nothing generates economic activity more than consumer spending. As such, traders should pay attention to any country’s Retail Sales. The monthly release of the UK Retail Sales report is Friday, January 20, at 4:30 AM ET. But even if traders pay attention to it, do they really want to trade...

News on two leading indicators for economic health will be released Friday, January 13, at 8:30 AM ET, Retail Sales and the Producer Price Index (PPI). Both reports also have a Core version. Core Retail Sales excludes the volatile auto sales and the Core PPI excludes food and energy, which makes...

On Tuesday, January 10, at 11:00 PM ET, there is a trade entry opportunity for UK news coming out at 4:30 AM ET. Multiple news reports are scheduled to be released, including reports on Construction Output, Goods Trade Balance as well as Manufacturing and Industrial Production. Of the four...

A precursor to the very tradable Nonfarm Payrolls news event on Friday is the ADP Nonfarm Employment Change scheduled for Thursday, January 5, at 8:15 AM ET. The employment change news can potentially be traded using an Iron Condor strategy trading Nadex EUR/USD spreads. It is possible to enter...

Come Thursday, January 5, the UK Services Purchasing Manager’s Index report will be released at 4:30 AM ET. This is a level of diffusion index and is based on survey data taken from Purchasing Managers regarding current business conditions. A number above 50.0 indicates that the services...

Sometimes in life, schedules just don’t permit certain activities at desired times. For day traders who work regular daytime hours, the evening hours may be the only opportunity for trading. Fortunately, there are markets around the world, and their working hours may be the US evening hours...

Similar to how Existing Home Sales can stimulate the economy, New Home Sales can as well. The same can be said of mortgage applications, agent payments, and new decor, landscaping, and furniture purchaes. All of this activity ripples through the economy. Therefore, traders watch and trade based...