*Please note; The author is working from UTC +13 when determining the timeline of data releases. Tuesday, January 25:   NAB Business Confidence NAB Business Confidence from Australia hits the market early afternoon on Tuesday.  The Index may rebound after November’s sharp drop, where it fell to 12 points from 20 points in the previous […]

Hello traders. There are some fantastic opportunities shaping up in the financial markets currently, and we are looking to make the most of them. War Brewing? Gold, Oil, USD to trade higher! Russia may move deeper into the Ukraine, igniting this tense situation into an all out hot war. The risk of the situation is […]

We are only 20 days into 2022, and several developing events are already looking like they will become year defining. Here are 3 events that may define trading in 2022.   How hawkish will the US Federal Reserve act in response to inflation? 3 rate hikes are tentatively planned by the US Federal Reserve this […]

What 3 Events Will Traders Be Watching This Week? 17 Jan – 21 Jan, 2022 Monday, January 17: YoY China Retail Sales Dec Year over year Retail Sales in China is predicted to slow in December 2021’s reading from 3.9% to 3.7%.  The Offshore Yuan has eyed a sub-6.34000 value against the USD since December […]

Today is the first day of the year for us returning to the desk at Hammer Capital News! To start off the year we’re eyeing GBP/USD, XAU/USD and BTC/USD for potential trade setups! GBP/USD (1D Chart) Price is approaching a resistance trendline that has been forming since June 2021. We are looking for a bounce […]

GBP/USD is the pair to watch today! A number of significant economic events and scheduled for the UK and the USA today. The price chart for the pair also looks interesting, so here’s what you should know today for the pair! GBP Economic Events The GBP Gross Domestic Product data for Q3 (QoQ and YoY) […]

The index that measures the strength of the JPY against a basket of other currencies (JXY) is down approximately 9.5% year-to-date.  At the time of writing, the index is valued at 87.97, after spending the past month climbing up from its yearly low of 86.60. Not only was 86.60 a yearly low, but also a […]

20 Dec – 24 Dec, 2021 *Please note; The author is working from UTC +13 when determining the timeline of data releases. 20 Dec – 24 Dec, 2021 Monday, December 20: China’s loan prime rate 1Y and 5Y is updated Monday afternoon.  Rising costs, a slowing economy, and the solvency of Chinese real estate companies […]

Singapore Non-Oil domestic exports rose at the fastest rate in almost 10 years in November. The 24.2% growth smashed the consensus estimate of 17.3%, and provided the largest jump since February 2012. In October growth was 17.8%. The growth comes as a surprise as the Covid-19 Omicron variant was expected to dampen economic growth. Goldman […]