I would like to ask a silly question... I work with people who currency trade and I try to read the fundamental announcements and I keep getting mixed info on interest rates. Do interest rate increases strengthen or weaken a country's currency?
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Quoting jimsasyaDislikedI would like to ask a silly question... I work with people who currency trade and I try to read the fundamental announcements and I keep getting mixed info on interest rates. Do interest rate increases strengthen or weaken a country's currency?Ignored
Quoting NardinoDisliked....From Forex trading stand point, hiked interest rate add strength to that currency. The higher the interest rate the more people want to save with banks, the less loans and bond investments.
Significantly, this also affect the stock market trades because less people invest in it.
On the contrary, the opposite is true when interest rate is low.Ignored
DislikedI would like to ask a silly question... I work with people who currency trade and I try to read the fundamental announcements and I keep getting mixed info on interest rates. Do interest rate increases strengthen or weaken a country's currency?Ignored
DislikedI have been reading about Oanda being a Market Maker and not an ECN brokerIgnored
DislikedHi all, sorry to jump on this thread but the site wont allow me to create a new one. I am new and using a demo account on Oanda linked with Trading View & MT4. I have been reading about Oanda being a Market Maker and not an ECN broker. I like the Oanda interface which is very simple to use but are there any better options for brokers that are an ECN broker? I like that I can setup the trade on Trading View but close it on MT4 as the accounts sync. I tried Pepperstone but the accounts wont sync across from Trading View to MT4. Also what are peoples...Ignored