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Oct 24, 2026 6 min read

Forex Fundamental Analysis: Interest Rates, Inflation and Economic Growth

Fundamental analysis in forex reduces to three drivers and one transmission mechanism: inflation and growth set what a central bank is likely to do, the expected interest-rate path is what the currency actually trades on, and the differential between two countries' paths is what moves the pair. This guide explains each driver, how they feed the rate path, how to read the differential rather than the level, and the two situations where the model inverts.

Oct 10 4 min read

Forex Fundamental Analysis: How Economic Data Influences Currency Prices

Economic data does not move currencies directly. It moves expectations of what central banks will do, and the currency follows the rate path. This guide shows the chain from a CPI print to a EUR/USD trend, which releases matter, how to read a number against its forecast, and how to turn it all into one bias per pair.

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