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Oct 28, 2026 5 min read

US Q3 GDP Advance Estimate and Core PCE on 29 October 2026: What to Expect and How to Trade It

Tomorrow, 29 October 2026 at 12:30 UTC, the US publishes the advance estimate of third-quarter GDP and the September PCE inflation report in the same release, twenty hours after the Fed and forty-five minutes before the ECB. Consensus is 3.2% annualised growth with forecasts spread from 1.5% to the Atlanta Fed's 3.5%, and core PCE at 0.3% on the month and 3.1% on the year, up from 3.0%. This guide explains what each number measures, why the combination matters more than either, the four outcomes for the dollar, gold and NAS100, and a plan for a release sandwiched between two central banks.

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Oct 26 6 min read

FOMC Meeting: What It Is, How Markets React and How to Trade Around It

An FOMC meeting is the eight-times-a-year event at which the Federal Reserve sets US interest rates, and it moves every dollar pair, gold and the indices more than any scheduled release except payrolls. This guide explains what the committee decides and publishes, the timeline of an FOMC day to the minute, why the statement and the press conference so often move markets in opposite directions, the typical reaction sizes, and a plan that avoids the first move and trades the second.

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Oct 24 6 min read

How to Prepare for Nonfarm Payrolls: Volatility, Risk and Execution

An NFP trading strategy is mostly preparation: knowing what the market has priced, which component will move rates, how far the pairs typically travel, and what the spread and slippage do in the first minute. This guide works through the week before, the hour before, the release itself and the hour after, with the one trade that has a defined edge (the post-release pullback) and the two that do not (guessing the number, straddling the spike).

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Oct 19 6 min read

How to Use an Economic Calendar Before Trading Forex News

An economic calendar is the one input every forex trader has and most use badly: as a list to glance at rather than a schedule that decides when trades are allowed. This guide sorts releases into the three tiers that matter, explains what the forecast and previous columns actually tell you, sets out the before, during and after windows for a red release, and shows how to plan the post-release trade instead of gambling on the number.

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