Sessions and events
CPI release
The monthly consumer price index, the headline measure of inflation. It drives interest rate expectations more directly than almost any other release, which is why it moves currencies, metals and index instruments simultaneously.
GFN’s figure
CPI is a high-impact release for GFN's news rule: on a funded account, profits from trades opened or closed inside the ±3 minute window around a relevant release may be removed.
In detail
CPI release,explained
Markets trade the surprise rather than the number: a release in line with expectations often produces very little movement, and a small deviation can produce a great deal.
The core reading, which excludes food and energy, frequently matters more than the headline, so the initial move sometimes reverses within a minute as the detail is read.
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Terms thatcome with it
Most rules only make sense next to the ones they interact with. These are the entries this one depends on.
Interest rate decision
A central bank's scheduled announcement of its policy rate. Rate differentials drive currency valuations, so these decisions and the guidance attached to them are the largest scheduled events in forex.
FOMC
The Federal Open Market Committee, the body that sets US interest rates. Its scheduled decision, written statement and press conference move every dollar-denominated market, usually in two distinct waves about half an hour apart.
News trading
Trading around scheduled economic releases, where volatility and spreads both spike at once. The strategy depends on execution quality at exactly the moment execution quality is at its worst, which is why most firms restrict it on funded accounts.
Economic calendar
A schedule of upcoming data releases with their expected impact, previous readings and forecasts. Checking it before a session is the cheapest risk control available to a trader.
Non-farm payrolls
The monthly US employment report, released on the first Friday of the month at 08:30 Eastern. It is the single most disruptive scheduled release for dollar pairs, gold and US index instruments.
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