Portfolio Manager
Behind every currency move is an economic story. Central banks, interest rates, inflation, GDP - these are the macro forces that drive currency direction over weeks, months, and years. This course teaches you to read that story before it becomes obvious on a chart.
What You Will Learn
Why interest rate differentials drive long-term currency direction
How to interpret central bank statements and rate decisions
What GDP, inflation, and employment data mean for currency valuations
How to use the economic calendar to plan around high-impact events
About This Course
Portfolio Manager introduces fundamental analysis - the study of economic forces that drive currency prices over the longer term. Most retail traders ignore fundamentals entirely. That is a mistake. Understanding why a currency is strong or weak gives your technical analysis a crucial directional context.
You do not need to become an economist. You need to understand what the major central banks are focused on, what economic data they are watching, and how markets typically respond to surprises in that data. This course gives you exactly that level of operational macro knowledge.
Course Lessons
8 lessonsWhat Moves Currencies Long-Term?
The fundamental drivers.
~8 min readCentral Banks and Monetary Policy
The architects of value.
~9 min readInterest Rates and Currencies
The cost of money.
~9 min readInflation and Forex
The silent killer.
~8 min readGDP and Economic Growth
Measuring a country's health.
~8 min readThe Federal Reserve
The world's central bank.
~9 min readECB, BoJ, BoE, RBA Compared
Global banking policies.
~10 min readHow to Read an Economic Calendar
Timing your trades.
~8 min readThe Director
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