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Practical, no-hype guides to trading the news — how events move markets, and how to read them faster. See live news and context for each instrument on the Markets pages.

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How NewsPips scores direction, conviction and impact

From hundreds of sources to a cited directional bias: how NewsPips clusters news, scores each instrument, and what the scores are not.

2026-07-18 · guides · news-trading

How to trade news events: a practical guide

A practical framework for trading scheduled and breaking news: preparation, timing, execution, and the mistakes that cost traders the most.

2026-07-18 · guides · macro

The economic calendar, explained

Forecast, previous, actual — and why the surprise between them is what actually moves markets. How traders read an economic calendar.

2026-07-18 · instruments · XAUUSD

What moves gold? XAUUSD's five drivers

Real yields, the dollar, central-bank buying, safe-haven flows, and positioning: the five forces behind most XAUUSD moves, with examples.

2026-07-18 · instruments · EURUSD

What moves EURUSD? A trader's guide

Rate differentials, inflation surprises, and risk sentiment: how the world's most-traded currency pair reacts to news, and what to watch.

2026-08-05 · instruments · DXY

What moves the US dollar? The DXY's key drivers

Fed rate expectations, US data surprises, the euro's weight and safe-haven flows: what moves the US Dollar Index (DXY), and how to read it.

2026-08-05 · instruments · USDJPY

What moves USD/JPY? Yields, the BoJ and risk

US–Japan yield differentials, Bank of Japan policy, safe-haven flows and carry trades: the forces behind USD/JPY, and what traders watch.

2026-08-05 · guides · news-trading

How to trade Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP)

What NFP is, when it lands, why it moves the dollar and gold, and how traders prepare for the monthly volatility — a practical NFP playbook.

2026-08-05 · concepts · macro

Forecast vs actual: why the surprise moves price

Markets price the consensus in advance, so it is the gap between forecast and actual — the surprise — that moves price. How the deviation works.

2026-08-05 · concepts · central-banks

Hawkish vs dovish: how to read central banks

What hawkish and dovish mean, why a currency moves on the tone relative to expectations, and how a hawkish hold or dovish hike can flip the read.

2026-08-05 · guides · news-trading

How to trade CPI and inflation reports

What CPI is, headline vs core, why a hotter print tends to lift the dollar through the rate channel, and how traders prepare for inflation-day swings.

2026-08-05 · guides · news-trading

How to trade the FOMC and Fed rate decisions

The FOMC statement, dot plot and press conference — why the tone often moves markets more than the rate itself, and how traders handle the volatility.

2026-08-05 · instruments · GBPUSD

What moves GBP/USD (cable)?

The Bank of England versus the Fed, UK jobs and inflation data, and risk sentiment: the forces behind GBP/USD — and why the pair is nicknamed cable.

2026-08-05 · instruments · oil

What drives oil prices? WTI vs Brent

Supply and demand, OPEC+, geopolitics, inventories and the dollar drive crude — plus what separates WTI from Brent and why the spread between them moves.

2026-08-05 · instruments · BTCUSD

What moves bitcoin (BTC/USD)?

Supply and demand, spot-ETF flows, risk sentiment and macro factors like interest rates increasingly drive bitcoin — how BTC/USD trades as a macro asset.

2026-08-05 · concepts · news-trading

Is news trading profitable? An honest look

Why most retail news traders struggle against the algos, what a realistic edge looks like, and where preparation — not reaction speed — actually helps.

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