Turkish Central Bank Interest Rate Cut to 39.5% October 23, 2025 A one-percentage point reduction of the Central Bank of Turkey‘s 1-week repo rate to 39.5% today is also aligned with market expectations. The rate had been as high as 50% from March 2024 though January of this year. But today’s rate drop was smaller…
Interest Rate Decisions in Korea, Turkey and Ukraine Today Were As Expected October 23, 2025 While a planned meeting between President Trump and Xi next week in South Korea is back on schedule, the get-together between Trump and Putin planned for Budapest remains canceled due to Russia’s intransigence against negotiating an end to the war…
British CPI Inflation Not as High in September as Thought October 22, 2025 Less than 36 hours ago, investors were anticipating key meetings between President Trump and the leaders of Russia and China later this month. Symptomatic of other geopolitical flip-flops, each of those meetings now seems in doubt. This second Trump administration has been…
Mastering Forex Trading Psychology Trading Psychology One question all traders should be asking: what separates successful traders from those who struggle? Success in forex and other global trading is not just about making money. It’s about doing so consistently while avoiding major drawdowns. Yet, if you listen to the media or browse through…
Guarded Confidence in Financial Community October 21, 2025 Investors are looking ahead with a modicum of hope. Specific events of special interest in the near term are the rare earths trade deal between Australia and the United States, Friday’s delayed release of U.S. September consumer price data, trade talks this week in Malaysia between Treasury…
Forex Stop Hunts Explained What is the best way to trade If there’s one forex trading tip that can truly transform how you see the market, it’s this: The forex market is driven by a constant quest to run stops. That statement may sound bold, but for many experienced traders, it’s one of the…
Spotlight on China October 20, 2025 (169) In contrast to 38 years ago when the DOW plunged 22.6% on October 19, 1987, week four of this October kicked off on a hopeful note following upbeat U.S. official comments about prospects for averting worst-case trade scenarios after October 31 when the current trade truce with China runs…
Listen to the audio episode: Get The Complete Price Action Strategy Checklist! Secrets To Full-Time Trading For Consistent Income In episode 530 of the Desire To Trade Podcast, you will be listening to an interview with Eric Smolinski from Outlier Trading to discuss what it really takes to build consistent trading income — not just…
Odds, Not Predictions Risk Game No one can predict the market. What traders can do is take high-odds trades that have a strong chance of success, rather than chasing risky setups with poor risk/reward ratios.Trading is a game of probabilities. You win not by being right all the time, but by putting the…
Next Week’s Menu: October 18 – 24, 2025 October 17, 2025 Central Banks: Interest rate policy meetings are scheduled in China, Indonesia, Hungary, Turkey, Ukraine, Russia and South Korea. Some of the central bankers with scheduled speaking engagements are ECB President Lagarde, Bank of England Governor Bailey, Nagel and Cipollone of the European Central Bank,…