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Archive - 31^st March 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 31st March 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 8pm – Frankfurt 3am – London 4am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Holiday	Sun Mar 31	All Day	NZD	Bank Holiday
Holiday	Sun Mar 31	All Day	AUD	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Sun Mar 31	9:45 p.m.	CNY	Caixin Manufacturing PMI

Holiday	Mon Apr 1	All Day	CHF	Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Apr 1	All Day	EUR	French Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Apr 1	All Day	EUR	German Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Apr 1	All Day	EUR	Italian Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Apr 1	All Day	GBP	Bank Holiday
Under H4	Mon Apr 1	9:30 a.m.	CAD	Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Manufacturing Prices
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	10:30 a.m.	CAD	BOC Business Outlook Survey
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	8:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Gauge m/m
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	8:30 p.m.	AUD	Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
Monitor	Mon Apr 1	11:35 p.m.	JPY	10-y Bond Auction

Monitor	Tue Apr 2	1:30 a.m.	AUD	Commodity Prices y/y
Under H4	Tue Apr 2	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Nationwide HPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Apr 2	All Day	EUR	German Prelim CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Apr 2	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Apr 2	9:45 p.m.	CNY	Caixin Services PMI

Monitor	Wed Apr 3	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	5:00 a.m.	EUR	CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Unemployment Rate
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	5:15 a.m.	All	OPEC-JMMC Meetings
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	Tentative	EUR	German 10-y Bond Auction
Under H4	Wed Apr 3	8:15 a.m.	USD	ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Services PMI
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Holiday	Wed Apr 3	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Wed Apr 3	11:35 p.m.	JPY	30-y Bond Auction

All TFs	Thu Apr 4	2:30 a.m.	CHF	CPI m/m
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	Tentative	EUR	Spanish 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	Tentative	EUR	French 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	Tentative	GBP	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	7:30 a.m.	EUR	ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
All TFs	Thu Apr 4	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Trade Balance
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
All TFs	Thu Apr 4	8:30 a.m.	USD	Trade Balance
Monitor	Thu Apr 4	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Holiday	Thu Apr 4	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday

Under H4	Fri Apr 5	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Halifax HPI m/m
Under H4	Fri Apr 5	4:30 a.m.	GBP	Construction PMI
Under H4	Fri Apr 5	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Employment Change
Under H4	Fri Apr 5	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Unemployment Rate
Hi Impact	Fri Apr 5	8:30 a.m.	USD	Average Hourly Earnings m/m
Hi Impact	Fri Apr 5	8:30 a.m.	USD	Non-Farm Employment Change
Hi Impact	Fri Apr 5	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Rate
Hi Impact	Fri Apr 5	8:32 a.m.	USD	NFP Revision

Daylight	Sat Apr 6	10:00 a.m.	NZD	Daylight Saving Time Shift
Daylight	Sat Apr 6	12:00 p.m.	AUD	Daylight Saving Time Shift

“Top Pairs” Lists 31st March 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Order	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 	Comment
1	GBPJPY	120	794	Suggested Best Pairs
2	CHFJPY	112	740
3	EURJPY	107	707
4	GBPUSD	69	692
5	GBPCHF	59	649
6	GBPAUD	100	648
7	USDJPY	98	644
8	GBPNZD	100	596
9	USDCHF	52	574
10	EURAUD	82	531
11	EURCHF	48	527	Less stressful?
12	EURUSD	52	520	Maybe less profitable,
13	GBPCAD	70	520	maybe easier trades?
14	EURNZD	83	499
15	AUDUSD	49	488
16	CADJPY	72	475
17	USDCAD	63	468
18	AUDJPY	67	443
19	AUDCHF	39	434
20	NZDUSD	43	432
21	EURCAD	54	400
22	NZDCHF	35	388	Poorer performers:
23	CADCHF	34	381	Much less volatility &
24	NZDJPY	56	368	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	27	336	these pairs based on
26	AUDCAD	41	303	their past performance
27	NZDCAD	39	290
28	AUDNZD	34	201

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 25th March	Tues 26	Wed 27	Thur 28	Fri 29
	1st Choices	Bank Holiday Recommend No Trading Today GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPNZD or GBPJPY	GBPUSD or USDJPY	USDCHF or CHFJPY	GBPUSD, USDJPY or USDCHF
		GBPCAD, EURJPY or GBPUSD	GBPUSD or GBPCHF	GBPNZD or USDCHF	GBPCAD, GBPUSD or USDJPY	GBPCAD, GBPJPY or GBPCHF
	2nd Choices	GBPCHF or GBPAUD	GBPAUD or CHFJPY	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPJPY or EURJPY	GBPAUD or GBPNZD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURCHF EURUSD GBPCAD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

31st March 2024

Last modified – China: Real Estate crisis threatens Banks - 30th March 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

Japan – Monitor – Accomplished: Mon 18th Mar: BOJ Policy Rate now +0.1% from -0.1%
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1274087-bank-of-japans-policy-shift-ushers-in-a?&highlight=japan
Japan is set to end its decades-long negative interest rates policy
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1273141-japan-on-cusp-of-ending-its-negative-interest?&highlight=japan
(Added 16 March 2024)

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – Real Estate/Evergrande issue - possible deflation setting up
(Updated: 30 March 2024, 3 Feb 2024, 25 Nov 2023, 19 Aug 2023 & 26 Aug 21) Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1235581-china-new-loans-plunge-to-2009-low-in?&highlight=china
Monitor – Another bank, Zhongzhi, has collapsed. It supported construction companies & they are weak.
https://techstory.in/china-deals-with-debt-blow/
- Real Estate crisis threatens banks
https://creditnews.com/markets/chinas-property-crisis-threatens-the-countrys-largest-banks/
– Evergrande in liquidation
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/evergrande-shares-halted-after-hong-kong-court-orders-liquidation-.html
– Zhongzhi Enterprise Group ( China’s largest shadow bank) is declaring itself “severely insolvent.” Involved in trust, wealth funds & real estate projects & management.

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

https://www.reuters.com/legal/china-evergrande-files-chapter-15-bankruptcy-us-court-filing-2023-08-17/
– Monitor as it could impact China’s banking system
– Evergrande defaulted on an interest payment to Australia 1st Oct 2021

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

China- Real Estate/Evergrande issue
(Updated: 30 March 2024, 3 Feb 2024, 25 Nov 2023, 19 Aug 2023 & 26 Aug 21)
- Real Estate crisis threatens banks
https://creditnews.com/markets/chinas-property-crisis-threatens-the-countrys-largest-banks/
– Evergrande in liquidation
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/evergrande-shares-halted-after-hong-kong-court-orders-liquidation-.html
– Zhongzhi Enterprise Group ( China’s largest shadow bank) is declaring itself “severely insolvent.” Involved in trust, wealth funds & real estate projects & management.

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

US Dollar losing primacy as Reserve Currency (Added: 23 March 2022)
Russia demanding Roubles or Yuan instead of USD for payments.
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1146816-the-us-dollars-global-standing-as-the-top
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/putin-says-russia-will-start-selling-gas-unfriendly-countries-roubles-2022-03-23/

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

Banks warned of CRE (Commercial Real Estate) Risks – (Added: 11th February 2024)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas
https://financialpost.com/fp-finance/banking/commercial-real-estate-contagion-spreads-to-europe
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/ecb-warns-banks-to-grasp-real-estate-risks-or-face-capital-hits-1.2033023

US-Iran Tension Escalation

USA Govt Shutdown in March, January? November? – Monitor
(Updated: 19th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Oct 2023, Nov 2023 )
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/federal-government-shutdown-funding-11-14-23/index.html
https://www.raymondjames.com/commentary-and-insights/economy-policy/2023/09/29/weekly-economic-commentary

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

EU – Poland – Monitor for possible Issues (Updated: 9 Oct 2021)
after Poland Constitutional Court decision. PolExit?

European Union Dissolving? Monitor the EU for
interstate difficulties exacerbated by the Covid19 epidemic
via EU Council meeting relationships degrading
– also monitor Germany’s Constitutional Court Ruling
for future implications – re EURO viability, EU partnerships,
& possible end of EU? More info here: www.cnbc.com/

China/Hong Kong – Monitor

EU – Germany’s political situation is not settled
Additional EU Entrants possible?

Syria – Could disrupt in the markets

Libya – Geopolitical/Military escalation could affect Oil Prices

ECB – Monitor statements for weakening impacts
ECB outlook is becoming more pessimistic re EU Economy
Monitor any action taken if/when QE ceases at Year End.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

Italy – Monitor (Updated: 17 July 2022, - 14 Feb 2021)
Draghi quits as PM, could still impact EU
– Monitor – Budget & Banking System
– Monitor – Possible EU Penalty & alternate currency

OPEC – Monitor (Updated: 07 July 2023)
– Unexpectedly dropped the price
– considering dropping USD as denomination currency
– Influence of terrorism on production has risen.

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 24^th March 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 25th March 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 8pm – Frankfurt 3am – London 4am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time
Impact		Date		Time		Cur.		News Event

Monitor	Sun Mar 24		7:50 p.m.		JPY		Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

Monitor	Mon Mar 25		10:00 a.m.		USD		New Home Sales

Monitor	Tue Mar 26		1:00 a.m.		JPY		BOJ Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Tue Mar 26		3:00 a.m.		EUR		German GfK Consumer Climate
Monitor	Tue Mar 26		Tentative		EUR		German 10-y Bond Auction
Under H4	Tue Mar 26		8:30 a.m.		USD		Core Durable Goods Orders m/m
Under H4	Tue Mar 26		8:30 a.m.		USD		Durable Goods Orders m/m
All TFs	Tue Mar 26		10:00 a.m.		USD		CB Consumer Confidence
Monitor	Tue Mar 26		7:30 p.m.		AUD		MI Leading Index m/m

Monitor	Wed Mar 27		5:00 a.m.		CHF		Credit Suisse Economic Expectations
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		Tentative		EUR		Italian 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		6:30 a.m.		GBP		FPC Meeting Minutes
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		6:30 a.m.		GBP		FPC Statement
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		10:00 a.m.		CHF		SNB Quarterly Bulletin
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		10:30 a.m.		USD		Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		7:50 p.m.		JPY		BOJ Summary of Opinions
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		8:00 p.m.		AUD		MI Inflation Expectations
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		8:00 p.m.		NZD		ANZ Business Confidence
Monitor	Wed Mar 27		8:30 p.m.		AUD		Retail Sales m/m

All TFs	Thu Mar 28		3:00 a.m.		GBP		Current Account
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		3:00 a.m.		GBP		Final GDP q/q
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		4:00 a.m.		CHF		KOF Economic Barometer
All TFs	Thu Mar 28		5:00 a.m.		EUR		M3 Money Supply y/y
All TFs	Thu Mar 28		8:30 a.m.		CAD		GDP m/m
Under H4	Thu Mar 28		8:30 a.m.		USD		Final GDP q/q
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		8:30 a.m.		USD		Unemployment Claims
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		8:30 a.m.		USD		Final GDP Price Index q/q
Under H4	Thu Mar 28		9:45 a.m.		USD		Chicago PMI
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		10:30 a.m.		USD		Natural Gas Storage
Holiday	Thu Mar 28		All Day		NZD		Bank Holiday
Holiday	Thu Mar 28		All Day		AUD		Bank Holiday
Monitor	Thu Mar 28		7:30 p.m.		JPY		Tokyo Core CPI y/y

Holiday	Fri Mar 29		All Day		CHF		Bank Holiday
Holiday	Fri Mar 29		All Day		EUR		German Bank Holiday
Holiday	Fri Mar 29		All Day		GBP		Bank Holiday
Holiday	Fri Mar 29		All Day		CAD		Bank Holiday
All TFs	Fri Mar 29		8:30 a.m.		USD		Core PCE Price Index m/m

Daylight	Sat Mar 30		9:00 p.m.		CHF		Daylight Saving Time Shift
Daylight	Sat Mar 30		9:00 p.m.		EUR		Daylight Saving Time Shift
Daylight	Sat Mar 30		9:00 p.m.		GBP		Daylight Saving Time Shift
Monitor	Sat Mar 30		9:30 p.m.		CNY		Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Sat Mar 30		9:30 p.m.		CNY		Non-Manufacturing PMI.

“Top Pairs” Lists 25th March 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Order	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 	Comment
1	GBPJPY	118	779	Suggested Best Pairs
2	GBPUSD	74	745
3	GBPNZD	123	736
4	GBPAUD	109	712
5	CHFJPY	105	696
6	USDJPY	102	675
7	EURJPY	102	674
8	USDCHF	57	630
9	EURNZD	103	620
10	GBPCHF	56	620
11	EURAUD	93	608	Less stressful?
12	GBPCAD	79	580	Maybe less profitable,
13	EURUSD	57	572	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	52	520
15	NZDUSD	49	491
16	USDCAD	66	482
17	EURCAD	63	462
18	CADJPY	69	458
19	EURCHF	41	454
20	AUDCHF	37	410
21	CADCHF	36	403
22	AUDJPY	60	397	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	36	397	Much less volatility &
24	NZDJPY	58	384	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	29	361	these pairs based on
26	NZDCAD	49	358	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	46	339
28	AUDNZD	41	243

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 25th March	Tues 26	Wed 27	Thur 28	Fri 29
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or GBPUSD	GBPUSD or USDJPY	GBPJPY or GBPUSD	GBPUSD or GBPJPY	Easter Friday GBPUSD or USDJPY
		GBPNZD or GBPAUD	USDCHF or GBPJPY	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	USDCHF or GBPJPY
	2nd Choices	CHFJPY or USDJPY	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	CHFJPY or USDJPY	EURJPY, GBPCAD or USDCHF	GBPNZD or GBPAUD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURAUD GBPCAD EURUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

25th March 2024

Last modified – Japan Re: negative interest Ended 18th March 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

China- Evergrande issue (Updated: 3 Feb 2024, 25 Nov 2023, 19 Aug 2023 & 26 Aug 21)
– Evergrande in liquidation
https://www.cnbc.com/2024/01/29/evergrande-shares-halted-after-hong-kong-court-orders-liquidation-.html
– Zhongzhi Enterprise Group ( China’s largest shadow bank) is declaring itself “severely insolvent.” Involved in trust, wealth funds & real estate projects & management.

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 17^th March 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 17th March 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo ?pm – Frankfurt 3am – London 4am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

N.A.	Sun Mar 17

Monitor	Mon Mar 18	6:00 a.m.	EUR	Final Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Mon Mar 18	6:00 a.m.	EUR	Final CPI y/y
All TFs	Mon Mar 18	6:00 a.m.	EUR	Trade Balance
Hi Impact	Mon Mar 18	Tentative	JPY	Monetary Policy Statement
Hi Impact	Mon Mar 18	Tentative	JPY	BOJ Policy Rate
Hi Impact	Mon Mar 18	11:30 p.m.	AUD	Cash Rate
Hi Impact	Mon Mar 18	11:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Rate Statement

Hi Impact	Tue Mar 19	Tentative	JPY	BOJ Press Conference
All TFs	Tue Mar 19	3:00 a.m.	CHF	Trade Balance
Under H4	Tue Mar 19	6:00 a.m.	EUR	German ZEW Economic Sentiment
Under H4	Tue Mar 19	6:00 a.m.	EUR	ZEW Economic Sentiment
All TFs	Tue Mar 19	8:30 a.m.	CAD	CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Mar 19	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Mar 19	8:30 a.m.	USD	Housing Starts
All TFs	Tue Mar 19	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
All TFs	Tue Mar 19	5:45 p.m.	NZD	Current Account
Holiday	Tue Mar 19	All Day	JPY	Bank Holiday

Monitor	Wed Mar 20	3:00 a.m.	GBP	CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Mar 20	3:00 a.m.	GBP	Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Mar 20	Tentative	EUR	German 30-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Mar 20	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Mar 20	1:30 p.m.	CAD	BOC Summary of Deliberations
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 20	2:00 p.m.	USD	Federal Funds Rate
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 20	2:00 p.m.	USD	FOMC Economic Projections
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 20	2:00 p.m.	USD	FOMC Statement
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 20	2:30 p.m.	USD	FOMC Press Conference
All TFs	Wed Mar 20	5:45 p.m.	NZD	GDP q/q
All TFs	Wed Mar 20	7:50 p.m.	JPY	Trade Balance
Under H4	Wed Mar 20	8:30 p.m.	AUD	Employment Change
Under H4	Wed Mar 20	8:30 p.m.	AUD	Unemployment Rate

Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	4:30 a.m.	CHF	SNB Monetary Policy Assessment
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	4:30 a.m.	CHF	SNB Policy Rate
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	5:00 a.m.	CHF	SNB Press Conference
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Services PMI
All TFs	Thu Mar 21	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Current Account
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	5:00 a.m.	EUR	ECB Economic Bulletin
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	8:00 a.m.	GBP	Monetary Policy Summary
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	8:00 a.m.	GBP	MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 21	8:00 a.m.	GBP	Official Bank Rate
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Under H4	Thu Mar 21	8:30 a.m.	USD	Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
All TFs	Thu Mar 21	8:30 a.m.	USD	Current Account
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	10:00 a.m.	USD	Existing Home Sales
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
All TFs	Thu Mar 21	5:45 p.m.	NZD	Trade Balance
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	7:30 p.m.	JPY	National Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	8:01 p.m.	GBP	GfK Consumer Confidence
Monitor	Thu Mar 21	8:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Financial Stability Review

Under H4	Fri Mar 22	3:00 a.m.	GBP	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Fri Mar 22	5:00 a.m.	EUR	German ifo Business Climate
Under H4	Fri Mar 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Fri Mar 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Retail Sales m/m

N.A.	Sat Mar 23

#E5F8FF

“Top Pairs” Lists 17th March 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Order	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 	Comment
1	GBPJPY	103	690	Suggested Best Pairs
2	GBPNZD	111	675
3	GBPAUD	101	662
4	EURJPY	97	651
5	GBPUSD	64	640
6	CHFJPY	94	632
7	USDJPY	88	588
8	EURNZD	95	581
9	EURAUD	85	558
10	GBPCAD	72	529
11	USDCHF	46	520	Less stressful?
12	GBPCHF	45	513	Maybe less profitable,
13	EURUSD	50	496	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	46	456
15	NZDUSD	42	422
16	USDCAD	57	419
17	CADJPY	61	412
18	EURCAD	56	412
19	EURCHF	36	403
20	NZDJPY	55	370
21	AUDJPY	55	369
22	AUDCHF	32	360	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	31	352	Much less volatility &
24	NZDCAD	44	324	likely less profit from
25	CADCHF	28	316	these pairs based on
26	EURGBP	25	313	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	41	306
28	AUDNZD	37	225

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 18th March	Tues 19	Wed 20	Thur 21	Fri 22
	1st Choices	EURJPY or EURNZD	EURJPY or CHFJPY	JPY Holiday GBPUSD or USDJPY	GBPJPY or GBPNZD	GBPNZD or GBPCAD
		EURAUD or GBPJPY	EURAUD or GBPJPY	GBPNZD or EURNZD	GBPAUD, CHFJPY or GBPCAD	GBPJPY or GBPAUD
	2nd Choices	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPAUD, USDJPY, EURNZD or GBPCAD JPY Holiday	GBPJPY or GBPAUD	EURJPY, GBPUSD or USDJPY	GBPUSD or EURNZD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		USDCHF GBPCHF EURUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

17th March 2024

Last modified – Japan Re: negative interest rates policy ending? 16th March 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

Japan – Monitor - Japan is set to end its decades-long negative interest rates policy
https://www.forexfactory.com/news/1273141-japan-on-cusp-of-ending-its-negative-interest?&highlight=japan
(Added 16 March 2024)

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 10^th March 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 10th March 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Monitor	Sun Mar 10	3:00 a.m.	CAD	Daylight Saving Time Shift
Monitor	Sun Mar 10	3:00 a.m.	USD	Daylight Saving Time Shift
Monitor	Sun Mar 10	7:50 p.m.	JPY	Final GDP q/q
Monitor	Sun Mar 10	7:50 p.m.	JPY	Final GDP Price Index y/y

Monitor	Mon Mar 11	11th-15th	CNY	New Loans
Monitor	Mon Mar 11	11th-15th	CNY	M2 Money Supply y/y
Monitor	Mon Mar 11	All Day	EUR	Eurogroup Meetings
Monitor	Mon Mar 11	8:30 p.m.	AUD	NAB Business Confidence

Monitor	Tue Mar 12	3:00 a.m.	EUR	German Final CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Mar 12	3:00 a.m.	GBP	Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Monitor	Tue Mar 12	All Day	EUR	ECOFIN Meetings
All TFs	Tue Mar 12	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Mar 12	8:30 a.m.	USD	CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Mar 12	8:30 a.m.	USD	CPI y/y
Monitor	Tue Mar 12	1:01 p.m.	USD	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Tue Mar 12	2:00 p.m.	USD	Federal Budget Balance

All TFs	Wed Mar 13	3:00 a.m.	GBP	GDP m/m
Under H4	Wed Mar 13	3:00 a.m.	GBP	Industrial Production m/m
Under H4	Wed Mar 13	3:00 a.m.	GBP	Manufacturing Production m/m
Monitor	Wed Mar 13	Tentative	GBP	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Mar 13	Tentative	EUR	German 10-y Bond Auction
Under H4	Wed Mar 13	6:00 a.m.	EUR	Industrial Production m/m
Monitor	Wed Mar 13	Tentative	GBP	NIESR GDP Estimate
Monitor	Wed Mar 13	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Mar 13	1:01 p.m.	USD	30-y Bond Auction

Monitor	Thu Mar 14	3:30 a.m.	CHF	PPI m/m
Under H4	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Manufacturing Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core PPI m/m
Under H4	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	USD	PPI m/m
Under H4	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	USD	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Mar 14	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Monitor	Thu Mar 14	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage

Monitor	Fri Mar 15	5:30 a.m.	GBP	Consumer Inflation Expectations
Monitor	Fri Mar 15	8:15 a.m.	CAD	Housing Starts
Under H4	Fri Mar 15	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Wholesale Sales m/m
Under H4	Fri Mar 15	9:15 a.m.	USD	Industrial Production m/m
Under H4	Fri Mar 15	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Under H4	Fri Mar 15	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

N.A.	Sat Mar 16

#E5F8FF

“Top Pairs” Lists 10th March 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Order	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 	Comment
1	GBPNZD	123	760	Suggested Best Pairs
2	GBPAUD	113	746
3	GBPJPY	101	690
4	GBPUSD	68	676
5	CHFJPY	90	614
6	EURNZD	99	611
7	EURAUD	91	602
8	EURJPY	88	597
9	GBPCAD	80	595
10	USDCHF	52	592
11	GBPCHF	52	592	Less stressful?
12	USDJPY	84	571	Maybe less profitable,
13	EURUSD	54	537	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	49	490
15	EURCAD	63	469
16	USDCAD	62	459
17	NZDUSD	45	450
18	EURCHF	38	434
19	CADJPY	58	392
20	NZDJPY	57	387
21	AUDCHF	33	377
22	NZDCHF	33	375	Poorer performers:
23	AUDJPY	54	369	Much less volatility &
24	CADCHF	31	351	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	27	348	these pairs based on
26	NZDCAD	47	347	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	43	322
28	AUDNZD	40	244

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 11th March	Tues 12	Wed 13	Thur 14	Fri 15
	1st Choices	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or USDCHF	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or GBPCAD	GBPUSD or GBPCAD
		GBPJPY or GBPUSD	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPJPY or GBPUSD	USDCHF or GBPNZD	USDCHF or GBPNZD
	2nd Choices	CHFJPY or EURNZD	GBPJPY or GBPUSD	EURNZD, EURAUD or EURJPY	GBPAUD or GBPJPY	GBPAUD or GBPJPY

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		GBPCHF USDJPY EURUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Archive - 3^rd March 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 3rd March 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Monitor	Sun Mar 3	7:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Gauge m/m

All TFs	Mon Mar 4	2:30 a.m.	CHF	CPI m/m
Monitor	Mon Mar 4	6:30 p.m.	JPY	Tokyo Core CPI y/y
All TFs	Mon Mar 4	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Current Account
Monitor	Mon Mar 4	8:45 p.m.	CNY	Caixin Services PMI
Monitor	Mon Mar 4	10:35 p.m.	JPY	10-y Bond Auction

All TFs	Tue Mar 5	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Mar 5	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Services PMI
All TFs	Tue Mar 5	7:30 p.m.	AUD	GDP q/q

Under H4	Wed Mar 6	4:30 a.m.	GBP	Construction PMI
Under H4	Wed Mar 6	8:15 a.m.	USD	ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 6	9:45 a.m.	CAD	BOC Rate Statement
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 6	9:45 a.m.	CAD	Overnight Rate
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	10:00 a.m.	USD	Fed Chair Powell Testifies
Hi Impact	Wed Mar 6	10:30 a.m.	CAD	BOC Press Conference
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	2:00 p.m.	USD	Beige Book
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	Tentative	CNY	Trade Balance
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	Tentative	CNY	USD-Denominated Trade Balance
Monitor	Wed Mar 6	10:35 p.m.	JPY	30-y Bond Auction

Under H4	Thu Mar 7	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Halifax HPI m/m
Monitor	Thu Mar 7	Tentative	EUR	Spanish 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Mar 7	Tentative	EUR	French 10-y Bond Auction
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 7	8:15 a.m.	EUR	Main Refinancing Rate
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 7	8:15 a.m.	EUR	Monetary Policy Statement
All TFs	Thu Mar 7	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Trade Balance
All TFs	Thu Mar 7	8:30 a.m.	USD	Trade Balance
Hi Impact	Thu Mar 7	8:45 a.m.	EUR	ECB Press Conference
Monitor	Thu Mar 7	10:00 a.m.	USD	Fed Chair Powell Testifies
Monitor	Thu Mar 7	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
All TFs	Thu Mar 7	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Current Account

Monitor	Fri Mar 8	12:00 a.m.	JPY	Economy Watchers Sentiment
Monitor	Fri Mar 8	8th-15th	CNY	New Loans
Monitor	Fri Mar 8	8th-15th	CNY	M2 Money Supply y/y
Under H4	Fri Mar 8	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Employment Change
Under H4	Fri Mar 8	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Unemployment Rate
Hi Impact	Fri Mar 8	8:30 a.m.	USD	Average Hourly Earnings m/m
Hi Impact	Fri Mar 8	8:30 a.m.	USD	Non-Farm Employment Change
Hi Impact	Fri Mar 8	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Rate
Monitor	Fri Mar 8	8:30 p.m.	CNY	CPI y/y
Monitor	Fri Mar 8	8:30 p.m.	CNY	PPI y/y

NA	Sat Mar 9

#E5F8FF

Archive - 25^th February 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 25th February 2024. Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

N.A.	Sun Feb 25

Monitor	Mon Feb 26	10:00 a.m.	USD	New Home Sales
Monitor	Mon Feb 26	6:30 p.m.	JPY	National Core CPI y/y

Monitor	Tue Feb 27	2:00 a.m.	EUR	German GfK Consumer Climate
All TFs	Tue Feb 27	4:00 a.m.	EUR	M3 Money Supply y/y
Under H4	Tue Feb 27	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core Durable Goods Orders m/m
Under H4	Tue Feb 27	8:30 a.m.	USD	Durable Goods Orders m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 27	10:00 a.m.	USD	CB Consumer Confidence
Hi Impact	Tue Feb 27	8:00 p.m.	NZD	Official Cash Rate
Hi Impact	Tue Feb 27	8:00 p.m.	NZD	RBNZ Monetary Policy Statement
Hi Impact	Tue Feb 27	8:00 p.m.	NZD	RBNZ Rate Statement
Hi Impact	Tue Feb 27	9:00 p.m.	NZD	RBNZ Press Conference

Under H4	Wed Feb 28	28th-1st	GBP	Nationwide HPI m/m
Monitor	Wed Feb 28	4:00 a.m.	CHF	Credit Suisse Economic Expectations
Monitor	Wed Feb 28	Tentative	EUR	Italian 10-y Bond Auction
All TFs	Wed Feb 28	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Current Account
All TFs	Wed Feb 28	8:30 a.m.	USD	Prelim GDP q/q
All TFs	Wed Feb 28	8:30 a.m.	USD	Prelim GDP Price Index q/q
Monitor	Wed Feb 28	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Feb 28	7:00 p.m.	NZD	ANZ Business Confidence
Monitor	Wed Feb 28	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Retail Sales m/m

Monitor	Thu Feb 29	12:00 a.m.	JPY	BOJ Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	All Day	EUR	German Prelim CPI m/m
All TFs	Thu Feb 29	3:00 a.m.	CHF	GDP q/q
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	3:00 a.m.	CHF	KOF Economic Barometer
All TFs	Thu Feb 29	8:30 a.m.	CAD	GDP m/m
All TFs	Thu Feb 29	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core PCE Price Index m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Under H4	Thu Feb 29	9:45 a.m.	USD	Chicago PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	8:30 p.m.	CNY	Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	8:30 p.m.	CNY	Non-Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 29	8:45 p.m.	CNY	Caixin Manufacturing PMI

Monitor	Fri Mar 1	12:00 a.m.	JPY	Consumer Confidence
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	12:30 a.m.	AUD	Commodity Prices y/y
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	5:00 a.m.	EUR	CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Unemployment Rate
Under H4	Fri Mar 1	9:30 a.m.	CAD	Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Manufacturing Prices
Monitor	Fri Mar 1	Tentative	USD	Fed Monetary Policy Report

N.A.	Sat Mar 2

#E5F8FF

“Top Pairs” Lists 25th February 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Order	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 	Comment
1	GBPUSD	78	783	Suggested Best Pairs
2	GBPNZD	126	783
3	GBPAUD	108	712
4	GBPJPY	106	702
5	USDCHF	59	665
6	GBPCHF	56	636
7	EURNZD	102	635
8	USDJPY	95	632
9	CHFJPY	91	606
10	EURJPY	89	595
11	EURAUD	90	590	Less stressful?
12	EURUSD	59	586	Maybe less profitable,
13	GBPCAD	77	573	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	52	525
15	NZDUSD	51	506
16	USDCAD	66	489
17	EURCAD	61	454
18	EURCHF	39	442
19	CADJPY	62	412
20	EURGBP	30	378
21	NZDCAD	51	378
22	NZDCHF	33	376	Poorer performers:
23	NZDJPY	57	376	Much less volatility &
24	AUDJPY	56	375	likely less profit from
25	CADCHF	33	370	these pairs based on
26	AUDCHF	32	360	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	47	348
28	AUDNZD	42	257

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 26th Feb	Tues 27	Wed 28	Thur 29	Fri March 1st
	1st Choices	GBPUSD or GBPNZD	GBPUSD or USDCHF	GBPNZD or EURNZD	USDCHF or GBPUSD	GBPUSD or GBPNZD
		GBPAUD or GBPJPY	EURNZD or USDJPY	GBPUSD or GBPAUD	GBPCHF or USDJPY	GBPCAD, GBPAUD or GBPJPY
	2nd Choices	USDCHF or GBPCHF	EURJPY or GBPNZD	GBPCAD, GBPJPY, GBPCHF or USDCHF	CHFJPY or GBPNZD	USDCHF or GBPCHF

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURAUD EURUSD GBPCAD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

25th February 2024

Last modified: Banks warned of CRE (Commercial Real Estate) Risks 11 Feb 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 18^th February 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 18th February 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

N.A.	Sun Feb 18

Monitor	Mon Feb 19	6:00 a.m.	EUR	German Buba Monthly Report
Holiday	Mon Feb 19	All Day	CAD	Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Feb 19	All Day	USD	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Mon Feb 19	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

All TFs	Tue Feb 20	2:00 a.m.	CHF	Trade Balance
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Current Account
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	8:30 a.m.	CAD	CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Feb 20	4:45 p.m.	AUD	MI Leading Index m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Trade Balance

Monitor	Wed Feb 21	Tentative	EUR	German 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Feb 21	2:00 p.m.	USD	FOMC Meeting Minutes
All TFs	Wed Feb 21	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Trade Balance

Monitor	Thu Feb 22	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	7:30 a.m.	EUR	ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	10:00 a.m.	USD	Existing Home Sales
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	11:00 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Retail Sales q/q
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Core Retail Sales q/q
Holiday	Thu Feb 22	All Day	JPY	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	7:01 p.m.	GBP	GfK Consumer Confidence

Monitor	Fri Feb 23	4:00 a.m.	EUR	German ifo Business Climate
Monitor	Fri Feb 23	All Day	EUR	Eurogroup Meetings
Monitor	Fri Feb 23	Tentative	USD	Fed Monetary Policy Report

Monitor	Sat Feb 24	All Day	EUR	ECOFIN Meetings

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Archive - 11^th February 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 11th February 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Holiday	Sun Feb 11	All Day	JPY	Bank Holiday
Holiday	Sun Feb 11	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday

Monitor	Mon Feb 12	2:00 p.m.	USD	Federal Budget Balance
Monitor	Mon Feb 12	7:30 p.m.	AUD	NAB Business Confidence
Holiday	Mon Feb 12	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Mon Feb 12	9:00 p.m.	NZD	Inflation Expectations q/q

Monitor	Tue Feb 13	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Average Earnings Index 3m/y
All TFs	Tue Feb 13	2:30 a.m.	CHF	CPI m/m
Under H4	Tue Feb 13	5:00 a.m.	EUR	ZEW Economic Sentiment
Under H4	Tue Feb 13	5:00 a.m.	EUR	German ZEW Economic Sentiment
Monitor	Tue Feb 13	Tentative	EUR	EU Economic Forecasts
All TFs	Tue Feb 13	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 13	8:30 a.m.	USD	CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Feb 13	8:30 a.m.	USD	CPI y/y
Holiday	Tue Feb 13	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday

Monitor	Wed Feb 14	2:00 a.m.	GBP	CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Core CPI y/y
All TFs	Wed Feb 14	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash GDP q/q
Under H4	Wed Feb 14	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Industrial Production m/m
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	Tentative	GBP	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	Tentative	EUR	German 30-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Prelim GDP Price Index y/y
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Prelim GDP q/q
Monitor	Wed Feb 14	7:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Expectations
Under H4	Wed Feb 14	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Employment Change
Under H4	Wed Feb 14	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Unemployment Rate
Holiday	Wed Feb 14	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday

All TFs	Thu Feb 15	2:00 a.m.	GBP	GDP m/m
All TFs	Thu Feb 15	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Prelim GDP q/q
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Industrial Production m/m
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Manufacturing Production m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	2:30 a.m.	CHF	PPI m/m
All TFs	Thu Feb 15	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Trade Balance
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	Tentative	EUR	Spanish 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	Tentative	GBP	NIESR GDP Estimate
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	8:15 a.m.	CAD	Housing Starts
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Manufacturing Sales m/m
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	8:30 a.m.	USD	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	8:30 a.m.	USD	Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Under H4	Thu Feb 15	9:15 a.m.	USD	Industrial Production m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 15	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Holiday	Thu Feb 15	All Day	CNY	Bank Holiday

Under H4	Fri Feb 16	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Fri Feb 16	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Wholesale Sales m/m
Monitor	Fri Feb 16	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core PPI m/m
Monitor	Fri Feb 16	8:30 a.m.	USD	PPI m/m
Monitor	Fri Feb 16	8:30 a.m.	USD	Housing Starts
Under H4	Fri Feb 16	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Under H4	Fri Feb 16	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

NA	Sat Feb 17

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 12th Feb	Tues 13	Wed 14	Thur 15	Fri 16
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or GBPNZD	USDCHF or GBPUSD	EURNZD or EURJPY	GBPUSD or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or USDCHF
		GBPUSD or USDJPY	USDJPY or EURNZD	EURAUD or GBPJPY	EURAUD or GBPJPY	GBPJPY or GBPNZD
	2nd Choices	EURNZD or CHFJPY	CHFJPY or EURAUD	GBPNZD or GBPUSD	EURJPY, GBPNZD or EURNZD	USDJPY or EURNZD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		GBPCHF EURUSD GBPCAD AUDUSD NZDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

“Top Pairs” Lists 11th February 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week
1	GBPJPY	124	829	Suggested Best Pairs
2	GBPNZD	135	829
3	GBPUSD	80	802
4	USDJPY	116	779
5	EURNZD	119	733
6	CHFJPY	109	732
7	EURJPY	109	730
8	GBPAUD	112	728
9	USDCHF	61	693
10	EURAUD	105	682
11	GBPCHF	56	643	Less stressful?
12	EURUSD	62	616	Maybe less profitable,
13	GBPCAD	83	613	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	55	550
15	NZDUSD	55	545
16	EURCAD	70	520
17	CADJPY	76	512
18	USDCAD	68	503
19	EURCHF	41	471
20	CADCHF	40	458
21	NZDCHF	37	426
22	AUDCHF	37	426	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCAD	55	406	Much less volatility &
24	EURGBP	31	391	likely less profit from
25	AUDJPY	58	386	these pairs based on
26	NZDJPY	58	386	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	52	383
28	AUDNZD	44	268

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 12th Feb	Tues 13	Wed 14	Thur 15	Fri 16
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or GBPNZD	USDCHF or GBPUSD	EURNZD or EURJPY	GBPUSD or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or USDCHF
		GBPUSD or USDJPY	USDJPY or EURNZD	EURAUD or GBPJPY	EURAUD or GBPJPY	GBPJPY or GBPNZD
	2nd Choices	EURNZD or CHFJPY	CHFJPY or EURAUD	GBPNZD or GBPUSD	EURJPY, GBPNZD or EURNZD	USDJPY or EURNZD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		GBPCHF EURUSD GBPCAD AUDUSD NZDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

11th February 2024

Last modified: Banks warned of CRE (Commercial Real Estate) Risks 11 Feb 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 4^th Feb 2024

MAX NewsWatch List 18th February 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

N.A.	Sun Feb 18

Monitor	Mon Feb 19	6:00 a.m.	EUR	German Buba Monthly Report
Holiday	Mon Feb 19	All Day	CAD	Bank Holiday
Holiday	Mon Feb 19	All Day	USD	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Mon Feb 19	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

All TFs	Tue Feb 20	2:00 a.m.	CHF	Trade Balance
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Current Account
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	8:30 a.m.	CAD	CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Feb 20	4:45 p.m.	AUD	MI Leading Index m/m
All TFs	Tue Feb 20	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Trade Balance

Monitor	Wed Feb 21	Tentative	EUR	German 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Feb 21	2:00 p.m.	USD	FOMC Meeting Minutes
All TFs	Wed Feb 21	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Trade Balance

Monitor	Thu Feb 22	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	7:30 a.m.	EUR	ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	9:45 a.m.	USD	Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	10:00 a.m.	USD	Existing Home Sales
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	11:00 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Retail Sales q/q
Under H4	Thu Feb 22	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Core Retail Sales q/q
Holiday	Thu Feb 22	All Day	JPY	Bank Holiday
Monitor	Thu Feb 22	7:01 p.m.	GBP	GfK Consumer Confidence

Monitor	Fri Feb 23	4:00 a.m.	EUR	German ifo Business Climate
Monitor	Fri Feb 23	All Day	EUR	Eurogroup Meetings
Monitor	Fri Feb 23	Tentative	USD	Fed Monetary Policy Report

Monitor	Sat Feb 24	All Day	EUR	ECOFIN Meetings

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MAX NewsWatch List 4th February 2024 Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play All Times are in New York Time.
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Monitor	Sun Feb 4	7:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Gauge m/m
Monitor	Sun Feb 4	8:45 p.m.	CNY	Caixin Services PMI
.
Monitor	Mon Feb 5	10:00 a.m.	USD	ISM Services PMI
Holiday	Mon Feb 5	All Day	NZD	Bank Holiday
Hi Impact	Mon Feb 5	10:30 p.m.	AUD	Cash Rate
Hi Impact	Mon Feb 5	10:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Rate Statement
Monitor	Mon Feb 5	10:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Monetary Policy Statement
Hi Impact	Mon Feb 5	11:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Press Conference

Under H4	Tue Feb 6	4:30 a.m.	GBP	Construction PMI
All TFs	Tue Feb 6	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Feb 6	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Employment Change q/q
Monitor	Tue Feb 6	4:45 p.m.	NZD	Unemployment Rate
Monitor	Tue Feb 6	10:35 p.m.	JPY	30-y Bond Auction

Under H4	Wed Feb 7	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Halifax HPI m/m
All TFs	Wed Feb 7	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Trade Balance
All TFs	Wed Feb 7	8:30 a.m.	USD	Trade Balance
Monitor	Wed Feb 7	10:30 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Feb 7	1:01 p.m.	USD	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Feb 7	1:30 p.m.	CAD	BOC Summary of Deliberations
All TFs	Wed Feb 7	6:50 p.m.	JPY	Current Account
Monitor	Wed Feb 7	8:30 p.m.	CNY	CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Feb 7	8:30 p.m.	CNY	PPI y/y

Monitor	Thu Feb 8	12:00 a.m.	JPY	Economy Watchers Sentiment
Monitor	Thu Feb 8	4:00 a.m.	EUR	ECB Economic Bulletin
Monitor	Thu Feb 8	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Monitor	Thu Feb 8	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Monitor	Thu Feb 8	1:01 p.m.	USD	30-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Feb 8	5:30 p.m.	AUD	RBA Gov Bullock Speaks

Monitor	Fri Feb 9	2:00 a.m.	EUR	German Final CPI m/m
Under H4	Fri Feb 9	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Employment Change
Under H4	Fri Feb 9	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Unemployment Rate

NA	Sat Feb 10

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 5th Feb	Tues 6	Wed 7	Thur 8	Fri 9
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or USDJPY	GBPAUD or EURAUD	GBPUSD or GBPJPY	GBPJPY or USDJPY	GBPJPY or USDJPY
		GBPUSD or GBPNZD	GBPNZD or GBPJPY	USDJPY or GBPNZD	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPUSD or GBPNZD
	2nd Choices	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPUSD or EURNZD	USDCHF or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or GBPNZD	GBPCAD, CHFJPY or EURJPY

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURUSD GBPCAD GBPCHF AUDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

“Top Pairs” Lists 4th February 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week
1	GBPJPY	131	883	Suggested Best Pairs
2	USDJPY	127	853
3	GBPUSD	82	825
4	GBPNZD	134	810
5	CHFJPY	116	782
6	EURJPY	115	777
7	USDCHF	64	737
8	EURNZD	121	734
9	GBPAUD	112	730
10	EURAUD	109	707
11	EURUSD	65	653	Less stressful?
12	GBPCAD	85	634	Maybe less profitable,
13	GBPCHF	53	611	maybe easier trades?
14	AUDUSD	58	575
15	CADJPY	83	558
16	NZDUSD	55	549
17	EURCAD	74	548
18	USDCAD	69	514
19	EURCHF	42	487
20	CADCHF	41	468
21	AUDJPY	66	446
22	AUDCHF	36	420	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	36	412	Much less volatility &
24	NZDCAD	54	400	likely less profit from
25	AUDCAD	52	386	these pairs based on
26	EURGBP	31	386	their past performance
27	NZDJPY	57	386
28	AUDNZD	43	263

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 5th Feb	Tues 6	Wed 7	Thur 8	Fri 9
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or USDJPY	GBPAUD or EURAUD	GBPUSD or GBPJPY	GBPJPY or USDJPY	GBPJPY or USDJPY
		GBPUSD or GBPNZD	GBPNZD or GBPJPY	USDJPY or GBPNZD	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPUSD or GBPNZD
	2nd Choices	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPUSD or EURNZD	USDCHF or GBPAUD	GBPUSD or GBPNZD	GBPCAD, CHFJPY or EURJPY

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURUSD GBPCAD GBPCHF AUDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

4th February 2024

Last modified: China: Evergrande Liquidated - 3 Feb 2024
Multiple ongoing conflicts, inc Taylor Swift 😊

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 28^th Jan 2024


MAX NewsWatch List

28th January 2024 .
Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play
All Times are in New York Times
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.		News Event

All TFs	Sun Jan 28	4:45 p.m.		NZD		Trade Balance

Monitor	Mon Jan 29	7:30 p.m.		AUD		Retail Sales m/m

All TFs	Tue Jan 30	2:00 a.m.		CHF		Trade Balance
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	3:00 a.m.		CHF		KOF Economic Barometer
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	4:00 a.m.		EUR		German Prelim GDP q/q
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	5:00 a.m.		EUR		Prelim Flash GDP q/q
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	Tentative		EUR		Italian 10-y Bond Auction
All TFs	Tue Jan 30	10:00 a.m.		USD		CB Consumer Confidence
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	6:50 p.m.		JPY		BOJ Summary of Opinions
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	7:00 p.m.		NZD		ANZ Business Confidence
All TFs	Tue Jan 30	7:30 p.m.		AUD		CPI q/q
All TFs	Tue Jan 30	7:30 p.m.		AUD		Trimmed Mean CPI q/q
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	8:30 p.m.		CNY		Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Tue Jan 30	8:30 p.m.		CNY		Non-Manufacturing PMI

Monitor	Wed Jan 31	12:00 a.m.		JPY		Consumer Confidence
Under H4	Wed Jan 31	2:00 a.m.		GBP		Nationwide HPI m/m
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	All Day		EUR		German Prelim CPI m/m
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	4:00 a.m.		CHF		Credit Suisse Economic Expectations
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	Tentative		EUR		German 10-y Bond Auction
Under H4	Wed Jan 31	8:15 a.m.		USD		ADP Non-Farm Employment Change
All TFs	Wed Jan 31	8:30 a.m.		CAD		GDP m/m
Under H4	Wed Jan 31	9:45 a.m.		USD		Chicago PMI
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	10:30 a.m.		USD		Crude Oil Inventories
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 31	2:00 p.m.		USD		Federal Funds Rate
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 31	2:00 p.m.		USD		FOMC Statement
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 31	2:30 p.m.		USD		FOMC Press Conference
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	8:45 p.m.		CNY		Caixin Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Wed Jan 31	10:35 p.m.		JPY		10-y Bond Auction

Monitor	Thu Feb 1	12:30 a.m.		AUD		Commodity Prices y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	5:00 a.m.		EUR		Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	5:00 a.m.		EUR		CPI Flash Estimate y/y
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	5:00 a.m.		EUR		Unemployment Rate
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	Tentative		EUR		Spanish 10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	All Day		All		OPEC-JMMC Meetings
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	Tentative		EUR		French 10-y Bond Auction
Hi Impact	Thu Feb 1	7:00 a.m.		GBP		BOE Monetary Policy Report
Hi Impact	Thu Feb 1	7:00 a.m.		GBP		Monetary Policy Summary
Hi Impact	Thu Feb 1	7:00 a.m.		GBP		MPC Official Bank Rate Votes
Hi Impact	Thu Feb 1	7:00 a.m.		GBP		Official Bank Rate
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	8:30 a.m.		USD		Unemployment Claims
Under H4	Thu Feb 1	9:30 a.m.		CAD		Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	10:00 a.m.		USD		ISM Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	10:00 a.m.		USD		ISM Manufacturing Prices
Monitor	Thu Feb 1	10:30 a.m.		USD		Natural Gas Storage

Hi Impact	Fri Feb 2	8:30 a.m.		USD		Average Hourly Earnings m/m
Hi Impact	Fri Feb 2	8:30 a.m.		USD		Non-Farm Employment Change
Hi Impact	Fri Feb 2	8:30 a.m.		USD		Unemployment Rate
Hi Impact	Fri Feb 2	8:32 a.m.		USD		NFP Revision

N.A.	Sat Feb 3

18.57 cm x 0.5 Row height,

“Top Pairs” Lists 28th January 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week
1	GBPJPY	141	950	Suggested Best Pairs
2	USDJPY	127	858
3	CHFJPY	122	822
4	GBPNZD	132	806
5	GBPUSD	79	793
6	EURJPY	114	773
7	GBPAUD	114	750
8	USDCHF	63	728
9	EURNZD	111	675
10	GBPCAD	90	670
11	EURAUD	102	668	Less stressful?
12	GBPCHF	57	658	Maybe less profitable,
13	EURUSD	63	633	maybe easier trades?
14	CADJPY	87	587
15	AUDUSD	57	572
16	EURCAD	73	544
17	NZDUSD	53	533
18	EURCHF	43	493
19	USDCAD	66	493
20	CADCHF	42	484
21	AUDCHF	38	438
22	AUDJPY	64	435	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	36	418	Much less volatility &
24	NZDJPY	59	398	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	31	388	these pairs based on
26	NZDCAD	52	386	their past performance
27	AUDCAD	52	385
28	AUDNZD	43	263

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 29th Jan	Tues 30	Wed 31	Thur Feb 1st	Fri 2
	1st Choices	GBPNZD or EURNZD	USDCHF or USDJPY	GBPUSD or USDJPY	GBPCAD or GBPJPY	USDJPY or GBPUSD
		GBPJPY or USDJPY	CHFJPY or GBPUSD	USDCHF or GBPAUD	GBPNZD or GBPUSD	USDCHF or GBPJPY
	2nd Choices	CHFJPY or GBPUSD	GBPJPY or GBPNZD	GBPCAD, GBPJPY or GBPNZD	GBPAUD or USDJPY	CHFJPY or GBPNZD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURAUD GBPCHF EURUSD CADJPY AUDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

28th January 2024

Last modified: USA Govt Shutdown - March? 19 Jan 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

China- Evergrande issue (Updated: 25 Nov 2023, 19 Aug 2023 & 26 Aug 21)
– Zhongzhi Enterprise Group ( China’s largest shadow bank) is declaring itself “severely insolvent.” Involved in trust, wealth funds & real estate projects & management.

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 21^st Jan 2024


MAX NewsWatch List

21st January 2024
Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play
All Times are in New York Times
Impact	Date	Time		Cur.	News Event

N.A.	Sun Jan 21	8:20 p.m.
N.A.	Sun Jan 21

Monitor	Mon Jan 22	7:30 p.m.	AUD		NAB Business Confidence
Hi Impact	Mon Jan 22	Tentative	JPY		Monetary Policy Statement
Hi Impact	Mon Jan 22	Tentative	JPY		BOJ Policy Rate
Hi Impact	Mon Jan 22	Tentative	JPY		BOJ Outlook Report

Monitor	Tue Jan 23	12:00 a.m.	JPY		BOJ Core CPI y/y
Hi Impact	Tue Jan 23	Tentative	JPY		BOJ Press Conference
All TFs	Tue Jan 23	4:45 p.m.	NZD		CPI q/q
Monitor	Tue Jan 23	6:30 p.m.	AUD		MI Leading Index m/m
All TFs	Tue Jan 23	6:50 p.m.	JPY		Trade Balance

Monitor	Wed Jan 24	4:00 a.m.	EUR		Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	4:00 a.m.	EUR		Flash Services PMI
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	Tentative	EUR		German Buba Monthly Report
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 24	9:45 a.m.	CAD		BOC Monetary Policy Report
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 24	9:45 a.m.	CAD		BOC Rate Statement
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 24	9:45 a.m.	CAD		Overnight Rate
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	9:45 a.m.	USD		Flash Manufacturing PMI
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	9:45 a.m.	USD		Flash Services PMI
Hi Impact	Wed Jan 24	10:30 a.m.	CAD		BOC Press Conference
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	10:30 a.m.	USD		Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Wed Jan 24	7:30 p.m.	AUD		RBA Bulletin

Monitor	Thu Jan 25	4:00 a.m.	EUR		German ifo Business Climate
Hi Impact	Thu Jan 25	8:15 a.m.	EUR		Main Refinancing Rate
Hi Impact	Thu Jan 25	8:15 a.m.	EUR		Monetary Policy Statement
All TFs	Thu Jan 25	8:30 a.m.	USD		Advance GDP q/q
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	8:30 a.m.	USD		Unemployment Claims
All TFs	Thu Jan 25	8:30 a.m.	USD		Advance GDP Price Index q/q
Under H4	Thu Jan 25	8:30 a.m.	USD		Core Durable Goods Orders m/m
Under H4	Thu Jan 25	8:30 a.m.	USD		Durable Goods Orders m/m
Hi Impact	Thu Jan 25	8:45 a.m.	EUR		ECB Press Conference
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	10:00 a.m.	USD		New Home Sales
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	10:30 a.m.	USD		Natural Gas Storage
Holiday	Thu Jan 25	All Day	AUD		Bank Holiday
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	6:30 p.m.	JPY		Tokyo Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	6:50 p.m.	JPY		Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes
Monitor	Thu Jan 25	7:01 p.m.	GBP		GfK Consumer Confidence

Monitor	Fri Jan 26	2:00 a.m.	EUR		German GfK Consumer Climate
All TFs	Fri Jan 26	4:00 a.m.	EUR		M3 Money Supply y/y
All TFs	Fri Jan 26	8:30 a.m.	USD		Core PCE Price Index m/m

N.A.	Sat Jan 27	.

“Top Pairs” Lists 21st January 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 
1	GBPJPY	142	957	Suggested Best Pairs
2	CHFJPY	126	854
3	USDJPY	123	829
4	GBPUSD	79	785
5	GBPNZD	128	782
6	GBPAUD	118	779
7	EURJPY	114	768
8	USDCHF	66	765
9	GBPCHF	66	761
10	EURAUD	102	676
11	GBPCAD	90	669	Less stressful?
12	EURNZD	106	650	Maybe less profitable,
13	EURUSD	59	591	maybe easier trades?
14	EURCHF	50	577
15	CADJPY	85	573
16	AUDUSD	55	551
17	EURCAD	72	539
18	CADCHF	45	520
19	NZDUSD	50	501
20	AUDCHF	43	490
21	USDCAD	62	462
22	AUDJPY	67	454	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	38	437	Much less volatility &
24	NZDJPY	61	411	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	31	396	these pairs based on
26	AUDCAD	52	387	their past performance
27	NZDCAD	50	369
28	AUDNZD	39	237

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 22nd Jan	Tues 23	Wed 24	Thur 25	Fri 26
	1st Choices	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	EURJPY or EURAUD	USDJPY or GBPUSD
		USDJPY or GBPUSD	USDJPY or EURJPY	USDJPY or EURJPY	USDJPY or GBPUSD	EURJPY or USDCHF
	2nd Choices	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	GBPNZD or GBPUSD	GBPUSD or GBPNZD	USDCHF or GBPJPY	EURAUD or GBPJPY

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		GBPCAD EURNZD EURUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

21st January 2024

Last modified: USA Govt Shutdown - March? 19 Jan 2024

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 14^th Jan 2024


MAX NewsWatch List

14th January 2024
Market Open Times (NY Time): Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play
All Times are in New York Times
Impact	Date	Time	Cur.	News Event

Monitor	Sun Jan 14	7:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Gauge m/m

Monitor	Mon Jan 15	Day 1	All	WEF Annual Meetings
Under H4	Mon Jan 15	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Industrial Production m/m
All TFs	Mon Jan 15	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Trade Balance
Monitor	Mon Jan 15	All Day	EUR	Eurogroup Meetings
Holiday	Mon Jan 15	All Day	USD	Bank Holiday
Under H4	Mon Jan 15	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Manufacturing Sales m/m
Under H4	Mon Jan 15	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Wholesale Sales m/m
Monitor	Mon Jan 15	10:30 a.m.	CAD	BOC Business Outlook Survey
Monitor	Mon Jan 15	4:00 p.m.	NZD	NZIER Business Confidence

Monitor	Tue Jan 16	2:00 a.m.	EUR	German Final CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Average Earnings Index 3m/y
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	Day 2	All	WEF Annual Meetings
Under H4	Tue Jan 16	5:00 a.m.	EUR	German ZEW Economic Sentiment
Under H4	Tue Jan 16	5:00 a.m.	EUR	ZEW Economic Sentiment
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	All Day	EUR	ECOFIN Meetings
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	8:15 a.m.	CAD	Housing Starts
All TFs	Tue Jan 16	8:30 a.m.	CAD	CPI m/m
All TFs	Tue Jan 16	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core CPI m/m
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	10:00 a.m.	GBP	BOE Gov Bailey Speaks/Testifies
All TFs	Tue Jan 16	Tentative	NZD	GDT Price Index
Monitor	Tue Jan 16	9:00 p.m.	CNY	GDP q/y

Monitor	Wed Jan 17	2:00 a.m.	GBP	CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	Day 4	All	WEF Annual Meetings
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final Core CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	5:00 a.m.	EUR	Final CPI y/y
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	Tentative	GBP	10-y Bond Auction
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	Tentative	EUR	German 30-y Bond Auction
Under H4	Wed Jan 17	8:30 a.m.	USD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Wed Jan 17	8:30 a.m.	USD	Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Wed Jan 17	9:15 a.m.	USD	Industrial Production m/m
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	2:00 p.m.	USD	Beige Book
Monitor	Wed Jan 17	7:00 p.m.	AUD	MI Inflation Expectations
Under H4	Wed Jan 17	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Employment Change
Under H4	Wed Jan 17	7:30 p.m.	AUD	Unemployment Rate

All TFs	Thu Jan 18	4:00 a.m.	EUR	Current Account
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	Day 4	All	WEF Annual Meetings
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	4:30 a.m.	GBP	BOE Credit Conditions Survey
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	7:30 a.m.	EUR	ECB Monetary Policy Meeting Accounts
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	8:30 a.m.	USD	Unemployment Claims
Under H4	Thu Jan 18	8:30 a.m.	USD	Philly Fed Manufacturing Index
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	8:30 a.m.	USD	Housing Starts
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	10:30 a.m.	USD	Natural Gas Storage
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	11:00 a.m.	USD	Crude Oil Inventories
Monitor	Thu Jan 18	6:30 p.m.	JPY	National Core CPI y/y

Under H4	Fri Jan 19	2:00 a.m.	GBP	Retail Sales m/m
Monitor	Fri Jan 19	2:30 a.m.	CHF	PPI m/m
Monitor	Fri Jan 19	Day 5	All	WEF Annual Meetings
Under H4	Fri Jan 19	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Core Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Fri Jan 19	8:30 a.m.	CAD	Retail Sales m/m
Under H4	Fri Jan 19	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
Monitor	Fri Jan 19	10:00 a.m.	USD	Existing Home Sales
Under H4	Fri Jan 19	10:00 a.m.	USD	Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

N.A.	Sat Jan 20

“Top Pairs” Lists 14th January 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 
1	GBPJPY	158	1090	Suggested Best Pairs
2	CHFJPY	141	974
3	USDJPY	129	889
4	EURJPY	127	880
5	GBPUSD	82	822
6	USDCHF	69	806
7	GBPCHF	68	795
8	GBPNZD	127	790
9	GBPAUD	118	786
10	GBPCAD	94	705
11	EURNZD	106	665	Less stressful?
12	EURAUD	99	663	Possibly less profitable
13	CADJPY	94	648	but possibly easier
14	EURUSD	61	608	to trade.
15	EURCHF	50	585
16	AUDJPY	80	554
17	AUDUSD	55	550
18	EURCAD	74	548
19	CADCHF	46	539
20	NZDUSD	50	503
21	NZDJPY	72	495
22	AUDCHF	41	476	Poorer performers:
23	USDCAD	64	475	Much less volatility &
24	NZDCHF	39	453	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	33	414	these pairs based on
26	AUDCAD	51	382	their past performance
27	NZDCAD	48	358
28	AUDNZD	38	235

#E5F8FF


Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 15th Jan	Tues 16	Wed 17	Thur 18	Fri 19
	1st Choices	EURJPY or GBPCAD	EURJPY or GBPCAD	USDJPY or GBPUSD	USDJPY or EURJPY	GBPUSD or GBPCAD
		GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPCAD or GBPJPY	USDCHF or GBPJPY	GBPUSD or USDCHF	GBPJPY or USDCHF
	2nd Choices	USDJPY or GBPUSD	CHFJPY or USDJPY	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPAUD or GBPJPY	GBPCHF or GBPNZD, GBPAUD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURNZD EURAUD CADJPY EURUSD EURCHF AUDJPY AUDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

14th January 2024

Last modified: China Bank folds (6th Jan 2024)
USA Govt Shutdown? 16 Dec 2023

Ongoing Mid East conflicts
More countries joining the BRICS

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

USA Govt Shutdown in January, November? – Monitor November 2023 (Updated: 16 Dec 2023,
Oct 2023)
https://edition.cnn.com/politics/live-news/federal-government-shutdown-funding-11-14-23/index.html
https://www.raymondjames.com/commentary-and-insights/economy-policy/2023/09/29/weekly-economic-commentary

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

Archive - 7^th January 2024

MAX NewsWatch List

7th January 2024

Market Open Times (NY Time):
Tokyo 7pm – Frankfurt 2am – London 3am – US 8am
Be careful when Daylight Saving Changes are in play

All Times are in New York Times

Impact

Date

Time

Cur.

News Event

Holiday

Sun Jan 7

All Day

JPY

Bank Holiday

All TFs

Mon Jan 8

2:30 a.m.

CHF

CPI m/m

Monitor

Mon Jan 8

6:30 p.m.

JPY

Tokyo Core CPI y/y

Monitor

Mon Jan 8

7:30 p.m.

AUD

Retail Sales m/m

Monitor

Tue Jan 9

5:00 a.m.

EUR

Unemployment Rate

All TFs

Tue Jan 9

8:30 a.m.

CAD

Trade Balance

All TFs

Tue Jan 9

8:30 a.m.

USD

Trade Balance

Monitor

Tue Jan 9

10:35 p.m.

JPY

10-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Wed Jan 10

10th-15th

CNY

New Loans

Monitor

Wed Jan 10

10th-15th

CNY

M2 Money Supply y/y

Monitor

Wed Jan 10

Tentative

EUR

German 10-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Wed Jan 10

10:30 a.m.

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

Monitor

Wed Jan 10

1:01 p.m.

USD

10-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

4:00 a.m.

EUR

ECB Economic Bulletin

All TFs

Thu Jan 11

8:30 a.m.

USD

Core CPI m/m

All TFs

Thu Jan 11

8:30 a.m.

USD

CPI m/m

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

8:30 a.m.

USD

CPI y/y

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

8:30 a.m.

USD

Unemployment Claims

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

10:30 a.m.

USD

Natural Gas Storage

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

1:01 p.m.

USD

30-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

2:00 p.m.

USD

Federal Budget Balance

All TFs

Thu Jan 11

6:50 p.m.

JPY

Current Account

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

8:30 p.m.

CNY

CPI y/y

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

8:30 p.m.

CNY

PPI y/y

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

Tentative

CNY

Trade Balance

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

Tentative

CNY

USD-Denominated Trade Balance

Monitor

Thu Jan 11

10:35 p.m.

JPY

30-y Bond Auction

Monitor

Fri Jan 12

12:00 a.m.

JPY

Economy Watchers Sentiment

All TFs

Fri Jan 12

2:00 a.m.

GBP

GDP m/m

Under H4

Fri Jan 12

2:00 a.m.

GBP

Industrial Production m/m

Under H4

Fri Jan 12

2:00 a.m.

GBP

Manufacturing Production m/m

Monitor

Fri Jan 12

Tentative

GBP

NIESR GDP Estimate

Monitor

Fri Jan 12

8:30 a.m.

USD

Core PPI m/m

Monitor

Fri Jan 12

8:30 a.m.

USD

PPI m/m

N.A.

Sat Jan 13

“Top Pairs” Lists 7th January 2024 The Top Pairs below are ones that have moved the most in the past 4 weeks. They are listed in $ order: largest $ to smallest $ movers. Pick the “low-hanging fruit” i.e. pairs that have moved the most, as they are more likely to move this week.
Last week	Pair	Avg Daily Pip Range	Avg Daily  $ Range 
1	GBPJPY	188	1299	Suggested Best Pairs
2	CHFJPY	157	1085
3	EURJPY	149	1026
4	USDJPY	147	1013
5	GBPNZD	151	942
6	GBPAUD	139	935
7	GBPUSD	93	928
8	GBPCHF	75	880
9	USDCHF	71	838
10	GBPCAD	106	792
11	EURNZD	127	791	Less stressful?
12	EURAUD	113	757	Possibly less profitable
13	CADJPY	103	711	but possibly easier
14	EURUSD	70	702	to trade.
15	EURCHF	56	655
16	EURCAD	84	631
17	AUDUSD	60	597
18	CADCHF	48	561
19	AUDCHF	48	560
20	NZDJPY	80	555
21	NZDUSD	55	552
22	AUDJPY	80	551	Poorer performers:
23	NZDCHF	44	516	Much less volatility &
24	USDCAD	69	513	likely less profit from
25	EURGBP	37	477	these pairs based on
26	AUDCAD	59	438	their past performance
27	NZDCAD	55	411
28	AUDNZD	40	251

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Short List of Each Day’s Top Pairs Use these suggested pairs to help limit the pairs you monitor each day. These pairs use the News Events to help narrow the selection. MAX Courses will teach you how to make this table for yourself. Pairs at the top have more important News Events (e.g. Hi Impact) than lower pairs.
	Day	Mon 8th Jan	Tues 09	Wed 10	Thur 12	Fri Dec 13
	1st Choices	CHFJPY or GBPCHF	USDJPY or GBPUSD	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	USDJPY or GBPUSD		GBPJPY or CHFJPY
		USDCHF or GBPJPY	USDCHF or GBPCAD	EURJPY or USDJPY	USDCHF or GBPJPY	EURJPY or USDJPY
	2nd Choices	EURJPY or USDJPY	GBPJPY or CHFJPY	GBPNZD or GBPAUD	CHFJPY or EURJPY	GBPNZD, GBPUSD or GBPAUD

Smooth Movers These pairs might be less volatile & easier to trade.
		Forex Pairs If you are uncomfortable with the faster more volatile pairs above, you could consider monitoring/trading these ones instead. Less money, but possibly less volatility & stress.			Indices Consider trading these indices, too. Be careful, take your time & make certain you know how they move. They use points & fractions of points. Some brokers allow trading the Indices by CFDs, instead of Futures. Check with your broker for more info.
		EURNZD EURAUD CADJPY EURUSD EURCHF EURCAD AUDUSD			DAX DOW Jones NASDAQ S&P 500 FTS100 NK225

Longer Term Issues

7th January 2024

Last modified: China Bank folds (6th Jan 2024)
USA Govt Shutdown? 16 Dec 2023

Ongoing Mid East conflicts
More countries joining the BRICS

Critical Items

– Impact: Possible Immediate Impact

All Countries– Inflation (Added: 30th April 2023)
– Closely monitor the Central Banks (Fed & others) for
Recession mitigation & Interest Rate Changes.

USSR/Ukraine – Monitor (Updated: 18th Sept 2022,24 Feb 2022 & 2021))

Israel & Iran & Gaza/Hamas – Monitor – Conflict Escalation & Possible Nuclear Arsenal

(Update: 14 Oct 2023, 22 Aug 21)
Monitor - Red Sea skirmishes (Added: 23rd Dec 2023)

China – possible deflation setting up – (Updated: 6th Jan 2024, 16 Dec 2023, Added: 13th Aug 2023)
Monitor - impact on trading partners - esp Aus & NZ

Silicon Valley Bank collapse + contagion? (Updated 18 March 2023, Added: 11 March 2023)

Monitor: Still ongoing impacts in US & includes the global banking system.
SVB, Silvergate, Signature, Credit Suisse & now First Republic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_banking_crisis

BRICs – 5 more countries have joined (Added: 11 March 2023)
https://www.cmegroup.com/openmarkets/fx/2023/Are-Threats-to-the-USDs-Role-as-a-Reserve-Currency-Real.html

All Countries– Covid19 – Corona Virus
– Monitor for business changes.

US vs China– Monitor Trade war
Pay attention to any escalation

https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2023-11-24/zhongzhi-one-of-chinas-major-shadow-banks-declares-itself-severely-insolvent.html

– Evergrande has filed for bankruptcy in the US

Goldman Sachs Analysis – Be prudent about the analysis re US economy
(22 Aug 2021)

Afghanistan – Unfolding Situation (Updated: 22 Aug 21)

Important Items

– Impact: Medium Term Impact

Russia Rouble Unsteady – (Added: 15h July 2023)
Monitor - impact from sanctions & war
https://www.forexfactory.com/search?searchid=44391641

USSR Leadership issues – Monitor (Added: 1st July 2023)

USSR/Balkin states – Monitor (Added 1 Oct 2023)
Conflicts are starting to be seen

Banks under Scrutiny by ECB – (Added: 4th December 2022)
Monitor for limited credit causing financial problems
Effects Deutsche Bank & BNP Paribas

US-Iran Tension Escalation

China/Taiwan – Monitor for possible aggression
as per Chinese general saying military action is considered.

Ongoing Items

– Impact: Very Long Term Repercussions

German Bank (WireCard) Bankrupted – Monitor for
possible future ramifications for stability
– eg domino effect a la Lehman Brothers.

Karlsruhe German Constitutional Court (Updated: 9 May 21)
Monitor: Decision re ECB PEPP (QE)
Could be revoked causing major impact on the German economy

China vs India vs Pakistan– Monitor conflicts along border.

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