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CPI in Forex Explained
2:54 · 8 chapters · Forex lessons, part 31
What you'll learn
Headline vs core, forecast vs actual: how the US inflation report moves the dollar, in under 3 minutes.
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- Key point 1
- What CPI measures, and why core CPI matters more to the Fed
- Key point 2
- The difference between month-over-month and year-over-year figures
- Key point 3
- Why the gap between the actual number and the forecast drives the move
- Key point 4
- How a hotter or cooler reading typically affects yields, the dollar and gold
- Key point 5
- Why many traders skip the first few minutes after the 8:30 am Eastern release
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