Investment Education

Contractionary monetary policy is utilized by central banks to reign in an overheating economy and surging inflation. Find out what tools are used and how they work

Safe-haven assets can be the savior of your portfolio. From stocks to forex, discover the assets on offer and how to trade them.

Safe haven currencies are useful for traders to protect their portfolio against instability. Here’s a complete guide to the key safe havens.

The Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index provides insights into the U.S. economy and can give trader's valuable information suitable for any trading style.

Retail sales is used to analyze economic strength and can be implemented into both fundamental and technical trading strategies. Learn more about retail sales and how to trade this key economic data.

Inflation deals with the general price increases in an economy however, this simple economic figure can have massive ramifications.

GDP serves as a primary gauge of an economy's health and an important data release for traders.

What is quantitative easing (QE) and how do central banks like the Fed and ECB use it? Learn how QE supplements monetary policy when rate cuts don’t cut it.

Many elections have coincided with crises, none more so than the 2020 election. How have social and economic crises impacted elections in the past and present?

In a slowing global economy, the threat of geopolitical risks destabilizing global growth are elevated and open the door to violent volatility – and trading opportunities.