Fundamental Drivers and Economic Events
Interest-rate expectations can influence relative currency demand. Inflation data can alter those expectations, but the same release can have different effects in different contexts.
Learning outcomes
✓ Explain inflation and interest rates
✓ Explain employment and growth
✓ Explain reading an event calendar
Course curriculum
1. Inflation and interest rates · 12 min
Interest-rate expectations can influence relative currency demand. Inflation data can alter those expectations, but the same release can have different effects in different contexts.
2. Employment and growth · 12 min
Employment and GDP describe parts of economic activity. Revisions and differences from expectations can matter. A release alone does not establish a reliable trading direction.
3. Reading an event calendar · 12 min
An event calendar distinguishes previous, forecast and actual values. Missing values should stay missing. Sample events on TradePath are fictional teaching examples and carry no fabricated numeric results.