needhelp asked:
I noticed that people who write the news on sites like Yahoo know about information such as consumer spending, interest rate cut, etc before the news come out. Whereas, I only know about those information when the news come out.
I noticed that people who write the news on sites like Yahoo know about information such as consumer spending, interest rate cut, etc before the news come out. Whereas, I only know about those information when the news come out.
SO my questions are:
1. where do you get information such as:
- retail sales data
- interest rate, etc
- and anything that will affect the economy or stock market
Also
2. What would be good websites to monitor:
- commodity prices
- currency
March 22nd, 2009 at 20:47
If you don’t have an account with a brokerage firm, go to Yahoo Finance. All the info you are looking for is there and it’s free.
March 23rd, 2009 at 17:10
I think you can get information in your first question. For the things the affected the world economy and stock markets, you can learn it from watching TV and read the news papers.
2)
You can check the currency website.
March 26th, 2009 at 05:40
is a site I reference everyday.
As far as retail sales data, CPI data, jobless claims, interest rate announcements, PPI figures, consumer confidence, crude oil inventory data, and many, well really, almost every type of economic data announcement the site is:
This gives you the date, time and even country making the announcement, all in an easy format to read. It also gives an explanation of what the announcement/numbers mean and why it is important. I also reference this page every day. Should help. Let me know if you need anything else. But the site is great.
March 28th, 2009 at 23:01
the best and most current for currencies :
the best streaming free charts for indexes, futures and commodities are provided by Windsor brokers. You can download their trading platform and watch real time live charts for FREE with the free demo account. You can also click on the “news” tab, provided at the bottom of the charting platform and all the upcoming economic news will be there1 Remember, you do not have to pay for these services!
March 31st, 2009 at 15:47
is a good free site for getting stock market info. Here is the sector board for currency ETFs: