Retail spending in Canada is expected to contract 0.1% in December and a drop in private consumption may spark a bearish reaction in the Canadian dollar as the data casts a weakened outlook for the region.

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Canada’s · Report · Retail · Sales · Trading · USD/CAD

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Candlesticks · Forex · Intermediate · Patterns · Reversal · Trading · Tutorials

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Approval · Bailout · Easy · Expected · Greek · Post · Trading

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Automated · Backtesting · Forex · FXCM's · Optimising · Strategy · Trader · Trading

The Bank of England Minutes presents the biggest event risk for the British Pound and the policy statement may prop up the sterling should the central bank talk down speculation for additional monetary support.

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Bank · England · GBP/USD · Minutes · Trading

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Lesson · Oscillations · Part · Trading