IG research explores correlation between politics and FX data levels
New timeline of global historic politics impacting forex offered online
New research from broker IG Group looks at how political events of the past three decades have correlated with FX data in France, Germany and the UK.
The research, presented via an online timeline resource for investors, matches global events with how currency trading rates changed.
The collection of 100 pieces of FX trade data has been linked to political news over the past 30 years.
The 1995 election of French president Jacques Chirac, for example, with a platform of tax cuts and job
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