038hellipThe Canadian dollar was certainly not a winner in 2015. A lot has to do with oil.What lies ahead for the loonie The team at SocGen weighs in: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: The outlook for the Canadian dollar (CAD) into mid-2016 is for further depreciation against the US dollar, but likely outperformance 038hellipEUR/USDlooked for a new direction after the big blows eventually closing around the same levels. Final PMIs dominate the first week of November.Here is an outlook forthe highlights of this week and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD. Germanys IFO data came out a bit mixed when looking at the different components, but inflation is 038hellipEvery month has its unique characteristics and oftenseasonal patterns that tend to repeat themselves. The pound is of high interest in the upcoming month: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Among the G10 currencies, GBP has shown the highest tendency to depreciate against the USD, falling in 11 out of the last 15 years 038hellipAfter the Fed sent us some hawkish signs about a hike in December, not everybody is convinced that that is indeed the case. Here are the opinions of BNP Paribas and Barclays: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: Barclays: The October FOMC statement was somewhat more hawkish than our expectations heading into the meeting. 038hellipThe US dollar partially enjoyed some Fed hawkishness in the last week of October. The new month presents rate decisionsin Australia and the UK, employment data from New Zealand, Canada and the all-important US monthly jobs report. In addition, Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi speak. These are the main market movers for this week. Join 038hellipNo reason for the Federal Reserve to commence its rate liftoff in December 2015, explains Charlie Gibson, Head of Mining at Edison Research, as he joins us in todays Finance Show to share his analysis on the US interest rate scenario. Forget December, chances are dim for a 2016 rate hike too Gibson compares the 038hellipIts not only the end of the week but also the end of the month and this means portfolio re-balancing. According to the models that Barclays uses, this implies strong USD sell signals against quite a few currencies: Here is their view, courtesy of eFXnews: The passive rebalancing model at month-end points to generous amounts 038hellipAfter the BOJ refrained from more stimulus, we have inflation data from the euro-zone and lots of Fed-watched figures from the US. End of month scrambling and re-balancing seems unfavorable to the greenback. As we wave goodbye to October, choppy action could greet us especially after a rocky month and before another busy week. This 038hellipNo surprises from headline euro-zoneinflation: it picked up from -0.1 to 0, following Germanys lead. However, core inflation surprised with a rise to 1, from 0.9 seen beforehand. Also theunemployment rate provided a positive surprise with adrop downto 10.8 from 11. EUR/USD remains stable around 1.10 and so far does not react to theimprovements. The 038hellipIf you are looking to trade binary options, look for a new binary options strategy, or test some binary options signals, you should put them to the test with this practice account. Safe trading is mitigated by reducing your risk, this is achieved by practice, practice and more practice.A practice account is a safe, easy way for IQ Option customers to become familiar with binary and Forex trading without taking any risks. One can perform trades on any assets, just like with a real account. 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