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Why forex spreads can widen around economic releases
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By Vera
Markets Editor
Around a major scheduled release, uncertainty and rapidly changing LiquidityDefinition   Liquidity describes how easily buying and selling can occur without requiring a large change in price. A liquid market generally has active participation...Read More can push BidDefinition   The bid is the price at which a trader can sell an asset or sell the base currency in a quoted currency pair. It is normally the lower side of a two-way...Read More and AskDefinition The ask is the price at which a buyer can buy an asset or the base currency in a quoted currency pair. It is also called the offer and is normally the higher side...Read More prices farther apart, making execution more expensive.
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