NICKEL
A term which means five basis points or five pips. A nickel is the equivalent of 5/100th of 1%, or 0.05%. Basis points are normally used in forex to indicate interest rate changes made by a central bank and changes in the value of a given currency over the course of a trading session.
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| 01:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Apr | |
| 01:30 | Unemployment Rate | Mar | |
| 05:04 | BoJ MPC Interest Rate Announcement | Apr | |
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