Forex General: Key Central Banks

Key Central Banks

While there is a list of the world's central banks, only four central banks are needed to gather the majority of the world's financial news. These four central banks correspond to each trading session (New York, London, Sydney and Tokyo).

Federal Reserve

First there is the well-known Federal Reserve who is responsible for making all monetary policy for the US dollar. The currency pairs mostly influenced by news from the Federal Reserve are,

AUDUSDEURUSDGBPUSDUSDCADUSDCHF
USDHKDUSDJPYUSDSGDNZDUSD

Bank of England

The Bank of England is responsible for making monetary policy for British Pound. The currency pairs mostly influenced by the news from the Bank of England are,

EURGBPGBPAUDGBPCADGBPCHFGBPHKD
GBPJPYGBPSGDGBPUSDGBPNZD

Ministry of Finance and Bank of Japan

The Ministry of Finance and Bank of Japan are responsible for making monetary policy for the Japanese Yen. The currency pairs mostly influenced by the news from the Ministry of Finance are,

AUDJPYCADJPYCHFJPYEURJPYGBPJPY
HKDJPYSGDJPYUSDJPYNZDJPY

Reserve Bank of Australia

The Reserve Bank of Australia is responsible for making monetary decisions from the Australian Dollar. The currency pairs mostly influenced by the news from the Reserve Bank of Australia are,

AUDCADAUDCHFAUDHKDAUDJPYAUDSGD
AUDUSDEURAUDGBPAUDAUDNZD