I had a very interesting chat with a non-trader friend regarding why the DOW is really hiking it. The opposite relationship between the DOW/Forex USD made sense here. I showed him the EUUSD on the weekly basis and he was pretty impressed that money "just doesn't disappear."
BUT, I couldn't answer my own question during the previous president's time. Looking at the DOW/Forex. BOTH were bullish for USD. Why is this?
edit: Forgot usd

Hi guys, I'm thinking of getting into Forex but am having a reservations about my ability to get an edge on the market. I find it hard to believe that a person like me, a non-professional, can get news in a timely fashion which would hinder my ability to make profitable trades.

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• 08:30 AM US Retail Sales MoM JUN Previous: 17.7% Consensus: 4.8% Forecast: 4.5%
• 08:30 AM US Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index JUL Previous: 27.5 Consensus: 20 Forecast: 17
• 08:30 AM US Jobless Claims 4-Week Average 11/JUL Previous: 1437.25K Forecast: 1375K
• 08:30 AM US Retail Sales Ex Autos MoM JUN Previous: 12.4% Consensus: 4.5% Forecast: 4.2%
• 08:30 AM US Initial Jobless Claims 11/JUL Previous: 1314K Consensus: 1250K Forecast: 1290K
• 08:30 AM US Continuing Jobless Claims 04/JUL Previous: 18062K Forecast: 17600K
• 08:30 AM US Retail Sales YoY JUN Previous: -6.1% Forecast: -3%
• 10:00 AM US NAHB Housing Market Index JUL Previous: 58 Consensus: 59 Forecast: 58
• 10:00 AM US Business Inventories MoM MAY Previous: -1.3% Consensus: -2.1% Forecast: -1.8%
• 10:30 AM US EIA Natural Gas Stocks Change 10/JUL Previous: 56Bcf
• 11:30 AM US 4-Week Bill Auction Previous: 0.100%
• 11:30 AM US 8-Week Bill Auction Previous: 0.120%
• 01:30 PM Fed Evans Speech
• 04:00 PM US Overall Net Capital Flows MAY Previous: $125.3B Forecast: $200B
• 04:00 PM US Net Long-Term Tic Flows MAY Previous: $-128.4B
• 04:00 PM US Foreign Bond Investment MAY Previous: $-176.7B

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• Twitter Stock Slides 3% After Hackers Target High-Profile Accounts
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• FOREX-Dollar nurses losses as investors wait for China data (MRNA)
• Relay Therapeutics Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering (RLAY)
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• EU Court Invalidates Data-Sharing Pact With US (FB)
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• China buys more soybeans as its U.S. crop buying spree continues
• Coronavirus vaccine hopes rise after strong trial results (AZN)
• Dell Confirms It’s Considering Spinning Off VMware. Here’s How It Would Work. (DELL, VMW)
• BBBY reported 10 new insider trades (small buys) to the SEC yesterday evening
• American Airlines sending 25,000 furlough notices as U.S. demand sags (AAL, DAL, UAL, LUV)
• U.S. Judge confirms Berkshire Hathaway unit's 643 million euro award against German pipemaker
• Carnival to raise $1.26 billion in debt to deal with COVID-19 impact (CCL)
• Chevron restarts Pasadena, Texas, refinery: sources (CVX)
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• Average Earnings Are Falling, Prices Are Rising: Economic Numbers Indicate Hard Times For Consumers (KR, TGT)
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• Tencent launches new online shopping feature in WeChat app, in a challenge to rivals Alibaba and JD
• Boyd Gaming Corporation Commences Exchange Offer For 4.750% Senior Notes Due 2027 (BYD)
• Valaris Skips $13.3M Interest Payment (VAL)
• Stewart and Stevenson’s Apollo ABVM Receives Emergency Use Authorization from U.S. Food and Drug Administration (KEX)
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• Needham boosts Apple’s price target on strength of services and wearables
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Hi , im a beginner stock trader and ive been looking at Forex trading. Im not american but Kenyan. We use the shilling and i dont know if its better for the shilling to be higher than the dollar which is the standard or for it to be closer, we currently stand at 108.
the main question is should I be excited when it goes up like in the Dow and S&P 500 or for it to be lower and match the american Dollar
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thanks.