Banks News Releases

I have always been a technical trader now looking to see if any fundamentals can help me gain an edge in my trading, however I cant understand why banks and institutions out there would let the retail public with this kind of information if it were to benefit retailers or investors? imo this would only be available to that banks clients not that I think its 100% correct all the time I take it as a pinch of salt, but can anyone understand why they would produce this type of information daily in some cases?

http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-n...0-c3fbf42b3d71

Banks make the most from transaction volume in FX that they clear. They match off larger orders, hedge out, make market, etc.. etc... it's in their best interest to do whatever possible to encourage trades.

Then you have the big fish like hedge funds or institutions who aren't sporting a huge research department. Often these traders, as with the dull nature of the types of minds driven into finance, will seek out an opinion to trade from vs coming up with their own (less of an ego hit if you're wrong.)

EDIT: I should add, that the especially dull and unimaginative institutional traders often flock to executing brokers or banks that provide the most market research / trade ideas, even if they cost more.

And finally the smaller trader who wants to trade 'with the big boys' but has no idea what they think or how they trade.

So yeah, a research analyst putting out a 1 page blurb on can help increase the big banks revenue by pushing people to trade. It's a psychology exploitation thing if you break it down. Our brains will be lazy and opt for something that seems logical if it means we don't have to do the thinking ourselves...

This is part of why I don't like reading other trader's active comments on the market since I'm afraid I'll walk away with a bias that isn't my own.

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In other markets, especially equities, you'll find this sort of thing to be the case as well. Investment banks pushing their client's stock for IPOs, brokers giving their market view, etc... it's all to increase commissions and transaction volume.