Weekly digest May 4-8: Main events from U.K. election and its impact on pound and FTSE to fresh U.S. data

Weekly digest compiles the latest news from the world of stocks and finance, currency and commodity news, as well as interesting informative articles for traders.

Top news of the week: United Kingdom in focus: how will sterling and FTSE be impacted after Conservatives' victory?

• MQL5 Blogs: Deloitte: Five key market indicators to watch after UK election - Analysis
• Bloomberg: Cameron Set to Return With U.K. Majority as SNP Sweeps Scotland
• Wall Street Journal: UK Election Results — Live Analysis and Reaction
• BloombergView: Three Worries for Sterling Lovers
• Bloomberg: The Markets After the U.K. Election, in Four Charts
• MQL5 Blogs: UK election: 'Brexit' as a new risk to the British currency
• CNBC: UK election: Now what? Scottish surge and ‘Brexit’
• MQL5 Blogs: Markit: UK businesses upbeat about 2015 despite worries about May election

This week's main events, analysis: U.S. jobs news; Eurozone economic outlook; Greek drama

• MarketWatch: Why bad jobs news turns out good news for stocks
• MarketWatch: Four keys to the April jobs report
• CNBC: Trading on jobs report? Forget it
• MQL5 Blogs: How German Bund-investors lost 25 years of yield in two weeks - Bloomberg
• Bloomberg: Varoufakis Says Greece Ready to Take EU Impasse Down to the Wire
• MQL5 Blogs: Analysis: Strong dollar is to blame for soft US GDP
• MQL5 Blogs: EC: Eurozone economic growth stronger this year
• MarketWatch: This may be Greece’s biggest brain drain since the death of Socrates
• CNBC: China exports, imports fall sharply in April

Forex market news: Outlook

• FXEmpire: EUR/USD Mid-Session Technical Analysis for May 8, 2015
• FXStreet: Dollar rebounds broadly on lower-than-expected U.S. jobless claims: May 8, 2015
• Investing.com: Tories' Victory Stuns Polls, but Jobs Data To Determine Dollar's Fate
• MQL5 Blogs: Bitcoin News: New Banking Platform for Gold, Coinzone to launch wallets for European currencies, Ukrainian Bitcoin Exchange Hacked
• FXStreet: Brazil – The monetary tightening is not over yet

Commodity market news: Outlook

• Bloomberg: Does Oil Hold the Key to the Next U.S. Recession?
• CNBC: This contrarian indicator says the oil rally is over
• CNBC: Saudi Arabia: More to the market than oil
• FXStreet: Gold Analysis: XAU/USD - All eyes on Non-farm payrolls
• FXEmpire: Comex Gold Futures (GC) Technical Analysis – May 8, 2015 Forecast
• MarketWatch: Still too many gold bulls — and that’s bearish

Company news: City of London at advantage after Cameron's victory; International investors rushing back into UK; Alibaba's success story and why you should not buy it

• Bloomberg: City of London Dodges Bullet as Cameron Wins, But EU Vote Looms
• Guardian: International investors rush back into UK property market
• CNBC: UK luxury real estate seen surging on Tory win
• MQL5 Blogs: Oil industry jobs cuts - the worst may be over
• BloombergView: Don't Buy Alibaba's Success Story
• MarketWatch: Who is Alibaba’s new CEO?
• CNBC: Uber offers up to $3B for Nokia mapping unit
  
• New York Times: Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase Agree to Erase Debts From Credit Reports After Bankruptcies

Self-development for traders: Three ways bear market could hit next time; Trading principles; Currency and symbols

• CNBC: These stocks could surge on a Fed rate hike
• MQL5 Blogs: How bear market could hit next time - Analysis
• CNNMoney: Working, but still poor
• MQL5 Blogs: How to Trade: Trading Principles - Know When You Are Wrong
• MQL5 Blogs: Currency and Symbols: names, majors, crosses, swissy, loonie, aussie, cable, kiwi, buck, and the pairs