By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY is trading at 78.40 remaining in the longer term range between of the low 78.00 number. With risk aversion dissipating, both the JPY and the USD have lost favor. Traders have been moving into more risk assets, with gold climbing and the commodity currencies adding strength.

The Japanese economy continues to show weakness with today’s release of Industrial Production reporting well below market forecasts. As the safety of the JPY fades, and fundamentals come back to play, we should see the JPY lose some of its momentum and eventually see the US rise to the 80 price.

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Economic Data July 29-30, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Jul. 29

KRW

South Korean manufacturing BSI Index

69.00

81.00

NZD

Building Consents (MoM)

5.7%

-7.1%

Jul. 30

JPY

Industrial Production (MoM)

-0.1%

1.5%

-3.4%

AUD

HIA New Home Sales (MoM)

2.8%

0.7%

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Previous

Jul 31

1:00

NZD

NBNZ Business Confidence

12.6

1:30

AUD

Building Approvals m/m

27.3%

1:30

AUD

Private Sector Credit m/m

0.5%

1:30

JPY

Average Cash Earnings y/y

-1.1%

12:30

USD

Core PCE Price Index m/m

0.1%

12:30

USD

Employment Cost Index q/q

0.4%

12:30

USD

Personal Spending m/m

0.0%

13:00

USD

S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y

-1.9%

13:45

USD

Chicago PMI

52.9

14:00

USD

CB Consumer Confidence

62.0

Aug 1

1:30

AUD

HPI q/q

-1.1%

12:15

USD

ADP Non-Farm Employment Change

176K

14:00

USD

ISM Manufacturing PMI

49.7

18:15

USD

FOMC Statement

Aug 2

1:30

AUD

Retail Sales m/m

0.5%

1:30

AUD

Trade Balance

-0.29B

12:30

USD

Unemployment Claims

14:00

USD

Factory Orders m/m

0.7%

23:30

AUD

AIG Services Index

48.8

Aug 3

12:30

USD

Non-Farm Employment Change

80K

12:30

USD

Unemployment Rate

8.2%

12:30

USD

Average Hourly Earnings m/m

0.3%

14:00

USD

ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI

52.1

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