By FXEmpire.com
Analysis and Recommendations:
Crude Oil continued to rise trading at 89.31 ahead of today’s inventory release. Speculators are hoping to see a significant drop in stocks. Yesterday the API report predicted that inventories should be way down.
Geopolitical tensions remain under control in the mid east but also are pressurizing the markets. Expectations that demand for fuel will curb in world’s second largest economy China after the statement of Premier Wen Jiabao that labor situation is expected to worsen will also put pressure on crude oil.
The EIA inventory report was just released stating:
U.S. commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) decreased by 0.8 million barrels from the previous week. At 377.4 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are above the upper limit of the average range for this time of year.
This decline was insignificant and not near market expectations which will also put pressure on prices through the days trading.
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Economic Data July 19, 2012 actual v. forecast
Date |
Currency |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
Jul. 18 |
JPY |
Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes |
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GBP |
Average Earnings Index +Bonus |
1.5% |
1.4% |
1.4% |
|
GBP |
Claimant Count Change |
6.1K |
5.0K |
6.9K |
|
GBP |
MPC Meeting Minutes |
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USD |
Building Permits |
0.755M |
0.765M |
0.784M |
|
USD |
Housing Starts |
0.760M |
0.745M |
0.711M |
|
USD |
Fed Chairman Bernanke Testifies |
WEEKLY
- This Week in Petroleum
Release Schedule: Wednesday @ 1:00 p.m. EST (schedule) - Gasoline and Diesel Fuel Update
Release Schedule: Monday between 4:00 and 5:00 p.m. EST (schedule) - Weekly Petroleum Status Report
Release Schedule: The wpsrsummary.pdf, overview.pdf, and Tables 1-14 in CSV and XLS formats, are released to the Web site after 10:30 a.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday. All other PDF and HTML files are released to the Web site after 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on Wednesday. Appendix D is produced during the winter heating season, which extends from October through March of each year. For some weeks which include holidays, releases are delayed by one day. (schedule)
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
Previous |
Jul 19 |
6:00 |
CHF |
2.48B |
|
8:00 |
EUR |
4.6B |
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8:30 |
GBP |
1.4% |
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12:30 |
USD |
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14:00 |
USD |
4.55M |
||
14:00 |
USD |
-16.6 |
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Jul 20 |
6:00 |
EUR |
-0.3% |
|
8:30 |
GBP |
15.6B |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
Jul 19 00:30 Japan
Jul 19 08:30 Spain
Jul 19 08:50 France
Jul 19 09:30 UK
Jul 19 09:50 France
Jul 19 15:00 US
Jul 19 17:00 US
Jul 23- n/a UK
Jul 23 09:30 Germany
Jul 24 08:30 Netherlands
Jul 24 08:30 Spain
Jul 24 15:30 Italy
Jul 24 17:00 US
Jul 25 09:30 Germany
Jul 25 15:30 Italy
Jul 25 17:00 US
Jul 26 00:30 Japan
Jul 26 09:10 Italy
Jul 27 09:10 Italy
Jul 27 17:00 US
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