By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

Crude Oil is trading at 83.42 up just 11 cents, it has spent the day seesawing up and down.

Nymex crude oil prices swung between gains and losses on the back of expectations of decline in US crude oil inventories coupled with weakness in the DX. On the other hand, the International Energy Agency (IEA) monthly report showed that world crude oil supplies rose by 200,000 barrels to 91.1 million barrels a day in May. Crude oil output increased on account of rise in crude production in US and Canada.

The US Energy Department (EIA) is scheduled to release its weekly inventories report today at 8:00pm IST and US crude oil inventories are expected to decline by 1.4 million barrels for the week ending on 8th June 2012. Gasoline stocks are expected to rise by 1.1 million barrels whereas distillate inventories are also expected to gain by 1.3 million barrels for the same period.

Also OPEC’s meeting are about to begin and final production levels will be determined and released. Some members want to keep production high and prices level, where as others want to reduce quotas and keep prices elevated. The oil minister will come to a final decision at this meeting.

The International Energy Agency has warned of upside risk in crude oil prices in the midst of steep fall in crude oil exports by Iran

Investors remained cautious ahead of certain key events like election in Greece, FOMC rate decision and G20 meeting, waiting for cues to take up fresh directions. Commodities and equities inched up, yet lingering worries over euro zone debt crisis weighed on the overall market sentiments. Extending the previous session gains, spot gold edged up. Persistent fears over the euro zone debt and gloomy economy outlook attracted some safe haven buying in the precious metal. Dollar weakening against its major peers supported the sentiments too.

However, borrowing cost of Spain surging to a euro-era high capped gains. Amid the lingering worries over euro zone debt contagion,

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Economic Data for June 13, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Time

Currency

Importance

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Jun. 13

00:00

JPY

BoJ Governor Shirakawa Speaks

01:30

AUD

Westpac Consumer Sentiment

0.30%

0.80%

06:30

EUR

French CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.2%

0.1%

07:00

EUR

German CPI (MoM)

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

07:00

EUR

German CPI (YoY)

1.9%

1.9%

1.9%

08:15

CHF

PPI (MoM)

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.1%

10:00

EUR

Industrial Production (MoM)

-0.8%

-1.0%

-0.1%

13:30

USD

Core PPI (MoM)

0.2%

0.2%

0.2%

13:30

USD

Core Retail Sales (MoM)

-0.4%

0.0%

-0.3%

13:30

USD

PPI (MoM)

-1.0%

-0.6%

-0.2%

13:30

USD

Retail Sales (MoM)

-0.2%

-0.2%

-0.2%

13:30

USD

PPI (YoY)

0.7%

1.1%

1.9%

13:30

USD

Core PPI (YoY)

2.7%

2.8%

2.7%

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

Forecast

Previous

Jun 14

7:30

CHF

Libor Rate

7:30

CHF

SNB Monetary Policy Assessment

7:30

CHF

SNB Press Conference

8:00

CHF

SNB Financial Stability Report

8:00

EUR

ECB Monthly Bulletin

9:00

EUR

CPI y/y

2.4%

12:30

USD

Unemployment Claims

377K

12:30

USD

CPI m/m

0.0%

12:30

USD

Current Account

-124B

Jun 15

8:30

GBP

Trade Balance

-8.6B

12:30

USD

Empire State Manufacturing Index

17.1

13:00

USD

TIC Long-Term Purchases

36.2B

13:15

USD

Capacity Utilization Rate

79.2%

13:15

USD

Industrial Production m/m

1.1%

13:55

USD

Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment

79.3

Government Bond Auctions

Date Time Country

Jun 14 09:10 Italy

Jun 14 09:30 UK

Jun 14 15:00 US

Jun 14 17:00 US

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