By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

The GBP/USD gained on the USD at 1.5734 as the USD lost momentum. The Dollar Index fell to 81.61 as investors began to position themselves in front of tomorrows FOMC statement. There was a slew of data out in the UK, Core CPI and CPI all reporting well under forecast. The German ZEW as well as the European ZEW economic sentiment came in well below forecast, but markets ignored these reports and were more concerned with news flow and the upcoming FOMC decisions.

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Economic Data June 19, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Jun. 19

AUD

Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

GBP

Core CPI (YoY)

2.2%

2.3%

2.1%

GBP

CPI (YoY)

2.8%

3.0%

3.0%

GBP

CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.1%

0.6%

EUR

German ZEW Economic Sentiment

-16.9

4.0

10.8

EUR

ZEW Economic Sentiment

-20.1

-5.7

-2.4

USD

Building Permits

0.780M

0.728M

0.723M

USD

Housing Starts

0.708M

0.720M

0.744M

CAD

Wholesale Sales (MoM)

1.5%

1.0%

0.3%

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Forecast

Previous

Jun 20

6:00

EUR

German PPI m/m

0.2%

8:30

GBP

Claimant Count Change

-13.7K

8:30

GBP

MPC Meeting Minutes

0-0-9

0-0-9

8:30

GBP

Unemployment Rate

8.2%

9:00

CHF

ZEW Economic Expectations

-4.0

14:30

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

-0.2M

16:30

USD

FOMC Statement

16:30

USD

Federal Funds Rate

18:00

USD

FOMC Economic Projections

18:15

USD

FOMC Press Conference

Jun 21

6:00

CHF

Trade Balance

1.33B

7:00

EUR

French Flash Manufacturing PMI

44.7

7:00

EUR

French Flash Services PMI

45.1

7:15

CHF

Industrial Production q/q

7.9%

7:30

EUR

German Flash Manufacturing PMI

45.2

7:30

EUR

German Flash Services PMI

51.8

8:00

EUR

Current Account

9.1B

8:00

EUR

Flash Manufacturing PMI

45.1

8:00

EUR

Flash Services PMI

46.7

8:30

GBP

Retail Sales m/m

-2.3%

10:00

GBP

CBI Industrial Order Expectations

-17

12:30

USD

Unemployment Claims

386K

13:00

USD

Flash Manufacturing PMI

54.0

14:00

USD

Existing Home Sales

4.62M

14:00

USD

Philly Fed Manufacturing Index

-5.8

Jun 22

8:00

EUR

German Ifo Business Climate

106.9

All Day

EUR

ECOFIN Meetings

13:00

EUR

Belgium NBB Business Climate

-11.2

Upcoming Government Bond Auctions

Date Time Country

Jun 20 09:10 Sweden

Jun 20 09:30 Germany

Jun 20 10:00 Norway

Jun 21 08:30 Spain

Jun 21 08:50 France

Jun 21 09:30 UK

Jun 21 09:50 France

Jun 21 15:00 US

Jun 21 17:00 US

Jun 22 15:30 Italy

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