By FXEmpire.com
Analysis and Recommendations:
The GBP/USD traded in a fairly tight range today, closing at 1.5696. Remembering that the GBP was in striking range of the 1.63 price level just a fortnight ago. The UK continues to see negative eco data, and a weak housing market.
UK GDP was revised lower by one tenth of a percentage point to -0.3% q/q (the initial reading was -0.2% q/q). The revision was principally attributable to weaker construction data than was originally registered in the Q1 report. This was compounded by negative housing eco data and GDP but mortgage approvals and business investment climbed.
After the IMF warned on the UK and outright stated that the BoE needs to be more aggressive in stimulating the economy the GBP was not able to make much headway as the USD lost a bit of strength today, after disappointing durable goods and a lackluster jobless report.
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Economic Data for May 24, 2012 actual v. forecast
|
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
May 24 |
03:30 |
CNY |
Chinese HSBC Mfg PMI |
48.70 |
49.30 |
|
|
07:00 |
EUR |
German GDP (QoQ) |
0.5% |
0.5% |
0.5% |
|
|
07:00 |
EUR |
German GDP (YoY) |
1.7% |
1.7% |
1.7% |
|
|
07:58 |
EUR |
French Manufacturing PMI |
44.4 |
47.0 |
46.9 |
|
|
08:28 |
EUR |
German Manufacturing PMI |
45.0 |
47.0 |
46.2 |
|
|
09:00 |
EUR |
German Ifo Business Climate |
106.9 |
109.4 |
109.9 |
|
|
09:00 |
EUR |
Manufacturing PMI |
45.0 |
46.1 |
45.9 |
|
|
09:00 |
EUR |
German Current Assessment |
113.3 |
117.4 |
117.5 |
|
|
09:00 |
EUR |
German Business Expectations |
100.9 |
102.0 |
102.7 |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
BBA Mortgage Approvals |
32.4K |
32.3K |
31.9K |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
Business Investment (QoQ) |
3.6% |
3.2% |
-3.3% |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
GDP (QoQ) |
-0.3% |
-0.2% |
-0.2% |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
GDP (YoY) |
-0.1% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
|
13:30 |
USD |
Core Durable Goods Orders |
-0.6% |
0.9% |
-0.8% |
|
|
13:30 |
USD |
Durable Goods Orders (MoM) |
0.2% |
0.5% |
-3.7% |
|
|
13:30 |
USD |
Initial Jobless Claims |
370K |
370K |
372K |
|
|
13:30 |
USD |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
3260K |
3250K |
3289K |
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
|
May 25 |
6:00 |
EUR |
5.6 |
|
|
7:15 |
CHF |
4.04M |
||
|
TBD |
ALL |
|||
|
13:55 |
USD |
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