By FXEmpire.com
Analysis and Recommendations:
Gold is trading at 1577.05 as it continues to be congested in the 1575-1590 price range but each day it seems to be tipping closer to breaking downward. Gold is returning to its projected downtrend. With little on the eco and political calendars. Comex gold futures prices are trading modestly lower in early U.S. dealings Friday. The key outside markets are in a bearish posture for the precious metals early Friday, as the U.S. dollar index is higher and crude oil prices are lower. Trading in gold and silver remains choppy and sideways on the daily charts.
It’s a quiet day on the business news front Friday, as the summer doldrums are setting in. Traders and investors continue to debate whether QE3 will be implemented, and if so when. Thursday’s batch of weak U.S. economic data bolstered the case that a fresh quantitative easing move by the Federal Reserve will occur soon.
Attention of the market place has turned to the Middle East late this week, following recent developments in that volatile region. However, it won’t be long until the European Union and its sovereign debt crisis are back on the front burner of the market place.
FxEmpire provides in-depth analysis for each currency and commodity we review. Fundamental analysis is provided in three components. We provide a detailed monthly analysis and forecast at the beginning of each month. Then we provide more up to the data analysis and information in our weekly reports.
Economic Data July 20, 2012 actual v. forecast
|
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
Jul. 20 |
02:30 |
AUD |
Import Price Index (QoQ) |
2.4% |
1.5% |
-1.2% |
|
04:00 |
NZD |
Credit Card Spending (YoY) |
4.6% |
3.9% |
||
|
06:00 |
EUR |
Estonian PPI (MoM) |
0.00% |
0.00% |
||
|
07:00 |
EUR |
German PPI (MoM) |
-0.4% |
-0.2% |
-0.3% |
|
|
07:00 |
EUR |
German PPI (YoY) |
1.6% |
1.8% |
2.1% |
|
|
08:00 |
DKK |
Danish Retail Sales (YoY) |
-1.2% |
-0.5% |
||
|
08:30 |
EUR |
Dutch Consumer Spending |
-1.90 |
-2.10 |
||
|
09:30 |
GBP |
Public Sector Net Borrowing |
12.1B |
11.0B |
16.1B |
|
|
13:30 |
Core CPI (MoM) |
-0.4% |
-0.1% |
0.2% |
||
|
13:30 |
CAD |
CPI (MoM) |
-0.4% |
-0.1% |
-0.1% |
|
|
13:30 |
CAD |
CPI (YoY) |
1.5% |
2.0% |
1.2% |
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
|
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
Previous |
|
Jul 24 |
7:00 |
EUR |
French Flash Manufacturing PMI |
45.2 |
|
7:00 |
EUR |
French Flash Services PMI |
47.9 |
|
|
7:30 |
EUR |
German Flash Manufacturing PMI |
45.0 |
|
|
7:30 |
EUR |
German Flash Services PMI |
49.9 |
|
|
8:00 |
EUR |
Flash Manufacturing PMI |
45.1 |
|
|
8:30 |
GBP |
BBA Mortgage Approvals |
30.2K |
|
|
9:00 |
EUR |
Flash Services PMI |
47.1 |
|
|
13:00 |
USD |
Flash Manufacturing PMI |
52.5 |
|
|
Jul 25 |
8:00 |
EUR |
German Ifo Business Climate |
105.3 |
|
8:30 |
GBP |
Prelim GDP q/q |
-0.3% |
|
|
10:00 |
GBP |
CBI Industrial Order Expectations |
-11 |
|
|
13:00 |
EUR |
Belgium NBB Business Climate |
-13.2 |
|
|
14:00 |
USD |
New Home Sales |
369K |
|
|
14:30 |
USD |
Crude Oil Inventories |
||
|
Jul 26 |
6:00 |
EUR |
GfK German Consumer Climate |
5.8 |
|
8:00 |
EUR |
M3 Money Supply y/y |
2.9% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Core Durable Goods Orders m/m |
0.7% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Unemployment Claims |
||
|
14:00 |
USD |
Pending Home Sales m/m |
5.9% |
|
|
Jul 27 |
27th-31st |
GBP |
Nationwide HPI m/m |
-0.6% |
|
All Day |
EUR |
German Prelim CPI m/m |
-0.1% |
|
|
7:00 |
CHF |
KOF Economic Barometer |
1.16 |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Advance GDP q/q |
1.9% |
|
|
13:55 |
USD |
Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment |
72.0 |
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