By FXEmpire.com
Analysis and Recommendations:
Natural Gas fell today, as investors continued to take profits also on news that the gulf storm had dissipated. Natural Gas futures prices are trading below $2.584/mmbtu with fall of more than 2.5 . We may expect gas futures prices to remain under pressure throughout the day on concern from declining consumption pattern by US consumer. As per National Hurricane Centre, tropical storm Beryl dissipated and became tropical depression. Thus, concern of supply disruption declined in Gulf areas, which may also limit the gains in gas prices. Beginning of summer season may drive higher demand for Gasoline for summer driving demand which may weigh on the natural gas prices.
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Economic Data for May 29, 2012 actual v. forecast
|
Date |
Currency |
Event |
Actual |
Forecast |
Previous |
|
May 29 |
JPY |
Unemployment Rate |
4.6% |
4.5% |
4.5% |
|
JPY |
Retail Sales (YoY) |
5.8% |
6.3% |
10.3% |
|
|
AUD |
HIA New Home Sales (MoM) |
6.9% |
-9.4% |
||
|
GBP |
CBI Distributive Trades Survey |
21 |
-7 |
-6 |
|
|
EUR |
German CPI (MoM) |
-0.2% |
-0.1% |
0.2% |
|
|
EUR |
German CPI (YoY) |
1.9% |
2.0% |
2.1% |
|
|
USD |
CB Consumer Confidence |
64.9 |
70.0 |
68.7 |
WEEKLY
- Natural Gas Weekly Update
Release Schedule: Thursday between 2:00 and 2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) - Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report
Release Schedule: Thursday at 10:30 (Eastern Time) (schedule)
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
|
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Previous |
|
|
May 30 |
7:00 |
CHF |
KOF Economic Barometer |
0.40 |
|
8:00 |
EUR |
M3 Money Supply y/y |
3.2% |
|
|
8:30 |
GBP |
Net Lending to Individuals m/m |
1.4B |
|
|
14:00 |
USD |
Pending Home Sales m/m |
4.1% |
|
|
23:01 |
GBP |
GfK Consumer Confidence |
-31 |
|
|
May 31 |
5:45 |
CHF |
GDP q/q |
0.1% |
|
31st-3rd |
EUR |
German Retail Sales m/m |
0.8% |
|
|
6:45 |
EUR |
French Consumer Spending m/m |
-2.9% |
|
|
7:55 |
EUR |
German Unemployment Change |
19K |
|
|
9:00 |
EUR |
CPI Flash Estimate y/y |
2.6% |
|
|
12:15 |
USD |
ADP Non-Farm Employment Change |
119K |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Prelim GDP q/q |
2.2% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Unemployment Claims |
370K |
|
|
13:45 |
USD |
Chicago PMI |
56.2 |
|
|
15:00 |
USD |
Crude Oil Inventories |
0.9M |
|
|
Jun 1 |
TBD |
GBP |
Halifax HPI m/m |
|
|
7:15 |
CHF |
Retail Sales y/y |
4.2% |
|
|
7:30 |
CHF |
SVME PMI |
46.9 |
|
|
7:45 |
EUR |
Italian Manufacturing PMI |
43.8 |
|
|
8:30 |
GBP |
Manufacturing PMI |
50.5 |
|
|
9:00 |
EUR |
Unemployment Rate |
10.9% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Non-Farm Employment Change |
115K |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Unemployment Rate |
8.1% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Core PCE Price Index m/m |
0.0% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
Personal Spending m/m |
0.2% |
|
|
12:30 |
USD |
ISM Manufacturing PMI |
0.3% |
|
|
14:00 |
USD |
S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y |
54.8 |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
May 30 09:10 Italy
May 30 09:10 Sweden
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