By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

Silver is trading at 28.113 Taking cues from upbeat market sentiments; rise in gold prices and upside movement in base metals complex, spot silver prices rose around 0.4 percent today. It touched an intra-day high of $28.30/oz. However, sharp gains were capped due to strength in the US dollar.

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Economic Data August 17, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

EUR

German PPI (MoM)

0.0%

0.4%

-0.4%

EUR

German PPI (YoY)

0.9%

1.3%

1.6%

EUR

Current Account

12.7B

11.1B

10.3B

EUR

Trade Balance

10.5B

5.4B

6.8B

CAD

Core CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.2%

-0.4%

CAD

CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.2%

-0.4%

CAD

CPI (YoY)

1.3%

2.0%

1.5%

USD

Michigan Consumer Sentiment

73.6

72.4

72.3

USD

Michigan Inflation Expectations

3.6%

3.0%

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

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Previous

Aug 21

8:30

GBP

Public Sector Net Borrowing

12.1B

10:00

GBP

CBI Industrial Order Expectations

-6

Aug 22

14:00

USD

Existing Home Sales

4.37M

14:30

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

-3.7M

18:00

USD

FOMC Meeting Minutes

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