By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendations:

Silver traded today independent of gold, climbing to 28.060 adding 0.058, while gold declined in today’s session losing 3.35 to trade at 1613.95. There has been no news or eco data to support a push on industrial metals. Precious metals have been moving between small losses and gains with no direction today. Many emerging nations markets are closed for a regional holiday today.

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Economic Data August 20, 2012 actual v. forecast

A very lite day

Aug. 16

NZD

PPI Input (QoQ)

0.6%

-0.2%

0.3%

Aug. 17

USD

Michigan Consumer Sentiment

73.6

72.4

72.3

Aug. 20

GBP

Rightmove House Price Index (MoM)

-2.4%

-1.7%

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

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Previous

Aug 22

14:00

USD

Existing Home Sales

4.37M

14:30

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

-3.7M

18:00

USD

FOMC Meeting Minutes

Aug 23

6:00

CHF

Trade Balance

2.25B

7:00

EUR

French Flash Manufacturing PMI

43.4

7:00

EUR

French Flash Services PMI

50.0

7:30

EUR

German Flash Manufacturing PMI

43.0

7:30

EUR

German Flash Services PMI

50.3

8:00

EUR

Flash Manufacturing PMI

44.0

8:00

EUR

Flash Services PMI

47.9

8:30

GBP

BBA Mortgage Approvals

26.3K

10:00

GBP

CBI Realized Sales

11

12:30

USD

Unemployment Claims

366K

13:00

USD

Flash Manufacturing PMI

51.4

14:00

USD

New Home Sales

350K

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