By FXEmpire.com
Analysis and Recommendations:
Silver followed cues from the fall in gold prices coupled with strength in the US dollar index, silver prices in the international markets dropped around 0.9 percent at 30.215. Silver being an industrial metal also took cues from downside in base metals.
Economic Events for May 3, 2012 actual v. forecast
GBP |
Nationwide HPI (MoM) |
-0.2% |
0.5% |
-1.0% |
TRY |
Turkish CPI (MoM) |
1.52% |
1.18% |
0.41% |
GBP |
Services PMI |
53.3 |
54.6 |
55.3 |
EUR |
Interest Rate Decision |
1.00% |
1.00% |
1.00% |
USD |
Nonfarm Productivity (QoQ) |
-0.5% |
-0.5% |
1.2% |
USD |
Initial Jobless Claims |
365K |
380K |
392K |
USD |
Unit Labor Costs (QoQ) |
2.0% |
2.8% |
2.7% |
USD |
Continuing Jobless Claims |
3276K |
3311K |
3329K |
Economic Events for May 4, 2012 for the European and US Markets
08:15 CHF Retail Sales 1.2% 0.8%
Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.
10:00 EUR Retail Sales 0.3% -0.1%
Retail Sales measure the change in the total value of inflation-adjusted sales at the retail level. It is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity.
13:30 USD Nonfarm Payrolls 170K 120K
Nonfarm Payrolls measures the change in the number of people employed during the previous month, excluding the farming industry. Job creation is the foremost indicator of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of economic activity.
13:30 USD Unemployment Rate 8.2% 8.2%
The Unemployment Rate measures the percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively seeking employment during the previous month.
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