By FXEmpire.com

Analysis and Recommendation:

The USD/JPY dipped slightly in early Asian trading, the pair had held over the weekend at 80.44 and are now trading at 80.33. There has been no eco data on either side of the globe since Friday or very little in the news that would affect this pair. The dollar index remains strong, but Asian equities have dipped in the Asian session. Markets continue to worry about the global slowdown stretching from China to the US. This is a unusual month with the month ending on a weekend, in a short month. This will combine the end of the month data with the 3rd week of the month data, which means that there will be a great deal of eco numbers released in Japan, as they release all of their reports the end of the month.

Though the main focus this week will be the EcoFin EU Summit and the formal request by Spain for financial assistance. Italy might also move into the center ring this week, with Greece and Spain pushed to the sidelines, it is Italy’s turn with Monti announcing that Italy has no need for a bailout. Following the standard protocol as we learned from Greece and Spain, denial, concession ending with acceptance.

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Upcoming Economic Events that affect the AUD, NZD, JPY and USD

Date

Time

Currency

Event

Previous

Jun 26

13:00

USD

S&P/CS Composite-20 HPI y/y

-2.6%

14:00

USD

CB Consumer Confidence

64.9

22:45

NZD

Trade Balance

355M

Jun 27

12:30

USD

Durable Goods Orders m/m

0.2%

14:00

USD

Pending Home Sales m/m

-5.5%

14:30

USD

Crude Oil Inventories

23:50

JPY

Retail Sales y/y

5.8%

1:00

NZD

NBNZ Business Confidence

27.1

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