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Forex Daily Outlook January 27 2012

anat — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:00:58 +0000

We summarize this week Advance GDP in the US and M3 Money Supply in Europe are the major events this day. Here is an outlook on the market-movers awaiting us.

World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meetings – Day 3, this time is held in Davos for Bankers, Political, trade & finance Ministers and Commercial leaders from around 90 countries. Can influent market volatility.

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Forex Weekly Outlook January 23-27

anat — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:00:27 +0000

The dollar dropped sharply in a very positive week. Is this temporary or a does it represent a big change? Initial GDP figures for the US and the UK and two rate decisions are the major events this week. Here is an outlook on the main market-movers coming our way.

The upcoming Greek debt deal certainly helped improve market atmosphere. In the US, jobless claims plunged dramatically to a nearly four-year low of 352,000 claims, 50,000 down from the prior week, while early expectations stood on 387K. The Philly Fed Index reached 7.3 points with a dominant employment factor. These good employment readings give further boost to the recovering job market. Will the job market continue to improve? Let’s start:

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Forex Daily Outlook – October 27 2011

anat — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:48:24 +0000

US GDP and Unemployment claims are the major market-movers. Let see what awaits us today.

In the US, Unemployment Claims, weekly report to value the unemployment that filed for insurance, is about to rise by 1K up to 404K this week.

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Forex Weekly Outlook – October 24-28

anat — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 07:19:40 +0000

The US dollar fell for another week as the panic seen early in the money continues to unwind. Will this weakness come to an end? The EU economic summit, rate decisions in Canada, Japan and New Zealand and US housing and employment figures are the major events this week. Here is an outlook on the main market-movers awaiting us.

Last week The Philly Fed Manufacturing Index scored +8.7 points unlike predictions for a negative reading of-9, a good sign of recovery after the serious 30.7 drop in September. Nevertheless, all eyes are turned to Europe and the EU Summit this Sunday and a follow up later on.

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Forex Daily Outlook – July 29 2011

anat — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 21:00:53 +0000

Advance GDP in the US and Nationwide HPI in the UK are the major events this day. Here is an outlook on the market-movers awaiting us.

In the US, Advance Gross Domestic Product (GDP), quarterly index to measure the inflation-adjusted value of all services and goods manufactured by the economy; small reduce to 1.6% this time is expected from 1.9% on the previous time. Meanwhile the Advance GDP Price Index is expected to remain 2% similar to the previous report

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EUR/USD: Trading the US GDP Release

Yohay — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:00:34 +0000

The broadest measure of the economy always rocks the markets, especially in the first release. Another quarter of weak growth is expected in the world’s largest economy. Here are the details for this all-important release, and 5 possible scenarios for EUR/USD, a pair busy in an “ugly contest”.

Published on July 29th, at 12:30.

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US GDP Falls Below Low Expectations – Dollar Recovery Stalls

Yohay — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:33:54 +0000

The initial release of GDP for the first quarter of 2011 shows very weak growth of 1.8% at an annual rate. Early expectations stood on 1.9%. In addition, the weekly jobless claims figure made a leap to 429K, back to the high range after a few good months. The recovery of the dollar after Bernanke’s blow now comes to a halt – the greenback is losing ground.

EUR/USD now rises back above 1.48, after losing it earlier in the day. GBP/USD rises to 1.6665, USD/JPY falls to 81.55 and other currencies also gains against the dollar.

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EUR/USD: Trading the US GDP Publication

Yohay — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 10:00:00 +0000

The first release of the GDP for the first quarter holds very low expectations. Is the US economy slowing down? On this background, there’s room for a surprise and a lot of price action in currencies. Here are the details and 5 scenarios for the action in EUR/USD.

On Thursday, April 28th, at 12:30 GMT, the first estimation of US GDP will be published. This is the the preliminary release, followed by a revision and a final release. The first release has the strongest impact as the range of the outcome is wider.

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Forex Weekly Outlook –April 25-29

anat — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 09:00:51 +0000

US housing Data, Federal Funds Rate, Unemployment Claims and Bernanke’s speech are the major events this week. Let’s review the major market-movers coming up.

The credit warning by S&P had a strong and negative effect on the US dollar, sending it down across the board. Talks about a default in Greece are also mounting. Both themes will continue accompanying us.

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EUR/USD Jan. 28 – Battle Over 1.37 Continues

Yohay — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:36:39 +0000

EUR/USD is still struggling to hold above 1.37, the line that capped it for many days, as we await GDP in the US. How will it close the wee ? Here’s a quick update on technicals, fundamentals and community trends.

EUR/USD Technicals

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