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British Pound Outlook – June 15-19 2009
After testing the mighty resistance line of 1.6660, the Pound bounced back last week. This week, four key events could send it over the top: CPI, Claimant Count Change, a speech by Mervyn King and Retail Sales will move the British Pound. A review on this week’s key events this week, and a technical outlook. CPI: Is Britain
Forex Weekly Outlook – June 15-19 2009
After a relatively calm week, the upcoming forex trading week provides many interesting figures: CPI in the US, Britain and Europe, rate decisions in Japan and in Switzerland, and many more interesting figures. Let’s see what’s on the menu
Forex Daily Outlook – May 13th 2009
American Retail Sales will draw attention today, as well as British unemployment figures. And there’s more. Let’s see what’s on the menu: Japan’s BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will speak during the day. We haven’t heard from him lately. Does he see hope? Britian’s Claimant Count Change is the best indicator for unemployment in the UK. It’s expected
Forex Weekly Outlook – May 11 – 15 2009
The upcoming week in forex trading provides important indicators throughout the week. Note the Trade Balance on Tuesday, British employment figures and American Retail Sales on Wednesday, and a big Friday with German GDP, American CPI and more. Let’s dive into the major events this week: Monday, May 11th: The week starts slowly in forex trading.
Not The Pound’s Darling
Alistair Darling is not the Pound’s friend. In his budget release, he pounded the Pound like no economic indicator did. Here’s a roundup of the Big Day in Britain: At 8:30 GMT, 6 economic indicators were released: Claimant Count Change, was better than expected, at 73K instead of 118K. This should have lifted the Pound,
Forex Daily Outlook – April 22nd 2009
British Figures dominate the day, with Claimant Count Change, MPC Meeting Minutes and the Annual Budget Release being in the center. And there’s more from other places on the globe. Let’s see what’s up for today: Australia’s quarterly CPI opens the forex trading day. It’s expected to rise by 0.5%, after last quarter’s fall of 0.3%. But after
Big Day in Britain
Tomorrow, April 22nd, is a big day in Britain, with many major releasesץ GBP.USD will shake, and so will two interesting Pound crosses: EUR/GBP and GBP/JPY. Here’s a special coverage of tomorrow’s 7 British releases, in this critical week for the Pound: Apart from the Annual Budget Release, all the figures are released at 8:30 GMT.
Pound Breaking Down – Not Waiting for Data
In the wake of the new and and critical trading week, the Pound is tumbling down, seeing levels that haven’t been visited for three weeks. Do this imply the direction when the major indicators are published later this week? The British Pound began the forex trading week with a pound – GBP/USD now trades at
Forex Weekly Outlook – April 20-24 2009
This week features Home Sales data in the US, a rate decision in Canada, British GDP and many more interesting economic figures that will move the markets. Some currencies are at critical levels, and might set a new course this week. Let’s dive into the major events this week: Monday, April 20th: Australia’s PPI is
Critical Week For The Pound
The British Pound has recovered nicely, and played with 1.50. Next week’s major indicators will play a crucial role in the direction of the Pound. GBP/USD has traded above the magical 1.50 line for the first time since the beginning of the year. This shows the strength of cable. On April 3rd, I gathered the