In the US, Federal Budget Balance, measures the difference between government’s income and expenses over the past month, further reduce is expected from -98.5B on November down to -138.0B now.

Swiss economic growth slowed to its lowest level in two years in the third quarter, primarily due to declines in exports and investment, and the global debt crisis. GDP, was up only 0.2 percent in the third quarter, significantly lower than the 0.5 percent expansion in the second quarter. 

In the US, Unemployment Rate, value by Percentage the all seeking employment work force, 9.1% is forecasted with not change from the last month.

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The expectations from the SNB and also the actual moves, have a wide impact on the exchange rate with the greenback, as well as the euro, which enjoyed the moves in EUR/CHF.

In the US, GDP Price Index, Measures the monetary value of all the goods and services produced within a country. An indicator of economic health is expected to reduce by 0.2% to 1.9% while the Annualized GDP is expected to be 3.1%.

The dollar stabilized against other currencies in the past week, allowing the Swissy to ride once again. The debt crisis in the Euro-zone also support the franc.

In the US, Unemployment Claims, number of individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week; is about to reduce by 5K. Important signal of overall economic health since consumer spending is highly correlated with labor-market conditions.

 In Great Britain, Inflation Report Hearings, Bank of England (BOE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members vote on where to set the nation’s key interest rates and their public engagements are often used to drop subtle clues regarding future monetary policy.

In the US, Unemployment Claims rose sharply in August reaching 500K last week this is an ominous signal for the US economy, a drop to 486K is expected now.