In the US, Existing Home Sales, monthly indicator to value the sold uptown houses over the last month (without new building), reduced is forecasted from 4.91M on October down to 4.82M now.

In the US, Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman, is expected to lecturer in Boston.

In the US, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting Minutes, full record of the latest FOMC’s meeting, the visions into the financial and monetarist conditions that prejudiced on where to set the interest rates.

In the US, Unemployment Rate, measurement to value the unemployed work force in percentage that is  all work force that is Percentage of the total work force that is unemployed and actively looking for jobs on the passing month, is about to remain 9.1% similar to the previous month.

In the US, CB Consumer Confidence The Conference Board consumer sentiment decreased in May by 5.2 from the previous month reaching 60.8 indicating a slowdown in consumer spending. The same figure is expected this time.

In Canada, Capacity Utilization Rate, is about to rise by 1%. When producers are nearing full capacity they respond by raising prices, and the higher costs are usually passed on to the consumer.

After drifting on not-so-good employment figures, a relatively calm week expects the Aussie. The meeting minutes are in the limelight. Here’s an outlook for the Australian events and an updated technical analysis for AUD/USD.

In addition to the drop in jobs, also home loans disappointed in Australia with a sharp fall. Nevertheless, AUD/USD didn’t lose parity. Will it move higher now? Let’s start:

In the US, Unemployment Claims, individuals who filed for unemployment insurance for the first time during the past week; is about to rise by 7K. This is the nation’s earliest economic data. The market impact fluctuates from week to week.

In the US, Consumer Price Index (CPI), goods and services purchased by consumers is 0.2% like on the previous month, while Core CPI (excluding food and energy) is about to rise by 0.1%. Rising prices lead the central bank to raise interest rates out of respect for their inflation containment mandate.

In the US, Retail Sales a primary gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for the majority of overall economic activity is likely to drop by 0.5%, while the Core Retail Sales (excluding automobiles) is about to rise by 0.3%.