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Forex Daily Outlook – May 25th 2009
It’s Memorial Day in the US, so forex trading will start quite slowly. German Ifo Business Climate and the BOJ Monthly Report will stand out. Let’s see what’s up today. The monthly All Industries Activity figure will be released in Japan. It’s expected to deepen the fall, and plunge by 2.3%. BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa will speak today
Forex Weekly Outlook – May 25-29 2009
After a holiday in the US, forex trading this week will be affected by New and Existing Home Sales, Durable Goods Orders and the second release of GDP. Yup, after a horrible week for the dollar, the scene is dominated by American figures. And of course, there are many interesting figures elsewhere. Let’s see what’s on
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 Daily Outlook – April 23rd 2009
Lots of economic indicators on a crowded Thursday: European PMI figures, Canadian Retail Sales, American Unemployment Claims and Existing Home Sales are the stars of today. And there’s more: BOJ Governonr Shirakawa will speak early in the morning, and will give some insights on the suffering Japanese economy. Lot’s of European PMI At 7:00 GMT, the French will
Forex Daily Outlook – April 20th 2009
The forex trading week starts slowly. There are a few indicators from all over the world, but nothing really major. But as seen in previous weeks, weekend gaps can sure appear, especially in the Euro. Let’s see what’s up for today: British Rightmove HPI starts the Forex Week. Last time it rose by 0.9%. Is the
Forex Daily Analysis – February 16th 2009
Forex trading began with news from Japan: GDP in Japan fell by 3.3%, more than expected. This sent USD/JPY up to 91.90. In other data from Japan, the Revised Industrial Production fell even more than the preliminary figure, by almost 10% – 9.8%. These bad figures might have caused BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa to give an
Forex Daily Analysis – January 19th 2009
The week in forex trading began with no big moves: EUR/USD is now at 1.3348, GBP/USD is at 1.4884, USD/JPY is down to 90.83, and USD/CHF is at 1.1162. Today could see light trading, due to a holiday in the US. In Japan, BOJ Governor Masaaki Shirakawa is speaking in parliament and laying out the plans
Forex Daily Analysis – January 16th 2009
The last day of this week opened with Bank of Japan Governor Masaaki Shirakawa speech. He said that the BOJ sees the economy struggling, and that they may respond in purchasing corporate debt. Cut rates are not an option, considering Japan’s 0.1% interest rate. USD/JPY now trades above 90, at 90.34. Elsewhere, the dollar loses ground
Forex Daily Analysis – December 22nd 2008
Most of the financial markets will be closed on Thursday, on Christmas day. The thin markets may colatile trade. From Wednesday, 19:00 GMT till Friday 8:00 GMT, the markets will be closed. The European currency became stronger last week, and later weakened. In the wake of the of the new week, the Euro gained some