In the US, Unemployment Claims, monthly indicator to value the unemployment insurance that was filed on the last week, is predicted to drop down from 377K to 373K this week.

In the US, The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI); Monthly Managers Survey to value the business conditions such as new orders, deliveries and inventories, rise is expected from 53.9 points on December up to 54.6 points now. And on the ISM Manufacturing Prices similar rise is forecasted from 47.5 points to 49.5 points.

The dollar continued to retreat, despite stronger US economic figures. The franc continues to roll, and the big question now is: will the dollar drop below the 0.90 level before a correction occurs?

In the US, Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) Meeting Minutes, Planned 8 times per year, full record of the latest FOMC’s meeting and shows the influential financial conditions on the interest rates.

USD/CHF daily graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge:

In the US, Unemployment Claims measuring the number of Americans filing initial claims for unemployment increased by 2,000 last week to 393,000 while expected to drop to 389,000 indicating a relative stability in the Job market. A drop to 390,000 is expected.

In the US, ISM Manufacturing PMI and important Manufacturing activity gauge, increased more than predicted to 51.6 in September after reaching 50.6 inAugust. A further rise to 52.3 is expected now.

Switzerland, in the heart of Europe, moved together with the euro, and enjoyed the success of the EU Summit. Will it reverse its gains if the doubts return?

In the US, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), Survey (around 400 managers) to value the business conditions and inventories, drop of 0.1 point from September to 50.5 points this month. And the ISM Manufacturing Prices is about to drop to 54.3 points.

The SNB continues maintaining the floor of 1.20 on EUR/CHF quite effectively. Will it raise it higher? It depends on the euro crisis quite a bit.