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<?xml-stylesheet href="http://xml.fxstreet.com/styles/rss2.xsl" type="text/xsl" media="screen"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://xml.fxstreet.com/styles/itemcontent.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xml:base="C:/FXstreet/Sites/English/Web/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/index.xml"><channel><title>Currency and Stock Markets Weekly Outlook</title><description /><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/</link><image><title>Fundamental Analysis</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/</link><url>http://mediaserver.fxstreet.com/images/fxstreet-provider-logo1-en.gif</url></image><ttl>7</ttl><item><title>U.S unemployment and ECB's decision</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-30.html</link><description>The upcoming week will decide on the direction of the main currency pair in the world – the Eurodollar. The news investors are waiting for will be published on Thursday. The European Central Bank (ECB) is expected to hike interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.25%. Such move would have been a big surprise a couple of weeks ago but recent reports revealed the inflation is increasing quickly in the Euro zone and the ECB needs to take steps to fight it. As important as the decision itself will be</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jun 2008 10:03:52 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-30.html</guid></item><item><title>Currency Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-23.html</link><description>Investors were anxiously waiting for the upcoming week, especially for Wednesday’s decision of the Fed regarding interest rates. The market expects the American central bank to leave the federal funds rate unchanged at 2.00%. That would stop a series of interest rates decreases in the U.S. Inflation is a danger to the economy and it seems the Ben Bernanke finally noticed it. Also on Wednesday, the Polish Monetary Policy Council (MPC) will announce the new level of interest rates in Poland.</description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:07:09 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-23.html</guid></item><item><title>Currency Report</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-20.html</link><description>Due to the lack of other important macroeconomic reports this past week, investors focused on inflation data and possible future monetary policy of major central banks – the ECB and the Fed. CPI in the Euro zone exceeded analysts’ forecasts and reached 3.7% on a yearly basis. Despite increasing inflation in the U.S (confirmed by Tuesday’s PPI publication), the market expects the ECB to make the first move and hike interest rates. The EUR/USD reacted to those speculations by increasing from</description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 14:31:23 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-20.html</guid></item><item><title>Economic Weekly Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-16.v02.html</link><description>Summer is approaching and is getting hot on financial markets. The upcoming week will certainly be interesting and news from the U.S will not be on the spotlight as usual. On Monday, investors will be waiting for news from the American market with the TIC Net Long-Term Transactions publication being released. Later on all eyes will be on Ben Bernanke who is due to deliver a speech entitled "Challenges for Health-Care Reform" at the Senate Finance Committee Health Reform Summit in Washington</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:01:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-16.v02.html</guid></item><item><title>Dollar strikes back</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-16.html</link><description>Last week showed that sentiment towards the dollar is still strong. Speeches given by Fed’s Chairman, Ben Bernanke, were interpreted as “hawkish” causing the eurodollar to drop from $1.5825 all the way to $1.5320 throughout the course of the week. Bernanke mentioned that inflation can be dangerous for the American economy and that the Fed will “take all necessary steps” to fight it. Analysts already predict interest hikes in the U.S to 2.75% till the end of the year. The threat of inflationary</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 10:01:06 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-16.html</guid></item><item><title>The fear of recession in America stroke back</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-09.html</link><description>After last Friday’s U.S labor market report, the fear of recession in America stroke back. Markets dropped and the dollar tumbled. How investors will react to the situation? The upcoming week can bring some answers since some interesting macroeconomic reports will be published. On Monday, investors will pay attention to the Pending Home Sales publication from the U.S and Jean Claude Trichet who is due to speak at the Forum for New Diplomacy in Paris. Tuesday will be much more exciting. We will</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:07:59 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-06-09.html</guid></item><item><title>Weekly Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-30.html</link><description>We have not had such an exciting week ahead of us in a long time. We kick-off on Monday with the U.S ISM-Manufacturing report, which supposed to remain at the same level, still below 50 points (at 48.6) meaning a slowdown of the economy. Also, investors will pay attention to Jean-Claude Trichet, who is due to speak at the ECB's 10th Anniversary conference. On Tuesday, those who play on the AUD need to follow the RBA interest rate statement. The day though will be filled with speeches of</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 May 2008 15:38:43 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-30.html</guid></item><item><title>Economic  outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-19.html</link><description>Last week’s inflation reports moved currency and stock markets. The upcoming week should be as interesting as the previous one. The situation on financial markets seems to be stabilizing, which is really a good sign. There are couple of macroeconomic reports being published this week that can provide more insight into the global economic situation. On Tuesday, we will get the Producer’s Price Index (PPI) from the U.S. In Europe, Germany will publish its ZEW Economic Sentiment index. Polish</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2008 10:46:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-19.html</guid></item><item><title>Weekly Currency Brief</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-16.html</link><description>Currency markets are pretty volatile recently and it was no different this past week. These big swings were caused by the inflation reports published in the United States, the Euro zone, the UK and Poland. In the Euro zone CPI inflation stayed unchanged at 3.3% (on a yearly basis), which is way above the 2.0% limit set by the European Central Bank (ECB). High inflation is a problem since the European economy is slowing down and an interest rate cut seems reasonable. Right now, the chances for</description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2008 15:30:43 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-16.html</guid></item><item><title>Low volatility on equities markets</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-14.html</link><description>The beginning of the week on stock equities markets can be described by one word - boring. Stock markets are in consolidation since the beginning of the week. There are no strong impulses that can move markets. Yesterday’s session on Wall Street ended at the levels it began. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.34% to 12,832 while the S&amp;amp;P 500 ended 0.04% lower at 1,403. More active were investors in Asia moving the Japanese Nikkei 225 up by 1.18% to 14,119. Little was going on in Warsaw</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2008 10:34:31 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-14.html</guid></item><item><title>Are the bad times behind us?</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-12.html</link><description>Now, when markets are slowly rebounding investors are following macroeconomic news with great attention. The week ahead of us will bring a bunch of inflation reports. Are the bad times behind us? This question is being asked by many investors all around the world. This week inflation reports will be on the spotlight? Why are they so important? They determine the future monetary policy of central banks. On Tuesday, we are expecting a report from the UK, where both CPI and Core CPI are</description><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:03:57 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-12.html</guid></item><item><title>Oil scares investors</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-09.html</link><description>Last week started in fairly upbeat moods. After slightly better than expected data from the US and overall decent results from the global companies, stock indices were moving up and the dollar gained versus the major currencies. At certain stage we even witnessed a break through the resistance level of 1,5350 at the EURUSD, which could lead to a further decline. This, however, didn’t happen partly because of hawkish comments from the ECB’s President and partly because of a rise in oil prices.</description><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2008 15:28:05 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-09.html</guid></item><item><title>Central banks and the trade gap in focus</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-05.html</link><description>Coming days on financial markets should be considerably calmer than the last week, as the list of macroeconomic reports to be released is much shorter and the most crucial earnings reports are already behind us. The last week’s US data was a bit better than expected but not decisive and therefore the market is reverting big slide in the EURUSD (to around 1,55 from 1,5360, a crucial support level on Friday) and stock indices are far from rocketing despite conquering the resistance. This week,</description><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 09:38:02 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-05-05.html</guid></item><item><title> Forex Weekly Overview</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-29.html</link><description>In the last week we witnessed a major change in the sentiment on the forex. After numerous attempts the euro broke through the psychological 1,60 USD level, scoring the new record at 1,6018. However, the market clearly was not certain if yet another wave of the dollar depreciation could be possible and what how monetary authorities could respond to it. The EURUSD didn’t manage to stay above the 1,60 threshold and this was the major reason for the correction. Later in the week the US currency</description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 13:55:27 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-29.html</guid></item><item><title>Still on earning reports</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-21.html</link><description>While on the macroeconomic front this week will be much more relaxed, investors still remain focused on earnings reports published by global corporations. Those include today’s Bank of America (expected eps 0,41 USD), tomorrow’s Yahoo (0,09 USD) and AT&amp;amp;T (0,74 USD), Glaxosmithkline and Boeing (1,35) on Wednesday, Microsoft (0,44) and Credit Suisse on Thursday and Ericsson (0,28) on Friday to name only the hottest. Among macroeconomic reports one should stay vigilant before the US homes</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2008 10:29:37 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-21.html</guid></item><item><title>Hard to believe?</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-18.html</link><description>President Jean Claude Trichet would be inconsistent implementing a currency intervention shortly after another set of hawkish statements. Yet it seems hard to believe for financial markets that another wave of euro’s appreciation is possible any soon. On the last Wednesday, the EURUSD scored the new all time high at 1,5977 after “higher-than-expected” CPI in the euro zone. A previous resistance around 1,59 has been conquered and from a technical point of view, a rise to the 1,62 could have</description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:09:47 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-18.html</guid></item><item><title>The week ahead: inflation and other monthly reports</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-14.v02.html</link><description>Retail sales figures for March in the US open what is going to be a really hot week on the macroeconomic front. While the sales (expected to slide by 0,6% m/m) is stalling on the tighter personal budgets, the inflationary threat remains in place and market awaits a rise in both consumer and producer prices (by 0,3% m/m and 0,6% m/m respectively). The CPI will be released on Wednesday and the PPI on Tuesday. In Wednesday, on top of inflation data we will see the output data. In that case</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 10:27:21 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-14.v02.html</guid></item><item><title>Outlook (still) unclear</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-14.html</link><description>In the last week the US dollar lost to all major currencies except the British pound which was under pressure from the BoE’s cut in rates. The dollar lost 0,7% to the euro, 1,7% to the yen and almost 1,5% to the Swiss frank. The outlook – especially on the EURUSD, still remains unclear. Although we had a new record (at 1,5911), its was just a notch above the previous peak from the March 17th and the market clearly was not certain of another appreciation wave of the euro. The data was mixed –</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:09:37 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-14.html</guid></item><item><title>Looking for the good news</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-10.html</link><description>Markets are relatively calm as we approach the second half of the week. Yesterday’s minutes did not influence nor stocks neither the forex in a significant way. On one hand, Fed’s members admitted that the GDP may actually contract but on the other they were still assuming a quite vital acceleration of the GDP dynamics in 2009. We are still awaiting two important rate decisions (ECB and BoE will decide on rates tomorrow), but apart from the GBPUSD currency pair, their impact should be moderate</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Apr 2008 07:37:33 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-10.html</guid></item><item><title>About rates - again</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-07.html</link><description>After another set of the weak US macroeconomic data, investors are focusing on a rate outlook again. Although the Fed will not meet this week, market is awaiting minutes from the last meeting, which are about to be published on Tuesday. Investors are wondering, why the Fed – cutting the reference rate by 75 bp – failed to meet market expectations of 100 bp cut and if members of the Committee might be afraid of further easing because of inflationary threats. The minutes will be followed by the</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Apr 2008 10:45:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-07.html</guid></item><item><title>In consolidation</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-04.html</link><description>The situation on the EURUSD pair looks really interesting. One could expect that after reaching 1,59 on March 17th, it would be hard for the market to push the euro higher in a effortless manner. Indeed, on Monday 31st the market did try test the maximum and proved unsuccessful. Such an outcome spelled longer consolidation which we may observe for a while. The ceiling lays at 1,59, while a strong line of support is at 1,5350. The pair would be probably heading there if not the payrolls report,</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Apr 2008 15:58:26 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-04-04.html</guid></item><item><title>Back to the trend</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-28.html</link><description>The appreciation of the dollar did not last long. Higher than anticipated Ifo reading and better results from the German companies reflected a relative strength of the European economy and was a major cause for the appreciation of the euro within the last few days. Still, the resistance at 1,5865 on the EURUSD proved successful and at the end of the week we noticed consolidation instead of new records. There seem to be two options for future developments – both assuming a continuance of the</description><pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 16:37:28 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-28.html</guid></item><item><title>Durables vs. IFO</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-25.v02.html</link><description>The US durable orders report is sometimes more important just like prices often change purely because of a sentiment on the market. Only because of a one-off surge in those orders in December, the 4th quarter GDP change was above the surface. While the GDP final estimate (due on Thursday) isn’t likely to have a major impact, the report on durables will indicate if we are about to see a drop in the GDP on April 30th when the advance data for the 2nd quarter is being released. The report is</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:36:52 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-25.v02.html</guid></item><item><title>A week for the dollar</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-25.html</link><description>The last week had a clear winner on the forex and it was the US dollar. The US currency gained almost 3% to the euro, 3,5% to the yen, nearly 2% to the British pound and almost 4% to the Swiss frank. There were generally two reasons behind this appreciation. Firstly, the previous appreciation wave of the euro reached 1,59 threshold matching the range of a similar wave in autumn 2007, so some technical correction seemed likely. Secondly, the Fed provided an excuse for such a correction lowering</description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Mar 2008 09:55:04 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-25.html</guid></item><item><title>EURUSD at its all-time high. What is next? 1.55?</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-07.html</link><description>Sentiment towards the American currency is still declining. Despite decent news from the U.S labor market and economy, the USD kept declining. The financial world was waiting was waiting mainly for two decisions today. Both did not surprise as the European Central Bank (ECB) kept interest rates at 4.00% while the Bank of England at 5.25%. More important for the market was the press conference held by ECB’s president, Jean Claude Trichet. Trichet indicated, as he did in his previous</description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:05:48 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-07.html</guid></item><item><title>"The week of central banks"</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-04.html</link><description>The week ahead of us will bring news that investors were waiting for. Not only the U.S labor market reports are on the spotlight, but this week can be called “the week of central banks”. Sure, there are macroeconomic reports that should analysts and investors should pay attention to during the first couple of days of the week. On Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, will deliver a speech titled "Reducing Preventable Mortgage Foreclosures" at the Independent Community Bankers of</description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:43:08 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-03-04.html</guid></item><item><title>Currency and Stock Markets Weekly Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-25.html</link><description>The upcoming week will be rich in macroeconomic publications. The most important will be published of course in the United States, but investors should not underestimate the reports being published in the Euro zone. Markets are volatile and react strongly to any information. Already on Monday we get the first bomb – the U.S existing home sales report. Analysts expect a 1.8% decline. This report is crucial since it shows the condition of the housing market – the one that “caused” the global</description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:47:12 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-25.html</guid></item><item><title>Weekly Currency Brief</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-22.v02.html</link><description>The past week was rather poor in macroeconomic reports but those that were published had a big impact on the currency market. Investors were impatiently waiting for Wednesday’s U.S inflation report. According to it, Core CPI inflation increased to 0.3% on a monthly basis against the forecasted 0.2%. On a yearly basis, inflation increased to 4.3% spurring discussion that another interest rate cut in the U.S would dangerously let inflation to increase. In the short-term, the USD gained but the</description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:07:22 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-22.v02.html</guid></item><item><title>Currency and Stock Markets Weekly Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-18.html</link><description>Last week was rather poor in macroeconomic reports but those that were published moved the markets. The upcoming week can be similar. Equity markets investors were glad to hear Fed’s Chairman, Ben Bernanke, words that the U.S central bank would do anything to avoid recession. That means further interest rate cuts. Stocks rallied but were stopped on Friday by a dramatic drop of the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index. What will the upcoming week bring us? Due to the President’s Day</description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2008 07:20:44 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-18.html</guid></item><item><title>Weekly Currency Brief</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-15.html</link><description>The Polish currency remains under a strong influence of the eurodollar market. This past week the American currency lost ground. Due to the lack of important macroeconomic publications, investors focused their attention on Ben Bernanke’s speech in front of the Senate Banking Committee. Fed’s Chairman confirmed that the situation on the financial markets remains tough and the Fed will take all necessary steps to avoid recession. The interpretation of those words is simple – the FOMC will cut</description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2008 16:02:37 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-15.html</guid></item><item><title>Currency and Stock Markets Weekly Outlook</title><link>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-12.html</link><description>It seems that the financial markets are slowly stabilizing. It does not mean that macroeconomic publications cannot move the markets. The upcoming week will bring less reports than the last one but there a couple that investors should pay attention to. On Tuesday, UK’s CPI will be on the spot. Inflation in the UK is expected to jump to 2.3% on a yearly basis, which over the 2.0% target established by the Bank of England. Following that important will be Wednesday’s BoE Inflation Report. The</description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2008 16:09:38 GMT</pubDate><source url="http://www.fxstreet.com" /><category domain="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/">http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/</category><author>Robert.kosowski@xtb.pl (X-Trade Brokers, XTB)</author><guid>http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/market-view/currency-stock-markets-weekly-outlook/2008-02-12.html</guid></item></channel></rss>