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Current Session: U.S.
USD/CHF
Mid-Day Forex Technical Report - Dollar Remains Firm after Solid Durable Goods Orders by ActionForex.com
USD/CHF's rise from 1.2374 continues today by breaking above 1.2546 high and reaches as high as 1.2563 so far. USD/CHF is now pressing falling trend line resistance (now at 1.2549). At this point, intraday bias remains on the upside as long as USD/CHF stays above 1.2486 support and further rally is still in favor to come.
- Check out how the currency moved on Live Currency Rates & Charts at FXstreet.com
- Insight on the fundamentals in the Fundamentals section at FXstreet.com
- What's next on the agenda? Take a look at our Economic Events Calendar
- What's going on in the markets? Read our latest Forex news
Other Topics for this Session:
Forex Trading Strategies - USD Higher Ahead of Durables by Saxo Bank
Daily Forex Forecast - Daily Forex Forecast by FXDream
Global FX Daily - U.S. Edition - US durable orders and new home sales feature by Mellon Foreign Exchange
Currencies at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Moves up above 1.2900
1/26/2007 5:35:36 PM - GBP/USD
- Continues to trade around 1.9600
1/26/2007 5:36:39 PM - USD/CHF
- Continues to trade below 1.2550
1/26/2007 5:41:00 PM - USD/JPY
- Trades around 121.50
1/26/2007 5:41:56 PM
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : CMS Forex, Danske Bank A/S, FXstreet.com, Global Forex Trading Ltd. , KBC Bank, Mizuho Corporate Bank
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Charting the Market Movers
EUR USD, Hourly
GBP USD, Hourly
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Italy Business Confidence
| Period | Previous | Consensus | Time |
| January | 96.7p | 96.5p | Jan 29, 08:30 GMT |
Friday Notes - Still healthy by HVB Group
Manufacturing sentiment should decline moderately in January, holding however well above the long-term average. While demand from Germany could possibly weaken slightly, plunging oil prices will surely bring some relief. Italy should be able to cope with the lagged effects of the past euro appreciation and below-trend US growth without too much damage.
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U.S. New Home Sales
| Period | Previous | Consensus | Actual |
| December | 7.4% | 1.2% | 4.8% |
New Home sales rise on the month, tumble on the year by FXstreet.com
Sales of new houses in have jumped sharply larger than expected in December for the second month in a row, which means a good ending for the weakest year for the housing market since 1990.
- US December new home sales up 4.8 pct to 1.120 mln units (AFX News)
- Sales of new homes plummet in 2006 (AFX News)
U.S. Durable Good Orders
| Period | Previous | Consensus | Actual |
| December | 2.2% | 3.5% | 3.1% |
US Durable Good Orders grow below expectations by FXstreet.com
Durable good orders increased in December in a broad based manner, which includes an increment of the businesses spending on capital goods. Orders for durable goods augmented in December by 3.1% to a seasonally adjusted amount of $221.87 billion dollars, from November's 2.2% growth, which has been upwardly revised from the initially estimated 1.6% increase, according to data by the Commerce Department.
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