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Current Session: U.S.
USD/EUR
Forex Trading Strategies - Weaker JPY Ahead of BoJ Statement by Saxo Bank
EURUSD still trading in the distribution zone from early February, a close above 1,3260 is needed, which technically would confirm a test of 1,3370 2007 highs. Longer term bull trend remain in place, only a close below 1,2865 would change the medium term bullish picture.
- FOREX FORUM: Technical Analysis forum. Post your charts and share your technical point of view.
- Read Tony Juste's latest comments on the USD
- Check out how the currency moved on Live Currency Rates & Charts at FXstreet.com
- Follow up the most relevant Economic Data in the new Real Time Economic Calendar
- Be up to date with the Latest Forex News
Other Topics for this Session:
Daily Forex Forecast - Daily Forex Forecast by FXDream
Mid-Day Forex Technical Report - Dollar and Sterling Mildly Firmer in Consolidation Markets by ActionForex.com
FX Thoughts for the Day - FX Thoughts for the day - Evening - 19-Mar-2007....1122 GMT by Kshitij Consultancy Service
Currencies at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Trades below today's pivot at 1.3296 on a narrow daily range move
03/19/2007 17:04 GMT - GBP/USD
- Trades below 1.9450 , close to today's pivot at 1.9428
03/19/2007 17:04 GMT - USD/CHF
- Moves up above 1.2125 , toward firsts resistant at 1.2152
03/19/2007 17:04 GMT - USD/JPY
- Continues to move up toward second resistant at 117.87
03/19/2007 17:05 GMT
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
[ View ASI page ] [ View EUR/USD page ]
Charting the Market Movers
EUR USD, Hourly
GBP USD, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
Japan BOJ TARGET RATE
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Mar 20 | 04:00 | BoJ Target Rate | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Bank of Japan Preview by FXstreet.com
The Bank of Japan will, almost for sure, keep its rates unchanged at 0.50% on its upcoming meeting. With no important fears about inflation, and an economic growth under expectations the BoJ feels no need to hike rates.
Top Market Movers Review
Canada INTERNATIONAL SECURITIES TRANSACTIONS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Mar 19 | 12:30 | International Securities Transactions | -$3.764 | $1.280B | -$3.053B |
Canadian securities foreign sales reach 3,76 Billion in January (FXstreet.com)
Foreign investors have sold $3,76 billion Dollars worth of Canadian Securities, being more than half of them, outstanding bonds, according to the latest report by the Canadian Statistics Office.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Canada's international transactions in securities, January 2007 at Statistics Canada
- Tony Juste, FX Advisor at FXstreet.com: "The surplus (expected) again in the overall international transactions is needed as Canada holds a relatively tight monetary policy, and the appetite for Canadian securities is needed (especially those coming from the US) in the aim to continue to have a dynamic and robust economy." - FXstreet.com
Weekly Economic Letter - An update on real return bonds by National Bank of Canada
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Mar 19 | 12:30 | CA | International Securities Transactions | $-3.764 | $1.280B | -$3.053B |
| 12:30 | CA | Wholesale Sales (MoM) | -0.5% | -0.9% | 2.7% | |
| Mar 20 | 04:00 | JP | BoJ Target Rate | 0.5% | 0.5% | |
| 07:00 | DE | Producer Price Index (MoM) (Feb) | 0.3% | 0% | ||
| 07:00 | DE | Producer Price Index (YoY) (Feb) | 2.8% | 3.2% | ||
| 08:15 | CH | Producer and Import Prices (MoM) | 0.1% | -0.2% | ||
| 08:15 | CH | Producer and Import Prices (YoY) (Feb) | 2.0% | 2.2% | ||
| 09:30 | UK | Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Feb) | 0.3% | -0.8% | ||
| 09:30 | UK | Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Feb) | 2.7% | 2.7% | ||
| 09:30 | UK | Core Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Feb) | 1.7% | 1.6% | ||