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Live Sessions Schedule
What Moves Currencies? − Preview of the Week Ahead
Expert: Tony Juste
Start: Mon, Feb 18, 11:00 GMT
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Type of Session: Webinar
Weekly Webinar: 1st on Forex − The Week Ahead
Expert: Jerry Furst
Start: Mon, Feb 18, 12:00 GMT
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Type of Session: Webinar
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| Mon, Feb 18, 10:00 GMT | FX Instructor Live Trading Room  | Mihai Marinescu | WBN |  |
| Mon, Feb 18, 11:00 GMT | What Moves Currencies? − Preview of the Week Ahead | Tony Juste | WBN | |
| Mon, Feb 18, 12:00 GMT | Weekly Webinar: 1st on Forex − The Week Ahead | Jerry Furst | WBN | |
| Mon, Feb 18, 15:00 GMT | Derek Frey's Outlook | Derek Frey | WBN |  |
| Tue, Feb 19, 09:00 GMT | Outlook for the major currencies this week | Ian Copsey | WBN |  |
Current Session: U.S.
USD/CHF
Mid−Day Forex Technical Report − Yen and Swiss Franc Rebound as NY State Survey Spurs Recession Worry by ActionForex.com
USD/CHF's sharp fall from 1.1105 and break of 1.0935 support indicates that rebound from 1.0729 has completed at 1.1105, after just failing mentioned key near term resistance of 1.1120 cluster resistance (38.2% retracement of 1.1596 to 1.0836 at 1.1126 and 138.2% projection of 1.0836 to 1.1120 from 1.0729 at 1.1121). Intraday bias is flipped to the downside for a retest of 1.0729 low.
- Longer−term Support and Resistance Trading: Setups and Rules by Rob Booker, Currency Analyst Piptopia
- Check out how pairs moved: Live Currency Rates & Charts
- Follow up the most relevant Economic Data in the new Real Time Economic Calendar
Technical Summary for Majors − Technical Summary for Majors by Windsor Brokers Ltd
Top Market Movers Preview
US NAHB HOUSING MARKET INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 19 | 18:00 | NAHB Housing Market Index | 19 | 19 |
Friday Notes - EMU growth slowdown already began by HVB Group
Builders are a little more confident about the outlook for housing sales, given the Fed's more aggressive monetary policy easing. The recent rebound in stock prices of major home−builders has also boosted sentiment.
[ Full Story ]Top Market Movers Review
US INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 15 | 14:15 | Industrial Production (MoM) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Feb 15 | 14:15 | Capacity Utilization | 81.5% | 81.3% | 81.5% |
DATA SNAP: US Jan Industrial Production +0.1%; Cap Use 81.5% (Dow Jones)
U.S. industrial production increased during January but only slightly as colder weather elevated utilities output and offset sharp declines in the car and housing sectors.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Industrial Production data at Federal Reserve
- US Industrial Production edges up in January; capacity utilization, unchanged − UPDATE (FXstreet.com)
- U.S. January industrial production up 0.1% as expected for 2nd month (Thomson Financial News)
- US Industrial Production edges up in January; capacity utilization, unchanged (FXstreet.com)
US NET LONG−TERM TIC FLOWS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 15 | 14:00 | Net Long−term TIC Flows | $56.5B | $76.0B | $90.9B |
US December net foreign securities purchases 60.4 bln usd (Thomson Financial News)
Foreign investors continued their appetite for US securities in December, the Treasury Department reported.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Net Long−term TIC Flows data at US Treasury
- US Net Long−Term Securities Transactions decline to $56.5B in December from $90.9B (FXstreet.com)
- US Net Long−term TIC Flows decrease to $56.5B in Dec from $90.9B (FXstreet.com)
Currencies at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Stays around first resistant level 1.4677
02/15/2008 16:15 GMT - GBP/USD
- Trades around first support level 1.9623
02/15/2008 16:16 GMT - USD/CHF
- Continues to move down towards second support level 1.0879
02/15/2008 16:16 GMT - USD/JPY
- Moves down below first support level 107.54
02/15/2008 16:16 GMT
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : ActionForex.com, CMS Forex, Danske Bank A/S, FXstreet.com, Global Forex Trading, Mizuho Corporate Bank
[ View ASI page ] [ View EUR/USD page ]
Charting the Market Movers
GBP USD, Hourly
EUR USD, Hourly
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 15 | 14:45 | EMU | ECB's Trichet Speech | |||
| 15:00 | US | Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Feb)  | 69.6 | 77.0 | 78.4 | |
| Feb 17 | 23:50 | JP | Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) (Dec) | 0.1% | ||
| Feb 18 | 00:01 | UK | Rightmove House Price Index (MoM) (Feb) | -0.8% | ||
| 00:01 | UK | Rightmove House Price Index (YoY) (Feb) | 3.4% | |||
| 08:15 | CH | Adjusted Real Retail Sales (YoY) | 2.9% | |||
| Feb 19 | 12:00 | CA | Bank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core (MoM) (Jan) | -0.3% | ||