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Outlook for the major currencies this week
Expert: Ian Copsey
Start: Tue, Feb 19, 09:00 GMT
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| Tue, Feb 19, 09:00 GMT | Outlook for the major currencies this week | Ian Copsey | WBN | |
| Tue, Feb 19, 10:00 GMT | FX Instructor Live Trading Room | Nader Moustafa | WBN | |
| Tue, Feb 19, 11:00 GMT | What Moves Currencies? − EUR watch | Tony Juste | WBN |  |
| Tue, Feb 19, 12:00 GMT | Advanced Fibonacci Applications  | Adam Rosen | WBN |  |
| Tue, Feb 19, 15:00 GMT | Technical Analysis Bootcamp: The indicators you need to know and how to interpret them | Dan Blystone | WBN | |
Current Session: U.S.
GBP/USD
Mid−Day Forex Technical Report − Sterling and Swissy Tumble by ActionForex.com
Cable's fall from 1.9737 extends further to as low as 1.9474 today. Break of 1.9550 minor support indicates that rebound from 1.9483 has completed at 1.9737. Further decline should now be seen towards 1.9386 low. Break will confirm that fall from 1.9957 has resumed, so is the whole down trend from 2.1161.
- 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
Currency Performance Report − Europe Session Performance by FXstreet.com
Top Market Movers Preview
Canada CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 19 | 12:00 | Consumer Price Index (YoY) | 2.3% | 2.4% |
| Feb 19 | 12:00 | Consumer Price Index (MoM) | -0.1% | 0.1% |
Spot Forex Trades - CAD weakness has perfected the image by ForexSurvivor
[ Full Story ]- Tony Juste, FX Advisor at FXstreet.com: "After a rate cut in the last meeting, the BoC will be vigilant to the release of the CPI, which could have the key for the next monetary decision in Canada. It is an indicator that will certainly cause volatility in the USD/CAD." − FXstreet.com
Top Market Movers Review
Switzerland ADJUSTED REAL RETAIL SALES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Feb 18 | 08:15 | Adjusted Real Retail Sales (YoY) | 1.2% | 5.2% | 2.9% |
Swiss retail sales increase 1.2% on the year in December (FXstreet.com)
Swiss retail sales have grown in December although at a somewhat slower pace than in November, on the whole year, retail sales have increased at a larger extent than in the previous year, according to data released by the Swiss Federal Statistics Office.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Retail Sales data at Swiss Statistics [text in German]
- Swiss Dec retail sales up 1.2 pct year−on−year (Thomson Financial News)
- Switzerland Adjusted Real Retail Sales increase 1.2% in real terms; 2.2% up in Nominal terms (FXstreet.com)
Currencies at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Back above first support level 1.4638
02/18/2008 16:24 GMT - GBP/USD
- Trades around second support level 1.9497
02/18/2008 16:25 GMT - USD/CHF
- Trades around second resistant level 1.1035
02/18/2008 16:28 GMT - USD/JPY
- Trades below first resistant level 108.29
02/18/2008 16:28 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 19 | 00:30 | AU | RBA Meeting's Minutes | |||
| 05:30 | JP | Nationwide Department Sales (YoY) (Jan) | -2.3% | |||
| 05:30 | JP | Tokyo Department Store Sales (YoY) (Jan) | -1.6% | |||
| 10:00 | EMU | Construction Output s.a (MoM) (Jan) | -0.8% | |||
| 10:00 | EMU | Construction Output w.d.a (MoM) (Jan) | -0.8% | |||
| 12:00 | CA | Bank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core (MoM) (Jan) | 0.1% | -0.3% | ||
| 12:00 | CA | Bank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core (YoY) (Jan) | 1.4% | 1.5% | ||