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International Traders Conference
LAST SEATS AVAILABLE!
Don't miss the third edition of FXstreet.com's International Traders Conference (ITC) on October 14-16, 2009 in Barcelona. Live Trading next to the experts.
This year's key speakers panel: Valeria Bednarik, Rob Booker, James Chen, Kim Cramer Larsson, Markus Heitkoetter, Ashraf Laidi and Andrei Pehar.
Limited to 60 seats! Register now!
To Get Started
- WEBINAR VIDEOS: New NFA Regulations: How Currency Trading Will Be Affected by Rob Booker
- All the events of the day in our Economic Calendar
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Forex Blogs
FX Market Readings: US session start firming up is to slide again by Dr. S. Sivaraman
EURO and GBP gained levels quickly during gap time before US session and early US sessions to slide again during this session. Quick moves are false moves in the market− as the intentions of the players are opposite to their such moves.
Francesc's Weblog: Investment fraud suit grows more complex by Francesc Riverola
The Advisor Weblog: Wall Street strongly up, dollar back down by Valeria Bednarik
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Live Sessions Schedule
Trading Day's Live Wrap Up
Expert: Valeria Bednarik
Start: Mon, Sep 14, 22:30 GMT
Type of Session: Webinar
Asian Session: Live Market Analysis
Expert: Dr.S.Sivaraman
Start: Tue, Sep 15, 05:00 GMT
Type of Session: Webinar
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| Mon, Sep 14, 16:00 GMT | Weekly Webinar: 1st on Forex − The Week Ahead | Jerry Furst | WBN |  |
| Mon, Sep 14, 22:30 GMT | Trading Day's Live Wrap Up | Valeria Bednarik | WBN |  |
| Tue, Sep 15, 05:00 GMT | Asian Session: Live Market Analysis | Dr.S.Sivaraman | WBN | |
| Tue, Sep 15, 08:00 GMT | London Session Scenarios on GBPUSD & GBPJPY | Mihai Marinescu | WBN | |
| Tue, Sep 15, 12:30 GMT | Which Central Bank is most likely to raise interest rates first?  | Adam Rosen | WBN | |
Current Session: U.S.
U.S. Update: Dollar down again
FXstreet.com Independent Analyst − Despite some corrective movements, dollar bearish trend remains in place. Maybe Japanese yen could be close to losing it's strength, yet we are far from confirmations there. Also, Gbp recovery to the 1.6600 level, is keeping the pair in the wide 3 months range we have been seeing, remaining the second weakest currency after greenback.
GBP/USD
Strong fall from the 1.6670 opening level, halted at key 1.6520 static support zone by FXstreet.com
Strong fall from the 1.6670 opening level, halted at key 1.6520 static support zone, where hourly indicators also bottomed, signaling some...
GOLD
Gold Hits Key Level by fxKnight.com
Gold hit a double−top this week, touching a key level last reached during the week of February 15, 2009 and breaking the $1,000.00 mark for the for the third time in about a year and a half.
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : ActionForex.com, CMS Forex, Danske Bank A/S, FXstreet.com, i-knowindices.com, Mizuho Corporate Bank, MolFX - Management
[ View ASI page ] [ View EUR/USD page ]
Charting the Market Movers
GBP USD, Hourly
EUR USD, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
US RETAIL SALES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 15 | 12:30 | Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) | 0.4% | -0.6% |
| Sep 15 | 12:30 | Retail Sales (MoM) | 1.7% | -0.1% |
Weekly Focus - US retail sales will be the mover of the week by Danske Bank A/S
US retail sales will be the mover of the week. The market is still waiting for signs of a pick−up in consumer demand in the US. Housing data, CPI and regional business surveys are also scheduled for release during the week.
[ Full Story ]US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MoM) | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (YoY) | -1.7% | -2.1% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (MoM) | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (YoY) | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Switzerland SNB INTEREST RATE DECISION
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 17 | 12:00 | SNB Interest Rate Decision | 0.25% | 0.25% |
Top Market Movers Review
Canada CAPACITY UTILIZATION
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 14 | 12:30 | Capacity Utilization | 67.4% | 65.6% | 70.2% |
- Canada Capacity Utilization up 67.4% on 2Q (FXstreet.com)
EMU INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION S.A.
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 14 | 09:00 | Industrial Production w.d.a. (YoY) | -15.9% | -16.7% | -16.7% |
| Sep 14 | 09:00 | Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) | -0.3% | -0.3% | -0.2% |
Top Fundamental Stories - Euro Zone Industrial Production Improves by ecPulse.com
[ Full Story ]- Read the Industrial Production data at Eurostat
- Euro Zone Jul Industrial Production declines 0.3% MoM (FXstreet.com)
- Euro−Zone July Indus Output −0.3% On Month; −15.9% On Year (Dow Jones)
EMU economic indicators - EMU industrial production (July): down slightly by BHF−Bank
Top Fundamental Stories - Europe Ahead: Industrial Production in the Euro Zone to Show Improvement in July While Unemployment Remains the Main Challenge by ecPulse.com
Friday Notes - EMU, Industrial Production: Industrial recession is losing its grip by UniCredit Group
Switzerland PRODUCER AND IMPORT PRICES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 14 | 07:15 | Producer and Import Prices (MoM) | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Sep 14 | 07:15 | Producer and Import Prices (YoY) | -5.5% | -5.2% | -6.1% |
Swiss PPI increases 0.1% MoM in Aug, −5.5% YoY (FXstreet.com)
[ Full Story ]- Read the PPI data at Swis Statistics [text in German]
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 14 | 09:00 | EMU | Employment Change (QoQ) (2Q) | -0.5% | -0.7% |
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| 12:30 | CA | Capacity Utilization (2Q) | 67.4% | 65.6% | 70.2% |
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| 23:01 | UK | RICS House Price Balance (Aug) | -0.2% | -0.1% | ||
| Sep 15 | 01:30 | AU | Dwelling Starts (2Q) | 2% | -4% | |
| 01:30 | AU | RBA Meeting's Minutes | ||||
| 06:00 | JP | Machine Tool Orders (YoY) (Aug) | -72.3% | |||
| 07:15 | CH | Industrial Production (QoQ) (2Q) | 8.0% | -13.1% | ||
Educational Resources
Rob Booker is a foreign currency trader, author of Adventures of a Currency Trader and the Currency Trader's Handbook. He's a close contributor of FXstreet.com and will also be Key Speaker at FXstreet.com's International Traders Conference in Barcelona on October 14−16. Check his author's page to know more about him and his contributions!
Economic and Technical View of the Currency Market - Live Webinar on Wed, Sep 16 2009 at 14:00 GMT- Register Here
Purchase FXstreet.com DVD Series - Support and Resistance Trading by Rob Booker and Dave Murphy
International Traders Conference (ITC 09) Barcelona - Mr. Booker will be Key Speaker at the event on October 14-16