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Current Session: Europe
EUR/USD
Daily Forex Outlook − BoJ minutes show concern of U.S. economic slowdown. Durable Good due out by Easy Forex
The Euro (EUR) gained versus the green back on a broadly weaker currency. With EU markets closed for the holiday period, the Euro traded on the back of other currencies. Overall the EURUSD traded with a low of 1.4392 and a high of 1.4506 before closing the day at 1.4489 in the New York session.
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Other Topics for this Session:
U.S. Forex Market Commentary by GCI
Daily Market Overview − Tiny market continues by Trader College
Daily Market Commentary − The dollar was generally unchanged on Tuesday by Global Forex Trading
Currencies at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Moves up above opening price level 1.4490 , above pivot level 1.4460
12/27/2007 07:57 GMT - GBP/USD
- Back below first resistant level 1.9869
12/27/2007 07:58 GMT - USD/CHF
- Moves down below opening price level 1.1513 , below pivot level 1.1531
12/27/2007 07:58 GMT - USD/JPY
- Continues to trade around pivot level 114.21
12/27/2007 07:59 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
USD JPY, Hourly
GBP USD, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
US DURABLE GOODS ORDERS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 27 | 13:30 | Durable Goods Orders | - | -0.4% |
Friday Notes - China at the crossroads by HVB Group
New orders have been exceptionally weak in recent months. The core category of non−defense capital goods orders excluding aircraft has actually contracted over the past three months. That suggests businesses are becoming increasingly careful in planning capital expenditures.
[ Full Story ]Top Market Movers Review
Japan HOUSING STARTS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 27 | 05:00 | Housing Starts (YoY) | -27% | - | -35% |
Japan housing starts fall 27 percent in November on tighter building rules (Thomson Financial News)
Housing starts in Japan fell 27 percent to 84,252 units in November from a year earlier as tighter safety rules introduced in June continued to discourage construction companies, data from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport showed Thursday. The fall was a bit deeper than the 26.7 percent decline projected by economists but was slower compared to the previous months.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Housing Starts report at Japan Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport
- Japan housing construction falls for 5th month in Nov on tighter rules UPDATE (Thomson Financial News)
- Japan November Construction Orders Down 3.8% On Year (Dow Jones)
- Japan Outlook:Nov Housing Starts;Takashimaya 9−Mo Earnings (Dow Jones)
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Dec 27 | 05:00 | JP | Housing Starts (YoY) | -27% | -35% | |
| 10:30 | UK | BBA Mortgage Approvals | K41.0 | K44.1 | ||
| 13:30 | US | Continuing Jobless Claims | 2646K | |||
| 13:30 | US | Durable Goods Orders | -0.4% | |||
| 13:30 | US | Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation | -0.7% | |||
| 13:30 | US | Initial Jobless Claims | 346K | |||
| 15:00 | US | Consumer Confidence | 87.3 | |||
| 23:15 | JP | Nomura/ JMMA Manufacturing Puchasing Manager Index | 50.8 | |||
| 23:30 | JP | Jobless Rate | 4% | |||
| 23:30 | JP | National Consumer Price Index (YoY) | 0.3% | |||