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Forex Blogs
The Trader's Edge: EUR/USD − Part 2 (Analysis) by Ross Yamashita
Welcome to Part 2. We're looking at this last movement as a potential 5 wave movement up. Although it may not be the cleanest 5 wave movement, because of the overall bullish sentiment, we're going to show you a potential outcome of this current movement.
FX Market Readings: Week end expected market moves by Dr. S. Sivaraman
Chartology: Falling Wedge on the USD/CHF by Raghee Horner
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Live Sessions Schedule
Tracking the forex market together / Part I
Expert: Dr.S.Sivaraman
Start: Fri, Sep 18, 10:00 GMT
Type of Session: Webinar
Fibonacci Friday
Expert: Andrei Pehar
Start: Fri, Sep 18, 15:00 GMT
Type of Session: Webinar
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| Fri, Sep 18, 10:00 GMT | Tracking the forex market together / Part I | Dr.S.Sivaraman | WBN |  |
| Fri, Sep 18, 11:00 GMT | Three steps that help increase your odds when trading Forex  | Sam Seiden | WBN | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 13:00 GMT | FX Market Pulse | Raghee Horner | WBN | |
| Fri, Sep 18, 14:00 GMT | Tracking the forex market together / Part II | Dr.S.Sivaraman | WBN | |
Current Session: Europe
GBP/USD: Allow for more random moves roughly around a central point at1.6350
Mizuho Corporate Bank − Messy and nasty and Cable drops below the Ichimoku ‘cloud' while moving averages remain positive, though only a sustained break above 1.6750 will kick−start a short−squeeze. Until then allow for more random moves roughly around a central point at1.6350.
EUR/USD
Eur/Usd hit 1.4770 and then really went sideways for the rest of the session by Charmer Charts.com
Eur/Usd hit 1.4770 and then really went sideways for the rest of the session, easing a little at the end. Today however there is conflicting views in the short and longer term charts.
USD/JPY
Gains have been limited once again into the 91.50/60 region by InnerFX
The Swiss franc weakened briefly to 1.0360 and 1.5235 against the dollar and euro respectively after the Swiss National Bank left interest rates at 0.25% and ...
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : FXstreet.com, Financial Trend Analysis, KBC, Mizuho
[ View ASI page ] [ View EUR/USD page ]
Charting the Market Movers
USD JPY, Hourly
GBP USD, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
EMU CURRENT ACCOUNT S.A
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 18 | 08:00 | Current Account n.s.a | - | -€0.3B |
| Sep 18 | 08:00 | Current Account s.a | -€4.3B | -€5.3B |
EMU economic indicators - EMU trade balance and current account by BHF−Bank
The EMU trade balance and current account are expected to have developed in opposite directions in July, just like the corresponding German figures.
[ Full Story ]UK PUBLIC SECTOR NET BORROWING
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 18 | 08:30 | Public Sector Net Borrowing | £18B | £8B |
Top Market Movers Review
Germany PRODUCER PRICE INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 18 | 06:00 | Producer Price Index (MoM) | 0.5% | 0.1% | -1.5% |
| Sep 18 | 06:00 | Producer Price Index (YoY) | -6.9% | -7.2% | -7.8% |
DATA SNAP: German Producer Prices Above Forecasts In August (Dow Jones)
[ Full Story ]- Read the PPI data at German Statistics [text in German]
- Germany Aug PPI up 0.5% MoM, down 6.9% YoY (FXstreet.com)
US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MoM) | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (YoY) | -1.5% | -1.7% | -2.1% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (MoM) | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.0% |
| Sep 16 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (YoY) | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.5% |
Top Fundamental Stories - CPI Increases more than Estimates in August, as Housing, Food, and Transportation Prices Rise! by ecPulse.com
[ Full Story ]- Read the CPI data at Labor Department
- Summary Of U.S. Consumer Price Data From Labor Dept (Dow Jones)
- DATA SNAP: US CPI Rises On Energy Prices, Core Up Slightly (Dow Jones)
- U.S. CPI grows 0.4% on energy prices; Dollar edges up (FXstreet.com)
Daily Global Commentary - The Energy Price Index Lifts Consumer Price Index in August by Northern Trust
Top Fundamental Stories - Further economic enhancement expected to be witnessed in the U.S throughout today's news… by ecPulse.com
The Week Ahead - Business Inventories, CPI, IP, Retail Sales and Housing Starts by BBVA Bancomer
US RETAIL SALES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 15 | 12:30 | Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM) | 1.1% | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| Sep 15 | 12:30 | Retail Sales (MoM) | 2.7% | 1.7% | -0.2% |
KBC News Picks - US: Retail sales show biggest increase since January 2006 by KBC Bank
In August, US retail sales rose by 2.7% M/M, the sharpest increase since January 2006. The previous figure was slightly downwardly revised from −0.1% M/M to −0.2% M/M.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Retail Sales data at the Census Bureau
- CURRENCIES: Dollar Gains After Retail Sales, Price Data (Dow Jones)
- CURRENCIES: Dollar Adds To Gain After Retail Sales, Price Data (Dow Jones)
- CURRENCIES: Dollar Adds To Gain After Retail Sales, Price Data (Dow Jones)
Daily Global Commentary - Autos and Non−auto Components Lift Retail Sales in August by Northern Trust
US: Good news on underlying consumption by Danske Bank A/S
FX View - Strength in U.S. retail sales boosts dollar – but for how long? by Interactive Brokers LLC
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Sep 18 | 05:00 | JP | Bank of Japan Monthly Economic Survey | |||
| 05:00 | JP | Leading Economic Index (Jul) | 82.5 | 83.0 |
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| 06:00 | DE | Producer Price Index (MoM) (Aug) | 0.5% | 0.1% | -1.5% | |
| 06:00 | DE | Producer Price Index (YoY) (Aug) | -6.9% | -7.2% | -7.8% | |
| 08:00 | EMU | Current Account n.s.a (Jul) | -€0.3B | |||
| 08:00 | EMU | Current Account s.a (Jul) | -€4.3B | -€5.3B | ||
| 08:30 | UK | M4 Money Supply (MoM) (Aug)  | 0.7% | 1.5% | ||
| 08:30 | UK | M4 Money Supply (YoY) (Aug) | 13.8% | 14.5% | ||
| 08:30 | UK | Public Sector Net Borrowing (Aug) | £18B | £8B | ||
| 12:30 | CA | Wholesale Sales (MoM) (Jul) | 0.7% | 0.6% | ||