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Current Session: Europe - U.S.
USD/JPY
Forex Technical Report - Forex Technical Report USD/JPY by iFOREX.bg
USD/JPY Open 121.08 High 121.76 Low 120.85 Close 121.23. The trading yesterday was quiet and the US Dollar was trading in 120.85 range against the Yen. This morning the currency pair traded at levels around 120.93.
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Other Topics for this Session:
Global FX Daily - U.S. Edition - US existing homes sales feature today by Mellon Foreign Exchange
Day Trading the GBP/JPY - The GBP/JPY is in a strong Up trend today by JCL Capital
Forex Daily Analysis - Daily Analysis - Dollar mantains support as the market is shrugging off potential rate cut by the Fed by ForexYard
Majors at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Floating around pivot level at 1.3435
05/25/2007 10:52 GMT - GBP/USD
- Floating around pivot level at 1.9854
05/25/2007 10:52 GMT - USD/CHF
- Stays down below pivot level at 1.2285
05/25/2007 10:52 GMT - USD/JPY
- Trades above pivot level at 121.43
05/25/2007 11:10 GMT
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : CMS Forex, Danske Bank A/S, Finotec Group Inc., FXstreet.com, Global Forex Trading Ltd. , Mizuho Corporate Bank
[ View ASI page ] [ View EUR/USD page ]
Charting the Market Movers
EUR USD, Hourly
GBP USD, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
US EXISTING HOME SALES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| May 25 | 14:00 | Existing Home Sales | 6.10M | 6.12M |
| May 25 | 14:00 | Existing Home Sales (MoM) | -0.3% | -8.4% |
The Week Ahead - Durable Goods Orders, New and Existing Home Sales by BBVA Bancomer
On the other side, existing home sales probably rebounded 1% in April following a sharp decrease of 8.4% in March; we expect them to stand at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 6.18 million units from 6.12 million in March.
[ Full Story ]- Ahead of the Bell: Existing Homes (AFX News)
- ECONOMIC PREVIEW: Gloom Settles Over Housing Sector (Dow Jones)
U.S: Are house prices bound to adjust further? by BBVA Bancomer
Top Market Movers Review
UK GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| May 25 | 08:30 | Gross Domestic Product (YoY) | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% |
| May 25 | 08:30 | Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% |
U.S Market Update - 1Q GDP in the UK was in line with expectations by Trade The News
Preliminary first-quarter GDP in the UK was in line with expectations of 0.7% q/q, but exceed expectations of 2.8% y/y with a reading of 2.9%.
[ Full Story ]- Read the GDP Growth at National Statistics
- UK Q1 GDP quarterly growth confirmed at 0.7 pct, revised up to 2.9 pct yr-on-yr (AFX News)
- Services sector pushes UK GDP to a 0.7% rise in the 1Q (FXstreet.com)
- DATA SNAP: UK 1Q GDP Growth Near Potential, Fueled By Services (Dow Jones)
Germany GFK CONSUMER CONFIDENCE SURVEY
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| May 25 | 06:10 | Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
European Market Update - German GfK Consumer Confidence Exceeds Expectations for June by Trade The News
European government bonds are trading modestly lower following the release of stronger than expected GFK consumer confidence reading in Germany.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Consumer climate: growth forecast for private consumption raised from 0.5% to 1% at GfK
- Germany's GfK sees June consumer climate index 7.3 vs 5.7 in May (AFX News)
- German GfK consumer confidence rises higher than expected (FXstreet.com)
- German GfK Consumer Confidence Rises For June -Agency (Dow Jones)
Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| May 25 | 06:10 | DE | Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey (Jun) | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.7 |
| 08:30 | UK | Gross Domestic Product (QoQ) (1Q)  | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | |
| 08:30 | UK | Gross Domestic Product (YoY) (1Q) | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.0% | |
| 09:30 | CH | KOF Swiss Leading Indicator (May) | 1.96 | 1.95 | 1.90 | |
| 14:00 | US | Existing Home Sales (Apr) | 6.10M | 6.12M | ||
| 14:00 | US | Existing Home Sales (MoM) | -0.3% | -8.4% | ||
| May 29 | 14:00 | CA | BoC Interest Rate Announcement | 4.25% | 4.25% | |
| 14:00 | US | Consumer Confidence (May) | 104.5 | 104.0 | ||
| May 30 | 18:00 | US | FOMC Minutes (May 9) | |||
| May 31 | 12:30 | US | Initial Jobless Claims (May 26) | 315 | 311K | |