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| Wed, Aug 15, 13:00 GMT | Level of Sentiment in the FX Market | Antonio Sousa | WBN | |
| Wed, Aug 15, 13:30 GMT | US Session Open | Ed Ponsi | WBN | |
| Wed, Aug 15, 14:00 GMT | Market Neutral Forex Options Strategies | John Jagerson | WBN | |
| Wed, Aug 15, 15:00 GMT | Specific technical indicators and tools for tracking accurancy in FX trading | Don Wilcox | WBN | |
Current Session: Europe − U.S.
EUR/USD
Daily technical research − Euro continued to drop yesterday by FX Instructor
Euro continued to drop yesterday and in today's asian session, it has broken the support level at 1.3550 and so far today it got below the 1.3500 and got very close to the next significant support at 1.3460. We haven't seen such a strong move in a very long time in the Euro, this is stronger than even the leg up we had this summer from 1.3260 to 1.3850.
- Postcards from the Right Edge!: by Rob Booker
- The Signals Tracker: performance of signals providers
- Check out how pairs moved: Live Currency Rates & Charts
- Follow up the most relevant Economic Data in the new Real Time Economic Calendar
- Be up to date with the Latest Forex News
Other Topics for this Session:
Forex Technical Report − Forex Technical Report GBP/USD by iFOREX.bg
USD/JPY Daily Technical Forex − USD/JPY Daily Technical Forex by Stoploss.ch
Daily Analysis − Dollar climbs to 1−month high amid credit fears by Finotec Group Inc
Majors at a Glance
- EUR/USD
- Continues to move down toward second support level 1.3469
08/15/2007 09:29 GMT - GBP/USD
- Continues to move down toward second support level 1.9852
08/15/2007 09:29 GMT - USD/CHF
- Continues to move up toward first resistant level 1.2140
08/15/2007 09:29 GMT - USD/JPY
- Continues to move down below second support level 116.93
08/15/2007 09:29 GMT
Analyst Sentiment Index (ASI)
Analysts Sentiment Index - EUR/USD
**Source : ActionForex.com, 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
USD JPY, Hourly
Top Market Movers Preview
US CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
| Date (GMT) | Event | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (MoM) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Aug 15 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index (YoY) | 2.4% | 2.7% |
| Aug 15 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MoM) | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Aug 15 | 12:30 | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (YoY) | 2.2% | 2.2% |
Friday Notes - Fear of a credit crunch intensifies by HVB Group
Gasoline prices were a little lower in July, but food prices continued to advance. The core rate likely stayed at trend of just over 2% per annum, led by substantial increases in health, education, and other services. Apparel prices also turned up, judging from recent import price data.
[ Full Story ]Top Market Movers Review
UK BANK OF ENGLAND MINUTES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 08:30 | Bank of England Minutes | - | - | - |
BOE's decision to hold rates was approved unanimously (FXstreet.com)
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee decided by 9 votes to 0 to keep interest rates unchanged at 5.75% after their meeting celebrated on 1 and 2 of August, according to the Bank's minutes.
[ Full Story ]- Read the MINUTES OF MONETARY POLICY COMMITTEE MEETING at BOE
- BoE MPC voted 9−0 to keep base rate unchanged at 5.75 pct at Aug 2 meeting (Thomson Financial News)
- BOE Aug Minutes: MPC Voted 9−0 To Hold Bank Rate At 5.75% (Dow Jones)
UK CLAIMANT COUNT RATE
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 08:30 | Claimant Count Rate | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.7% |
DATA SNAP: UK July Claimant Count Jobless −8,500, Rate 2.6% (Dow Jones)
[ Full Story ]- Read the Labour market statistics report at National Statistics
- United Kingdom Claimant Count Rate decreases by 8,500 in Jul to 2.6% of the workforce (FXstreet.com)
UK AVERAGE EARNINGS INCLUDING BONUS
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 08:30 | Average Earnings excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr) | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Aug 15 | 08:30 | Average Earnings including Bonus (3Mo/Yr) | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% |
UK 3 mths to June average earnings growth falls to four−year low (Thomson Financial News)
Earnings growth in the UK fell unexpectedly in the three months to June to the lowest level in four years, official figures showed today.
[ Full Story ]- Read the Labour market statistics report at National Statistics
- UK Jobless, Average Earnings Table (Dow Jones)
- DATA SNAP:UK July Claimant Count Jobless −8,500,Rate 2.6% −2 (Dow Jones)
- CORRECT: UK 3−Mo Avg Earnings Data In Table Include Bonuses (Dow Jones)
Switzerland ADJUSTED REAL RETAIL SALES
| Date (GMT) | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 07:15 | Adjusted Real Retail Sales (YoY) | 3.7% | 4.9% | 7.2% |
Swiss Retail Sales grow 3.7% on the year in June (FXstreet.com)
Retail sales have increased 3.7% in the second quarter of 2007 from the same period last year, according to the Swiss Federal Statistics Office. The increase has been widespread among sectors, with clothing an shoes increasing sales by 3.1% from the second quarter last year, food, drinks and tobacco posting a 0.8% rise, and other products growing 6.9%.
[ Full Story ]Economic Events
| Date (GMT) | Country | Event | Actual | Cons. | Previous | |
| Aug 15 | 08:30 | UK | Average Earnings excluding Bonus (3Mo/Yr) (Jun) | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| 08:30 | UK | Average Earnings including Bonus (3Mo/Yr) (Jun) | 3.3% | 3.5% | 3.5% | |
| 08:30 | UK | Bank of England Minutes | ||||
| 08:30 | UK | Claimant Count Rate (Jul) | 2.6% | 2.7% | 2.7% | |
| 12:30 | US | Consumer Price Index (MoM) (Jul) | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
| 12:30 | US | Consumer Price Index (YoY) (Jul) | 2.4% | 2.7% | ||
| 12:30 | US | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (MoM) (Jul) | 0.2% | 0.2% | ||
| 12:30 | US | Consumer Price Index Ex Food & Energy (YoY) (Jul) | 2.2% | 2.2% | ||
| 12:30 | US | NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Aug) | 18.50 | 26.46 | ||
| 13:00 | US | Net Long−term TIC Flows (Jun) | $62.5B | $126.1B | ||