The British Pound weakened against the greenback for the fourth day and slipped below the 20-Day SMA (1.6580) to a low 1.6516 during the European trade, and the currency may face increased selling pressures going into the North American session as investors scale back their appetite for risk.
... read moreThe US Dollar and the Japanese Yen soared in Asian trading as stocks slid after a disappointing earnings report from computer-maker Dell Inc., boosting demand for safe-haven currencies. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates unchanged at 0.10% as expected. Risk aversion sees few barriers into week-end.
... read moreOil, gold and silver are set to fall in with broad trends in risk appetite into the end of the trading week with virtually nothing of note on the eonomic or the earnings calendars.
... read morePrivate spending in Canada is expected to improve for the second consecutive month in September, with economists forecasting retail sales to increase 0.6% from the previous month, and the data is likely to encourage an improved outlook for the region as policy makers see the economy emerging from the recession in the third quarter.
... read moreThe US dollar ended the week above its 2009 lows, and the release of US advance retail sales and a scheduled speech from Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke could help set the stage for a reversal. The British pound also faces serious event risk from the release of UK CPI and the minutes from the Bank of England’s November policy meeting.
... read more| Day | Week | Month | ||||||
| GBP/JPY | -148 | -1.01% | NZD/JPY | -217 | -3.37% | AUD/USD | +162 | +1.77% |
| GBP/USD | -164 | -0.99% | AUD/JPY | -225 | -2.77% | GBP/AUD | -256 | -1.42% |
| NZD/JPY | -58 | -0.90% | NZD/USD | -185 | -2.55% | USD/CAD | -143 | -1.34% |
| NZD/USD | -65 | -0.90% | CAD/JPY | -207 | -2.49% | USD/JPY | -116 | -1.30% |
| GBP/AUD | -114 | -0.63% | AUD/USD | -179 | -1.96% | GBP/CAD | -170 | -0.96% |
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| Time | Event | Actual | Forecast | |
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JPY Bank of Japan Interest Rate Decision | 0.10% | 0.10% |
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NZD Credit Card Spending s.a. (MoM) (OCT) | 0.2% | |
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NZD Producer Prices- Outputs (QoQ) (3Q) | -1.4% | 0.2% |
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