Friday, May 28, 2010

Forex Market Updates & Commentary

Forex Market Updates & Commentary

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FOREX QUICK: USD/JPY Testing the 200 Day MA

Posted: 28 May 2010 07:00 AM PDT

FOREX QUICK: USD/JPY Testing the 200 Day MA

Chicago Purchasing Manager Weaker as Confidence is a Tad Higher

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:58 AM PDT

Chicago Purchasing Manager:                    Survey: 61.0         Actual: 59.7       Prior: 63.8        

University of Michigan Confidence:        Survey:  73.3         Actual: 73.6         Prior: 73.3        

USD/JPY trading lower on the news as well as EUR/USD also trading lower on the news.

FOREX QUICK: AUD/USD Quietly trending higher

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:31 AM PDT

FOREX QUICK: AUD/USD Quietly trending higher

Chicago Purchasing Manager at 9:45am & University of Michigan Confidence at 9:55am

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:30 AM PDT

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FOREX QUICK: EUR/CHF Three is a crowd on Friday

Posted: 28 May 2010 06:09 AM PDT

FOREX QUICK: EUR/CHF Three is a crowd on Friday

Personal Income Stays Unchanged as Personal Spending Goes Down

Posted: 28 May 2010 05:33 AM PDT

Personal Income:           Survey: 0.4%         Actual: 0.4%        Prior: 0.3%         Revised: 0.5%

Personal Spending:        Survey: 0.3%         Actual: .0%         Prior: 0.6%        

Euro trading lower on the news.

Forex Morning Report- May 28th

Posted: 28 May 2010 05:30 AM PDT

Forex Morning Report- May 28th

US Personal Income & Personal Spending Data Due at 8:30am

Posted: 28 May 2010 05:03 AM PDT

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5-28 Economic Calendar

Posted: 27 May 2010 09:31 PM PDT

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Rebroadcast of Thursday May 27th Webinar

Posted: 27 May 2010 05:38 PM PDT

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Watch the rebroadcast of Thursday May 27th’s Forex Webinar >>Here

Japanese Retail Sales y/y

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:57 PM PDT

The market had a muted reaction to better than expected reatail sales out of Japan which came in at 4.9% versus a forecast of 3.7% and prior reading of 4.7%. The JPY is currently trading at the 91.00 figure against the USD.

Japanese Unemployment Rate

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:34 PM PDT

The jobless rate in Japan for the month of April was 5.1%; slightly worse than the forecast and prior reading of 5.0%. The following data was also released:

  • Overall household spending - Survey: 2.5%   Actual: -0.7%   Prior: 4.4%
  • Job to Applicant Ratio - Survey: 0.50   Actual: 0.48   Prior: 0.49
  • National CPI (y/y) - Survey: -1.1%   Actual: -1.2%   Prior: -1.1%

The market was relatively unchanged by this release.

UK GfK Consumer Confidence

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:24 PM PDT

The UK GfK consumer confidence number for April did not meet its forecast and was worse than the prior month’s reading causing the GBP to trade slightly lower against all of the major currencies. The reading was -18 versus -16 and a survey of -15.

The GBP is trading off session lows against the USD.

Gold testing trend line support

Posted: 27 May 2010 04:21 PM PDT

From May 18th to May 20th Gold traded over $50 lower, but as you can see from the chart the pair reversed the trend on the 20th and has traded continually higher and is close to retracing 100% of the prior move. The pair has been trading sideways the past 24 hours, but is testing the trend line for the fifth time. If the trend holds, the target would be the 100.0% fibo line at 1220.20. It should also be noted that the 100 hour moving average is following the upward trend and is now converging with the 200 hour at 1200.91.

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New Zealand Building Consents

Posted: 27 May 2010 03:48 PM PDT

The market had a limited reaction New Zealand’s building consents which came in at 8.5%; better than the prior reading of -0.4%. The kiwi is currently trading on session lows against the USD.

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