Archive for December 9th, 2009
Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
USD/CAD’s break of 1.0481 minor support suggests that choppy recovery from 1.0405 has completed. Also, it shift favors to the case that correction from 1.0851 is still in progress. Intraday bias is mildly on the downside for 1.0405 low for the moment. Break will target 100% projection of 1.0851 to…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
Central bank announcements dominated the markets today. While RBNZ boosted up Kiwi by an optimistic tone in its statement, BoE and SNB delivered no surprise and thus kept both currencies in tight range against other majors. Dollar and yen are consolidating against European majors, following consolidations in commodities and equities….
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
The USD and JPY are trading mixed to lower as equity markets rally and demand emerges for high-yield currencies, AUD and NZD are trading higher supported by report of strong Australian jobs data and hawkish statements from the RBNZ, BOE left interest rate policy unchanged and will maintain current level…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
The big overnight news from Asia comes in the form of a surprisingly strong Australian jobs report, which has helped bump the local dollar up sharply against currencies of lower yielding nations. Elsewhere China’s State Council also fleshed out measures to boost consumption in order to maintain its health above-8%…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
So far, overall economic conditions of the world’s largest economy and superpower continue on being fragile and distressed by the ongoing downside pressures of the economical predicament, while that its most recent trade balance deficit may had widened along with a worsened balance between the government income and its current…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
The BoE kept the interest rate unchanged at 0.5% and the Asset Purchase Facility program at 200 billion pounds in December as expected after the vivid signs of recovery emerging recently. MPC members are holding the benchmark for the ninth month in a row, while they increased the APF program…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
Cable has risen once again. Till it trades above 1.6220, there could be chances of a structured rise towards 1.6450 over today and tomorrow on a break above immediate Resistance at 1.6326. This also when clubbed with the view emerging from the weekly candle chart suggests that there might be…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Investment Protection, Opportunities
The dollar index strengthened throughout the late Asian trading hours, but the European open has helped the major pairs return to Thursday?s opening prices. The only exception was the aussie, which was pulled higher by excellent labor market data, released during Asian session. Throughout the European trading hours, the market…
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Opportunities
| Date |
Time* |
Source |
Description |
Forecast |
Previous |
| 12/10/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
Consumer Inflation Expectation |
n/a |
3.2% |
| 12/10/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
Employment Change |
5.0K |
24.5K |
| 12/10/2009 |
01:45 |
AUS |
Australian Central Bank Assistant Governor Speaks in Sydney |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/10/2009 |
07:00 |
GE |
Wholesale Price Index (YoY) |
n/a |
-7.0% |
| 12/10/2009 |
09:00 |
EU |
ECB Publishes Dec. Monthly Report (Text) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/10/2009 |
12:00 |
UK |
BOE ANNOUNCES RATES |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Int’l Mechandise Trade |
-0.7B |
-0.9B |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Trade Balance |
-$36.7B |
-$36.5B |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Initial Jobless Claims |
460K |
457k |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Continuing Claims |
5431k |
5465k |
| 12/10/2009 |
19:00 |
US |
Monthly Budget Statement |
-$135B |
-$176.4B |
| 12/10/2009 |
21:45 |
NZ |
Food Prices (MoM) |
n/a |
-1.5% |
| 12/11/2009 |
05:00 |
JPN |
Consumer Confidence |
n/a |
40.8 |
| 12/11/2009 |
09:30 |
JPN |
PPI Output Core NSA (YoY |
2.1% |
2.0% |
| 12/11/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
PPI Input NSA (YoY) |
0.3% |
0.1% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
New Housing Price Index MoM |
0.4% |
0.5% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Import Price Index MoM |
1.2% |
0.7% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Import Price Index YoY |
n/a |
-5.7% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Advance Retail Sales |
0.4% |
1.4% |
| 12/11/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
U. Of Michigan Confidence |
68.9 |
67.4 |
| 12/13/2009 |
21:30 |
NZ |
New Zealand’s Performance of Services Index |
n/a |
0.2% |
| 12/13/2009 |
21:45 |
NZ |
Retail Sales (MoM) |
n/a |
0.2% |
| 12/13/2009 |
23:50 |
JPN |
Tankan Lge Manufacturers Index |
n/a |
-33 |
| 12/14/2009 |
00:01 |
UK |
Rightmove House Prices (YoY) |
n/a |
1.6% |
| 12/14/2009 |
02:00 |
NZ |
Non Resident Bond Holdings |
n/a |
71.2% |
| 12/14/2009 |
04:00 |
JPN |
Tokyo Condominium Sales (YoY) |
n/a |
-20.0% |
| 12/14/2009 |
04:30 |
JPN |
Industrial Production YoY% |
n/a |
-15.1% |
| 12/14/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Eurozone Employment (YoY) |
n/a |
-1.8% |
| 12/15/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
Reserve Bank’s Board December Minutes |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
10:00 |
GE |
Zew Surveys |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Leading Indicators MoM |
n/a |
0.7% |
| 12/15/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
PPI (YoY) |
1.5% |
-1.9% |
| 12/15/2009 |
14:00 |
US |
Total Net TIC Flows |
n/a |
$133.5B |
| 12/15/2009 |
14:15 |
US |
Industrial Production |
0.4% |
0.1% |
| 12/15/2009 |
18:00 |
US |
NAHB Housing Market Index |
18 |
17 |
| 12/15/2009 |
22:00 |
US |
ABC Consumer Confidence |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
23:30 |
AUS |
Westpac Leading Index (MoM) |
n/a |
0.4% |
| 12/15/2009 |
23:50 |
JPN |
Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) |
n/a |
-0.5% |
| 12/16/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
DEWR Skilled Vacancies MoM |
n/a |
2.4% |
| 12/16/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
GDP (YoY) |
n/a |
0.6% |
| 12/16/2009 |
01:15 |
AUS |
RBA Deputy Bank Governor Battellino speaks in Sydney |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/16/2009 |
06:00 |
JPN |
Machine Tool Orders (YoY) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/16/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
ILO Unemployment Rate (3mths) |
n/a |
7.8% |
| 12/16/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Euro-Zone CPI-Core (YoY) |
n/a |
1.2% |
| 12/16/2009 |
12:00 |
US |
Bloomberg Global Confidence |
n/a |
60.30 |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Manufacturing Sales MoM |
n/a |
1.4% |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Current Account Balance |
-$105.0B |
-$98.8B |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
CPI (YoY) |
1.8% |
-0.2% |
| 12/16/2009 |
19:15 |
US |
FOMC Rate Decision |
0.25% |
0.25% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
HIA New Home Sales (MoM) |
n/a |
-6.0% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:00 |
JPN |
BOJ Target Rate |
n/a |
0.10% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
RBA Foreign Exchange Transactn |
n/a |
307M |
| 12/17/2009 |
02:00 |
NZ |
NBNZ Business Confidence |
n/a |
43.4 |
| 12/17/2009 |
04:00 |
JPN |
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
05:00 |
JPN |
Leading Index CI |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
Retail Sales (YoY) |
n/a |
3.4% |
| 12/17/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Construction Output WDA YoY |
n/a |
-8.0% |
| 12/17/2009 |
11:00 |
UK |
U.K. CBI December Distributive Trades |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
12:00 |
CA |
CPI YoY |
n/a |
0.1% |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Int’l Securities Transactions |
n/a |
13.590B |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Intitial Jobless Claims |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Continuing Claims |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
Leading Indicators |
0.7% |
0.3% |
| 12/17/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
Philadelphia Fed. |
15.8 |
16.7 |
| 12/18/2009 |
07:00 |
GE |
Producer Prices (YoY) |
n/a |
-7.6% |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:00 |
GE |
IFO Surveys |
n/a |
98.9 |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:00 |
EU |
ECB Euro-Zone Current Account SA |
n/a |
-5.4B |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
M4 Money Supply (YoY) |
n/a |
10.8% |
| 12/18/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Euro-Zone Trade Balance |
n/a |
3.7B |
| 12/18/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Wholesale Sales MoM |
n/a |
0.2% |
* Times listed are GMT
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Dec 09, 2009 in Grow Financially, Opportunities
| Date |
Time* |
Source |
Description |
Forecast |
Previous |
| 12/10/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
Consumer Inflation Expectation |
n/a |
3.2% |
| 12/10/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
Employment Change |
5.0K |
24.5K |
| 12/10/2009 |
01:45 |
AUS |
Australian Central Bank Assistant Governor Speaks in Sydney |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/10/2009 |
07:00 |
GE |
Wholesale Price Index (YoY) |
n/a |
-7.0% |
| 12/10/2009 |
09:00 |
EU |
ECB Publishes Dec. Monthly Report (Text) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/10/2009 |
12:00 |
UK |
BOE ANNOUNCES RATES |
0.5% |
0.5% |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Int’l Mechandise Trade |
-0.7B |
-0.9B |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Trade Balance |
-$36.7B |
-$36.5B |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Initial Jobless Claims |
460K |
457k |
| 12/10/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Continuing Claims |
5431k |
5465k |
| 12/10/2009 |
19:00 |
US |
Monthly Budget Statement |
-$135B |
-$176.4B |
| 12/10/2009 |
21:45 |
NZ |
Food Prices (MoM) |
n/a |
-1.5% |
| 12/11/2009 |
05:00 |
JPN |
Consumer Confidence |
n/a |
40.8 |
| 12/11/2009 |
09:30 |
JPN |
PPI Output Core NSA (YoY |
2.1% |
2.0% |
| 12/11/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
PPI Input NSA (YoY) |
0.3% |
0.1% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
New Housing Price Index MoM |
0.4% |
0.5% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Import Price Index MoM |
1.2% |
0.7% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Import Price Index YoY |
n/a |
-5.7% |
| 12/11/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Advance Retail Sales |
0.4% |
1.4% |
| 12/11/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
U. Of Michigan Confidence |
68.9 |
67.4 |
| 12/13/2009 |
21:30 |
NZ |
New Zealand’s Performance of Services Index |
n/a |
0.2% |
| 12/13/2009 |
21:45 |
NZ |
Retail Sales (MoM) |
n/a |
0.2% |
| 12/13/2009 |
23:50 |
JPN |
Tankan Lge Manufacturers Index |
n/a |
-33 |
| 12/14/2009 |
00:01 |
UK |
Rightmove House Prices (YoY) |
n/a |
1.6% |
| 12/14/2009 |
02:00 |
NZ |
Non Resident Bond Holdings |
n/a |
71.2% |
| 12/14/2009 |
04:00 |
JPN |
Tokyo Condominium Sales (YoY) |
n/a |
-20.0% |
| 12/14/2009 |
04:30 |
JPN |
Industrial Production YoY% |
n/a |
-15.1% |
| 12/14/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Eurozone Employment (YoY) |
n/a |
-1.8% |
| 12/15/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
Reserve Bank’s Board December Minutes |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
10:00 |
GE |
Zew Surveys |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Leading Indicators MoM |
n/a |
0.7% |
| 12/15/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
PPI (YoY) |
1.5% |
-1.9% |
| 12/15/2009 |
14:00 |
US |
Total Net TIC Flows |
n/a |
$133.5B |
| 12/15/2009 |
14:15 |
US |
Industrial Production |
0.4% |
0.1% |
| 12/15/2009 |
18:00 |
US |
NAHB Housing Market Index |
18 |
17 |
| 12/15/2009 |
22:00 |
US |
ABC Consumer Confidence |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/15/2009 |
23:30 |
AUS |
Westpac Leading Index (MoM) |
n/a |
0.4% |
| 12/15/2009 |
23:50 |
JPN |
Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) |
n/a |
-0.5% |
| 12/16/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
DEWR Skilled Vacancies MoM |
n/a |
2.4% |
| 12/16/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
GDP (YoY) |
n/a |
0.6% |
| 12/16/2009 |
01:15 |
AUS |
RBA Deputy Bank Governor Battellino speaks in Sydney |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/16/2009 |
06:00 |
JPN |
Machine Tool Orders (YoY) |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/16/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
ILO Unemployment Rate (3mths) |
n/a |
7.8% |
| 12/16/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Euro-Zone CPI-Core (YoY) |
n/a |
1.2% |
| 12/16/2009 |
12:00 |
US |
Bloomberg Global Confidence |
n/a |
60.30 |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Manufacturing Sales MoM |
n/a |
1.4% |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Current Account Balance |
-$105.0B |
-$98.8B |
| 12/16/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
CPI (YoY) |
1.8% |
-0.2% |
| 12/16/2009 |
19:15 |
US |
FOMC Rate Decision |
0.25% |
0.25% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:00 |
AUS |
HIA New Home Sales (MoM) |
n/a |
-6.0% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:00 |
JPN |
BOJ Target Rate |
n/a |
0.10% |
| 12/17/2009 |
00:30 |
AUS |
RBA Foreign Exchange Transactn |
n/a |
307M |
| 12/17/2009 |
02:00 |
NZ |
NBNZ Business Confidence |
n/a |
43.4 |
| 12/17/2009 |
04:00 |
JPN |
BoJ Monetary Policy Meeting |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
05:00 |
JPN |
Leading Index CI |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
Retail Sales (YoY) |
n/a |
3.4% |
| 12/17/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Construction Output WDA YoY |
n/a |
-8.0% |
| 12/17/2009 |
11:00 |
UK |
U.K. CBI December Distributive Trades |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
12:00 |
CA |
CPI YoY |
n/a |
0.1% |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Int’l Securities Transactions |
n/a |
13.590B |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Intitial Jobless Claims |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
13:30 |
US |
Continuing Claims |
n/a |
n/a |
| 12/17/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
Leading Indicators |
0.7% |
0.3% |
| 12/17/2009 |
15:00 |
US |
Philadelphia Fed. |
15.8 |
16.7 |
| 12/18/2009 |
07:00 |
GE |
Producer Prices (YoY) |
n/a |
-7.6% |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:00 |
GE |
IFO Surveys |
n/a |
98.9 |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:00 |
EU |
ECB Euro-Zone Current Account SA |
n/a |
-5.4B |
| 12/18/2009 |
09:30 |
UK |
M4 Money Supply (YoY) |
n/a |
10.8% |
| 12/18/2009 |
10:00 |
EU |
Euro-Zone Trade Balance |
n/a |
3.7B |
| 12/18/2009 |
13:30 |
CA |
Wholesale Sales MoM |
n/a |
0.2% |
* Times listed are GMT
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