Friday, 18 July 2014

EUR/USD back to lows near 1.3520

EURUSD chart
The shared currency has quickly faded the spike to session highs beyond 1.3530, now dragging the EUR/USD to test the lower band of the range near 1.3520. The earlier bullish attempt proved to be ephemeral, as spot rapidly returned to the region of intraday lows around 1.3525/20 after reaching the vicinity...

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Technical Studies 

EUR/USDJul 18 at 12:29 GMT

1.3526/27 (0.00%)

H1.3537 L 1.3513 

S3S2S1R1R2R3
1.34531.34871.35211.35461.35801.3614
Trend IndexOB/OS Index
Data updated on Jul 18 a 12:15 GMT (15-minute timeframe)
Strongly BullishNeutral
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Economic Calendar 

GMT  EventVol.ActualConsensusPrevious
FRIDAY, JUL 18
08:00EMUEURCurrent Account n.s.a1€8.9B€16.2B€18.8BRevised from €18.7B
08:00EMUEURCurrent Account s.a1€19.5B€23.0B€21.6BRevised from €21.5B
10:30DEEURGerman Buba President Weidmann speech2
12:30CACADConsumer Price Index (YoY)32.3%2.3%
12:30CACADBank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core (MoM)2-0.2%0.5%
12:30CACADBank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core (YoY)21.7%1.7%
12:30CACADConsumer Price Index - Core (MoM)20.3%
12:30CACADConsumer Price Index (MoM)30.0%0.5%
12:30CACADWholesale Sales (MoM)10.6%1.2%
13:55USUSDReuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index383.082.5
14:00USUSDCB Leading Indicator (MoM)20.5%0.5%
SUNDAY, JUL 20
22:45NZNZDVisitor Arrivals (YoY)15%
23:01UKGBPRightmove House Price Index (YoY)17.7%
23:01UKGBPRightmove House Price Index (MoM)10.1%
MONDAY, JUL 21
24hJPJPYMarine Day0

Official Interest Rates 

 US: 0.25% EMU: 0.15% UK: 0.5% JP: 0.1% CH: 0% CA: 1% AU: 2.5% NZ: 3.25%

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AUDUSD0.93900.040.57-0.02-0.19
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USDJPY101.35-0.020.160.08-0.56
GBPUSD1.7082-0.05-0.05-0.180.52

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