EUR/USD Fundamental Analysis August 20, 2012, Forecast

Posted August 17, 2012 15:07 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Analysis and Recommendations:

The EUR/USD is trading at 1.2322 as the US dollar regained some momentum.

Eurozone current account came in at +15.7bn; while the trade balance came in at +10.5bn partially driven by an m/m export increase of 2.4%. Finland’s foreign minister confirmed that they have prepared for break‐up scenarios; but later suggested that his comments were misrepresented in the media.

After a relatively quiet week, Friday is off to a similar start. Most asset classes are close to yesterday’s close, with limited news flow over the last 12‐hours. Chancellor’s Merkel support of ECB bond purchases (as laid out by President Draghi) is EUR positive; however for most currencies the threat of substantial event risk, beginning on August 31 with Chair Bernanke’s Jackson Hole speech, has forced trading patterns into ranges. Interesting, as the US data set has improved and provided reassurance that the first half of Q3 did not deteriorate further, the factors that influence future growth are widely negative. Oil prices have rallied 24% since bottoming at the end of June; while US yields have jumped substantially higher; both will weigh on the consumer, but also profitability of most corporate. Accordingly, we continue to believe that the Fed will still look towards further policy easing. Next week’s FOMC minutes might provide some early clues.

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Economic Data August 17, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

EUR

German PPI (MoM)

0.0%

0.4%

-0.4%

EUR

German PPI (YoY)

0.9%

1.3%

1.6%

EUR

Current Account

12.7B

11.1B

10.3B

EUR

Trade Balance

10.5B

5.4B

6.8B

CAD

Core CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.2%

-0.4%

CAD

CPI (MoM)

-0.1%

0.2%

-0.4%

CAD

CPI (YoY)

1.3%

2.0%

1.5%

USD

Michigan Consumer Sentiment

73.6

72.4

72.3

USD

Michigan Inflation Expectations

3.6%

3.0%

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Previous
Aug 21	8:30	GBP	Public Sector Net Borrowing	12.1B
	10:00	GBP	CBI Industrial Order Expectations	-6
Aug 22	14:00	USD	Existing Home Sales	4.37M
	14:30	USD	Crude Oil Inventories	-3.7M
	18:00	USD	FOMC Meeting Minutes

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