EUR/USD Fundamental Analysis October 19, 2012 Forecast

Analysis and Recommendations:

The EUR/USD fell back up the 1.31 price to trade at1.3096 dipping 26pips as markets eagerly await news from the EU Summit. European Union leaders gather in Brussels for two days starting today, where Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras prepares to argue for a two-year extension to meet the country’s bailout targets. French President Francois Hollande says efforts to stem the turmoil that began in Greece could unravel if the EU fails to deliver on its promises. The euro fell for the first day in three against the US dollar, declining 0.3 per cent.

Markets are not sure what to expect from Spain but it will be disastrous for the euro if Spain does not officially request assistance.  Falling Spanish bond yields this week, amid good demand at their debt auctions, hint that Spanish officials may not be in a hurry to seek financial assistance from the EU.

A slew of economic indicators from China released earlier today have bolstered optimism, subsiding worries over economic growth. Even as the Chinese economic growth slowed down for the seventh successive quarter, the GDP number was in line with expectation of 7.4 percent. Meanwhile, industrial production and retail sales in September rose 9.2 and 14.2 per cent respectively on a year on year basis, exceeding expectation, quelling worries over a hard landing. 

The Summit will be the fourth on this year and the leaders are expecting to make headway in the banking union plan and also a decision on Spain and Greece. However, major progress is hardly anticipated. Over the other side of Atlantic, initial jobless claims were mixed and confusing as new claims reported above forecast and continuing claims fell below forecast. 

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Economic Data October 18, 2012 actual v. forecast

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

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country 

Oct 21 10:30 Portugal 

Oct 22 09:10 Norway 

Oct 23 08:30 Spain 

Oct 23 14:30 UK 

Oct 23 17:00 US 

Oct 24 09:10 Sweden 

Oct 24 09:30 Germany 

Oct 24 14:30 Sweden 

Oct 24 15:30 Italy  

Oct 24 16:30 US 

Oct 25 00:30 Japan 

Oct 25 09:10 Sweden 

Oct 25 15:30 Italy  

Oct 25 17:00 US 

Oct 26 09:10 Italy