EUR/USD Fundamental Analysis September 4, 2012 Forecast

Analysis and Recommendations:

The EUR/USD has seen very little activity today, after an exhausting Friday; the pair seem to be on holiday with the US markets, taking a breather so to speak before gearing up for the action from the ECB later this week. The pair is trading at 1.2569. US and Canadian markets are closed for a holiday.

Rumors are that Angela Merkel has asked Spain and Italy to hold off on any formal requests until after the ECB has had a chance to introduce its new plans.

Over the weekend news leaked that Bankia now needed another infusion of cash, which seems to have caught the Spanish government off guard.

Today, eurozone PMI were released and all were disappointing, from Switzerland, to France, the only positive numbers were the UK’s.

Market mood was seen buoyed by optimism that central banks will undertake further so-called quantitative easing, or QE, to support the global economic revival. With the crisis in the Euro region showing no signs of subsiding, market onlookers would be ardently looking at the ECB’s monthly meet on 6th September Thursday, where a hint at further stimulus measures to boost the Euro region’s economy could be impending.

The all-important U.S. non-farm payrolls report is due on Friday. With Bernanke citing a lackluster improvement in the labor market as a matter of grave concern challenging the U.S. economy, Friday’s data could be a game changer. On the whole, ECB’s monthly meet and the U.S labor data are the key event market spectators would be looking at to take a stance on what to expect from the Federal Open Market Committee’s own policy meeting the following week on Sept 12-13.

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Actual versus Forecast Economic Releases. US and CAD markets are closed for a holiday

Economic Highlights for the upcoming week… Tiers 3 keep your eyes on these

Government Bond Auction

Date  Time  Country 

Sep 04  00:30  Japan  Auctions 10Y JGBs

Sep 04  09:15  Austria  Bond auction

Sep 04  09:30  Belgium  Auctions Dec 2012 (3M) & Feb 2013 (6M) T-bills

Sep 04  14:30  UK  Details 0.75% 2034 I/L Gilt & 1.75% Sep 2022 Gilt on Sep

Sep 05  09:10  Sweden  Nominal bond auction

Sep 05  09:30  Germany  Eur 5.0bn Sep 2022 Bund auction

Sep 05  09:30  UK  4.5% 2042 Gilt auction

Sep 06  00:30  Japan  Auctions 30Y JGBs

Sep 06  08:30  Spain  Bono auction

Sep 06  08:50  France  OAT auction

Sep 06  09:10  Sweden  I/L bond auction

Sep 06  15:00  US  Announces 3Y Notes on Sep 11, 10Y Notes on Sep 12 &

Sep 07  15:30  Italy