Gold Fundamental Analysis August 29, 2012, Forecast
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Analysis and Recommendations:
Gold was down in early trading and came back to life after ECB President Draghi withdrew from the Economic Symposium due to a heavy workload. Gold is trading just about even at 1671.25. Following a rally to the highest level in four months, spot gold inched down but prices are still clinging below $1660 an ounce. In a report to congressional panel, US Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the central bank see more room for easing monetary policy that raised hopes of fresh quantitative easing and pulled bullion higher earlier. At the same time, caution prevailed in the market ahead of the central banks and finance ministers meeting at Jackson Hole on August 31 and September 01. Investors look forward to speeches from Fed Chairman and ECB President on expectations of fresh measures to sort out the prevailing weak economies.
Meanwhile US dollar slightly reversed after hitting a two month low. Meanwhile, speculators raised their bullish bets on gold futures and options in the previous week to the highest level since May. Looking ahead, traders will closely watch the US consumer confidence and Richmond Fed index data later the evening for getting fresh directional moves.
Let’s face it until Bernanke’s speech on Friday, there isn’t going to be much more activity in the markets.
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Economic Data August 28, 2012 actual v. forecast
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Date |
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Currency |
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Event |
Actual |
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Forecast |
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Previous |
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Aug. 28 |
|
AUD |
|
|
HIA New Home Sales (MoM) |
-5.6% |
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|
|
2.8% |
|
|
|
|
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EUR |
|
|
GfK German Consumer Climate |
5.9 |
|
5.9 |
|
5.9 |
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|
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|
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USD |
|
|
CB Consumer Confidence |
60.6 |
|
66.0 |
|
65.4 |
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
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Date |
Time |
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Currency |
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Event |
Forecast |
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Previous |
|
|
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Aug. 29 |
01:00 |
|
EUR |
|
|
German CPI (YoY) |
1.8% |
|
1.7% |
|
|
|
|
08:00 |
|
CHF |
|
|
KOF Leading Indicators |
1.50 |
|
1.43 |
|
|
|
|
13:00 |
|
EUR |
|
|
German CPI (MoM) |
0.2% |
|
0.4% |
|
|
|
|
13:30 |
|
USD |
|
|
GDP (QoQ) |
1.7% |
|
1.5% |
|
|
|
|
15:00 |
|
USD |
|
|
Pending Home Sales (MoM) |
1.0% |
|
-1.4% |
|
|
|
|
19:00 |
|
USD |
|
|
Beige Book |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
29/8 11:00 Italy
29/8 19:00 US
30/8 05:35 Japan
30/8 11:00 Italy
30/8 19:00 US
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