Analysis and Recommendations: The EUR/GBP rebounded on Wednesday after early weakness. The catalyst behind the rally was weaker equity markets. Earlier in
The EUR/GBP rebounded on Wednesday after early weakness. The catalyst behind the rally was weaker equity markets. Earlier in the session, the EUR/GBP was under pressure because of a stronger than expected UK Markit Services PMI report.
The report showed that the U.K.’s service sector posted a solid gain in January, coming in at 55.6 versus an estimate of 55.3.
Trading volume was light ahead of the release of the latest monetary policy statement by the Bank of England.
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Today’s economic releases:
Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |||
USD | ADP Nonfarm Employment Change (Jan) | 195K | 257K | ||||
USD | ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (Jan) | 55.1 | 55.8 | ||||
USD | Crude Oil Inventories | 3.8M | 8.383M | ||||
GBP | Services PMI (Jan) | 55.3 | 55.5 |
Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Thursday, February 4, 2016
Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |||
USD | FOMC Member Rosengren Speaks | ||||||
EUR | ECB President Draghi Speaks | ||||||
USD | Unemployment Claims | 279K | 278K | ||||
USD | Prelim Nonfarm Productivity q/q | -1.5% | -2.2% | ||||
USD | Prelim Unit Labor Costs q/q | 3.9% | 1.8% | ||||
USD | Factory Orders m/m | -2.5% | -0.2% | ||||
GBP | BoE Inflation Report | ||||||
GBP | Interest Rate Decision (Feb) | ||||||
GBP | BoE MPC Meeting Minutes | ||||||
GBP | BoE Gov Carney Speaks |
Government Bond Auctions
Date Time and Country
Feb 03 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Feb 03 11:30 Germany EUR 5bn Apr 2021 Bobl
Feb 03 n/a Netherlands Details of DSL auction on Feb 09
Feb 03 n/a US Details of 3 & 10-yr notes on Feb 09/10
Feb 03 n/a US Details of 30-year bond auction on Feb 11
Feb 04 11:50 France Holds bond auction
Feb 04 17:20 Sweden Details of I/L bond auction on Feb 11
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