Analysis and Recommendations: Silver is trading at 31.348 tumbling 32 cents as precious metals retreated along with industrial metals on disappointing
Silver is trading at 31.348 tumbling 32 cents as precious metals retreated along with industrial metals on disappointing housing starts in the US and mixed data out of Germany. Taking cues from rise in gold prices along with upside in the base metals complex, Spot silver prices also gained 0.1 percent today. Additionally, a weaker DX also acted as a positive factor for the white metal prices. The base metals pack traded on a positive note today on account of upbeat global market sentiments along with weakness in the DX. However, sharp upside in the prices was capped as a result of mixed LME inventories today. Copper, the leader of the base metals group traded on a mixed note the back of positive global market sentiments coupled with weakness in the DX
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Economic Data December 19, 2012 actual v. forecast
Date |
Time |
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Currency |
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Importance |
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Event |
Actual |
|
Forecast |
|
Previous |
|
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Dec. 19 |
09:00 |
|
EUR |
|
|
German Ifo Business Climate Index |
102.4 |
|
102.0 |
|
101.4 |
|
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|
09:00 |
|
EUR |
|
|
German Current Assessment |
107.1 |
|
108.0 |
|
108.1 |
|
||
|
09:00 |
|
EUR |
|
|
German Business Expectations |
97.9 |
|
96.3 |
|
95.2 |
|
||
|
09:30 |
|
GBP |
|
|
MPC Meeting Minutes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
||
|
11:00 |
|
GBP |
|
|
CBI Distributive Trades Survey |
19 |
|
25 |
|
33 |
|
||
|
13:30 |
|
USD |
|
|
Building Permits |
0.899M |
|
0.875M |
|
0.868M |
|
||
|
13:30 |
|
USD |
|
|
Housing Starts |
0.861M |
|
0.873M |
|
0.888M |
|||
|
13:30 |
|
CAD |
|
|
Wholesale Sales (MoM) |
0.9% |
|
1.0% |
|
-1.5% |
Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD
Date |
Time |
Currency |
Event |
Forecast |
Previous |
Dec. 20 |
09:30 |
GBP |
0.3% |
-0.8% |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
1.5% |
0.6% |
|
Dec. 21 |
07:00 |
EUR |
5.9 |
5.9 |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
-14.0B |
-20.8B |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
1.0% |
1.0% |
|
|
09:30 |
GBP |
-0.1% |
-0.1% |
Government Bond Auction
Date Time Country
Dec 20 10:30 UK
Dec 20 16:30 Italy
Dec 20 18:00 US
Dec 21 16:30 Italy