News & Charts - Daily Forex Snapshots - US Session 1

The AUD sustained its Fridays rally against the USD, and closed above the key technical support level at 0.8517 (Oct 2009 High) supported by strong gold and rising stocks. Australia's NAB surveys for Aug showed strong gains in both business conditions and business confidence. The EURUSD traded in a very tight range on Monday with lows at 1.4301 and a high of 1.4359 with July German industrial orders coming at 3.5% above the 2% expected. The GBP dropped yesterday on news of a $16Bn takeover of Cadbury from Kraft. The British Retail Consortium released the retail sales earlier in the Asian session which showed a drop of 0.1% in values from Aug 2008, whereas sales increased 2.2%.

The Yen advanced today against most major currencies today as Asian equities dropped earlier in the Asian session and report showed the nation's current account surplus was less than estimated, trimming demand for higher yielding assets, and boosting demand for the Yen as a refuge. The current account surplus declined by 19.4% YoY. We are currently seeing a tight inverse relationship between stocks and the Yen.

On a side note, the UN's Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) released a report calling for a reduction in the USD dependance for global trade.

Today we have no data releases from the US so expect the market to remain trading range bound. From the Euro Zone the German trade balance, current account, and Industrial Production for July will be released. From the U.K we'll be awaiting the release of the industrial and manufacturing production, and finally from Canada, the building permits.

G10 Advancers and Decliners vs USD

JPY
0.50
GBP
0.47
NOK
0.42
CHF
0.40
SEK
0.39
EUR
0.37
CAD
0.34
DKK
0.34
AUD
0.32
NZD
0.22

Global Indexes
Current Level
% Change

Nikkei 225 Index
10,393.23
+ 0.70

Hang Seng Index
21,044.27
+ 2.01

Shanghai Index
2,930.48
+ 1.71

FTSE 100 Index
4,941.33
+ 0.16

DAX Index
5,467.50
+ 0.22

SMI Index
6,181.68
- 0.04

S&P future
1,022.70
+ 0.86

World Markets
Current Level
% Change

Gold
1,002.83
+ 0.76

Silver
16.71
+ 2.29

VIX
25.26
- 6.78

Crude wti
68.61
+ 0.86

USD Index
77.73
- 0.36

Todays Calender
Estimates
Previous
Country / GMT

Industrial production, % m/m (y/y) Jul
0.2, -10.1
0.5, -11.1
GBP / 08.30

Manufacturing output, % m/m (y/y) Jul
0.2, -11.1
0.4,-11.7
GBP / 08.30

Germany: Industrial production, % m/m (y/y) Jul
1.3
-0.1,-18.0
EUR / 10.00

Consumer credit, $ bn Jul
-3.8
-10.3
USD / 19.00

Nationwide consumer confidence, index Aug
--
60
GBP / 23.01

Currency Tech

AUDUSD R 2: 0.8815 R 1: 0.8695 CURRENT: 0.8588S 1: 0.8380 S 2: 0.8240

USDCAD R 2: 1.1125 R 1: 1.1100 CURRENT: 1.0733S 1: 1.0720 S 2: 1.0630

EURJPY R 2: 135.00 R 1: 134.15 CURRENT: 133.03S 1: 131.77S 2: 131.05

USDMXN R 2: 13.665 R 1: 13.575 CURRENT: 13.330S 1: 13.330 S 2: 13.130