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Economic Calendar for Today


08th May 2006
Economic Calendar for: Monday 8th May 2006 Time GMTeventexpectprevious05.45Switzerland April Unemployment Rate3.5%3.6%05.45Switzerland April Unemployment Rate s.adj3.4%3.5%08.30UK April Producer Price Index (PPI) Input s.adj mth/mth1.5%0.3%08.30UK April… more »

Early Morning Forex Comment


22nd March 2006
The US Dollar is mildly better against the major currencies as the forex markets get more confident with the prospect of a Federal Reserve looking at 5 pct interest rates in the near future. The release of US PPI data yesterday surprised the market and p… more »
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Early Morning Forex Comment


21st March 2006
The overnight speech by Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve was deemed to be ’balanced’ and gave nothing too much away. The mere fact that it was not bearish for the US Dollar was taken as a good sign by thin Asian Forex markets. It is a Japane… more »
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Economic Calendar for Today


21st March 2006
Economic Calendar for: Tuesday 21st March 2006 Time GMTeventexpectprevious00.00Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke speaks in New York07.45France Current Account-4000 mln E-4499 mln E07.45France February Consumer Spending mth on mth0.3%0.9%07.45France Febr… more »
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Midday Forex Comment


20th March 2006
The British Pound continued its firm tone after some house price data showed a 0.9 pct rise month on month and a slight dip in mortgage lending. This obsession that many very senior and otherwise sage market traders and economists have with house prices… more »
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