2009, January 23 Reports

01:30 Australia - Export, Import Price Index (4Q)
05:00 Japan - BoJ Monthly Survey
08:30 Germany - Purchasing Managet Index Manufactuing and Services (Jan)
09:00 Europe - Purchasing Managet Index Manufactuing and Services (Jan)
09:30 UK - GDP (4Q), Index of Services, Retail Sales
12:00 Canada - Consumer Price Index (Dec)

2009, January 22 Reports

00:30 Australia - New Motor Vehicle Sales (Dec)
03:00 Japan - BoJ Interest Rate Decision
Japan - BoJ Press Conference
09:00 Europe - ECB Monthly Report (Jan)
10:00 Europe - Industrial New Orders (Nov)
11:00 UK - CBI Industrial Trends Survey - Orders
13:30 US - Building Permits (Dec), Continuing Jobless Claims, Housing Starts (Dec), Initial Jobless Claims
13:30 Canada - Leading Indicators, Retail Sales
14:30 US - EIA Crude Oil Stocks change
15:00 US - Housing Price Index (Nov)
23:50 Canada - Bank of Canada Monetary Policy Report
23:50 Japan - All Industry Activity Index (Nov)

AUD/CHF position closed

AUD/CHF closed at 0.7425

Realized Loss: 195 pips

2009, January 21 Reports

05:00 Japan - Leading Economic Index (Nov)
07:00 Germany - PPI (Dec)
08:30 UK - M4 Sterling Lending (Dec)
09:30 UK - Average Earnings, BoE Minutes, Claimant Count Rate, ILO Unemployment Rate, Jobless Claim Change, M4 Money Supply
09:30 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
12:00 US - MBA Mortgage Applications
18:00 US - NAHB Housing Market Index (Jan)
23:50 Japan - Merchandise Trade Balance

2009, January 20 Reports

04:00 Japan - Tokyo Condo Sales
05:00 Japan - Consumer Confidence
09:30 UK - CPI (Dec), Retail Price Index (Dec)
10:00 Germany - ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment (Dec)
13:30 Canada - Manufacturing Shipment (Nov)
14:00 Canada - BoC Interest Rate Decision
20:20 UK - BOE's Governor King Speech
21:45 New Zealand - Retail Sales (Nov)
23:30 Australia - Westpac Consumer Confidence (Jan)

AUD/CHF

I just opened AUD/CHF long position at 0.7620

Current open position:
- EUR/USD
- AUD/CHF

2009, January 19 Reports

00:01 UK - Rightmove House Price Index (Jan)
04:30 Japan - Capacity Utilization (Nov), Industrial Production (Nov)
09:30 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
10:00 Europe - Construction Output (Nov)
13:30 Canada - Canadian Investment in Foreign Securities, Foreign Investment in Canadian Securities (Nov)
21:45 New Zealand - CPI (Dec)
23:50 Japan - Tertiary Industry Index (Nov)

USD/JPY, EUR/USD set to rally?

With the current good rebound in the chart for both currencies pair, it seems that USD/JPY, EUR/USD might set to rally further in coming weeks..

Current USD/JPY: 89.90
Current EUR/USD: 1.3162

2009, January 16 Reports

00:30 Japan - BoJ Governor Shirakawa Speech
10:00 Europe - Trade Balance (Nov)
13:30 US - CPI (Dec)
14:00 US - Net Long-term TIC Flows, Total Net TIC Flows (Nov)
14:15 US - Capacity Utilization (Dec), Industrial Production (Dec)
15:00 US - Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Jan)

2009, January 15 Reports

00:30 Australia - Unemployment Change and Rate (Dec)
07:00 Germany - CPI (Dec)
10:00 Europe - CPI (Dec)
12:45 Europe - ECB Interest Rate Decision
13:30 US - Continuing Jobless Claims
13:30 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
13:30 US - Continuing Jobless Claims, NY Empire State Manufacturing Index (Dec), PPI (Dec)
15:00 US - Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey (Jan)

2009, January 13 Reports

00:01 UK - BRC Retail Sales Monitor (Dec), RICS House Price Balance (Dec)
09:30 UK - House Price Index (Nov), Goods Trade Balance (Nov), Total Trade Balance (Nov)
13:00 US - Fed's Bernanke Speech
13:30 Canada - International Merchandise Trade (Dec)
13:30 US - Trade Balance (Nov)
19:00 US - Monthly Budget Statement (Dec)
21:00 US - Washington Post Consumer Confidence
21:45 NZD - Building Permits (Nov)

2009, January 12 Reports

00:01 UK - GDP Estimate (Dec)
07:00 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
13:30 Canada - New Housing Price Index (Nov)
21:00 New Zealand - Business Confidence (1Q)
23:50 Japan - Adjusted Current Account (Nov), Money Supply (Dec), Trade Balance (Nov)

2009, January 9 Reports

05:00 Japan - Coincident Index (Nov), Leading Economic Index (Nov)
07:00 Germany - Retail Sales (Nov)
09:30 UK - Industrial Production (Nov), Manufacturing Production (Nov), PPI (Dec)
10:00 Europe - Retail Sales (Nov)
11:00 Germany - Industrial Production (Nov)
12:00 Canada - Net Change in Employment (Dec), Unemployment Rate (Dec)
13:15 Canada - Housing Starts (Dec)
13:30 US - Average Hourly Earnings (Dec), Average Weekly Hours (Dec), Nonfarm Payrolls (Dec), Unemployment Rate (Dec)
15:00 US - Wholesale Inventories (Nov)

2009, January 8 Reports

00:30 Australia - Building Permits (Nov), Trade Balance (Nov)
06:45 Switzerland - CPI (Dec), Unemployment Rate (Dec)
07:00 Germany - Trade Balance (Nov)
10:00 Europe - Consumer Confidence (Dec), Economic Confidence (Dec), GDP (3Q), Industrial Confidence (Dec), Unemployment Rate (Nov)
11:00 Germany - Factory Orders (Nov)
12:00 UK - BoE Interest Rate Decision
13:30 US - Continuing Jobless (Dec), Initial Jobless Claims (Jan)
15:00 Canada - Ivey Purchasing Managers Index (Dec)
20:00 US - Consumer Credit (Dec)

2009, January 7 Reports

00:01 UK - Nationwide Customer Confidence (Dec)
00:30 Australia - Retail Sales (Dec)
07:00 Europe - ECB Trichet's Speech
07:00 Germany - ILO Unemployment Rate (Nov)
08:55 Germany - Unemployment Change, Unemployment Rate (Dec)
10:00 Europe - Producer Price Index (Nov)
10:30 UK - BRC Shop Price Index
12:00 US - MBA Mortgage Applications
13:15 US - ADP Employment Change
15:30 US - EIA Crude Oil Stocks change

We can expect another high volatility day for USD and EUR Currency. I have been trapped badly another time with my open position as I didn't set the cut loss target.. Let's see how it goes..

2009, January 6 Reports

UK - Nationwide Housing Prices (Dec)
08:55 Germany - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Dec)
09:00 Europe - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Dec)
09:30 UK - Purchasing Manager Index Services (Dec)
10:00 Europe - Consumer Price Index (Dec)
13:30 Canada - Industrial Product Price (Nov)
15:00 US - Factory Orders (Nov), ISM Non-Manufacturing (Dec), Pending Home Sales (Nov)
19:00 US - FOMC Minutes
21:45 New Zealand - Trade Balance (Nov)

EUR/USD - 5 Jan 2009

Such a fast and huge drop of this pair just in 1 hour time.. I wouldn't cut loss of my position at this time, as usually fast drop will be accompanied with fast rebound and vice versa.. I hope this will be the bottom for the next rebound..

2009, January 5

Christmas and New Year holidays are over. The following are reports for today..

05:00 Japan - Vehicle Sales (Dec)
08:30 Switzerland - Purchasing Managers' Index (Dec)
09:30 UK - PMI Construction (Dec)
09:30 Europe - Sentix Investor Confidence (Jan)
15:00 US - Construction Spending (Nov)
23:30 Japan - Monetary Base (Dec)

Jan 2, 2009 Reports

05:30 Australia - RBA Commodity Index (Dec)
09:30 UK - Consumer Credit (Nov), M4 Money Supply (Nov), Purchasing Manager Index Manufacturing (Dec)
15:00 US - ISM Manufacturing (Nov)