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Thursday, July 19, 2012

Japanese Yen Rallies After Bevy of Disappointing US Data

Japanese Yen Rallies After Bevy of Disappointing US Data
THE food: USD existing home sales (JUN) > 4,37 M (5.4%) compared to 4.62 M (+ 1.5%) expected from 4.62 M (0.0%) > USD leading indicators (JUN) > 0.3% vs. 0.1% expected by + 0.4% > USD Philadelphia Fed index (JUL) > 12.9 to 8.0 expected from 16.6 > EURUSD BEARISH
The news always worse for the U.S. economy, since a few months ago was world economy the favourite and is now only a further decay in the photo, the global growth. Three 'medium' importance (after the DailyFX economic calendar) data releases for the US economy have been released, disappointed by 10: 00 am EDT / 14: 00 GMT, and all three. Namely:
Existing home sales for June fell to an annual rate of 4,37 m from 4.62M, well-below 4.62 M pace expected. Sales fell by 5.4% over month while a gain of 1.5% was planned. Leading indicators for June shrank by 0.3%, faster than the 0.1% forecast fall in. The July Philadelphia Fed index improved, but remained the stretched compared to 8.0 expected negative to 12.9. The data come measures to improve the growth prospects at a crucial time, as the Federal weighs reserve more stimuli, but remain questions about what exactly is going to happen. Each Chairman Ben Bernanke was as made clear over the last two days half-yearly report on monetary policy to Congress, while the Federal can do more reserve, if necessary, the necessary structural improvements in the economy will come only through a prudent fiscal policy. To the United States ' said that fiscal policy is corrected, the US economy will continue to fight, no matter what does the Federal Reserve. USD/JPY 1 minute chart: 19 July 2012
Japanese_Yen_Rallies_After_Bevy_of_Disappointing_US_Data_body_Picture_1.png, Japanese Yen Rallies After Bevy of Disappointing US DataCharts created using MarketScope prepared by Christopher Vecchio
Following the bevy of disappointing versions of the US dollar initially strengthened, the AUDUSD send lower from 1.0422 to as low as 1.0401, before recovering to 1.0417, which was written at the time of this report. The EURUSD behaved as well as diving from 1.2244 to 1.2230.
The big winner was the Japanese yen, as investors shed the US dollar as the play favorite safe haven: the AUDJPY fell from 81.97 to as low as 81.73; the EURJPY dropped from 96,27 to as low as 96.13; and the USDJPY fell to 78.52 of 78,64, before recovering to 78.57, at the time of this report was written.

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