الثلاثاء، 31 يوليو 2012

GBP/USD retreats amid anticipation of the outcome of the meeting of the Central Bank

Forex-Euro gains rise against the US dollar Tuesday following mixed us data, as the currency remained supported by expectations that the ECB will take steps to reduce the debt crisis in the euro zone.

Amounted to EUR/USD 1.2318 during early trading in the United States, the highest price for the pair since last Friday, and the cohesion of the husband's 1.2290, high ratio of 0.24%

The pair was likely to find support in the near term at 1.2224, resistance and low Monday when short-term 1.2389, highest price last Thursday.

In the United States, the report showed that the Chicago purchasing managers index, rose to 53.7 in July from June's reading of 52.9 Hazir defying expectations of reduced to 52.5.

Elsewhere, the Conference Board said that consumer confidence indicator in the United States rose to 65.9 in July from 62.7 in the last month, while expectations for reading 61,5.

A separate report showed that personal spending in the United States was spending unchanged in June, expectations, while personal income rose by 0.5%, slightly better than expectations to increase 0.4%.

Overall market sentiment remained weak amid expectations the Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank to ease monetary policy this week, in an attempt to stimulate economic growth in the United States and end the long debt crisis in the euro zone, respectively.

Market sentiment found support after the Central Bank Chief Mario j.d. Dargie. Last week to do whatever is necessary to keep the single currency.

FSN statements derradji expectations that the ECB may activate the bond buying programme to help reduce borrowing costs Spanish and Italian.

Investors remained cautious, amid concerns that the Bank may disappoint the market expectations.

Watching for market participants also results of the Federal Reserve Board policy on Wednesday, amid speculation over whether the US Central Bank will hint to perform other relief measures.

The euro rose sharply against the weaker pound on a large scale, with a higher euro/GBP rate of 0.74% to 0.7861 and rose against the yen, with EUR/JPY by 0.32% to 89.93.

And there has been little change to the euro earlier after official data showed that consumer price inflation in the euro area remained unchanged at 2.4% in July.

Also Tuesday, official data showed that German retail sales fell unexpectedly by 0.1% in June, after a decline of 0.3% in the previous month, while a separate report showed that French consumer spending rose by 0.1% in June, disappointing expectations of 0.2%.
Dollar was higher versus the pound, with the decline of GBP/USD fell 0.28% to 1.5666.

And report by the research group of the ING AVI to indicator of consumer confidence in the United Kingdom remained unchanged at minus 29 in July, disappointing expectations for a reading of minus 28.

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