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World indexes:
|
DJIA
|
0.16%
|
|
S&P500
|
-0.13%
|
|
NASDAQ
|
-0.01%
|
|
CAC40
|
-0.15%
|
|
DAX
|
-0.18%
|
|
NIKKEI
|
-0.95%
|
Movers & Shakers:
|
USD/NOK
|
+0.40%
|
|
USD/SEK
|
+0.26%
|
|
CAD/CHF
|
+0.25%
|
|
USD/CHF
|
+0.22%
|
|
NZD/CHF
|
+0.20%
|
|
AUD/CHF
|
+0.13%
|
|
GBP/CHF
|
+0.09%
|
|
EUR/CHF
|
-0.31%
|
|
AUD/JPY
|
-0.36%
|
|
GBP/JPY
|
-0.40%
|
|
EUR/GBP
|
-0.41%
|
|
EUR/AUD
|
-0.45%
|
|
CHF/JPY
|
-0.49%
|
|
EUR/USD
|
-0.52%
|
|
EUR/NZD
|
-0.52%
|
|
EUR/CAD
|
-0.57%
|
|
EUR/JPY
|
-0.81%
|
Important levels:
|
Support
|
Resistance
|
|
EUR/USD
|
|
1.3703
|
1.3795
|
|
1.3669
|
1.3852
|
|
1.3612
|
1.3886
|
|
GBP/USD
|
|
1.5222
|
1.5395
|
|
1.5129
|
1.5475
|
|
1.5049
|
1.5568
|
|
USD/CHF
|
|
1.0512
|
1.0571
|
|
1.0481
|
1.0598
|
|
1.0454
|
1.0629
|
|
USD/JPY
|
|
90.070
|
90.750
|
|
89.715
|
91.075
|
|
89.390
|
91.430
|
|
 Dukascopy analytic desk report
Published: 18 March 2010 at 14.55 GMT
Most important events of the day
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Mar 18
|
Count.
|
Event
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For
|
Unit
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Imp.
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Act.
|
Cons.
|
Prev.
|
|
00:00
|
 WLD
|
Institute for International Monetary Affairs hosts symposium on “Considering the International Monetary System in the Post-Crisis Era”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
00:30
|
 AU
|
Merchandise Imports
|
Jan
|
A$ mn
|
|
15293
|
|
15381
|
|
00:30
|
AU
|
RBA release Monthly Bulletin
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05:00
|
 JP
|
BoJ publishes Monthly Report (English translation for full text released at 07:30GMT)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
05:00
|
JP
|
Leading indicator (F)
|
Jan
|
index
|
|
96.7
|
|
97.1
|
|
07:00
|
 SE
|
Riksbank Deputy Governor Svensson gives speech on “Evaluating Monetary Policy in Sweden 2009″
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
07:15
|
 CH
|
Trade Balance
|
Feb
|
CHF bn
|
|
|
2.2
|
2.419
|
|
08:15
|
CH
|
Industrial Production
|
Q4
|
%y/y
|
|
1.4
|
-3.5
|
-9.2
|
|
08:30
|
SE
|
SCB Unemployment (nsa)
|
Feb
|
% rate
|
|
9.3
|
9.4
|
9.4
|
|
08:30
|
 NL
|
Consumer Confidence
|
Mar
|
index
|
|
|
-12
|
-13
|
|
08:30
|
NL
|
Unemployment (sa)
|
Dec-Feb
|
% rate
|
|
|
5.7
|
5.6
|
|
09:00
|
 IT
|
EU Trade balance
|
Jan
|
EUR mn
|
|
-165
|
|
-1396
|
|
09:00
|
IT
|
Total Trade balance
|
Jan
|
EUR mn
|
|
-3360
|
-1650
|
-114
|
|
09:00
|
 EU
|
Current account (nsa)
|
Jan
|
EUR bn
|
|
-16.7
|
|
9.8
|
|
09:00
|
EU
|
Current account (sa)
|
Jan
|
EUR bn
|
|
-8.1
|
|
2.3
|
|
09:30
|
 GB
|
M4 Money Supply (P)
|
Feb
|
% m/m
|
|
0.2
|
0.7
|
0.2
|
|
09:30
|
GB
|
M4 Money Supply (P)
|
Feb
|
% y/y
|
|
3.6
|
4.3
|
4.7
|
|
09:30
|
GB
|
Public Finances (PSNCR)
|
Feb
|
GBP bn
|
|
7.7
|
11
|
-12
|
|
10:00
|
EU
|
Trade balance (nsa)
|
Jan
|
EUR bn
|
|
-8.9
|
-4
|
4.1
|
|
10:00
|
EU
|
Trade balance (sa)
|
Jan
|
EUR bn
|
|
|
5.5
|
7
|
|
11:00
|
GB
|
CBI Industrial Trends
|
Mar
|
Index
|
|
-37
|
|
-36
|
|
11:30
|
 US
|
Fed Governor Duke participates in panel on Bank Supervision before the American Bankers Association Government Relations Summit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11:30
|
 FR
|
FinMin Lagarde holds news conference in Brussels
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Current account
|
Q4
|
$ bn
|
|
-115.6
|
-119
|
-102.3
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Initial Claims
|
13-Mar
|
k
|
|
457
|
455
|
462
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
CPI
|
Feb
|
%m/m
|
|
|
0.1
|
0.2
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
CPI ex food and energy
|
Feb
|
% m/m
|
|
|
0.1
|
-0.1
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Kansas City Fed President Hoenig and Richmond Fed President Lacker participate in discussion on “The Role of Banking in Local Economic Growth”
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12:30
|
US
|
Fed Governor Duke, FDIC Chair Bair give speech before American Bankers Association government relations summit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
14:00
|
US
|
Leading Indicator
|
Feb
|
% m/m
|
|
0.1
|
0.1
|
0.3
|
|
14:00
|
US
|
Philadelphia Fed Survey
|
Mar
|
index
|
|
18.9
|
18
|
17.6
|
|
14:00
|
US
|
Treasury Chief Economist Krueger gives keynote address before luncheon at the Bond Buyer’s National Municipal Bond Summit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
16:45
|
GB
|
BoE MPC member Sentance gives speech before the British Chambers of Commerce Annual Conference
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
17:00
|
CH
|
SNB board member Danthine gives speech in Zurich
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
21:45
|
 NZ
|
External Migration
|
Feb
|
(sa, net people)
|
|
|
|
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