Forex Asia

by admin on September 30th, 2009

index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange Nikkei (Nikkei) has grown by 33.03 points (0.33%) and closed at 10133.23. Yield of 10-year Japanese government bonds is 1.290 (increased from the previous closing on 0.010). Index of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange Haeng Seng (Hang Seng) fell 174.62 points (-0.83%) and is located at 20838.55.

After promotion to the level of 90.38 dollar /yen fell to the Asian session to a mark of 89.52. The euro /yen after rising to the level of 132.00 fell to a mark of 130.99.

noted that the fall in rates due to the return of Japanese investors and exporters of their funds from abroad in the last day of the first half of the fiscal year in Japan.

index of consumer confidence (Gfk consumer confidence) in the UK for September -16 (forecast -24, the previous value of -25). Factor out much better than forecast and reached its highest level since January 2008. These data support the exchange rate of the British pound.

pound /dollar rose today to the level of 1.6083. The euro /pound dropped to a mark of 90.84.

The preliminary value of the index of industrial production (Industrial production) in Japan for August, 1.8% for the month, -18.7% for the year (forecast 1.8% for the month, -18.8% for the year, the previous value of 2.1% per month, -22.7% per year).

index of housing starts (Housing starts) in Japan in August -38.3% for the year (-31.6% forecast for the year, the previous value of -32.1% per year).

industrial price index (PPI) for August in France, 0.4% for the month, -8.5% for the year (forecast 0.6% for the month, -8.7% for the year, the previous value of 0.6% for the month, -8.7% for the year).

Today is scheduled for release the following data:

at 07:55 GMT - change in the number of unemployed (Unemployment), taking into account seasonal fluctuations in Germany in September (forecast 20K, the previous value-1K);

at 07:55 GMT - unemployment without taking into account seasonal variations (Unemployment rate unadjusted) in Germany in September (the previous value of 8.3%);

at 08:00 GMT - index of industrial prices (PPI) in Italy in August (forecast 0.4% for the month, the previous value of -0.4% for the month, -7.5% per year);

at 09:00 GMT - preliminary value of the consumer price index (CPI) in Italy in September (forecast 0.0% per month, 0.4% for the year, the previous value of 0.3% per month, 0.1% for the year);

at 09:00 GMT - preliminary value of the consumer price index (Harmonized CPI) in Europe (16) in September (-0.2% forecast for the year, the previous value of -0.2% per year);

at 12:30 GMT - final index value of the gross domestic product (GDP) in the U.S. for the second quarter (-1.2% forecast for the year, an improved value of -1.0% per year);

at 13:45 GMT - an index of business activity of the Managers Association of Chicago (Chicago PMI) in the U.S. in September (forecast 52.5, the previous value of 50.0);

at 23:50 GMT - Quarterly Economic Review of the Bank of Japan Tankan (Tankan): index of large manufacturers in Japan for the third quarter (forecast -33, the previous value of -48);

at 23:50 GMT - an index of retail sales (Retail sales) in Japan in August (-2.4% forecast for the year, the previous value of -2.5% per year).