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Germany Expands 0.5% in the First Quarter
Germany released growth data for the first quarter ending in March, where the final gross domestic product figures confirmed the expansion in the largest economy in the euro zone, where over quarterly basis the economy expanded in line with projections by 0.5%, recovering from the previous contraction of 0.2%.
Over annual basis, the non-seasonally adjusted indexes confirmed the 1.7% growth rate in the first quarter compared with the previous expansion of 1.5%, while the working-day adjusted index showed that the economy expanded in line with estimates by 1.2% in the relative period.
The German growth was protected by the unexpected expansion in exports and private consumption, where demand for German exports increased in the quarter, supporting the index to expand beyond expectations by ...
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Technical analysis of the USD/CAD pair on May 24th, 2012
Commentary of the USD/CAD pair :
The pair USD/CAD has continued yesterday its bullish movement and the breakout of 1.0230 gave us a new buy signal.
All indicators are bullish.
The pair is currently moving above the upper band of its bullish channel (black lines).
We continue to advise long positions as far as 1.0150 is support.
The breakout of 1.03 will give a new buy signal and will open the way towards 1.0350.
In case of return below 1.0150, we will be neutral between this level and 1.01.
The breakout of 1.01 will give a sell signal.
See the previous analysis of the USD/CAD pair of May 23th, 2012
USD/CAD Analysis
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Greek Exit Fears Weigh, Gold Bounces Epically
The euro (EUR) dropped to a 22-month low falling to 1.2545 from 1.2686 against the US dollar on a heightened risk aversion in the markets. Concerns that Greece may face a damaging default and a messy exit from the eurozone weighed on the single currency after talks said that Eurogroup was asked to prepare a Greek exit plan. Wednesday’s informal EU summit did little to restore sentiment in the market after it showed no progress on how EU leaders are planning to tackle the eurozone debt crisis but all agreed on the importance that Greece stays in the euro. France pushed a proposal of joint eurozone bonds, which can help with funding difficulties for some heavily-indebted eurozone countries but that policy is rejected by Germany.
The US dollar (USD) strengthened against a basket of ...
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Asian Market Update : 24/05/2012
EU leaders call on Greece to work harder, June meeting to provide more details on measures; China flash PMI contracts again Thu, 24 May 2012 1:41 AM EST
Economic Data
(CN) CHINA MAY HSBC FLASH MANUFACTURING PMI: 48.7 V 49.3 PRIOR FINAL (7th consecutive contraction)
(NZ) NEW ZEALAND APR TRADE BALANCE (NZ$): 355M V 400ME (11-month high); TRADE BALANCE YTD: -541M V -651ME
(NZ) NEW ZEALAND ANNUAL BUDGET RELEASE: AFFIRMS TARGET OF RETURNING BUDGET TO SURPLUS IN 2015
(AU) AUSTRALIA Q1 CBAHIA HOUSE AFFORDABILITY: 61.8 V 58.5 PRIOR
(JP) JAPAN BOJ MONTHLY ECONOMIC REPORT: Increasingly Evident Japan Economy Is Shifting To Pickup
(KR) SOUTH KOREA Q1 HOUSEHOLD CREDIT Y/Y: +7.0% V 7.8% PRIOR (lowest level since Sept 2009)
(VN) Vietnam May CPI m/m: 0.2% v 0.1% prior; y/y: 8.3% v 8.9%e
(JP) ...
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Technical analysis of the USD/CHF pair on May 24th, 2012
Commentary of the USD/CHF pair :
The pair USD/CHF has continued yesterday its bullish movement and the breakout of 0.95 gave us a new buy signal.
All indicators are bullish.
The pair got back above its bullish slant (black line).
We continue to advise long positions as far as 0.9426 is support.
The breakout of 0.9550 will give a new buy signal and open the way towards 0.96.
In case of return below 0.9426, we will again be neutral between this level and 0.9370.
See the previous analysis of the USD/CHF pair of May 23th, 2012
USD/CHF Analysis
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Technical analysis of the USD/JPY pair on May 24th, 2012
Commentary of the USD/JPY pair :
The pair USD/JPY continues to move between the support at 79.26 and the resistance at 79.65.
Indicators are globaly neutral.
The pair is currently moving above the upper band of its bearish channel (black lines) and above its bearish slant (purple line).
We continue to advise short positions as far as 80.09 is resistance.
A return below 79.26 will comfort our bearish feeling.
The breakout of 79 will give a new sell signal and open the way towards 78.50 and 78.
In case of return above 80.09, a buy signal will be given.
See the previous analysis of the USD/JPY pair of May 23th, 2012
USD/JPY Analysis
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Switzerland Trade Surplus Narrows in March
Switzerland released the trade balance figures for March, where the trade surplus narrowed unexpectedly to 1.33 billion Swiss francs from the previous of 1.69 billion, missing median estimates of 1.90 billion Swiss francs.
The sharp decline in the trade surplus was led by the unexpected drop in exports, which fell by 0.9% from the revised previous drop of 2.4% from 2.5%, missing expansion-estimates of 0.2%.
Imports expanded in a slower pace in March, forcing more pressures on the trade surplus to narrow, where imports expanded by 2.6% from the revised previous of 5.9% from 4.6%.
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EU Summit to no surprise disappoints pushing euro below $1.26 ahead of PMI
The EU informal summit on Wednesday again failed to address the heightened tension across global markets over the outlook for euro stability, no decisions were taken and only disagreement emerged out of the introductory dinner for Hollande to European procrastination and not unity!
Heavy downward pressure is still seen on the euro as it slumped against its major peers and trading just above a two-year low this morning versus the dollar after it slumped to the lowest since July 2010 on Wednesday at $1.2545 as the leaders added nothing new and further pinned the fears of a Greek collapse out of the euro.
Although former Greek Prime Minister said that there are no preparations in place for a Greek euro exit that he is aware of; news reports yesterday proclaimed the opposite based and ...
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Copper rises from 4-1/2 month low, EU crisis weighs
(Reuters) - London copper rose 0.8 percent on Thursday as the market took a breather after sinking to a 4-1/2 month low in the previous session on risk aversion triggered by worries over Greece's possible exit from the euro zone.
Copper, which has lost almost 10 percent this month, may find support from positive U.S. housing data, although gains were capped as the market remains vulnerable to the implications for the global economy after European leaders were unable to deliver meaningful measures to resolve the region's debt crisis.
"Prices of copper have come off quite heavily in recent weeks so there might be some sense that maybe it was an overreaction," said Alexandra Knight, an economist with National Australia Bank. "From my perspective Greece will ultimately stay in the euro zone ...
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