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  • China’ s GDP printed slightly weaker than expected at 6.1% versus 6.3% forecast – its slowest pace of growth this decade, but despite the lower headline number underlying fundamentals suggest that the Chinese economy continues to expand at a healthy pace.
  • Over the past 6 months, being long US dollars has been one of the best trades in the currency market but as the dollar extends its gains, many traders wonder how much further it can rise. In the currency market, trends can last much longer than anyone would normally anticipate especially if it is driven by fear. As humans, we run from uncertainty and not towards it. Risk aversion has been pushing investors into the safety of the US dollar and out of higher yielding currencies. When Main Street reads in the papers tomorrow about the slowest pace of economic growth in 26 years, their shock could turn into more selling. Next week, we also have the US non-farm payrolls report due for release. A sour mood could hang over the markets for most of the week as traders fear that another 500k jobs were lost in the month of January. The only thing that could improve risk appetite and give investors a reason to cheer would be if the Senate passes President Obama’s economic stimulus package.
  • The Federal Reserve is currently holding a two day monetary policy meeting and it will be interesting to see whether they are desperate enough to introduce radical programs that can incite the enthusiasm of investors. With interest rates virtually at zero, a rate cut is not expected, but the central bank is under pressure to take further action. So far, their effort which includes 500bp of easing has helped to prevent the recession from turning into a depression but it has yet to stabilize the economy. The latest string of economic data indicates that the US economy is still on a downtrend and headed lower. The FOMC rate decision tomorrow could be a nonevent for the US dollar, but if the Federal Reserve is desperate enough, they still have the power to surprise the markets.
  • The US dollar strengthened across the board today following better than expected economic data and more clarity from the Federal Reserve on their plans to stimulate the economy going forward. However the strength of the greenback could be fleeting particularly against the Japanese Yen as the upside surprises in US data masks underlying weakness. The December retail sales report is due for release tomorrow. Even though there is a chance that we may see an upside surprise, consumer spending is still expected to be negative for the sixth consecutive month.

TRADE RECOMMENDATIONS

  • Trades to Watch
  • Trades in Progress
currency recommendation
NZD/USD
Medium term



Buy Buy at .6912
Stop at 0.6882
Target at 0.6958
EUR/GBP
Short term



Buy Buy at .9021
Stop at 0.9007
Target at 0.9053
GBP/JPY
Medium term



Sell Sell at 139.2700
Stop at 140.39
Target at 137.58
There are currently no trades in progress.

QUOTEBOARD

  • Key Quotes
  • Currencies
  • Markets
  •  
  • current
  • high
  • low
 
  • EUR/USD
  • down
  • 1.3767
  • 1.3796
  • 1.3669
EUR/USD
5 min chart
  • GBP/USD
  • up
  • 1.5203
  • 1.5217
  • 1.5025
GBP/USD
5 min chart
  • USD/JPY
  • up
  • 90.55
  • 91.07
  • 90.16
USD/JPY
5 min chart
  • OIL
  • up
  • 81.18
  • 83.13
  • 80.55
CLJ0
5 min chart
  • GOLD
  • down
  • 1101.3
  • 1119.0
  • 1097.9
.GOLD
5 min chart
  • US Stocks
  • down
  • 10635
  • 10656
  • 10595
.US30
5 min chart
  • UK Stocks
  • down
  • 5634.3
  • 5646.5
  • 5611.5
.UK100
5 min chart
  • DEM Stocks
  • down
  • 5952.0
  • 5989.8
  • 5933.3
.DE30
5 min chart
  • JP Stocks
  • up
  • 10794
  • 10824
  • 10695
.JP225
5 min chart
  •  
  • current
  • high
  • low
 
  • EUR/USD
  • down
  • 1.3767
  • 1.3796
  • 1.3669
5 min chart
  • GBP/USD
  • up
  • 1.5203
  • 1.5217
  • 1.5025
  • USD/JPY
  • up
  • 90.55
  • 91.07
  • 90.16
  • USD/CHF
  • up
  • 1.0578
  • 1.0695
  • 1.0575
  • USD/CAD
  • up
  • 1.0190
  • 1.0246
  • 1.0154
  • AUD/USD
  • down
  • 0.9151
  • 0.9194
  • 0.9140
  • NZD/USD
  • up
  • 0.7016
  • 0.7049
  • 0.6983
  • USD/MXN
  • down
  • 12.5220
  • 12.5812
  • 12.5205
  • EUR/JPY
  • down
  • 124.67
  • 125.19
  • 123.67
  • GBP/JPY
  • up
  • 137.67
  • 138.06
  • 136.09
  •  
  • current
  • high
  • low
 
  • OIL
  • up
  • 81.18
  • 83.13
  • 80.55
5 min chart
  • GOLD
  • down
  • 1101.3
  • 1119.0
  • 1097.9
5 min chart
  • SILVER
  • down
  • 17.054
  • 17.32
  • 16.944
5 min chart
  • US500
  • down
  • 1151.1
  • 1156.9
  • 1146.6
5 min chart
  • UK Stocks
  • down
  • 5634.3
  • 5646.5
  • 5611.5
5 min chart
  • DEM Stocks
  • down
  • 5952.0
  • 5989.8
  • 5933.3
5 min chart
  • JP Stocks
  • up
  • 10794
  • 10824
  • 10695
5 min chart
  • AU Stocks
  • down
  • 4813.5
  • 4838.5
  • 4803.5
5 min chart
Data source: GFT

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