Thursday, July 19, 2012

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Can the US Building Permits Give a Boost to the S&P 500?

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 04:10 AM PDT

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At FOREXYARD, we believe in keeping our clients prepared for potentially significant news events. As such, traders will want to carefully monitor the US Building Permits, scheduled to be released today at 12:30 GMT. As can be seen in the chart below, following the release of a higher than forecasted Building Permits figure in April, the S&P 500 saw significant gains.

s&p 500

Don't miss out on another opportunity to capitalize on market volatility!

Today's news is forecasted to come in at 0.76M. Should the end result exceed the forecasted level, investor confidence in the US economic recovery could receive a boost, which may result in additional gains for indices like the S&P 500. This is an excellent opportunity for forex traders to take advantage of potentially significant news, so don't miss out!

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Market Review 18.7.12

Posted: 18 Jul 2012 01:46 AM PDT

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The euro saw moderate losses against the US dollar in overnight trading. The EUR/USD fell close to 40 pips, reaching as low as 1.2266 before bouncing back to its current level of 1.2282. Crude oil maintained its recent upward trend last night, as tensions with Iran continued to generate supply side fears among investors. The commodity is currently trading at $89.24 a barrel.

Main News for Today

Part Two of US Fed Chairman Bernanke's Testimony- 14:00 GMT

• The markets saw significant volatility yesterday after the first part of the Fed Chairman's testimony
• Investors will be closely watching today for any clues regarding a possible new round of quantitative easing to boost the US economic recovery
• Any mention of quantitative easing could lead to broad dollar losses during the afternoon session

US Crude Oil Inventories- 14:30 GMT

• Crude oil saw gains last week after the US inventories figure came in well below the forecasted level
• Should today's indicator come in below the expected 0.5M, investors may see it as a sign that demand for oil in the US is going up, which could lead to additional gains for crude during afternoon trading

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