Thursday, 31 January 2013

RTTNews | Currency Alerts (January 31, 2013).: Loonie Mixed Ahead Of Canada's GDP, Industrial Product Price Data


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Canada is set to release its gross domestic product figures for November at 8:30 am ET. Canada's industrial product price and raw materials price indexes for December are also due out around the same time. Canada's GDP is expected to have advanced 1.4 percent on year and 0.2 percent on month in November...

The Labor Department is scheduled to release its jobless claims report for the week ended January 26th at 8:30 am ET. Economists expect claims to increase to 350,000 from 330,000 in the previous week. Around the same time, the Labor Department will also release its employment cost index for the fourth...





The European currency showed mixed trading against its major rivals following the release of Germany's preliminary inflation figures for January at 8:00 am ET. While the common currency edged lower against the pound, it held steady against the rest of majors. As of 8:04 am ET, the euro was trading...

The Indian rupee resumed yesterday's rally against its US counterpart on Thursday, although the weakening trend in domestic equities eroded some of its gains later at noon. Indian shares fell on Thursday, mirroring weak global cues owing to weaker than expected GDP figures from the United States and...

The pound that advanced against its major rivals following the release of Nationwide's upbeat data on the U.K. housing market erased some of its gains shortly in the session. The sterling was trading at 143.74 against the yen and 1.5789 against the dollar around 6:00 am ET, down from previous highs...

The Australian dollar has given back its previous losses against most major currencies in the early European session on Thursday. The aussie is now trading at 94.83 against the yen, 1.0452 against the loonie, 1.0425 against the greenback and 1.3018 against the euro, off its early 2-day low of 94.30,...

The Australian dollar erased some of its early Asian session losses against the euro in early European deals on Thursday. The aussie was trading at 1.3006 against the euro around 4:30 am ET, up from Asian session's fresh 13-month low of 1.3080. If the aussie extends advance, 1.2950 is seen as the...

Amid the release of German unemployment figures for January at 3.55 am ET Thursday, the euro rose against other major currencies. The euro is now trading at 1.3562 against the greenback, 0.8578 against the pound, 123.31 against the yen and 1.2344 against the franc.

At 3.55 am ET Thursday, the Federal Labor Agency is set to issue German unemployment figures for January. The number of unemployed is forecast to increase 8,000 compared to 3,000 in the prior month. Ahead of the data, the euro showed mixed trading against other major currencies. While the euro held...

The Australian dollar extended its early weakness against the NZ dollar in the European morning session on Thursday. The aussie fell to 1.2431 against the kiwi, its lowest level since October 8. If the aussie extends decline, it may break 1.24 level. The pair closed Wednesday's trading at 1.2467.

The pound edged higher against its major rivals on Thursday after a report showed that the conditions in the U.K. housing market improved in the month of January. House prices in the UK increased 0.5 percent month-on-month in January, a report from the Nationwide Building Society showed. The rate...

Ahead of the European session on Thursday, the pound advanced against other major currencies. The pound climbed to a 1-week high of 1.5837 against the greenback with 1.59 seen as the next upside target level. The pound bounced back from an early low of 1.4371 against the franc and is presently...


The Nationwide data showed that the house prices in the U.K. advanced 0.5 percent in January and was flat on a year-on-year basis. Analysts had expected the headline index to drop 0.3 percent on year, while the monthly index was expected to increase 0.2 percent. The pound edged higher against most...

Following the release of German retail sales for December at 2:00 am ET Thursday, the euro dropped against other major currencies. The euro is now trading at 1.3549 against the greenback, 0.8575 against the pound, 1.2344 against the franc and 123.05 against the yen.

The U.K. Nationwide house price index for January is slated for release at 2:00 am ET. House prices for January are expected to drop 0.3 percent on year, while the seasonally adjusted house price index is seen rising 0.2 percent on month. The pound showed mixed trading against its major rivals ahead...

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