Forex-Metal Daily Analysis -13/01/2012

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The positive result of Spain government bonds auction and weakness of US dollar supported the Euro currency.
Asian and European trading sessions:
Euro: During the Asian trading session the EUR/USD couple traded in narrow range between $1.2700 and $1.2732 levels .Market participants did not want to initiate any actions at the threshold of announce of the EU Central Bank rate later today. At the first part of European trading session the Euro started to get back its positions against US dollar on speculation that the European Central Bank will not change its monetary and leave interest rate unchanged. The result of the auction of Spain government bonds, which attracted almost double amount than planned, 9.98 billion euro against planned of4-5 billion euro, also supported the Euro currency. The EUR/USD pair grew up, showing the maximum at the $ 1.2778 area.

US Dollar: The US dollar, traded mostly lower against its competitors because of the leading decline in demand for relatively safe assets.

British Pound: The pound remained under pressure amid speculation that this year the Bank of England will expand its program of bonds redemption and today’s announcement of the interest rate of England.

Japanese Yen: The USD/JPY pair recorded its low at the last part of the European trading session by hitting Y76.67 level.

New Zealand dollar: The New Zealand dollar reached a two-month high against the US dollar before dropping, amid the report of little faster than expected, rate of inflation in China, 4.1% compared forecasted 4.0%.

American trading session:
US Dollar: The dollar continued its downtrend after the report on U.S. retail sales in December, which rose less than expected, by only 0.1% versus forecasted 0.3 %. Also, the increased Initial Jobless Claims, which grew to 399K against forecasted 375K, pressured the American currency.


Euro: The Euro remained traded at its highs against the US dollar after European Central Bank President Mario Draghi said that he sees signs of stabilization in the economy of the EU. The other reason for Euro’s positive trading dynamics was the result of positive placement of Spain government bonds.

Gold: The February’s Gold future contracts rose by $ 18, or 1.1 %, to $ 1661 per troy ounce. The closed price for today, however, was recorded at $1.649 level.

Oil: The February’s WTI futures suffered the big intraday drop below $ 100 per barrel, showing a session low at $ 98.49 level.
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