Action Insight Daily Report 4-30-18
| Action Insight Daily Report 4-30-18 | | Forex Markets Steady as Heavy Weight Data from US, Eurozone and UK Awaited | The forex market open the week rather steadily with major indices stuck inside Friday's range. Aussie is generally lower followed by Yen. Meanwhile, Sterling, Dollar and Swiss Franc are generally higher. But the picture could quickly change as volatility comes in. The week ahead is full of important events including RBA rate decision on Tuesday and FOMC announcement of Wednesday. But economic data will catch more attentions, starting with Germany CPI and US PCE today. |  | AUD/USD Daily Outlook Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.7546; (P) 0.7564; (R1) 0.7598; More... Intraday bias in AUD/USD remains neutral for consolidation above 0.7531 temporary low. Upside of recovery should be limited by 0.7642 support turned resistance to bring another decline. Below 0.7531 will resume larger fall from 0.8135 to 0.7500 key support level. On the upside, however, firm break of 0.7642 will be an early sign of near term reversal and turn focus back to 0.7812 resistance. |  | | GMT | Ccy | Events | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Revised | | 1:00 | AUD | TD Securities Inflation M/M Apr | 0.50% | | 0.10% | | | 1:00 | CNY | Manufacturing PMI Apr | 51.4 | 51.3 | 51.5 | | | 1:00 | CNY | Non-manufacturing PMI Apr | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.6 | | | 6:00 | EUR | German Retail Sales M/M Mar | | 0.80% | -0.70% | | | 7:00 | CHF | KOF Leading Indicator Apr | | 106 | 106 | | | 8:00 | EUR | Eurozone M3 Money Supply Y/Y Mar | | 4.10% | 4.20% | | | 12:00 | EUR | German CPI M/M Apr P | | -0.10% | 0.40% | | | 12:00 | EUR | German CPI Y/Y Apr P | | 1.50% | 1.60% | | | 12:30 | CAD | Industrial Product Price M/M Mar | | 0.20% | 0.10% | | | 12:30 | CAD | Raw Materials Price Index M/M Mar | | 0.60% | -0.30% | | | 12:30 | USD | Personal Income Mar | | 0.40% | 0.40% | | | 12:30 | USD | Personal Spending Mar | | 0.40% | 0.20% | | | 12:30 | USD | PCE Deflator M/M Mar | | 0.00% | 0.20% | | | 12:30 | USD | PCE Deflator Y/Y Mar | | 2.00% | 1.80% | | | 12:30 | USD | PCE Core M/M Mar | | 0.20% | 0.20% | | | 12:30 | USD | PCE Core Y/Y Mar | | 1.90% | 1.60% | | | 13:45 | USD | Chicago PMI Apr | | 58 | 57.4 | | | 14:00 | USD | Pending Home Sales M/M Mar | | 0.80% | 3.10% | | | | |