Friday, August 17, 2007

Risk Aversion Lingers in FX

At 4:30 AM UK August MPC Meeting Minutes (exp 9-0, prev 3-6)
UK June Claimant Count (exp –10.0k, prev –13.8k)
UK June Unemployment Rate (exp 5.4%, prev 5.4%)
At 8:30 AM Canada June Manufacturing Shipments (exp –0.2%, prev –0.1%)
August NY Fed Manufacturing Survey (exp 18.5, prev 26.46)
US July core CPI m/m (exp 0.2%, prev 0.2%)
US July core CPI y/y (exp 2.2%, prev 2.2%)
US July CPI y/y (exp 2.4%, prev 2.7%)
At 9:00 AM US June TICS (exp $65.0 bln, prev $126.1 bln)
At 9:15 AM US July Industrial Production (exp 0.3%, prev 0.5%)
US July Capacity Utilization (exp 81.8%, prev 81.7%)
At 1:00 PM US August NAHB (exp 23.0, prev 24.0)

The dollar continues to firm against the euro and sterling, but drifts further versus the yen. A barrage of US economic data is slated for release in the coming session, including key gauges of inflation and manufacturing. The July core CPI figures are seen unchanged from their prior readings at 0.2% m/m and 2.2% y/y. The annualized headline figure however, is estimated to fall to 2.4% for July, down from 2.7% in the previous year.

The August New York Fed manufacturing survey is forecasted to fall to 18.5, down from 26.46 from July, while industrial production in July is seen slowing to 0.3% versus 0.5% a month earlier. Capacity utilization is expected to edge up slightly to 81.8% from 81.7%. Meanwhile, consensus estimates for the June TICS data is seen sharply lower at $65.0 billion, versus $126.1 billion from May.

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