Key Fundamental Forex Events and Forecasts for the Coming Week
The following table lists the key economic data and other events that are due out during the week of September 29th – October 3rd, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.
The list also includes the current market consensus forecast for each event and indicates what sort of deviation might affect the forex market valuation of the indicated currency positively.
Monday, September 29th
- All Day EUR German Prelim CPI (-0.1% expected, > good for currency)
Tuesday, September 30th
- 1:00am NZD ANZ Business Confidence (last 24.4 expected, > good for currency)
- 2:45am CNY HSBC Final Manufacturing PMI (50.5 expected, > good for currency)
- 9:30am GBP Current Account (-16.9B expected, > good for currency)
- 10:00am EUR CPI Flash Estimate (0.3% expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm CAD GDP (0.2% expected, > good for currency)
- 3:00pm USD CB Consumer Confidence (92.2 expected, > good for currency)
Wednesday, October 1st
- All Day CNY Bank Holiday
- 2:00am CNY Manufacturing PMI (51.1 expected, > good for currency)
- 2:30am AUD Retail Sales (0.4% expected, > good for currency)
- 9:30am GBP Manufacturing PMI (52.6 expected, > good for currency)
- 1:15pm USD ADP Non-Farm Employment Change (206K expected, > good for currency)
- Tentative NZD GDT Price Index (last 0.0% expected, > good for currency)
- 3:00pm USD ISM Manufacturing PMI (58.6 expected, > good for currency)
Thursday, October 2nd
- All Day CNY Bank Holiday
- 2:30am AUD Building Approvals (1.1% expected, > good for currency)
- 2:30am AUD Trade Balance (-0.78B expected, > good for currency)
- 9:30am GBP Construction PMI (63.7 expected, > good for currency)
- 12:45pm EUR Minimum Bid Rate Decision (0.05% expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm EUR ECB Press Conference (hawkish = good for currency)
- 1:30pm USD Weekly Initial Jobless Claims (299K expected,
Friday, October 3rd
- All Day CNY Bank Holiday
- All Day EUR German Bank Holiday
- 9:30am GBP Services PMI (59.1 expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm CAD Trade Balance (1.5B expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm USD Non-Farm Payrolls (216K expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm USD Trade Balance (-41.0B expected, > good for currency)
- 1:30pm USD Unemployment Rate (6.1% expected,
- 3:00pm USD ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI (58.5 expected, > good for currency)
Saturday, October 4th
- 5:00pm AUD Daylight Saving Time Shift
Technical Forecast and Levels to Watch for the Majors This Week
EUR/USD: Mildly Lower
Resistance:
Initial: 1.2692/96, 1.2744/54. 1.2795/1.2805, 1.2815/21, 1.2834/79, 1.2900/04, 1.2919/21, 1.2978/98, 1.3000/03, 1.3047, 1.3059/66, 1.3077, 1.3093/1.3109, 1.3126, 1.3130, 1.3152/65, 1.3172/77, 1.3187/1.3206, 1.3220/42, 1.3294/99, 1.3305/08, 1.3318/24, 1.3332/35, 1.3344/53, 1.3366, 1.3376/89, 1.3398/1.3416, 1.3432/44, 1.3451, 1.3473/82, 1.3489/1.3524, 1.3538, 1.3546/88, 1.3597, 1.3602/15, 1.3621/31, 1.3639/50, 1.3663/76, 1.3682/86, 1.3685/1.3710, 1.3714/16, 1.3731/39, 1.3748, 1.3758/74, 1.3784/98, 1.3807, 1.3810/20, 1.3824, 1.3832/36, 1.3845/54, 1.3864, 1.3875/78, 1.3888/92, 1.3905/14, 1.3937, 1.3947 and 1.3966/69.
Above: 1.3993/1.4000, 1.4246, 1.4500/17, 1.4695 and 1.4939.
Support:
Initial: 1.2623/76, 1.2588/89, 1.2501/19, 1.2407/96, 1.2381/91, 1.2323/33, 1.2241/55, 1.2162, 1.2143 and 1.2133.
Below: 1.204132 and 1.1938.
USD/JPY: Mildly Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 109.45 and 109.53.
Above: 110.39/47, 111.60 and 111.78.
Support:
Initial: 108.98, 108.42, 108.24, 107.39, 107.18, 105.70, 105.41/43, 105.30/33, 105.18, 104.83/91, 104.63/68, 104.36, 104.07/26, 103.91, 103.82, 103.73/75, 103.37/43, 103.30, 102.92/103.08, 102.57/82, 102.49/52, 102.33/40, 102.26, 102.13/14, 101.90/102.04, 101.60/83, 101.50/56, 101.42/43, 101.30/32, 101.08/27, 100.82/86, 100.75, 100.60/65, 100.38/48, 100.22 and 100.00.
Below: 99.94, 99.66, 99.40, 99.25, 99.13/14, 99.00, 98.84/92, 98.63/72, 98.48/53, 98.28, 98.20, 98.08, 97.75/83, 97.49/63, 96.90/97.05, 96.81, 96.65/70, 96.55/56, 96.05, 95.79/80, 95.44, 94.90/95.07, 94.87, 94.55, 94.19, 94.05, 93.76, 93.78 93.68, 93.50, 93.17, 92.77/95, 92.14/30, 91.19, 90.85, 90.20/32, 89.40/66, 88.05, 87.95/99 and 87.79.
GBP/USD: Mildly lower
Resistance:
Initial: 1.6251/62, 1.6280/86, 1.6290, 1.6298/1.6309, 1.6336, 1.6348, 1.6357, 1.6376, 1.6380/83, 1.6394, 1.6400, 1.6415/18, 1.6441/44, 1.6458/65, 1.6484, 1.6496, 1.6516, 1.6524, 1.6534, 1.6548, 1.6576/86, 1.6592, 1.6611/17, 1.6624, 1.6640/56, 1.6665/67, 1.6683, 1.6692/98, 1.6716/24, 1.6730/37, 1.6745, 1.6755, 1.6765/68, 1.6777, 1.6785, 1.6800/02, 1.6812, 1.6819/22, 1.6831/44, 1.6874/87, 1.6902/09, 1.6919/20, 1.6951, 1.6960, 1.6995, 1.7000, 1.7010, 1.7035, 1.7042/51, 1.7058/62, 1.7084, 1.7094/99, 1.7107, 1.7130, 1.7167, 1.7176/78 and 1.7190.
Above: 1.7440.
Support:
Initial: 1.6237/46, 1.6222/24, 1.6215/16, 1.6204/15, 1.6195/98, 1.6177, 1.6161, 1.6155, 1.6130/36, 1.6109/21, 1.6083/96, 1.6071/77, 1.6051/66, 1.6001/08, 1.5975/91, 1.5956/61, 1.5948, 1.5900/27, 1.5886/93, 1.5874/77, 1.5853, 1.5844, 1.5825, 1.5803/07, 1.5775/81, 1.5750, 1.5714/17, 1.5683/92, 1.5673, 1.5624/56, 1.5601/15, 1.5591, 1.5561/68, 1.5538/45 and 1.5514/16.
Below: 1.5498/99, 1.5476/79, 1.5458, 1.5434, 1.5427, 1.5403/21, 1.5313/92, 1.5304, 1.5293, 1.5260/62, 1.5237/39, 1.5208/23, 1.5198, 1.5173/87, 1.5164, 1.5152/57, 1.5130, 1.5123, 1.5101, 1.5092, 1.5081, 1.5072/75, 1.5026/32, 1.5013, 1.5007. 1.4985, 1.4966/67, 1.4884, 1.4872, 1.4856, 1.4830, 1.4812 and 1.4785, 1.4345 and 1.4232.
AUD/USD: Mildly Lower
Resistance:
Initial: 0.8762/73, 0.8784, 0.8812, 0.8819/25, 0.8842/47, 0.8857/61, 0.8869, 0.8887/92, 0.8906/12, 0.8918/20, 0.8923/36, 0.8951/57, 0.8967/69, 0.8981/87, 0.8994/0.9010, 0.9035, 0.9041, 0.9042/48, 0.9054/57, 0.9061/66, 0.9072/79, 0.9102, 0.9110/19, 0.9127/37, 0.9147, 0.9162/67, 0.9179/89, 0.9200/08, 0.9214/26, 0.9232/74, 0.9286/94, 0.9304, 0.9311, 0.9328/34, 0.9343/53, 0.9359, 0.9386/0.9410, 0.9420/24, 0.9428/33, 0.9440/47, 0.9455/57, 0.9469 and 0.9483/86.
Above: 0.9500, 0.9524/27, 0.9536/42, 0.9571, 0.9585, 0.9592, 0.9620, 0.9640, 0.9664, 0.9676, 0.9689/96, 0.9710, 0.9732, 0.9757, 0.9791/94, 0.9841/96, 0.9900, 0.9925/83, 1.0000/18, 1.0052, 1.0099/1.0100, 1.0114/17, 1.0148/51, 1.0165/77 and 1.0181/82.
Support:
Initial: 0.8747, 0.8729, 0.8693, 0.8659, 0.8578 and 0.8512.
Below: 0.8066 and 0.7674.
USD/CAD: Mildly Higher
Resistance:
Initial: 1.1158, 1.1168/73, 1.1194, 1.1223/29 and 1.1270/77.
Above: 1.1723, 1.2985, 1.3007/14 and 1.3062.
Support:
Initial: 1.1152, 1.1141, 1.1116/32, 1.1102/09, 1.1097/99, 1.1089, 1.1069/70, 1.1030/53, 1.0982/1.1001, 1.0962/66, 1.0954/59, 1.0941/45, 1.0934, 1.0925/28, 1.0915, 1.0903/09, 1.0894,1.0873/86, 0852/59, 1.0849, 1.0839/40, 1.0820/27, 1.0813, 1.0793/96, 1.0742/85, 1.0736, 1.0726, 1.0717, 1.0702/09, 1.0693, 1.0668/79, 1.0646/60, 1.0619/29, 1.0608,1.0580/87, 1.0567/71, 1.0558/59, 1.0546, 1.0519/22, 1.0506, 1.0496/1.0502, 1.0471/87, 1.0459, 1.0441/44, 1.0414/18, 1.0401/04, 1.0390/92, 1.0379, 1.0355/68, 1.0333, 1.0324, 1.0309/12, 1.0283/1.0305, 1.0270/76, 1.0262, 1.0244/55, 1.0233/35, 1.0199/1.0226, 1.0172/82, 1.0165, 1.0151/56, 1.0148, 1.0128/42, 1.0103/05, 1.0081/99, 1.0050/56, 1.0029/34, 1.0018 and 1.0012.
Below: 0.9993/98, 0.9984, 0.9969, 0.9945/60, 0.9931, 0.9922, 0.9902/07, 0.9899, 0.9858, 0.9814/26, 0.9724/99, 0.9686, 0.9645, 0.9631, 0.9525, 0.9445 and 0.9405.
NZD/USD: Lower
Resistance:
Initial: 0.7872, 0.7888, 0.7903/06, 0.7932, 0.7967, 0.7989/0.8013, 0.8030, 0.8040, 0.8049/60, 0.8075/82, 0.8100/09, 0.8114/37, 0.8147/53, 0.8160/76, 0.8186, 0.8195/97, 0.8204/14, 0.8221/41, 0.8250/55, 0.8263, 0.8268/71, 0.8280, 0.8285/87, 0.8291/95, 0.8302/16, 0.8322/66, 0.8376, 0.8389, 0.8406, 0.8413, 0.8421/61, 0.8472/79, 0.8487/89 and 0.8499.
Above: 0.8504/18, 0.8523/37, 0.8542/53, 0.8560/61, 0.8571/78, 0.8584/90, 0.8602/05, 0.8633/41, 0.8647/53, 0.8660/67, 0.8671/74, 0.8693/0.8700, 0.8712/18, 0.8734, 0.8744, 0.8764/77, 0.8789, 0.8792, 0.8821, 0.8834 and 0.8840.
Support:
Initial: 0.7856/57, 0.7838/46, 0.7829, 0.7819 and 0.7804.
Below: 0.7795, 0.7783, 0.7760, 0.7751/58, 0.7731/34, 0.7705/23, 0.7697, 0.7681/86, 0.7605/76 and 0.7500/85.