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Following the sharp gains in commodities prices during the first week of 2012, the second week of 2012 might continue this direction pending the new reports and decisions that will be made during the week. Here is an outlook for the week of January 9th to January 13th that highlights the main news items related to the U.S., China, UK, Canada and Euro Area.
(All times GMT):
1. Monday 9th of January 11:00 – German Industrial Production: this report will present the growth during November of Germany's industrial production and could indicate the progress of the German Economy and consequently may influence forex and commodities traders;
2. Monday 9th of January 15:30 – BOC Business Outlook Survey: this quarterly report ...

The last week of the year brings few news items on the agenda and will probably be with a slow trading week. That being said there are several important financial news items that may affect forex and commodities prices; some of the items include: U.S. pending home sales report, Japan's minutes of the last rate decision; Euro Area monetary development. Here is an outlook for the week of December 26th to 30th.
(All times GMT):
1. Monday 26th of December tentative – Bank of Japan –Minutes of last Monetary Policy Meeting: following the recent policy meeting and rate decision from last week, in which the BOJ decided to kept the interest rate unchanged at 0 to 0.1 percent, this report will present the minutes of the recent ...