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For the first week of April there are several publications and monetary decisions that may stir up the financial markets. Among the reports to be published and decisions are: U.S. manufacturing PMI, GB rate decision, minutes of last FOMC meeting, GB manufacturing production, DCB rate decision, U.S non-farm payroll report, RBA cash rate decision, EU unemployment rate, G7 meeting, and U.S. unemployment claims. Here is an outlook for the week of April 2nd to 6th.
The complete weekly outlook on Commodities and Forex for April 2-6

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Monday 2nd of April 10:00 – Euro Area Unemployment Rate: the Euro Area unemployment rate sharply rose from 10.3% in December to 10.7% in January; this report may affect ...

GBP/USD moved upwards this week, closing just shy of the 1.60 level, at 1.5996. The upcoming week is quite busy, with nine releases. Here is an outlook for the upcoming events, and an updated technical analysis for GBP/USD.

GBP/USD graph with support and resistance lines on it. Click to enlarge:

Halifax HPI: Publication time tentative. This housing inflation indicator was down sharply in March, falling to -0.5%. The forecast for April is also weak, at -0.3%.
Manufacturing PMI: Monday, 8:30. This diffusion index is base on a survey of purchasing managers in the manufacturing sector. The indicator recorded a reading of 51.2 in March, and little change is forecast for this month.

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Dollar/yen managed to regain some of the losses towards the end of the Japanese fiscal year. Is this a change of course or a temporary adjustment? Tankan Manufacturing / non Manufacturing Index and Average Cash Earnings are the main events this week. Here’s an outlook for the Japanese events and an updated technical analysis for USD/JPY.

Last week encouraging readings were released concerning Japan’s economy with Retail sales beating expectations by jumping 3.5% in January, following a 2.5% climb in December, indicating Japanese economy is returning to pre-earthquake levels. More good news came with the yen’s decline aiding exporters and lifting consumer sentiment. Will this growth trend continue?

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Euro/dollar managed to edge up in another choppy week. The new month features a rate decision by the ECB among other events. Will the euro continue advancing slowly? Here is an outlook for the upcoming events and an updated technical analysis for EUR/USD.

Greece returned to the spotlight with more talk that another restructuring is on the way. Bigger trouble can come from Spain, which is struggling with a fierce recession. In the US, cautious optimism remains the main theme of the recovery, which is “blamed” for good weather.

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