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Last edition of the year 2007
Monday, December 31, 2007
We wish all our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
The publication of the Daily Currency Briefing will resume on 7th
January 2008.
Today’s events and upcoming events in major markets
Events on Dec 21 (GMT) Period Market CBCM Previous Impact
08:30 SWE PPI Nov, yoy 4.1% 3.9% Positive
09:30 UK Retail sales Nov, yoy 4.5 4.0 4.4 Neutral
10:00 EUR Order intake Oct, mom 2.0 2.0 -1.6 Positive
13:30 USA Personal income Nov, mom 0.5% 0.5% 0.2% Positive
13:30 USA Personal spending Nov, mom 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% Neutral
13:30 USA PCE index core rate Nov, mom
yoy
0.2%
2.0%
0.1%
1.9%
0.2%
1.9%
Neutral
Events from Dec 24th till Jan 4th Period Market CBCM Previous Impact
26.12. JN BoJ Minutes from 31st Oct, 13th Nov
26.12. USA S&P Case Shiller home prices Oct -5.7% -4.9% Negativ
27.12. USA Durable goods orders Nov, mom 2.0% -0.4% Positiv
27.12. USA Consumer confidence Dec 86.5 87.3 Negativ
28.12. JN Unemployment rate Nov 4.0% 4.0% Neutral
28.12. JN CPI ex-food Nov, mom 0.3% 0.1% Positiv
28.12. JN Industrial production Nov, mom -1.8% 1.7% Negativ
28.12. JN Retail trade Nov, mom 0.1% 0.3% Negativ
28.12. SUI Kof indicator Dec 2.02
28.12. USA Chicago PMI Dec 52.9
28.12 USA New home sales Nov 720k 728k Negativ
28.12. USA Existing home sales Nov, mln 4.97
02.01. USA ISM Index Dec 50.8
04.01. SUI CPI Dec, yoy 1.8%
04.01. USA Non-farm payrolls Dec 94k
04.01. USA Unemployment rate Dec 4.7%
04.01. USA ISM non-manufacturing Dec
The following charts on the performance of G10 currencies against the euro and
the yen reflect that the first half of 2007 was dominated by risk appetite and
carry trades. In the second half of the year, the financial market crisis triggered a
rise in risk aversion and a sharp unwinding of carry trades. Over the entire year
2007, the US dollar has lost 8% against the euro, 6.5% against the GBP and
3.2% against the yen.
