Weekly Forex Forecast: August 3 - 7 (2024)

The British Pound closed the week on a bullish note gaining 0.7% for the week. The bullish strength in the British Pound comes as speculators start to position themselves for the month ahead as the BoE has been starting to turn hawkish as far as the UK rate hikes are concerned. While the BoE hasn’t quite given clear clues as to when the rate hikes will start the market positioning points to any of the upcoming BoE meetings which could see some of the doves take flight to the hawkish side of the vote. The Aussie came in as the second currency that was stronger last week gaining 0.26%. Although economic data was limited last week, the Aussie followed by the Kiwi’s rally points to a possible ‘risk off’ environment.

The Canadian Dollar and the Swiss Franc were the weakest currencies last week losing -0.33% each. The Canadian dollar came under pressure late Friday as the monthly GDP showed a second month of contraction. Bank of Canada had cut interest rates last month and had given downward revision of GDP and inflation numbers.

Fundamentals for the Week August 3 – 7

DateTimeCurrencyDetailForecastPrevious
03-AugAll DayAUDBank Holiday
03:30AUDMI Inflation Gauge m/m0.10%
04:00AUDHIA New Home Sales m/m-2.30%
04:30AUDANZ Job Advertisem*nts m/m1.30%
04:35JPYFinal Manufacturing PMI51.451.4
04:45CNYCaixin Final Manufacturing PMI48.348.2
10:15EURSpanish Manufacturing PMI54.254.5
10:30CHFManufacturing PMI50.650
10:45EURItalian Manufacturing PMI54.654.1
10:50EURFrench Final Manufacturing PMI49.649.6
10:55EURGerman Final Manufacturing PMI51.551.5
11:00EURFinal Manufacturing PMI52.252.2
11:30GBPManufacturing PMI51.651.4
All DayCADBank Holiday
15:30USDCore PCE Price Index m/m0.10%0.10%
USDPersonal Spending m/m0.20%0.90%
USDPersonal Income m/m0.40%0.50%
16:45USDFinal Manufacturing PMI53.853.8
17:00USDISM Manufacturing PMI53.653.5
USDConstruction Spending m/m0.80%0.80%
USDISM Manufacturing Prices49.549.5
17:50USDFOMC Member Powell Speaks
All DayUSDTotal Vehicle Sales17.2M17.2M
04-Aug02:50JPYMonetary Base y/y32.20%34.20%
04:00NZDANZ Commodity Prices m/m-3.10%
04:30AUDRetail Sales m/m0.50%0.30%
AUDTrade Balance-3.06B-2.75B
JPYAverage Cash Earnings y/y0.90%0.70%
06:45JPY10-y Bond Auction0.51|2.6
07:30AUDCash Rate2.00%2.00%
AUDRBA Rate Statement
09:00GBPNationwide HPI m/m0.40%-0.20%
09:30AUDCommodity Prices y/y-17.90%
10:00EURSpanish Unemployment Change-45.6K-94.7K
4th-7thGBPHalifax HPI m/m0.50%1.70%
11:30GBPConstruction PMI58.658.1
12:00EURPPI m/m-0.10%0.00%
TentativeGBP10-y Bond Auction
17:00USDFactory Orders m/m1.80%-1.00%
USDIBD/TIPP Economic Optimism4848.1
TentativeNZDGDT Price Index-10.70%
TentativeUSDLoan Officer Survey
05-Aug01:45NZDEmployment Change q/q0.50%0.70%
NZDUnemployment Rate5.90%5.80%
NZDLabor Cost Index q/q0.50%0.30%
02:01GBPBRC Shop Price Index y/y-1.30%
02:30AUDAIG Services Index51.2
04:45CNYCaixin Services PMI52.251.8
10:15CHFCPI m/m-0.40%0.10%
EURSpanish Services PMI55.656.1
10:45EURItalian Services PMI53.653.4
10:50EURFrench Final Services PMI52.152
10:55EURGerman Final Services PMI53.753.7
11:00EURFinal Services PMI53.853.8
EURItalian Industrial Production m/m-0.20%0.90%
11:30GBPServices PMI58.158.5
12:00EURRetail Sales m/m-0.10%0.20%
15:15USDADP Non-Farm Employment Change218K237K
15:30CADTrade Balance-2.8B-3.3B
USDTrade Balance-42.6B-41.9B
16:45USDFinal Services PMI55.255.2
17:00USDISM Non-Manufacturing PMI56.456
17:30USDCrude Oil Inventories-4.2M
06-Aug04:30AUDEmployment Change12.5K7.3K
AUDUnemployment Rate6.10%6.00%
08:00JPYLeading Indicators106.90%106.20%
08:45CHFSECO Consumer Climate-8-6
09:00EURGerman Factory Orders m/m0.40%-0.20%
11:10EURRetail PMI50.4
11:30GBPManufacturing Production m/m0.20%-0.60%
GBPIndustrial Production m/m0.10%0.40%
TentativeEURSpanish 10-y Bond Auction2.10|1.5
TentativeEURFrench 10-y Bond Auction1.30|2.1
14:00GBPBOE Inflation Report
GBPMPC Official Bank Rate Votes2-0-70-0-9
GBPOfficial Bank Rate0.50%0.50%
GBPAsset Purchase Facility375B375B
GBPMPC Asset Purchase Facility Votes0-0-90-0-9
TentativeGBPMPC Rate Statement
14:30USDChallenger Job Cuts y/y42.70%
14:45GBPBOE Gov Carney Speaks
15:30USDUnemployment Claims269K267K
17:00GBPNIESR GDP Estimate0.70%
6th-13thUSDMortgage Delinquencies5.54%
17:30USDNatural Gas Storage52B
07-Aug02:30AUDAIG Construction Index46.4
04:30AUDRBA Monetary Policy Statement
AUDHome Loans m/m5.20%-6.10%
TentativeJPYMonetary Policy Statement
08:45CHFUnemployment Rate3.30%3.30%
09:00EURGerman Industrial Production m/m0.30%0.00%
EURGerman Trade Balance23.2B22.8B
TentativeJPYBOJ Press Conference
09:45EURFrench Gov Budget Balance-63.9B
EURFrench Industrial Production m/m0.30%0.40%
EURFrench Trade Balance-3.7B-4.0B
10:00CHFForeign Currency Reserves516.2B
11:30GBPTrade Balance-9.1B-8.0B
15:30CADBuilding Permits m/m2.60%-14.50%
CADEmployment Change5.7K-6.4K
CADUnemployment Rate6.80%6.80%
USDNon-Farm Employment Change224K223K
USDUnemployment Rate5.30%5.30%
USDAverage Hourly Earnings m/m0.20%0.00%
17:00CADIvey PMI56.255.9
22:00USDConsumer Credit m/m17.2B16.1B

Currencies/Events to Watch this Week

The week ahead promises to be a busy week with major economic data due for release across all currencies.

RBA Cash Rate, Retail Sales, Jobs Report: The Aussie dollar will be busy the week ahead as important economic events include the RBA monetary policy decision, which is expected to keep rates on hold while the retail sales data for the month is expected to have grown at a pace of 0.5%. Also this week the Australian jobs report will be due. After a strong print last month, the unemployment rate is expected to have rise 6.1%, up from 6% last month.

New Zealand Employment data: The Kiwi monthly jobs report will be due this week on 5th August. Expectations are for the New Zealand unemployment rate to have risen to 5.9% from 5.8% previously. Also on the agenda is the GDT price index which has stayed bearish for the past few releases and has been one of the factors considered by the RBNZ for cutting the OCR rates.

BoJ Monetary Policy: The Bank of Japan has put its QQE policy on hold and it is likely that the central bank will maintain the status quo at this month’s meeting. Other economic data from Japan includes the final manufacturing PMI and leading indicators.

Eurozone PMI’s and retail sales: The Eurozone will see a busy week with various economies reporting their monthly manufacturing and services PMI numbers. Retail sales data is also due and is widely expected to stay subdued.

BoE Inflation Report and PMI’s: The UK will see the monthly manufacturing, services and construction PMI’s being released. Alongside, the BoE is expected to release its inflation report and the markets will be keen to know the BoE’s opinion on inflation which has remain stubbornly low. The BoE will also meet for its monthly monetary policy and will follow up by the minutes release as well.

Canada jobs report: Canadian markets will be closed on Monday but the weekends with the all important Canadian jobs report. Expectations are for the unemployment rate to have remained steady at 6.8%, with a modest pickup in employment change. Ivey PMI is also due this week with expectations of a modest increase to 56.2

US Jobs Report: The US economic calendar is busy for the whole week, starting with the Core PCE price index data and various manufacturing and services PMI data. The most important data however comes this Friday with the July jobs report. Unemployment rate is expected to stay put at 5.3% and the market consensus is soft in terms of the monthly jobless change expected to grow by 224k. It is very much possible that the unemployment number for July could easily beat estimates.

Weekly Forex Forecast: August 3 - 7 (2024)

FAQs

Will EUR USD go up or down? ›

EUR/USD Daily Outlook

Intraday bias in EUR/USD remains neutral for the moment. Further rally is expected as long as 55 4H EMA (now at 1.0747) holds. On the upside, above 1.0810 will resume the rebound from 1.0601 to 1.0884 resistance next.

Can forex be forecasted? ›

The forex market is always changing and challenging to predict. Forex forecasting software, while not guaranteed to be entirely accurate, makes it easier to apply technical analysis and make short-term predictions about the market's direction.

What is the forex forecast for GBP USD? ›

GBP/USD FORECAST - TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

If we see a bullish continuation in the coming days, resistance lies at 1.2540, near the 200-day simple moving average. Above that, the focus will be on the 1.2600-1.2620 range.

What is the technical analysis for EUR to USD? ›

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

EUR/USD faces key resistance at 1.0790-1.0800 (Fibonacci 50% retracement of the latest downtrend, psychological level). If the pair manages to stabilize above this region, 1.0830 (Fibonacci 61.8% retracement) and 1.0900 (Fibonacci 78.6% retracement) could be seen as next hurdles.

How many pips a day is good? ›

However, most experts agree that between 1 to 10 pips per day is a reasonable goal for most traders. As for trading 0.05 lots per every 100 dollars capital, this is generally considered to be a safe amount. This is because it allows for proper risk management while still providing a good opportunity for profit.

Will the Dollar rate increase this week? ›

Today's USD to NGN forecast for next week suggests the USD to NGN rate might rise to ₦ 1,395.00 in the next 7 days, a 1.09% increase compared to the current rate.

How to predict forex signals? ›

Traders need to pay attention to fundamental factors such as: gross domestic product (GDP), inflation, economic growth activity, and manufacturing. Thus, fundamental analysis in Forex involves studying the economic strength of various countries, in order to make wise Forex predictions.

How to predict forex forecast? ›

To predict forex movements, traders use two types of analysis: fundamental and technical. Fundamental analysis takes external events and policies into account, affecting currency prices. On the other hand, technical analysis relies on historical price data and patterns to predict future movements.

When should you avoid forex trading? ›

The middle of the week typically shows the most movement, as the pip range widens for most of the major currency pairs. Saturdays and Sundays tend to be the least favourable days for trading forex. Most traders tend to avoid trading forex during holidays and around major news events.

What is the strongest currency in the world? ›

1. Kuwaiti dinar. Known as the strongest currency in the world, the Kuwaiti dinar or KWD was introduced in 1960 and was initially equivalent to one pound sterling. Kuwait is a small country that is nestled between Iraq and Saudi Arabia whose wealth has been driven largely by its large global exports of oil.

Why is USD Jpy falling? ›

For investors, higher interest rates in the US mean an opportunity to make much higher returns on investments, such as government bonds, in that country than they can in Japan. The more investors sell the yen, the more it declines in value – encouraging investors to keep selling in a self-perpetuating cycle.

Should I buy dollars now or wait? ›

As a general rule, there's no definite time as to when you should buy US Dollars before your trip. If you're a constant international traveller, you can get the best rate if you shop around and compare options.

What is the best hour to trade EUR USD? ›

The popular time to trade EUR/USD is when European and US trading sessions overlap. It often trades with the highest liquidity and volatility between 1pm and 4pm GMT. Economics, geopolitics and central banks all move EUR/USD.

What affects EUR USD in forex? ›

Some common events that can have an effect on the Forex pair include the release of unemployment data in the U.S., or in the member countries of the EU. Interest rate and Treasury yield updates from the Federal Reserve or the European Central Bank can also cause the EUR/USD to fluctuate.

Is GBPUSD bullish or bearish? ›

GBP/USD is part of a very strong bullish trend. Traders may consider trading only long positions (at the time of purchase) as long as the price remains well above . The next resistance located at …

What is the prediction for the EUR USD? ›

Euro to Dollar forecast 2024: With the actual call for 75bp of easing by the Fed in 2024, ING analysts forecast Eur/Usd more likely to trade in the upper-half of the 1.05/1.10 range rather than in the lower-half of 1.00/1.05.

What is the future forecast for EUR USD? ›

EUR/USD Technical Overview

North of here is the March peak of 1.0981 (March 8), which precedes the weekly high of 1.0998 (January 11), all before the psychological threshold of 1.1000. Looking south, a break of the 2024 bottom of 1.0601 (April 16) might mean a return to the November 2023 low of 1.0516 (November 1).

Are Euros likely to go up? ›

After the euro strengthened slightly to 1.15 in early 2022, the dollar gained the upper hand, with the euro first falling below parity in July and reaching a low of 0.97 in September. “Next year, the euro is expected to strengthen and trade between 1.12 and 0.92.

Why has EUR USD dropped? ›

EUR/USD put in a steep fall last week on the heels of the U.S. CPI report and the ECB rate decision. Last week's low held into the weekly close around the swing low from March of 2020, when the pandemic was getting priced-in. Longer-term, there remains range support down to around the 1.0500 handle.

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