Jay Hawk | Jan 04, 2014 01:49AM ET
The following table lists the key economic data and other events that came out during the week of December 30th through January 3rd, with release times displayed for the GMT time zone.
The list also indicates how much each release deviated from the market consensus forecast upon release, as well as what the affected major currency pair or pairs did after each event or set of events.
Monday, December 30th
Tuesday, December 31st
Wednesday, January 1st
Thursday, January 2nd
Friday, January 3rd
Saturday, January 4th
Technical Recap for the Majors This Week:
EUR/USD:
Forecast: Mildly Higher
Actual: Lower from a 1.3761 open to a 1.3607 close.
USD/JPY:
Forecast: Mildly Higher
Actual: Mildly lower from a105.32 open to a 104.55 close.
GBP/USD:
Forecast: Mildly Higher
Actual: Mildly lower from a 1.6491 open to a 1.6415 close.
AUD/USD:
Forecast: Mildly Lower
Actual: Higher from a 0.8849 open to a 0.8972 close.
USD/CAD:
Forecast: Mildly Higher
Actual: Mildly lower from a 1.0705 open to a 1.0621 close.
NZD/USD:
Forecast: Mildly Lower
Actual: Higher from a 0.8144 open to a 0.8289 close.
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