The main even from last week that may have affected not only the strength of the
U.S dollar but also affected commodities prices mainly gold and silver prices
was the FOMC meeting. Bernankes speech the following day may have also
strengthened the U.S dollar as the U.S. economy is showing good signs of
progress mainly in the labor market. This week there are many important events,
decisions and publications that may affect forex and commodities markets; many
of these reports refer to the U.S housing market which is still struggling.
Among the reports and new items are: U.S. housing starts, GB CPI, U.S. new home
sales, EU manufacturing PMI, Canadas retail sales and U.S. unemployment claims.
Here is an economic news calendar outlook for the week of March 19th to March
23rd that highlights news items regarding to the U.S., Canada, EU, Japan, Great
Britain, Australia and China.
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