South Korean January Trade Balance (in $USD)

Written January 31, 2012 at 7:12 PM EST by  

The South Korean Trade Balance was released as a deficit instead of the expected surplus, driven by a strong decline in exports for January. The USDKRW pair caught a bid following the release jumping above the 1129 handle. The details of the release are as follows:

  • Trade Balance – Survey:560M   Actual:-1,957M   Prior:3992m
  • Ext Trade – Export – Actual:41,537M   Prior:49,657M
  • Ext Trade – Export – Survey:1.1%   Actual:-6.6%   Prior:12.5%
  • Ext Trade – Imports – Actual:43,494   Prior:45,665M
  • Ext Trade – Imports – Survey:5.1%   Actual: 3.6%  Prior:14.0%

South Korean Manufacturing PMI

Written January 31, 2012 at 7:08 PM EST by  

The South Korean HSBC Manufacturing PMI for January rose to 449.2, above the prior reading of 46.4 but still in a state of contraction.

South Korean CPI

Written January 31, 2012 at 6:13 PM EST by  

The South Korean Consumer Price Index for January came in softer than expected as did the core reading. The details of the release are as follows:

  • CPI (MoM) – Survey:0.6%   Actual:3.4%   Prior:0.4%
  • CPI (YoY) – Survey:3.6%   Actual:3.2%   Prior:4.2%
  • Core CPI (YoY) – Actual:3.2%   Prior:3.6%

CaseShiller Data All Weaker

Written January 31, 2012 at 9:01 AM EST by  

S&P/CaseShiller Home Price Index:    Actual: 138.49   Prior: 140.30   Revised:  140.30

S&P/CS 20 City (MoM%) SA:  Survey: -0.50%  Actual:  -0.70%   Prior: -0.62%   Revised:  -0.67%

S&P/CS Composite-20 (YOY):   Survey: -3.30%  Actual: -3.67%   Prior: - 3.40%    Revised: – 3.42%

Singapore Unemployment Rate

Written January 30, 2012 at 9:28 PM EST by  

The 4th quarter seasonally adjusted Unemployment Rate in Singapore came in below the 2.1% estimate at 2.0%. The Singapore Dollar gained a bid against the USD following this better than expected release. On the daily chart below we see the USDSGD pair continues to hover around the 200day moving average and perhaps a rally on the oversold USD could move the pair back toward the 1.28 handle.

Aussie Business Confidence

Written January 30, 2012 at 7:41 PM EST by  

NAB Business Confidence rose from the prior month, coincidentally risk has caught a bid here early in the Asian session.

  • NAB Business Conditions – Actual:1   Prior:1
  • NAB Business Confidence – Actual:3   Prior:2

UK Consumer Confidence

Written January 30, 2012 at 7:16 PM EST by  

The Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey for January expected to be a-32, came in better than expectations at -29 and the prior (-33.) Sterling moved lower following the release, trading at the 1.57 handle.

Japan’s Industrial Productions

Written January 30, 2012 at 6:52 PM EST by  

Industrial Production improved in December, however the market had no reaction to the release.

  • Industrial Production (MoM) – Survey:3.0%   Actual:4.0%   Prior:-2.7%
  • Industrial Production (YoY) – Survey:-5.0%   Actual:-4.1%   Prior:-4.2%

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