Thursday, December 29, 2011

Swiss Economic Data Confirm European Weakness

Shhh, don't tell the Swiss I implied they're European.

From Strawberry Blonde's Market Summary:

Yet Another Indicator Confirming European Economic Weakness
A quick time-out from my mini-holiday to report this...

Data released today showed a further drop in the Swiss economy, as shown on the graph below (courtesy of www.forexfactory.com). It's a combined reading of 12 economic indicators related to banking confidence, production, new orders, consumer confidence, and housing. It's designed to predict the direction of the economy over the following 6 months. The impact tends to be significant, but varies from month to month. It's just another set of data that's been released lately which confirms weakening in the European economy.



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