Significant events to watch:

-US (USD): U.S. Building Permits

-UK (GBP): U.K. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) YoY

-EU (EUR): Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY

US (USD): U.S. Building Permits – Building Permits measures the change in the number of new building permits issued by the government. Building permits are a key indicator of demand in the housing market.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the USD, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the USD.

The previous reading was 1.498Mbetter than the expected 1.487M. The next report is due on December 19, 13:30 GMT. Its forecast stands at 1.470M.

UK (GBP): U.K. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) YoY – Gross Domestic Product (GDP) measures the annualized change in the inflation-adjusted value of all goods and services produced by the economy. It is the broadest measure of economic activity and the primary indicator of the economy’s health.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the GBP, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the GBP.

The previous reading came out to be 0.6%, better than the expected 0.5%. The next report is due on December 22, 07:00 GMT. Its forecast stands at 0.6%..

EU (EUR): Eurozone Consumer Price Index (CPI) YoY – The Consumer Price Index (CPI) measures the change in the price of goods and services from the perspective of the consumer. It is a key way to measure changes in purchasing trends and inflation.

A higher than expected reading should be taken as positive/bullish for the EUR, while a lower than expected reading should be taken as negative/bearish for the EUR.

The previous actual data was 2.4% less than the forecast 2.7%.The upcoming report is due on December 19, 10:00 GMT and its forecast figure also stands at 2.4%.

Risers and Fallers

-Dow Jones (+2.90%)

-Netflix (+2.84%)

-Amazon (+3.04%)

-Natural Gas (+4.20%)

Dow Jones– The index demonstrated a positive performance last week, surging by 2.90 % in value. Note that the Dow Jones has depreciated almost 9.5% in the previous 6 months.

Meta – Meta’s stock climbed by nearly 2.84% in the last 5 days. The stock has shown a remarkably positive performance this year, registering over 60% gains till date.

Amazon – The stock displayed an uptick performance previous week, adding 3.04% in value. It has almost gained 74% year-to-date.

Natural Gas – Natural Gas’ price increased by 4.20% during the previous week. The commodity is now trading at 2.54 USD.

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