Investing.com – Last week saw the U.S. dollar rebound from an 8-month low against the Swiss franc mid-week before paring gains after Thursday's worse-than-expected U.S. jobless claims data.
USD/CHF hit 1.0624 on Wednesday, an 11-day high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0506 by close of trade on Friday, jumping 1.13% over the week.
The pair is likely to find support at 1.0373, the low of August 9 and resistance at 1.0624, last Wednesday's high.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor said the number of people filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending August 7 rose to 484K, after to rising to a revised 482K in the preceding week.
Analysts had expected claims to decline to 465K.
In the coming week, traders will be looking once again towards U.S. initial jobless claims as well as key U.S. data on building permits, manufacturing and inflation.
Meanwhile, Switzerland is to publish key data on its trade balance as well as an important report on economic sentiment.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other significant events likely to affect USD/CHF. The guide skips Friday as there are no significant events on that day.
Monday, August 16
The U.S. is to begin the week by producing a report on the balance of foreign and domestic investment as well as data on manufacturing activity in New York State. The country is also to produce important data on home sales.
Tuesday, August 17
The U.S. is to produce key data on producer price inflation, a leading indicator of economic growth. The country is also to produce data on building permits and housing starts, two leading indicators of growth in the construction sector.
The U.S. will also produce important data on industrial production, a leading indicator of economic health.
Wednesday, August 18
The U.S. is to produce data on the country's crude oil inventories. The data affects petroleum prices and inflationary growth.
Thursday, August 19
The U.S. is to release key weekly data on initial jobless claims, a leading indicator of economic health. The country is also to produce key data on manufacturing activity in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile a U.S. industry group, the Conference Board is to publish an index of leading economic indicators, designed to predict the future direction of the economy.
Meanwhile, Switzerland will round up the week by publishing a report on its trade balance, the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services.
The country is also to produce a report on economic expectations, a leading indicator of economic health.
USD/CHF hit 1.0624 on Wednesday, an 11-day high; the pair subsequently consolidated at 1.0506 by close of trade on Friday, jumping 1.13% over the week.
The pair is likely to find support at 1.0373, the low of August 9 and resistance at 1.0624, last Wednesday's high.
On Thursday, the U.S. Department of Labor said the number of people filing for initial jobless benefits in the week ending August 7 rose to 484K, after to rising to a revised 482K in the preceding week.
Analysts had expected claims to decline to 465K.
In the coming week, traders will be looking once again towards U.S. initial jobless claims as well as key U.S. data on building permits, manufacturing and inflation.
Meanwhile, Switzerland is to publish key data on its trade balance as well as an important report on economic sentiment.
Ahead of the coming week, Investing.com has compiled a list of these and other significant events likely to affect USD/CHF. The guide skips Friday as there are no significant events on that day.
Monday, August 16
The U.S. is to begin the week by producing a report on the balance of foreign and domestic investment as well as data on manufacturing activity in New York State. The country is also to produce important data on home sales.
Tuesday, August 17
The U.S. is to produce key data on producer price inflation, a leading indicator of economic growth. The country is also to produce data on building permits and housing starts, two leading indicators of growth in the construction sector.
The U.S. will also produce important data on industrial production, a leading indicator of economic health.
Wednesday, August 18
The U.S. is to produce data on the country's crude oil inventories. The data affects petroleum prices and inflationary growth.
Thursday, August 19
The U.S. is to release key weekly data on initial jobless claims, a leading indicator of economic health. The country is also to produce key data on manufacturing activity in Philadelphia.
Meanwhile a U.S. industry group, the Conference Board is to publish an index of leading economic indicators, designed to predict the future direction of the economy.
Meanwhile, Switzerland will round up the week by publishing a report on its trade balance, the difference in value between imported and exported goods and services.
The country is also to produce a report on economic expectations, a leading indicator of economic health.