USD to ZAR Exchange Rate

		Event	Prev.	Cons.
7h 2m Med	USD	Fed Daly Speech
2d None	ZAR	Family Day
3d Low	USD	CB Leading Index MoM (Mar)	-0.3%	-0.3%
3d Low	USD	3-Month Bill Auction	4.225%
3d Low	USD	6-Month Bill Auction	4.06%
3d Low	USD	Inflation Rate MoM (Mar)	0.1%	0.2%
3d Low	USD	Inflation Rate YoY (Mar)	-0.2%	0%
3d Low	ZAR	Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Feb)	0.9%	0.7%
4d Low	USD	Redbook YoY (Apr/19)	6.6%
4d Med	USD	Fed Harker Speech

Event

Prev.

Cons.

7h 2m

Med

USD

Fed Daly Speech

None

ZAR

Family Day

Low

USD

CB Leading Index MoM (Mar)

-0.3%

Low

USD

3-Month Bill Auction

4.225%

Low

USD

6-Month Bill Auction

4.06%

Low

USD

Inflation Rate MoM (Mar)

0.1%

0.2%

Low

USD

Inflation Rate YoY (Mar)

-0.2%

Low

ZAR

Leading Business Cycle Indicator MoM (Feb)

0.9%

0.7%

Low

USD

Redbook YoY (Apr/19)

6.6%

Med

USD

Fed Harker Speech

Country	Central Bank	Current Rate	Previous Rate	Next Meeting
United States	Federal Reserve	4.5%	4.5%	19 days
South Africa	South African Reserve Bank	7.5%	7.5%	41 days

Country

Central Bank

Current Rate

Previous Rate

Next Meeting

United States

Federal Reserve

4.5%

19 days

South Africa

South African Reserve Bank

7.5%

41 days

Philly Fed Index Plummets To Two-Year Low In April

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a report on Thursday showing a steep drop by its reading on regional manufacturing activity in the month of April. The Philly Fed said its diffusion index for current general activity plummeted to a negative 26.4 in April from a positive 12.5 in March, with a negative reading indicating contraction.

RTTNews | 17h 33min ago

U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Unexpectedly Dip To Two-Month Low

First-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits unexpectedly saw a modest decrease in the week ended April 12th, according to a report released by the Labor Department on Thursday. The report said initial jobless claims slipped to 215,000, a decrease of 9,000 from the previous week's revised level of 224,000.

RTTNews | 17h 38min ago

U.S. Housing Starts Plunge 11.4% In March, Much More Than Expected

A report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday showed new residential construction in the U.S. pulled back by much more than expected in the month of March. The Commerce Department said housing starts plunged by 11.4 percent to an annual rate of 1.324 million in March after surging by 9.8 percent to a revised rate of 1.494 million in February.

RTTNews | 18h 2min ago

Philly Fed Index Plummets Much More Than Expected In April

The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia released a report on Thursday showing a steep drop by its reading on regional manufacturing activity in the month of April.

RTTNews | 19h 14min ago

Pattern	Buy (7)	Sell (2)
Belt-hold		h1
Doji	m1, m30
Gravestone Doji	m30
Harami	m15
High-Wave	m1, m30, h4
Hikkake	m1
Long Legged Doji	m1, m30
Rickshaw Man	m30
Short Line	m30	d1
Spinning Top	m1, m30, h4, w1

Pattern

Buy (7)

Sell (2)

Belt-hold

Doji

m1, m30

Gravestone Doji

m30

Harami

m15

High-Wave

m1, m30, h4