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19:45 GMT (Global-View.com) January 27- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is ending Friday in North America at .5132, -0.48% from its Thursday close (-4.61% vs. end-2010). As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7663, -0.67% (-1.53% vs. end-2010). The forex index is value is calculated against the top six trading currencies. Against gold, the USD purchasing power index is worth .1661, -0.44% (-18.14% ytd). Against crude, it is at 0.4483, +0.44% (-8.07% end-2010). The D.O.G. Index base is 1.00. It is measured against levels from the start of 1999, as of the initial launch of the euro (currency). D.O.G. Homepage

ECONOMIC DATA ANALYSISFRIDAY 27 JANUARY 2012Equities followed the now familiar pattern of 2012: a more cautious close following earlier gains. Nevertheless US, Euro area and UK bourses looked like closing another week in positive territory, a further testimony to the wider improvement in risk sentiment this year. Unless the last days of the month see a sharp reversal, January looks set to post a str

January 27 (global-view.com) UPCOMING DATA HIGHLIGHTS for Monday, January 30. Updated: Trading Events Calendar: Far East: No Major Data. Europe: EZ- Consumer Sentiment, Business Climate, Economic Sentiment. North America: US- Personal Income, PCE deflator, Core PCE.

EURO, JAP YEN and EURO-YEN---------------------------Read our current comments and trade recommendations on EUR-USD, USD-JPY and EUR-JPY by registering at http://www.kshitij.com/fxthoughts/fxthoughts.shtml#registerOur comments on Dollar-Swiss, Sterling Pound and Australian Dollar are given below-------------------------------------------------------------USD-CHF @ 0.9191/64...Can revisit 0.9150 R: 0.9200-25 / 0.9280-300S: 0.9150 / 0.9100 / 0.9050Dollar-Swiss has dipped below 0.9200 and keeping up the chances of revisiting 0.9150 as we had expected in the morning. Also as we had mentioned in our morning comments, the chances of the downmove extending further below 0.9150 towards 0.9100-9050. But it needs to sustain below 0.92

Fri Jan 27, 2012 6:15am EST * USD/JPY dips on month-end exporter selling * Euro rises on hopes of a Greek debt breakthrough * Aussie, NZD near 3-month peaks, await US GDP data By Anirban Nag LONDON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - The yen was on track topost its biggest daily gain in a month against the dollar onFriday, recouping most losses made earlier this week as hedgefunds bought the currency, while the euro edged up on hopes of abreakthrough in Greek debt talks. Athens is locked in talks with its private creditors torestructure its debt and needs a deal quickly to avert an unrulydefault when a major bond redemption comes due in March. TheEuropean Union's top economic official Olli Rehn said a deal was

11:35 GMT (Global-View.com) Jan 27 It is those times when a currency performs technically like a textbook case that makes you believe in charts. This happened overnight with eurusd retracing to just above 1.3076, the former 2012 high broken on Wednesday that triggered the run towards 1.32. The catalyst for the early eurusd selling appeared to be eurjpy selling but holding above 1.3076 has maintained the BOD (Bid on Dips) bias as this pair consolidates.Continue to watch the headlines today with signs that a Greek PSI deal may be nearing. The test for the eurusd will come if a Greek PSI deal is announced and how much is already priced in. This is a risk heading into and over the weekend so should give eurusd some support. Remember this wa

Friday, January 27, 2012 5:39:20 AM Y/Y: 1.0% v 2.2%e - (ES)

US- GDP, Michigan Survey. The Fed policy surprise continues to drive trade. An extension of the very easy monetary policy until late 2014 will impact all markets, especially if it has the impact of stimulating economic activity. Increased U.S. growth would generate USD demand. On the other hand, it runs the risk of turning the USD into a funding currency for carry trades. If it does the USD could weaken. Greek bond yields have fallen today. It

10:40 GMT (Global-View.com) January 27- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is opening Friday in North America at .5143, -0.28% from its Thursday close (-4.41% vs. end-2010). As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7690, -0.15% (-0.31% vs. end-2010). The forex index is value is calculated against the top six trading currencies. Against gold, the USD purchasing power index is worth .1670, +0.12% (-17.67% ytd). Against crude, it is at 0.4445, -0.41% (-8.85% end-2010). The D.O.G. Index base is 1.00. It is measured against levels from the start of 1999, as of the initial launch of the euro (currency). D.O.G. Homepage

(NZ) NEW ZEALAND DEC TRADE BALANCE (NZ$): +338M V -50ME (1st surplus in 5-months) - (JP) JAPAN DEC RETAIL TRADE M/M: 0.3% V 0.4%E; Y/Y: 2.5% V 2.1%E (16-month high); LARGE RETAILERS' SALES Y/Y: % V -0.6%E - (JP) JAPAN DEC NATIONAL CPI Y/Y: -0.2% V -0.2%E; CORE Y/Y: -0.1% V -0.1%E; JAPAN JAN TOKYO CPI Y/Y: -0.3% V -0.4%E; CORE Y/Y: -0.4% V -0.3%E - (KR) SOUTH KOREA JAN CONSUMER CONFIDENCE: 98 V 99 PRIOR - (KS) SOUTH KOREA FEB BUSINESS SURVEY - MANUFACTURING: 81 V 79 PRIOR; NON-MANUFACTURING: 79 V 79 PRIOR - (SG) SINGAPORE Q4 URA PRIVATE HOME PRICES Q/Q: +0.2% V 1.3% PRIOR - (JP) JAPAN BOJ DEC 20-21 BOARD MEETING MINUTES - (TH) THAILAND DEC INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION Y/Y: -25.8% V -28.0%E ***Markets Snapshot (as of 05:30GMT)*** - Nikkei225 -0.3%