Major factors to affect the trading of the pair EUR/USD  for the week ending August 31st, 2012 are as under:

On Monday, August 27^th, 2012, data on Germany’s import price index, IFO expectations, IFO current assessment and IFO Business Climate was published. France reported net change in jobseekers data. In United States, Dallas’s Federal Reserve reported its manufacturing activity.

On Tuesday, August 28^th, 2012, Gfk consumer confidence survey was published in Germany while data on M3 money supply was reported for the euro zone. In United States, S&P/Case-Shiller home price index and S&P/Case-Shiller composite 20 index was released. Data on consumer confidence and manufacturing index was also reported in the US.

On Wednesday, August 29^th, data on consumer price index will published in Germany while in the United States, several indicators are expected which will include data on MBA mortgage applications, core personal consumption expenditure, gross domestic product figure, data on personal consumption and data on pending home sales. US Federal Reserve will publish its Beige book economic survey while US Energy Department will report inventories data for crude oil, gasoline and distillates.

On Thursday, August 30^th, 2012, Germany will report its unemployment rate and data on unemployment change. In the euro zone, data on services confidence, industrial confidence, economic confidence, consumer confidence and business climate indicator is to be published. United States will report its data on continuing claims, initial jobless claims, personal consumption expenditure, personal spending and personal income. Kansas City Federal Reserve reported its data on manufacturing activity while Energy Information Administration will report its data on natural gas supplies.

On Friday, August 31^st, 2012, data on retail sales will be reported in Germany while Italy will come up with figure of unemployment rate. In the euro zone, data on consumer price index and unemployment rate is expected. Moreover, International Monetary Fund’s official Lagarde will address at Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.

In United States, data on factory orders and Chicago’s purchasing managers’ index is to be reported while University of Michigan will publish its report on consumer confidence. US Federal Reserve’s Chairman will also address at Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium.