Economic
calendar (GMT0):
00:00 United Kingdom Bank holiday
00:00 U.S. Bank holiday
06:00 Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey June 8.5 8.5 8.5
08:00 Eurozone ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks
The U.S.
dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies. The U.S. currency was
supported by the positive U.S. housing data, published on Friday. The U.S. new
home sales increased 6.4% in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of
433,000 units. March's figure was revised up to 407,000 from 384,000. Analysts
had expected a gain to 425,000.
Markets in
the U.S. closed for the Memorial Day holiday.
The New
Zealand dollar hits 1-month lows against the U.S. after the release of trade
balance surplus from New Zealand. New Zealand's trade surplus dropped to NZ$534
million in April, from NZ$920 million in March. Analysts had expected the trade
surplus to decline to NZ$667 million. Exports to China from New Zealand were
the lowest since September. China is New Zealand’s second biggest trade
partner.
The
Australian dollar traded slightly higher against the U.S. dollar in the absence
of any major economic reports in Australia.
The
Japanese yen traded slightly higher against the U.S. dollar after the release
of the Bank of Japan (BoJ) minutes. The BoJ minutes showed concerns over growth
and inflation views. Three of the Bank of Japan's nine board members wanted the
separate reviews of growth and inflation outlooks.
EUR/USD:
the currency pair declined to $1.3615
GBP/USD:
the currency pair traded mixed
USD/JPY:
the currency pair traded mixed
The most
important news that are expected (GMT0):
23:50 Japan CSPI, y/y April +0.7%