- Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the Australian and New Zealand dollar increased against the U.S dollar due to the better-than-expected economic data from China
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Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the Australian and New Zealand dollar increased against the U.S dollar due to the better-than-expected economic data from China
01:35 Japan Manufacturing PMI June 49.9 51.1
01:45 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) June 49.4 49.7 50.8
03:00 New Zealand Credit Card Spending May +3.2% +7.5%
06:00 Japan BOJ Governor Haruhiko Kuroda Speaks
06:58 France Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) June 49.6 49.6 47.8
06:58 France Services PMI (Preliminary) June 49.1 49.5 48.2
07:28 Germany Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) June 52.3 52.7 52.4
07:28 Germany Services PMI (Preliminary) June 56.0 55.8 54.8
07:58 Eurozone Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) June 52.2 52.2 51.9
07:58 Eurozone Services PMI (Preliminary) June 53.2 53.4 52.8
08:30 United Kingdom BOE Credit Conditions Survey
The U.S. dollar traded lower against the most major currencies. The U.S. currency remained under pressure due to Fed's comments that interest rates in the U.S. will remain unchanged for a considerable time after the Fed's asset purchase program ends.
The New Zealand dollar increased against the U.S dollar due to the better-than-expected economic data from China. China's HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers' index rose to 50.8 in June from 49.4 in May. Analysts had expected an increase to 49.7.
The credit card spending in New Zealand rose 7.5% in May, after a 3.2% gain in April.
Westpac consumer sentiment for New Zealand declined to 121.2 in the second quarter from 121.7 the previous quarter.
The Australian dollar climbed against the U.S. dollar due to the better-than-expected HSBC manufacturing purchasing managers' index from China. No economic reports were released in Australia.
The Japanese yen gained against the U.S. dollar after the manufacturing purchasing managers' index. The manufacturing purchasing managers' index in Japan climbed to 51.1 in June from 49.9 in May.
EUR/USD: the currency pair increased to $1.3610
GBP/USD: the currency pair climbed to $1.7045
USD/JPY: the currency pair declined to Y101.90
AUD/USD: the currency pair climbed to $0.9443
NZD/USD: the currency pair increased to $0.8748
The most important news that are expected (GMT0):
13:43 U.S. Manufacturing PMI (Preliminary) June 56.4 56.1
14:00 U.S. Existing Home Sales May 4.65 4.74
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