• Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the Australian and New Zealand dollar declined against the U.S. dollar due to the weaker-than-expected economic data

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30 June 2014

Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the Australian and New Zealand dollar declined against the U.S. dollar due to the weaker-than-expected economic data

Economic calendar (GMT0):

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, m/m June +0.3% 0.0%

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, y/y June +2.9% +3.0%

00:30 Australia HIA New Home Sales, m/m May +2.9% -4.3%

01:00 New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence June 53.5 42.8

01:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, m/m May +0.5% +0.4% +0.4%

01:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, y/y May +4.6% +4.7%

05:00 Japan Housing Starts, y/y May -3.3% -10.1% -15.0%

06:00 Germany Retail sales, real adjusted May -0.9% +0.8% -0.6%

06:00 Germany Retail sales, real unadjusted, y/y May +3.2% Revised From +3.4% +2.8% +1.9%

08:00 Eurozone M3 money supply, adjusted y/y May +0.8% +0.7% +1.0%

08:00 Eurozone Private Loans, Y/Y May -1.8% -1.7% -2.0%

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln May 2.4 2.5 2.0

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals May 63 62 61.7

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies. The U.S. currency remained under pressure after the release of some weak economic data last week. The U.S. GDP dropped 2.9% in the first quarter, missing expectations for a 1.7% decline, after a 1.0% decline the previous quarter.

The New Zealand dollar declined against the U.S dollar after the release of weaker-than-expected economic data from New Zealand. The ANZ business confidence index for New Zealand dropped to 42.8 in June from 53.5 in May.

Building permits in New Zealand dropped 4.6% in May, after a 1.9% rise in April. April's figure was revised up from a 1.5% gain.

The Australian dollar traded lower against the U.S. dollar due to the weaker-than-expected economic data from Australia. New home sales in Australia decreased 4.3% in May, after a 2.9% rise in April.

The Japanese yen traded slightly higher against the U.S. dollar after the weaker-than-expected economic data from Japan. Japan's industrial production rose 0.5% in May, missing expectations for a 0.9% increase, after a 2.8% decline in April. On a yearly basis, industrial production in Japan increased 0.8% gain in May, after a 3.8% rise in April.

Housing starts in Japan dropped 15.0% in May, after a 3.3% decline in April. Analysts had expected a 10.1% decrease.

EUR/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

GBP/USD: the currency pair declined to $1.7025

USD/JPY: the currency pair declined Y101.25

AUD/USD: the currency pair decreased to $0.9407

NZD/USD: the currency pair declined to $0.8737

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30 Canada GDP (m/m) April +0.1% +0.2%

13:45 U.S. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index June 65.5 63.2

14:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales (MoM) May +0.4% +1.4%

23:50 Japan BoJ Tankan. Manufacturing Index Quarter II 17 16

23:50 Japan BoJ Tankan. Non-Manufacturing Index Quarter II 24 19

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