• Foreign exchange market. European session: the U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the U.S. labour market data

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5 December 2014

Foreign exchange market. European session: the U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the U.S. labour market data

Economic calendar (GMT0):

(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)

05:00 Japan Leading Economic Index October 105.6 104.0

05:00 Japan Coincident Index October 109.8 110.2

07:00 Germany Factory Orders s.a. (MoM) October +1.1% Revised From +0.8% +0.6% +2.5%

07:00 Germany Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY) October -0.7% Revised From -1.0% +2.4%

08:00 Switzerland Foreign Currency Reserves November 460.4 462.4

09:30 United Kingdom Consumer Inflation Expectations November +2.8% +2.5%

10:00 Eurozone GDP (QoQ) (Revised) Quarter III +0.2% +0.2% +0.2%

10:00 Eurozone GDP (YoY) (Revised) Quarter III +0.8% +0.8% +0.8%

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the U.S. labour market data. The U.S. unemployment rate is expected to remain unchanged at 5.8% in November. The U.S. economy is expected to add 225,000 jobs in November.

The euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar. Eurozone's revised gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.2% in third quarter, in line with expectations and matching an initial estimate.

On a yearly basis, Eurozone's revised gross domestic product (GDP) increased 0.8% in third quarter, in line with expectations and matching an initial estimate.

German factory orders climbed 2.5% in October, exceeding expectations for a 0.6% rise, after a 1.1% increase. September's figure was revised up from a 0.8% gain.

The British pound rose against the U.S. dollar after consumer inflation expectations from the U.K. Consumer inflation expectations for the coming year in the UK declined to 2.5% from 2.8% in August.

The Canadian dollar traded mixed against the U.S. dollar ahead of the Canadian labour market data. The unemployment rate in Canada is expected to rise to 6.6% in November from 6.5% in October.

Canada's economy is expected to add 5,300 jobs in November.

The Swiss franc traded slightly lower against the U.S. dollar. The Swiss National Bank's foreign exchange reserves increased to 462.395 billion Swiss francs in November from 460.556 billion francs in October.

EUR/USD: the currency pair fell to $1.2345

GBP/USD: the currency pair rose to $1.5694

USD/JPY: the currency pair increased to Y120.68

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

13:30 Canada Trade balance, billions October 0.7 0.4

13:30 Canada Employment November 43.1 5.3

13:30 Canada Unemployment rate November 6.5% 6.6%

13:30 U.S. International Trade, bln October -43.0 -41.2

13:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings November +0.1% +0.2%

13:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls November 214 225

13:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate November 5.8% 5.8%

13:45 U.S. FOMC Member Mester Speaks

15:00 U.S. Factory Orders October -0.6% -0.2%

19:45 U.S. FED Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer Speaks

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