Market news

25 January 2017
  • 23:28

    Currencies. Daily history for Jan 25’2017:

    (pare/closed(GMT +2)/change, %)

    EUR/USD $1,0748 +0,16%

    GBP/USD $1,2631 +0,89%

    USD/CHF Chf0,9993 -0,14%

    USD/JPY Y113,27 -0,45%

    EUR/JPY Y121,74 -0,29%

    GBP/JPY Y143,07 +0,45%

    AUD/USD $0,7570 -0,13%

    NZD/USD $0,7296 +0,70%

    USD/CAD C$1,3069 -0,67%

  • 22:58

    Schedule for today, Thursday, Jan 26’2017 (GMT0)

    07:00 Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey February 9.9 10

    07:00 Switzerland Trade Balance December 3.64 2.81

    08:30 Eurozone ECB's Jens Weidmann Speaks

    09:30 United Kingdom BBA Mortgage Approvals December 40.66 41.1

    09:30 United Kingdom GDP, q/q (Preliminary) Quarter IV 0.6% 0.5%

    09:30 United Kingdom GDP, y/y (Preliminary) Quarter IV 2.2% 2.1%

    11:00 United Kingdom CBI retail sales volume balance January 35 22

    13:30 U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims 2046 2040

    13:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 234 247

    14:45 U.S. Services PMI (Preliminary) January 53.9 54.4

    15:00 U.S. Leading Indicators December 0.0% 0.5%

    15:00 U.S. New Home Sales December 592 588

    23:30 Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y January 0.0% 0.0%

    23:30 Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y January -0.6% -0.4%

    23:30 Japan National Consumer Price Index, y/y December 0.5% 0.2%

    23:30 Japan National CPI Ex-Fresh Food, y/y December -0.4% -0.3%

  • 21:46

    New Zealand: CPI, y/y, Quarter IV 1.3% (forecast 1.2%)

  • 21:45

    New Zealand: CPI, q/q , Quarter IV 0.4% (forecast 0.3%)

  • 15:30

    U.S.: Crude Oil Inventories, January 2.84 (forecast 2.724)

  • 14:14

    U.S. house prices rose in November

    U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.4 percent increase in October was revised downward to a 0.3 percent increase.

    The FHFA monthly HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. From November 2015 to November 2016, house prices were up 6.1 percent.

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  • 14:03

    The National Bank of Belgium’s business barometer has risen again slightly in January

    The economic climate has firmed up in business-related services, for the fourth consecutive month. Although to a lesser extent, the economic situation has also firmed up again in the manufacturing industry and in the building industry, albeit more moderately than last month. By contrast, confidence among company managers has weakened in the trade sector for the second time in a row.

  • 14:01

    U.S.: Housing Price Index, m/m, November 0.5% (forecast 0.4%)

  • 14:00

    Belgium: Business Climate, January 0.5 (forecast 0.5)

  • 13:47

    Option expiries for today's 10:00 ET NY cut

    EUR/USD 1.0595-1.0600 (EUR 567 M) 1.0700 (EUR 214 M) 1.0715-1.0725 (EUR 339 M) 1.0750-1.0765 (EUR 309 M) 1.0800 (EUR 335 M)

    USD/JPY 113.00 (USD 310 M) 113.45-113.50 (USD 224 M) 114.00-114.10 (USD 814 M) 115.00 (USD 298 M)

    AUD/USD 0.7550-0.7560 (AUD 539 M)

    USD/CAD 1.3000 (USD 236 M) 1.3120 (USD 290 M) 1.3185 (USD 1,430 M) 1.3190-1.3200 (USD 480 M)

  • 13:34

    Fed's Nellie Liang Urges Congress to Clarify How Safe Financial System Needs to Be - Dow Jones

  • 13:00

    Orders

    EUR/USD

    Offers 1.0760 1.0780 1.0800 1.0830 1.0850-55 1.0880 1.0900

    Bids 1.0720 1.0700 1.0680 1.0650 1.0625-30 1.0600 1.0580 1.0565 1.0550

    GBP/USD

    Offers 1.2550 1.2585 1.2600 1.2630 1.2650 1.2675-80 1.2700

    Bids 1.2480-85 1.2450 1.2420 1.2400 1.2375-80 1.2350 1.2320-25 1.2300


    EUR/GBP

    Offers 0.8580-85 0.8600 0.8625-30 0.8650 0.8665 0.8680 0.8700

    Bids 0.8530 0.8500 0.8485 0.8450 0.8400


    EUR/JPY

    Offers 122.30 122.50 122.80 123.00 123.50 124.00

    Bids 121.80 121.60 121.20 121.00 120.80 120.50 120.00


    USD/JPY

    Offers 113.80-85 114.00 114.20 114.50 114.80 115.00 115.50 115.80 116.00

    Bids 113.20-30 113.00 112.80 112.65 112.50 112.30 112.00 111.80 111.50

    AUD/USD

    Offers 0.7550-55 0.7585 0.7600 0.7630 0.7650 0.7675 0.7700

    Bids 0.7520 0.7500 0.7480-85 0.7450 0.7430 0.7400

  • 12:28
  • 12:25

    I will be making my Supreme Court pick on Thursday of next week. Thank you! @realDonaldTrump

  • 11:11

    UK manufacturers are more optimistic about their business situation - CBI

    The survey of 461 manufacturers reveals that the volume of domestic orders rose at the fastest pace since July 2014 in the three months to January, while export orders continued to grow, but below expectations. Headcount edged higher having dipped for the first time in more than six years in the last quarter.

    UK manufacturers are more optimistic about their business situation and exporting prospects, while reporting strong growth in domestic orders over the previous quarter, according to the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.

  • 11:00

    United Kingdom: CBI industrial order books balance, January 5 (forecast 2)

  • 10:24

    Here is why the divergence trade is actually strengthening - Goldman Sachs

    "The ECB's already-low forecast of 1.1 percent for core HICP this year is subject to downside risk. This analysis for core is compatible with our Rates strategists' view of long Euro zone breakeven inflation as a 2017 Top Trade, given that the dynamics of headline and core inflation are different. Their trade aims to capitalize on a normalization of an "excessive" deflation risk premium, which may also lead to a rebuilding of term premia in nominal European government bonds.

    The same downside risk exists in Japan, where a large rebound in core inflation is needed for the BoJ to meet its forecast of 1.5 percent in FY2017, especially given that the appreciation of the Yen over the past year is only now feeding into the data. Special factors - large amounts of slack and periphery structural reforms in the Euro zone and entrenched low inflation expectations in Japan - will keep underlying inflation low in both places, so that further ECB tapering or a hike in the 10-year yield target from the BoJ are unlikely this year.

    The "global reflation" theme has therefore drowned out what in reality are increasingly divergent fundamentals in the G10, so that what markets are calling "global reflation" is really a strengthening of the divergence theme that will ultimately drive the Dollar stronger".

    Copyright © 2017 Goldman Sachs, eFXnews™

  • 09:59

    Sterling Rises to 6-Week High vs Dollar of $1.2593

  • 09:45

    Option expiries for today's 10:00 ET NY cut

    EUR/USD 1.0700 (1.7bln) 1.0725 (579m)

    USD/JPY 112.00 (USD 795m) 113.00 (641m) 113.60 (335m) 114.00 (916m)

    EUR/GBP 0.8790-0.8800 (EUR 1.1bln)

    AUD/USD 0.7500 (AUD 353m) 0.7600-10 (447m) 0.7635 (298m)

    USD/CAD 1.3400 (USD 290m)

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  • 09:33

    The German Ifo Business Climate Index fell to 109.8 points

    Sentiment among German managers weakened in January. The Ifo Business Climate Index fell to 109.8 points this month from 111.0 points in December. Companies expressed greater satisfaction with their current business situation, but are less optimistic about their six-month business outlook. The German economy made a less confident start to the year.

    In the manufacturing sector, the index fell. This was due to markedly less optimistic business expectations. Manufacturers, however, were more satisfied with their current business situation. This pattern can be seen in several key branches of German manufacturing. Capacity utilisation rose by 0.3 percentage points to 86.0 percent and more manufacturers expect price increases.

  • 09:01

    Germany: IFO - Expectations , January 103.2 (forecast 105.8)

  • 09:00

    Germany: IFO - Business Climate, January 109.8 (forecast 111.3)

  • 09:00

    Germany: IFO - Current Assessment , January 116.9 (forecast 116.9)

  • 08:49

    PBoC Vice Governor: Trump's Talk Of Labeling China As Currency Manipulator Not Logical - Livesquawk

  • 08:23

    Today’s events

    • At 10:30 GMT Germany will hold an auction of 30-year bonds

    • At 16:30 GMT the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will deliver a speech

    • At 23:00 GMT the RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler will deliver a speech

    • Australia is celebrating 'Australia Day'

  • 07:32

    Societe Generale selling EUR/USD into 1.08

    "We want to buy DXY below 100, which means selling EUR/USD around 1.08.

    USD/JPY is trickier because the yen, lacking Europe's political headwinds, is the natural hedge against trade wars. We're still convinced that here too what happens to real yields will dominate in the end, but the Washington rhetoric needs to shift to another topic before we really dare re-engage with long USD/JPY.

    With real yields edging higher, the pound doesn't look a screaming sell yet (short gilts still looks like a better long-term trade than short GBP/USD to me) and the most likely outcome from here is that the last few months' 1.20-1.28 range holds. We'd prefer better levels to get short".

    Copyright © 2017 Societe Generale, eFXnews™

  • 07:24

    Swiss UBS consumption indicator rose from 1.45 to 1.50 points in December

    The UBS consumption indicator rose from 1.45 to 1.50 points in December due primarily to the strong year-end results of the Swiss automobile sector. Compared with the previous December, new car registrations were up by 8.2%. The mood in the retail sector remains pessimistic, though. Domestic tourism managed to maintain its robust November showing. Compared with December 2015, the number of overnight hotel stays rose 0.9%.

  • 07:24

    Options levels on wednesday, January 25, 2017

    EUR/USD

    Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

    $1.0839 (2819)

    $1.0803 (2402)

    $1.0780 (2238)

    Price at time of writing this review: $1.0716

    Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

    $1.0654 (1333)

    $1.0604 (1834)

    $1.0539 (3206)


    Comments:

    - Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date March, 13 is 57585 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0750 (3668);

    - Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date March, 13 is 67639 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0000 (4941);

    - The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.17 versus 1.16 from the previous trading day according to data from January, 24

    GBP/USD

    Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

    $1.2805 (1605)

    $1.2708 (1117)

    $1.2612 (1428)

    Price at time of writing this review: $1.2502

    Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

    $1.2389 (244)

    $1.2292 (1241)

    $1.2194 (1102)


    Comments:

    - Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date March, 13 is 19954 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2500 (2399);

    - Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date March, 13 is 22956 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (3237);

    - The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.15 versus 1.16 from the previous trading day according to data from January, 24

    * - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.

    ** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.

  • 07:01

    Australian Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index rose in December

    The six month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, rose from 0.00% in November to 1.28% in December.

    Westpac's Chief Economist, Bill Evans, commented, "This marks the fifth consecutive month where the growth rate in the Index is at or above trend. That followed a period of fifteen consecutive months where the growth rate had been below trend. That sustained period of below trend growth in the series had been pointing to the weakness we have seen in the economy in the September quarter (although no lead indicator could have prepared us for a negative growth print)" Mr Evans said.

  • 07:00

    Switzerland: UBS Consumption Indicator, December 1.50

  • 06:59

    Australian CPI rose 0.5% this quarter, below expectations

    • CPI rose 0.5% this quarter, compared with a rise of 0.7% in the September quarter 2016.

    • CPI rose 1.5% over the twelve months to the December quarter 2016, compared with a rise of 1.3% over the twelve months to the September quarter 2016.

    The most significant price rises this quarter are tobacco (+7.4%), automotive fuel (+6.7%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (+5.5%) and new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+0.5%).

    The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are international holiday travel and accommodation (-2.6%), accessories (-5.1%) and waters, soft drinks and juices (-3.2%).

  • 06:57

    Big day planned on NATIONAL SECURITY tomorrow. Among many other things, we will build the wall! @realDonaldTrump

  • 00:31

    Australia: Trimmed Mean CPI q/q, Quarter IV 0.4% (forecast 0.5%)

  • 00:31

    Australia: Trimmed Mean CPI y/y, Quarter IV 1.6% (forecast 1.4%)

  • 00:30

    Australia: CPI, y/y, Quarter IV 1.5% (forecast 1.6%)

  • 00:30

    Australia: CPI, q/q, Quarter IV 0.5% (forecast 0.7%)

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