Market news

25 April 2017
  • 22:45

    New Zealand: Visitor Arrivals, March -0.2%

  • 22:28

    Currencies. Daily history for Apr 25’2017:

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

    EUR/USD $1,0927 +0,58%

    GBP/USD $1,2833 +0,35%

    USD/CHF Chf0,9934 -0,23%

    USD/JPY Y111,06 +1,15%

    EUR/JPY Y121,37 +1,74%

    GBP/JPY Y142,53 +1,50%

    AUD/USD $0,7532 -0,44%

    NZD/USD $0,6945 -0,98%

    USD/CAD C$1,3573 +0,49%

  • 21:59

    Schedule for today, Wednesday, Apr 26’2017 (GMT0)

    01:30 Australia Trimmed Mean CPI q/q March 0.4% 0.5%

    01:30 Australia Trimmed Mean CPI y/y March 1.6% 1.8%

    01:30 Australia CPI, q/q Quarter I 0.5% 0.6%

    01:30 Australia CPI, y/y Quarter I 1.5% 2.2%

    04:30 Japan All Industry Activity Index, m/m February 0.1% 0.6%

    06:00 Switzerland UBS Consumption Indicator March 1.5

    06:45 France Consumer confidence April 100 100

    12:30 Canada Retail Sales, m/m February 2.2% -0.1%

    12:30 Canada Retail Sales YoY February 4.5%

    12:30 Canada Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m February 1.7% -0.3%

    14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories April -1.034

  • 14:39

    Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy says EU-Mercosur trade agreement is closer than ever

  • 14:22

    US consumer confidence declined slightly in April

    The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had increased in March, declined in April. The Index now stands at 120.3 (1985=100), down from 124.9 in March. The Present Situation Index decreased from 143.9 to 140.6 and the Expectations Index declined from 112.3 last month to 106.7.

    "Consumer confidence declined in April after increasing sharply over the past two months, but still remains at strong levels," said Lynn Franco, Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board. "Consumers assessed current business conditions and, to a lesser extent, the labor market less favorably than in March. Looking ahead, consumers were somewhat less optimistic about the short-term outlook for business conditions, employment and income prospects. Despite April's decline, consumers remain confident that the economy will continue to expand in the months ahead."

  • 14:02

    US new home sales rose more than expected in March

    Sales of new single-family houses in March 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 621,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 5.8 percent (±15.5 percent)* above the revised February rate of 587,000 and is 15.6 percent (±15.0 percent) above the March 2016 estimate of 537,000.

    The median sales price of new houses sold in March 2017 was $315,100. The average sales price was $388,200.

  • 14:00

    U.S.: New Home Sales, March 621 (forecast 583)

  • 14:00

    U.S.: Consumer confidence , April 120.3 (forecast 122.5)

  • 13:59

    U.S.: Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index, April 20 (forecast 16)

  • 13:42

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

    EURUSD: 1,0750 (EUR 365) 1.0790-1.0800 (EUR 1,5 млрд) 1.0810-20 (415m) 1,0850 (325m) 1.0990-1.1000 (470m)

    USDJPY: 109,50 (USD 221m) 110.00-05 (385) 110,35 (620m) 110.40-50 (260m)

    GBPUSD: 1,2600 (GBP 312M) 1,2760 (196m) 1.2800-10 (220м)

    AUDUSD: 0,7655 (AUD 376m)

    USDCAD: 1,3500 (USD 1.34bln)

    EURJPY: 119,00 (EUR 200m) 120.15-20 (220м) 120,50 (200 м)

  • 13:20

    U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.8

    U.S. house prices rose in February, up 0.8 percent from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) seasonally adjusted monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported lack of change in January was revised upward to a 0.2 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 February 2016 to February 2017, house prices were up 6.4 percent.

  • 13:01

    U.S.: Housing Price Index, m/m, February 0.8%

  • 13:00

    Belgium: Business Climate, April -0.8 (forecast -1)

  • 13:00

    U.S.: S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y, February 5.9% (forecast 5.7%)

  • 12:25

    Kremlin spokesman says Ukraine's decision to cut power supplies to Luhansk is another step towards rejection of breakaway territories

  • 12:00

    Orders

    EUR/USD

    Offers: 1.0900 1.0920 1.0935 1.0950 1.0980 1.1000

    Bids: 1.0865 1.0850 1.0820 1.0800 1.0780 1.0760 1.0730 1.0700


    GBP/USD

    Offers: 1.2820 1.2830-35 1.2850 1.2880 1.2900 1.2920 1.2950-60 1.2975 1.3000

    Bids: 1.2775-80 1.2760 1.2750 1.2720 1.2700 1.2680 1.2650


    EUR/JPY

    Offers: 120.30 120.50 120.85 121.00 121.50

    Bids: 119.80 119.50 119.30 119.00 118.80 118.50


    EUR/GBP

    Offers: 0.8520 0.8535 0.8550 0.8580 0.8600 0.8630 0.8650

    Bids: 0.8485 0.8465 0.8450 0.8430 0.8400 0.8380 0.8360 0.8350


    USD/JPY

    Offers: 110.35 110.50 110.80 111.00 111.20 111.50

    Bids: 110.00 109.80 109.60 109.50 109.20 109.00 108.70 108.50


    AUD/USD

    Offers: 0.7565 0.7585 0.7600 0.7620 0.7650

    Bids: 0.7525-30 0.7500 0.7480-85 0.7465 0.7450

  • 10:21

    Centrist candidate Macron seen beating far right's Le Pen by 61 pct to 39 pct in French presidential runoff vote - Opinionway poll

  • 10:00
  • 09:03

    UK corporation tax revenues in 2016/17 financial year hit record high of 55.7 bln GBP, exceed pre-crisis peak for first time

  • 09:03

    Forex option contracts rolling off today at 14.00 GMT:

    EURUSD: 1,0750 (EUR 365) 1.0790-1.0800 (EUR 1,5 млрд) 1.0810-20 (415m) 1,0850 (325m) 1.0990-1.1000 (470m)

    USDJPY: 109,50 (USD 221m) 110.00-05 (385) 110,35 (620m) 110.40-50 (260m)

    GBPUSD: 1,2600 (GBP 312M) 1,2760 (196m) 1.2800-10 (220м)

    AUDUSD: 0,7655 (AUD 376m)

    USDCAD: 1,3500 (USD 1.34bln)

  • 08:39

    BoJ Kuroda: No Specific Debate Or Problems About FX At G20/IMF MEETINGS @LiveSquawk

  • 08:34

    UK public sector net borrowing decreased by £20.0 billion

    Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) decreased by £20.0 billion to £52.0 billion in the financial year ending March 2017 (April 2016 to March 2017), compared with the financial year ending March 2016; this is the lowest net borrowing since the financial year ending March 2008.

    The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast that public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) would be £51.7 billion during the financial year ending March 2017.

    Public sector net borrowing (excluding public sector banks) increased by £0.8 billion to £5.1 billion in March 2017, compared with March 2016; this is the highest March borrowing since 2015.

    Public sector net debt (excluding public sector banks) was £1,729.5 billion at the end of March 2017, equivalent to 86.6% of gross domestic product (GDP); an increase of £123.5 billion (or 3.0 percentage points as a ratio of GDP) on March 2016.

  • 08:30

    United Kingdom: PSNB, bln, March -4.36 (forecast -1.5)

  • 07:33

    Gap between French and German 10-year govt bond yields lowest since early november at 41 basis points - Reuters

  • 06:46

    Boj's Iwata: Boj is conducting simulation on exit strategy from stimulus but withholding from publicising it as doing so would cause market confusion

  • 06:45

    ECB could change its forward guidance on policy rates - ANZ

    "Despite the expected dovish communication at the upcoming meeting, we believe the ECB could change its forward guidance on policy rates at the meeting in June. We still believe the ECB will announce an extension of its EUR60 billion monthly QE purchases at the September meeting and hence continue the purchase programme in 2018,"

  • 06:44

    Ecb's Nowotny says if U.S expands deficit to boost growth, could lead to higher long-term interest rates in Europe - Der Standard

    • About Brexit, EU financial institutions wanting to operate in EU must have seat, supervision in EU

    • Fears Brexit problems have been underestimated, many negative surprises could arise, does not expect extension of negotiation time frame

    • Uncertainties over future U.S measures are worrying, U.S economy could be without orientation for a while

  • 06:37

    Canada Minister Freland & Carr condemn unfair, punitive duties on lumber @LiveSquawk

  • 06:36

    Trump plans to impose 20% tariff on Canadian soft lumber that is retroactive 90 days; Commerce Sec. informed Canada of plan today - DJ

  • 06:35

    Options levels on tuesday, April 25, 2017

    EUR/USD

    Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

    $1.0950 (4139)

    $1.0930 (690)

    $1.0900 (466)

    Price at time of writing this review: $1.0864

    Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

    $1.0811 (671)

    $1.0766 (719)

    $1.0707 (940)


    Comments:

    - Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 67634 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (5846);

    - Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 66723 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0400 (5204);

    - The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.99 versus 1.05 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 24

    GBP/USD

    Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

    $1.3105 (1934)

    $1.3007 (1319)

    $1.2911 (1168)

    Price at time of writing this review: $1.2793

    Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

    $1.2689 (269)

    $1.2592 (1221)

    $1.2495 (4773)


    Comments:

    - Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 21355 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2800 (2297);

    - Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 26155 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2500 (4773);

    - The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.22 versus 1.23 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 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.

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