Economic calendar (GMT0):
(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)
05:00 Japan Coincident Index (Finally) July 113.3 Revised From 112.3 112.2 113.1
05:00 Japan Leading Economic Index (Finally) July 106.7 Revised From 106.5 104.9 105
09:15 U.S. FOMC Member Tarullo Speaks
The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead the release of the U.S. economic data. The personal consumer expenditures (PCE) price index excluding food and energy is expected to increase 0.1% in August, after a 0.1 rise in July.
Personal income in the U.S. is expected to rise 0.4% in August, after a 0.4% gain in July.
Personal spending in the U.S. is expected to gain 0.3% in August, after a 0.3% rise in July.
Pending home sales in the U.S. expected to climbs 0.5% in August, after a 0.5% increase in July.
The euro traded mixed against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major economic reports from the Eurozone.
The British pound traded mixed against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major economic reports from the U.K.
EUR/USD: the currency pair traded mixed
GBP/USD: the currency pair traded mixed
USD/JPY: the currency pair fell to Y119.98
The most important news that are expected (GMT0):
12:30 U.S. Personal spending August 0.3% 0.3%
12:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m August 0.4% 0.4%
12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y August 1.2%
12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m August 0.1% 0.1%
12:30 U.S. FOMC Member Dudley Speak
14:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales (MoM) August 0.5% 0.5%
17:30 U.S. FOMC Member Charles Evans Speaks
21:00 U.S. FOMC Member Williams Speaks