Sales of new single-family houses in October 2017 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 6.2 percent above the revised September rate of 645,000 and is 18.7 percent above the October 2016 estimate of 577,000.
The median sales price of new houses sold in October 2017 was $312,800. The average sales price was $400,200.
EUR/USD: 1.1860-65(610 млн), 1.1900(E484 млн), 1.1950-55(341 млн)
USD/JPY: 112.30(380 млн), 113.06-12(390 млн)
USD/CAD: 1.2900(940 млн)
EUR/GBP: 0.8950(502 млн)
AUD/NZD: 1.1100(1.58 млрд), 1.1250(954 млн)
Says needs to be more progress on Irish border, Brexit talks will not move on if that does not happen
Declines to "speculate" about alternative uses for unused credits to Greece
Says UK as a whole is leaving the customs union
If we don't resolve matters by tuesday, we will be into an election
Will not be seeking resignation of deputy prime minister, as sought by opposition
Will not seek to dissolve parliament over the weekend, election hinges on tuesday no confidence motion
If we have to have an election, better to have it before christmas
Does not believe that deputy prime minister will offer her resignation
EUR/USD: 1.1860-65(610 m), 1.1900(E484 m), 1.1950-55(341 m)
USD/JPY: 112.30(380 m), 113.06-12(390 m)
USD/CAD: 1.2900(940 m)
EUR/GBP: 0.8950(502 m)
AUD/NZD: 1.1100(1.58 b), 1.1250(954 m)
We need to see progress from UK within 10 days on all issues, including on Ireland
EUR/USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.2012 (4395)
$1.1988 (4732)
$1.1958 (5145)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.1923
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.1880 (983)
$1.1854 (1621)
$1.1822 (1255)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options and PUT options with the expiration date December, 8 is 158685 contracts (according to data from November, 24) with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1600 (8272);
GBP/USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.3417 (2161)
$1.3394 (2642)
$1.3366 (3294)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.3318
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.3272 (464)
$1.3245 (1037)
$1.3212 (1151)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date December, 8 is 43242 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3200 (3294);
- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date December, 8 is 42180 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (3987);
- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.98 versus 0.95 from the previous trading day according to data from November, 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.
(pare/closed(GMT +3)/change, %)
EUR/USD $1,1930 +0,69%
GBP/USD $1,3331 +0,21%
USD/CHF Chf0,97953 -0,17%
USD/JPY Y111,55 +0,32%
EUR/JPY Y133,09 +1,00%
GBP/JPY Y148,719 +0,52%
AUD/USD $0,7615 -0,09%
NZD/USD $0,6879 -0,10%
USD/CAD C$1,27109 -0,02%