US stock indices closed with a moderate increase in the background, which was due to the Fed's statement. Today, the US Federal Reserve signaled that moving toward a rate hike in the coming months, now that signs of economic decline, which appeared at the beginning of the year, weakening. However, the trajectory of rate hikes will probably be less steep than managers had expected before. In its forecasts about the prospects for interest rates 15 of 17 Fed officials said they expected to start raising short-term interest rates before the end of 2015. These projections show that managers tend to increase rates by 0.25 percentage points or 0.5 percentage points by December. This will raise the Fed's key rate to nearly zero, where it has been since December 2008.
Among the few macroeconomic news today is to provide data of the Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat) to increase the volume of construction in the euro area in April by 0.3% compared with the previous month, when the increase was 0.6%. In annual terms, the volume of construction remained unchanged after falling 1.9% in March. In the 28 EU countries, the volume of construction in the last month decreased by 0.3% compared with the previous month and rose by 1.3% - on an annualized basis.
Almost all components of the index DOW finished trading with an increase (22 of 30). Outsider shares in UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, -1.67%). Most remaining shares rose The Procter & Gamble Company (PG, + 1.21%).
Almost all sectors of the S & P index closed in positive territory. Most utilities sector grew (+ 0.8%). Outsider is the financial sector (-0.1%).
At the close:
Dow + 0.17% 17,935.14 +30.66
Nasdaq + 0.18% 5,064.88 +9.33
S & P + 0.20% 2,100.40 +4.11
Polish equity market suffered steep losses Wednesday on the Greek threat. All sectors posted negative daily returns. Banking sector (-1.99%) was down to a larger degree, followed by materials (-1.60%) and chemicals (-1.57%).
The large-cap stocks' measure, the WIG30 Index, declined by 1.53%. EUROCASH (WSE: EUR) was the only large-cap name that generated positive return, gaining 0.31%. At the same time, LPP (WSE: LPP) and SYNTHOS (WSE: SNS) were hit the hardest, losing 3.50% and 3.31% respectively. Separate banking stocks, namely BZ WBK (WSE: BZW), ING BSK (WSE: ING), PKO BP (WSE: PKO) and MBANK (WSE: MBK), also recorded dramatic changes, declining by 2.15%-3.28%.
The euro rose slightly against the dollar, returning the previously lost positions due to expectations of the Fed meeting, as well as news on Greece. As it became known, the ECB raised the limit on the program to provide liquidity (ELA) for Greek banks to € 1.1 billion. To € 84.1 billion. Also, stress, and tomorrow will be a meeting of the Eurogroup, with Greece obviously does not intend to make concessions on the issue of further reduction of pensions. Today, the coordinator of the team of negotiators Euclid Tsakalotos confirmed that, without reaching agreement, unlock the access to finance of Greece, in Athens no cash to pay the IMF on June 30 debt of € 1.6 billion. He also added that despite the willingness of Greece to make concessions , the issue of cutting back pensions is not discussed.
As for the Fed meeting, according to the consensus forecast of the Central Bank will refrain from raising interest rates in June, but it may toughen the wording of the statement in preparation for the normalization of monetary policy. Against the backdrop of weak data on the state of industrial production and the US housing market, economists began to reduce rates on the transition to a tightening of monetary policy in September, although it is the first month of autumn is their main goal. The market participants assess the situation differently: traders see only a 28% chance of a September rate hike, but the likelihood that this will happen in December 2015, or earlier, it is equal to 67% of them. "The most important thing for investors - comments of Fed Yellen after the meeting - said Wedbush Securities analyst Michael James. - Until her speech to investors is by and large do not care what happens in the market."
The pound rose against the dollar, updating the month high, supported by data on the labor market. The Office for National Statistics said the unemployment rate by ILO for the period from February to April was 5.5 percent, compared with 5.7 per cent recorded in the three months to January. It was also lower than the figure recorded in the same period last year at 6.6 percent. The unemployment rate was in line with economists' expectations and was the lowest since April to June 2008, when the figure was 5.4 percent. The number of unemployed fell by 43 thousand. From the previous three months to 1.81 million., The lowest level since June to August 2008. Average earnings, including bonuses, in the three months to April rose 2.7 percent year on year. Economists had forecast a 2.1 percent rise. The latest increase was the highest from June to August 2011, when the payment is increased by 2.7 per cent. Excluding bonuses, pay grew by 2.7 percent in the three months to April, the highest level since December to February 2009. The number of Britons claiming unemployment benefits in May fell by 6.5 thousand. People from the previous month to 791.8 thousand. People. Reducing the number of applications for unemployment benefits was much less than the drop of 12.3 thousand. That economists expected, and it was the smallest monthly decline since February 2013.
The yen fell against the US currency, updating weekly lows, which was due to a surge in demand for the dollar from investors on the eve of the meeting FOMC. Traders await the outcome of the two-day meeting of the Federal Reserve System, which can appear signals about future actions of the American regulator. If the mixed statistics do not confuse Yellen and command and rates will be increased this year, we should expect natural growth of the dollar, in this case the raw material assets temporarily come under pressure, but the effect will not be long, because in many respects the situation has calculated market.
Stock indices closed lower as investors are awaiting the results of the Fed's monetary policy meeting and the results of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Governing Council meeting.
The results of the Fed's monetary policy meeting are scheduled to be released at 18:00 GMT. The Fed will also release its economic forecasts. The Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak after the release of the results.
Investors are awaiting signals when the Fed starts raising its interest rate.
The ECB is expected to review its Emergency Liquidity Assistance (ELA) to Greek banks.
Concerns over the Greek debt problem still weighed on markets. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday that he was ready to assume responsibility for the consequences of rejecting a deal with creditors.
The next round of talks is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.
Meanwhile, the economic data from the Eurozone was in line with expectations. Eurozone's final consumer price index rose 0.2% in May, in line with the previous estimate.
On a yearly basis, Eurozone's final consumer price inflation climbed to 0.3% in May from 0.0% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
Eurozone's consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco climbed to an annual rate of 0.9% in May from 0.6% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its labour market data on Wednesday. The U.K. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% in the February to April quarter, in line with expectations. It was the lowest level since 2008.
The claimant count decreased by 6,500 people in May, missing expectations for a drop by 12,300, after a decrease of 7,800 people in April.
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, climbed by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a rise by 2.5%, after a 2.3% gain in the November to January quarter. It was the highest gain since December to February 2009.
Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a gain of 2.1%, after a 2.3% increase in the November to January quarter. It was the highest rise since June to August 2011.
The Bank of England monitors closely the wages growth it considers when to start hiking its interest rate.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its May meeting minutes on Wednesday. All members voted to keep the central bank's monetary policy unchanged.
All MPC members noted that it was appropriate to keep the monetary policy unchanged.
Two members of the nine MPC said that the decision not to hike interest rate in April was "finely balanced" between voting to hold or hike interest rate repeating comments from the last minutes.
MPC members said that the monetary policy will depend on "the prospects for inflation in the United Kingdom and would not be determined by the actions of other central banks".
Indexes on the close:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 100 6,680.55 -29.55 -0.44 %
DAX 10,978.01 -66.00 -0.60 %
CAC 40 4,790.62 -49.24 -1.02 %
Oil prices traded lower after the release of U.S. oil inventories data. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its crude oil inventories data on Wednesday. U.S. crude inventories declined by 2.68 million barrels to 467.9 million in the week to June 12. It was the seventh consecutive weekly decline.
Analysts had expected a decline of 1.8 million barrels.
Gasoline inventories were up by 460,000 barrels to 217.8 million barrels last week, according to the EIA.
U.S. oil production fell 21,000 barrels a day to 9.59 million barrels a day.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, increased by 112,000 barrels. It was the first rise since mid-April.
U.S. crude oil imports rose by 114,000 barrels per day to 7.1 million barrels per day.
Refineries in the U.S. were running at 93.1% of capacity, down from 94.6% the previous week.
Investors are awaiting the results of the Fed's monetary policy meeting later in the day. The Fed will also release its economic forecasts. The Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak after the release of the results.
Investors are also awaiting signals when the Fed starts raising its interest rate.
WTI crude oil for July delivery decreased to $59.97 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Brent crude oil for July fell to $63.53 a barrel on ICE Futures Europe.
Major U.S. stock-indexes are little changed on Wednesday as investors await a Federal Reserve statement that could provide hints on the timing of a rate hike. The Dow and the S&P 500, however, were lower for the month. Investors will scour the statement for any signs of when the Fed is likely to begin raising interest rates and the pace of any subsequent hikes. The Fed statement is due at 18-00 GMT0, followed by Chair Janet Yellen's news conference half an hour later, with analysts expecting her to focus on signs the economy is recovering after a bumpy start to the year. Many investors expect the Fed to signal that U.S. interest rates will be increased in September.
Most of Dow stocks in positive area (23 of 30). Top looser - UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (UNH, -0.44%). Top gainer - Intel Corporation (INTC, +0.70%).
S&P index sectors are mixed. Top gainer - Utilities (+0,6%). Top looser - Financial (-0.1%).
At the moment:
Dow 17843.00 +17.00 +0.10%
S&P 500 2089.50 +0.50 +0.02%
Nasdaq 100 4454.50 +2.75 +0.06%
10-year yield 2.37% +0.05
Oil 59.95 -0.02 -0.03%
Gold 1176.60 -4.30 -0.36%
Gold price traded lower due to a stronger U.S. dollar. The U.S. dollar traded higher against the other currencies ahead of the release of the Fed's interest rate decision. The results of the Fed's monetary policy meeting are scheduled to be released at 18:00 GMT. The Fed will also release its economic forecasts. The Fed Chair Janet Yellen is scheduled to speak after the release of the results.
Investors are awaiting signals when the Fed starts raising its interest rate.
The debt talks between Greece and its creditors remained in focus. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Wednesday that he was ready to assume responsibility for the consequences of rejecting a deal with creditors.
The next round of talks is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg.
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.
June futures for gold on the COMEX today fell to 1177.40 dollars per ounce.
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its crude oil inventories data on Wednesday. U.S. crude inventories declined by 2.68 million barrels to 467.9 million in the week to June 12. It was the seventh consecutive weekly decline.
Analysts had expected a decline of 1.8 million barrels.
Gasoline inventories were up by 460,000 barrels to 217.8 million barrels last week, according to the EIA.
U.S. oil production fell 21,000 barrels a day to 9.59 million barrels a day.
Crude stocks at the Cushing, Oklahoma, increased by 112,000 barrels. It was the first rise since mid-April.
U.S. crude oil imports rose by 114,000 barrels per day to 7.1 million barrels per day.
Refineries in the U.S. were running at 93.1% of capacity, down from 94.6% the previous week.
The Eurostat released its construction production data for the Eurozone on Wednesday. Construction production in the Eurozone increased 0.3% in April, after a 0.6% rise in March. March's figure was revised down from a 0.85 gain.
Civil engineering output declined 1.8% in April, while production in the building sector climbed 0.5%.
On a yearly basis, construction output remained stable in April, after a 1.9% drop in March. March's figure was revised up from 2.7% decline.
The Bank of Greece said in its annual report on Wednesday that failure to reach a deal with creditors could lead to the exit from the Eurozone and to crisis in Greece.
"The conclusion of a new agreement with our partners is of the utmost importance to fend off the immediate risks to the economy, reduce uncertainty and ensure a sustainable growth outlook for Greece. Failure to reach an agreement would, on the contrary, mark the beginning of a painful course that would lead initially to a Greek default and ultimately to the country's exit from the euro area and - most likely - from the European Union," the central bank said.
The Bank of Greece urged to the Greek government to reach a deal.
The head of the Eurogroup Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Wednesday that a deal between Athens and its creditors is still possible.
"Time is running out but a deal is still possible," he noted.
Dijsselbloem also said that Greece should present alternative proposals. He added that the Eurogroup remains opposed to writing off Greek debt.
Dijsselbloem proposed to delay the election of his successor as head of the Eurogroup until July, to focus on Greece. The election is scheduled to be on Thursday.
Markit Economics and financial information provider Ipsos Mori released its household finance index for the U.K. The household finance index declined to 43.8 in June from 45.5 in May.
The decline was driven by concerns over job security.
The index measuring the outlook for financial well-being over the coming twelve months increased to 50.1 in June from 49.3 in May.
The current inflation perceptions index declined to 61.5 in June from 64.7 in May.
The index measuring expected living costs over the twelve months was 78 in June.
24% expects monetary policy to tighten over the next six months. It was the lowest reading since October 2013.
EUR/USD: $1.1100(E1.43bn), $1.1150(E336mn), $1.1200(E694mn)
USD/JPY: Y123.00-15($800mn)
EUR/JPY: Y140.00(E400mn)
GBP/USD: $1.5500(Gbp613mn), $1.5550(Gbp309mn)
USD/CHF: Chf0.9425($420mn)
AUD/USD: $0.7600-10(A$400mn), $0.7800(A$485mn)
AUD/JPY: Y96.00(A$333mn)
The Ifo institute upgraded its German economic growth for 2015 on Wednesday. Germany's economy is expected to grow 1.9% this year, up from the previous estimate of 1.5%, and 1.8% in 2015.
The upgrade was driven by stronger private consumption.
The Ifo institute expects private consumption to remain the main driver, corporate investments to expand, while construction boom to continue.
Imports are expected to grow stronger than exports.
(company / ticker / price / change, % / volume)
Home Depot Inc | HD | 110.25 | +0.02% | 1.6K |
Apple Inc. | AAPL | 127.62 | +0.02% | 86.2K |
Citigroup Inc., NYSE | C | 57.10 | +0.05% | 3.9K |
Merck & Co Inc | MRK | 57.75 | +0.07% | 4.1K |
Starbucks Corporation, NASDAQ | SBUX | 53.00 | +0.07% | 0.4K |
Walt Disney Co | DIS | 111.15 | +0.08% | 3.8K |
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 28.74 | +0.10% | 3.7K |
JPMorgan Chase and Co | JPM | 68.45 | +0.11% | 36.4K |
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co | DD | 69.45 | +0.14% | 0.2K |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 45.90 | +0.15% | 0.1K |
Google Inc. | GOOG | 529.00 | +0.16% | 0.1K |
Yandex N.V., NASDAQ | YNDX | 17.22 | +0.16% | 5.3K |
AT&T Inc | T | 34.73 | +0.17% | 5.4K |
Wal-Mart Stores Inc | WMT | 72.47 | +0.17% | 0.1K |
Pfizer Inc | PFE | 34.10 | +0.18% | 8.0K |
Procter & Gamble Co | PG | 79.24 | +0.18% | 0.9K |
Amazon.com Inc., NASDAQ | AMZN | 428.07 | +0.19% | 1.7K |
Visa | V | 69.15 | +0.20% | 4.1K |
Twitter, Inc., NYSE | TWTR | 34.89 | +0.20% | 51.5K |
Goldman Sachs | GS | 214.00 | +0.21% | 8.8K |
Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 86.77 | +0.21% | 0.4K |
Intel Corp | INTC | 31.70 | +0.21% | 3.6K |
Barrick Gold Corporation, NYSE | ABX | 12.21 | +0.27% | 8.4K |
Ford Motor Co. | F | 15.04 | +0.27% | 2.3K |
Exxon Mobil Corp | XOM | 85.00 | +0.38% | 4.2K |
Nike | NKE | 104.99 | +0.41% | 0.6K |
Yahoo! Inc., NASDAQ | YHOO | 40.80 | +0.41% | 10.5K |
ALCOA INC. | AA | 12.07 | +0.42% | 6.7K |
Chevron Corp | CVX | 100.60 | +0.56% | 1.3K |
Facebook, Inc. | FB | 81.66 | +0.74% | 162.3K |
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc., NYSE | FCX | 20.02 | +1.11% | 1K |
General Motors Company, NYSE | GM | 35.61 | 0.00% | 0.3K |
International Business Machines Co... | IBM | 166.80 | -0.02% | 0.1K |
General Electric Co | GE | 27.21 | -0.04% | 9.9K |
ALTRIA GROUP INC. | MO | 48.00 | -0.04% | 0.3K |
Tesla Motors, Inc., NASDAQ | TSLA | 252.89 | -0.09% | 18.1K |
Verizon Communications Inc | VZ | 47.37 | -0.11% | 5.7K |
American Express Co | AXP | 79.20 | -0.20% | 3.0K |
Boeing Co | BA | 142.00 | -0.24% | 0.7K |
UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 121.00 | -0.45% | 0.1K |
Deere & Company, NYSE | DE | 91.50 | -0.67% | 0.2K |
FedEx Corporation, NYSE | FDX | 178.00 | -2.27% | 122.7K |
The Italian statistical office Istat released its trade data for Italy. Italy' trade surplus declined to a seasonally adjusted €3.52 billion in April from €3.89 billion in March.
Exports fell 0.8% in April, while imports remained stable.
On a yearly basis, exports climbed 9.0% in April, while imports rose 9.3%.
The trade surplus with the EU was a seasonally adjusted €858 million in April, while the trade surplus with non-EU countries was €2.67 billion.
Statistics Canada released wholesale sales figures on Wednesday. Wholesale sales increased 1.9% in April, exceeding expectations for a 0.3% rise, after a 1.0% gain in March. March's figure was revised up from a 0.8% increase.
The increase was driven by higher sales in the motor vehicle and parts subsector. Sales of automobiles and parts jumped 9.3% in April.
Sales in the machinery, equipment and supplies subsector rose 1.5% in April, sales construction, forestry, mining, and industrial machinery, equipment and supplies subsector increased 4.8%, while sales in the food, beverage and tobacco subsector declined 2.0%.
Sales rose in four of the seven subsectors.
Inventories climbed by 0.5% in April.
According to International Energy Agency (IEA) data, global oil supply has exceeded demand for the past five quarters, the most enduring oil glut since the 1997 Asian economic crisis. If Saudi Arabia will keep its oil production at current level, it would become the longest surplus since 1985.
OPEC produced 31.3 million barrels a day in May, according to an IEA June report.
Economic calendar (GMT0):
(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)
00:30 Australia Leading Index May 0.0% Revised From 0.1% -0.1%
08:30 United Kingdom Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y April 2.3% Revised From 2.2% 2.5% 2.7%
08:30 United Kingdom Average Earnings, 3m/y April 2.3% Revised From 1.9% 2.1% 2.7%
08:30 United Kingdom ILO Unemployment Rate April 5.5% 5.5% 5.5%
08:30 United Kingdom Claimant count May -7.8 Revised From -12.6 -12.3 -6.5
08:30 United Kingdom Bank of England Minutes
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI May 0.2% 0.2% 0.2%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Finally) May 0.0% 0.3% 0.3%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y (Finally) May 0.6% 0.9% 0.9%
09:00 Switzerland Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations) June -0.1 0.1
The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the Fed's interest rate decision. Investors are awaiting signals when the Fed starts raising its interest rate.
The euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar after the final consumer inflation data from the Eurozone. Eurozone's final consumer price index rose 0.2% in May, in line with the previous estimate.
On a yearly basis, Eurozone's final consumer price inflation climbed to 0.3% in May from 0.0% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
Eurozone's consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco climbed to an annual rate of 0.9% in May from 0.6% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
Concerns over the Greek debt problem still weighed on the euro. The next round of the debt talks between Greece and its creditors is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.
The British pound traded higher against the U.S. dollar in the release of the labour market data from the U.K. The U.K. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% in the February to April quarter, in line with expectations. It was the lowest level since 2008.
The claimant count decreased by 6,500 people in May, missing expectations for a drop by 12,300, after a decrease of 7,800 people in April.
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, climbed by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a rise by 2.5%, after a 2.3% gain in the November to January quarter. It was the highest gain since December to February 2009.
Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a gain of 2.1%, after a 2.3% increase in the November to January quarter. It was the highest rise since June to August 2011.
The Bank of England monitors closely the wages growth it considers when to start hiking its interest rate.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its May meeting minutes on Wednesday. All members voted to keep the central bank's monetary policy unchanged.
All MPC members noted that it was appropriate to keep the monetary policy unchanged.
Two members of the nine MPC said that the decision not to hike interest rate in April was "finely balanced" between voting to hold or hike interest rate repeating comments from the last minutes.
MPC members said that the monetary policy will depend on "the prospects for inflation in the United Kingdom and would not be determined by the actions of other central banks".
The Canadian dollar traded higher against the U.S. dollar ahead of the Canadian wholesale sales data. Canadian wholesale sales are expected to climbed 0.3% in April, after a 0.8% rise in March.
The Swiss franc traded higher against the U.S. dollar due to increasing demand in the safe-haven currency. A survey by the ZEW Institute and Credit Suisse Group showed on Wednesday that Switzerland's economic sentiment index rose to 0.1 points in June from -0.1 points in May.
EUR/USD: the currency pair increased to $1.1292
GBP/USD: the currency pair rose to $1.5754
USD/JPY: the currency pair was up to Y123.97
The most important news that are expected (GMT0):
12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m April 0.8% 0.3%
14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories June -6.812 -1.8
17:45 United Kingdom BOE Gov Mark Carney Speaks
18:00 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision 0.25% 0.25%
18:00 U.S. FOMC Statement
18:00 U.S. FOMC Economic Projections
18:30 U.S. Federal Reserve Press Conference
22:45 New Zealand GDP y/y Quarter I 3.5% 3.1%
22:45 New Zealand GDP q/q Quarter I 0.8% 0.6%
The Ministry of Finance released its trade data for japan on Wednesday. Japan's trade deficit widened to ¥216 billion in May from a deficit of ¥55.8 billion in April. April's figure was revised down from a deficit of ¥53.4 billion.
Analysts had expected a deficit of ¥226 billion.
The adjusted trade deficit was ¥182.5 billion in May.
Exports rose 2.4% year-on-year, while imports dropped 8.7%.
Exports to Asia climbed by 3.3% year-on-year, exports to the United States increased by 7.4%, while exports to the European Union were up 0.4%.
Imports from Asia fell 3.0% year-on-year, imports from the United States jumped 11.5%, while imports from the European Union rose 1.1%.
EUR/USD
Offers 1.1285 1.1300 1.1330 1.1345-50 1.1365 1.1380 1.1400 1.1430 1.1450
Bids 1.1240 1.1220 1.1200 1.1185 1.1150 1.1130 1.1100 1.1080 1.1050
GBP/USD
Offers 1.5650-55 1.5670 1.5685 1.5700 1.5725 1.5745 1.5780 1.5800
Bids 1.5620 1.5600 1.5585 1.5565 1.5540 1.5520-25 1.5500 1.5480-85 1.5460 1.5445
EUR/GBP
Offers 0.7220-25 0.7245-50 0.7270 0.7285 0.7300 0.7320-25 0.7350
Bids 0.7185 0.7160 0.7130 0.7100 0.7080
EUR/JPY
Offers 139.60 139.80 140.00 140.20 140.50 140.80 141.00
Bids 139.00 138.80 138.50 138.30 138.00 137.50 137.00
USD/JPY
Offers 123.80 124.00 124.25 124.40 124.75-80 125.00
Bids 123.30 123.00 122.80 122.60 122.30 122.00
AUD/USD
Offers 0.7730 0.7745-50 0.7770 0.7785 0.7800-05 0.7830 0.7850
Bids 0.7700 0.7680 0.7650 0.7625-30 0.7600 0.7585 0.7550
Stock indices traded lower as concerns over the Greek debt problem still weighed. The next round of the debt talks between Greece and its creditors is scheduled to at the finance ministers' meeting this Thursday in Luxembourg. Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said that Athens will not provide a new reform proposal.
Meanwhile, the economic data from the Eurozone was in line with expectations. Eurozone's final consumer price index rose 0.2% in May, in line with the previous estimate.
On a yearly basis, Eurozone's final consumer price inflation climbed to 0.3% in May from 0.0% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
Eurozone's consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco climbed to an annual rate of 0.9% in May from 0.6% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its labour market data on Wednesday. The U.K. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% in the February to April quarter, in line with expectations. It was the lowest level since 2008.
The claimant count decreased by 6,500 people in May, missing expectations for a drop by 12,300, after a decrease of 7,800 people in April.
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, climbed by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a rise by 2.5%, after a 2.3% gain in the November to January quarter. It was the highest gain since December to February 2009.
Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a gain of 2.1%, after a 2.3% increase in the November to January quarter. It was the highest rise since June to August 2011.
The Bank of England monitors closely the wages growth it considers when to start hiking its interest rate.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its May meeting minutes on Wednesday. All members voted to keep the central bank's monetary policy unchanged.
All MPC members noted that it was appropriate to keep the monetary policy unchanged.
Two members of the nine MPC said that the decision not to hike interest rate in April was "finely balanced" between voting to hold or hike interest rate repeating comments from the last minutes.
MPC members said that the monetary policy will depend on "the prospects for inflation in the United Kingdom and would not be determined by the actions of other central banks".
Current figures:
Name Price Change Change %
FTSE 100 6,683.77 -26.33 -0.39 %
DAX 11,017.55 -26.46 -0.24 %
CAC 40 4,812.16 -27.70 -0.57 %
A survey by the ZEW Institute and Credit Suisse Group showed on Wednesday that Switzerland's economic sentiment index rose to 0.1 points in June from -0.1 points in May.
The current conditions index dropped to -23.0 points in June from 0.0 points in May, driven by a downgrade of the Swiss gross domestic product (GDP) estimate for Q1 2015. The State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) forecasts Switzerland's real GDP to decline by 0.2%.
71.8% of the financial analysts noted that the present state of Switzerland's economy is "normal".
Eurostat released its final consumer price inflation data for the Eurozone on Wednesday. Eurozone's final consumer price index rose 0.2% in May, in line with the previous estimate.
On a yearly basis, Eurozone's final consumer price inflation climbed to 0.3% in May from 0.0% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
Eurozone's consumer price inflation excluding food, energy, alcohol and tobacco climbed to an annual rate of 0.9% in May from 0.6% in April, in line with the previous estimate.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) released its May meeting minutes on Wednesday. All members voted to keep the central bank's monetary policy unchanged.
All MPC members noted that it was appropriate to keep the monetary policy unchanged.
Two members of the nine MPC said that the decision not to hike interest rate in April was "finely balanced" between voting to hold or hike interest rate repeating comments from the last minutes.
MPC members said that the monetary policy will depend on "the prospects for inflation in the United Kingdom and would not be determined by the actions of other central banks".
EUR/USD: $1.1100(E1.43bn), $1.1150(E336mn), $1.1200(E694mn)
USD/JPY: Y123.00-15($800mn)
EUR/JPY: Y140.00(E400mn)
GBP/USD: $1.5500(Gbp613mn), $1.5550(Gbp309mn)
USD/CHF: Chf0.9425($420mn)
AUD/USD: $0.7600-10(A$400mn), $0.7800(A$485mn)
AUD/JPY: Y96.00(A$333mn)
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released its labour market data on Wednesday. The U.K. unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.5% in the February to April quarter, in line with expectations. It was the lowest level since 2008.
The claimant count decreased by 6,500 people in May, missing expectations for a drop by 12,300, after a decrease of 7,800 people in April. April's figure was revised down from a decline of 12,600.
Average weekly earnings, excluding bonuses, climbed by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a rise by 2.5%, after a 2.3% gain in the November to January quarter. It was the highest gain since December to February 2009.
The previous three months' figure was revised up from a 2.2% increase.
Average weekly earnings, including bonuses, rose by 2.7% in the February to April quarter, exceeding expectations for a gain of 2.1%, after a 2.3% increase in the November to January quarter. It was the highest rise since June to August 2011.
The previous three months' figure was revised up from a 1.9% rise.
The Bank of England monitors closely the wages growth it considers when to start hiking its interest rate.
The Luxembourg-based European Court of Justice (ECJ) said on Tuesday that the European Central Bank (ECB) has the right to purchase government securities from EU members undergoing a financial crisis. The ECJ noted that government securities purchases were fully in line with the European system of central banks' existing competences.
Former European Central Bank President (ECB) Jean-Claude Trichet said on Tuesday that Greece should stay in the Eurozone because the exit from the Eurozone would hurt the Greek public most.
"I think the will of the Greek government, the overwhelming will of the Greek people -- according to the information I have -- and of course the option of the European friends is that staying in the euro area is by far the best solution," Trichet said.
Trichet was the ECB president in 2010 when Eurozone's finance ministers provided Athens with initial financial aid.
European Central Bank (ECB) Executive Board Member Yves Mersch said that membership of the Eurozone is irreversible and the exit from the Eurozone is not foreseen in the European Union's treaty.
"We consider participation in the euro area to be irreversible and it is on this assumption that the regulations and the treaty have been written," he said.
Mersch noted that that the European approach to a problem was a cooperative one.
West Texas Intermediate crude prices for July delivery rose by 0.23% to $60.11, while Brent crude for August rose by 22% to $63.84 a barrel. The rise in U.S. crude prices was partly caused by a tropical storm in the oil-producing state of Texas. However, globally excessive supplies limited gains and pressured Brent.
API data showed yesterday that U.S. crude inventories fell by 2.9 million barrels in the week ended June the 12th, crude stocks at Cushing rose by 329,000 barrels, while Gasoline stocks fell by 2.9 million barrels.
Gold declined to $1,179.10 an ounce as traders await the Federal Open Market Committee benchmark rate decision as the two-day policy meeting ends.
Strength of the U.S. currency would hurt the dollar-denominated precious metal, making it more expensive for holders of other currencies. At the same time it would limit demand for safe-haven.
The ongoing uncertainty regarding future of Greece's debt and EU membership does not provide much support.
U.S. stock indices ended up with gains on Tuesday as investors paid more attention to domestic economic data than to concerns over Greece. Thus the S&P 500 rose by 0.57% or 11.86 points to 2,096.29, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 0.64% or 113.31 points to 17,8904.48. At the same time, the Nasdaq Composite rose by +0.51% or 25.58 points to 5,055.55.
The annual pace of building permits, which reflect future demand, rose 11.8% to 1.28 million, the fastest pace since August 2007.
Asian indexes are trading mixed today. China's Shanghai Composite Index lost 0.16% or 7.63 points to 4,879.80. Hong Kong Hang Seng rose by 0.72% or 192.11 points to 26,758.81. Meanwhile the Nikkei fell by 0.18% or 35.80 points to 20,222.14 amid trade data.
Japanese exports rose 2.4% y/y in May, vs a 3.5% gain expected by economists and the +8.0% growth in April. Imports fell 8.7% exceeding expectations of a 7.5% drop. Lower purchases of crude oil, liquefied natural gas and iron ore contributed to this decline.
Economic calendar (GMT0):
(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)
00:30 Australia Leading Index May 0.1% -0.1%
The U.S. dollar has had a flat start today with most major currencies as investors await the result of the Federal Open Market Committee meeting. The liftoff is not expected to take place today so traders will listen carefully to comments made after the meeting. Fed Chair Janet Yellen will speak after the announcement of the rate decision. Particular attention will be paid to the median forecast for the funds rate over the current year.
The euro has slightly fallen amid ongoing uncertainty about Greece. Market participants are waiting for news on Greece when the euro zone finance ministers meet on Thursday. Today traders will pay attention to Eurozone inflation data 09:00 GMT and Fed interest rate decision 18:00 GMT.
The pound has given up a little bit of its gains. However today news background is strong and lack of motion in the morning might mean that the currency is waiting for a storm. Yesterday data showed that the Harmonized index of consumer prices confirmed expectations and rose by 0.2% m/m and 0.1% y/y in May.
The Australian dollar fell to 0.7720. Westpac Leading Index for May came in at -0.12%. Westpac said that the country is likely to see even lower rates.
The New Zealand dollar slightly shifted down to 0.6968.
The Japanese yen has declined slightly against the U.S. dollar. The Finance Ministry reported Wednesday that the deficit in May was 216 billion yen ($1.7 billion), compared with 917.2 billion yen a year earlier. At the same time, it expanded compared to the 55.8 billion yen deficit recorded in April.
EUR/USD: the dollar is muted ahead of Fed interest rate decision
USD/JPY: the U.S. dollar slightly gained against the yen.
GBP/USD: the pound is steady waiting for news.
The most important news that are expected (GMT0):
(time / country / index / period / previous value / forecast)
08:30 United Kingdom Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y April 2.2% 2.5%
08:30 United Kingdom Average Earnings, 3m/y April 1.9% 2.1%
08:30 United Kingdom ILO Unemployment Rate April 5.5% 5.5%
08:30 United Kingdom Claimant count May -12.6 -12.3
08:30 United Kingdom Bank of England Minutes
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI May 0.2% 0.2%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y May 0.0% 0.3%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y May 0.6% 0.9%
09:00 Switzerland Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations) June -0.1
12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m April 0.8% 0.3%
14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories June -6.812 -1.8
17:45 United Kingdom BOE Gov Mark Carney Speaks
18:00 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision 0.25% 0.25%
18:00 U.S. FOMC Statement
18:00 U.S. FOMC Economic Projections
18:30 U.S. Federal Reserve Press Conference
22:45 New Zealand GDP y/y Quarter I 3.5% 3.1%
22:45 New Zealand GDP q/q Quarter I 0.8% 0.6%
23:05 United Kingdom BOE Quarterly Bulletin
EUR / USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.1394 (2155)
$1.1352 (1299)
$1.1308 (1696)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.1245
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.1205 (1426)
$1.1176 (532)
$1.1135 (1403)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date July, 2 is 51773 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1600 (3736);
- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date July, 2 is 79204 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0500 (8324);
- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.53 versus 1.52 from the previous trading day according to data from June, 16
GBP/USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.5903 (784)
$1.5806 (2073)
$1.5710 (607)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.5642
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.5589 (408)
$1.5493 (358)
$1.5395 (1647)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date July, 2 is 22273 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,5500 (2549);
- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date July, 2 is 23208 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,5250 (2134);
- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.04 versus 1.02 from the previous trading day according to data from June, 16
* - 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.
(raw materials / closing price /% change)
Oil 60.02 +0.08%
Gold 1,181.10 +0.02%
(index / closing price / change items /% change)
Nikkei 225 20,257.94 -129.85 -0.64 %
Hang Seng 26,566.7 -295.11 -1.10 %
S&P/ASX 200 5,535.79 -2.98 -0.05 %
Shanghai Composite 4,888.65 -174.35 -3.44 %
FTSE 100 6,710.1 -0.42 -0.01 %
CAC 40 4,839.86 +24.50 +0.51 %
Xetra DAX 11,044.01 +59.04 +0.54 %
S&P 500 2,096.29 +11.86 +0.57 %
NASDAQ Composite 5,055.55 +25.58 +0.51 %
Dow Jones 17,904.48 +113.31 +0.64 %
(pare/closed(GMT +3)/change, %)
EUR/USD $1,1244 -0,33%
GBP/USD $1,5647 +0,33%
USD/CHF Chf0,9321 +0,25%
USD/JPY Y123,37 -0,02%
EUR/JPY Y138,73 -0,35%
GBP/JPY Y193,03 +0,31%
AUD/USD $0,7748 -0,15%
NZD/USD $0,6982 -0,20%
USD/CAD C$1,2292 -0,21%
(time / country / index / period / previous value / forecast)
00:30 Australia Leading Index May 0.1%
08:30 United Kingdom Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y April 2.2% 2.5%
08:30 United Kingdom Average Earnings, 3m/y April 1.9% 2.1%
08:30 United Kingdom ILO Unemployment Rate April 5.5% 5.5%
08:30 United Kingdom Claimant count May -12.6 -12.3
08:30 United Kingdom Bank of England Minutes
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI May 0.2% 0.2%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Finally) May 0.0% 0.3%
09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y (Finally) May 0.6% 0.9%
09:00 Switzerland Credit Suisse ZEW Survey (Expectations) June -0.1
12:30 Canada Wholesale Sales, m/m April 0.8% 0.3%
14:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories June -6.812
17:45 United Kingdom BOE Gov Mark Carney Speaks
18:00 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision 0.25% 0.25%
18:00 U.S. FOMC Statement
18:00 U.S. FOMC Economic Projections
18:30 U.S. Federal Reserve Press Conference
22:45 New Zealand GDP y/y Quarter I 3.5% 3.0%
22:45 New Zealand GDP q/q Quarter I 0.8% 0.6%
23:05 United Kingdom BOE Quarterly Bulletin