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

EUR/USD $1,3422 -0,02%

GBP/USD $1,6859 +0,23%

USD/CHF Chf0,9065 +0,06%

USD/JPY Y102,54 -0,04%

EUR/JPY Y137,64 -0,03%

GBP/JPY Y172,87 +0,20%

AUD/USD $0,9331 +0,23%

NZD/USD $0,8524 +0,21%

USD/CAD C$1,0904 -0,12%

(time / country / index / period / previous value / forecast)

01:30 Australia Trade Balance June -1.91 -2.00

01:45 China HSBC Services PMI July 53.1

04:30 Australia Announcement of the RBA decision on the discount rate 2.50% 2.50%

04:30 Australia RBA Rate Statement

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index July -0.6%

07:00 United Kingdom Halifax house price index 3m Y/Y July +8.8%

07:48 France Services PMI (Finally) July 48.2 50.4

07:53 Germany Services PMI (Finally) July 54.5 56.6

07:58 Eurozone Services PMI (Finally) July 52.8 54.4

08:30 United Kingdom Purchasing Manager Index Services July 57.7 58.1

09:00 Eurozone Retail Sales (MoM) June 0.0% +0.4%

09:00Eurozone Retail Sales (YoY) June +0.7% +1.2%

13:45 U.S. Services PMI (Finally) July 61.0 61.0

14:00 U.S. ISM Non-Manufacturing July 56.0 56.6

14:00 U.S. Factory Orders June -0.5% +0.6%

20:30 U.S. API Crude Oil Inventories July -4.4

22:45 New Zealand Unemployment Rate Quarter II 6.0% 5.8%

22:45 New Zealand Employment Change, q/q Quarter II +0.9% +0.7%

The U.S. dollar traded mixed to lower against the most major currencies in the absence of any economic reports in the U.S. Friday's release of disappointing U.S. labour market data still weighed on the greenback. The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July, missing expectations for a growth of 230,000 jobs. The unemployment rate in the U.S. increased to 6.2% in July from 6.1% in June.

The euro traded slightly lower against the U.S. dollar after economic data from the Eurozone. The number of unemployed people in Spain fell by 29,800 in July, after a drop by 122,700 in June.

Sentix investor confidence in the Eurozone declined to 2.7 in August from 10.1 in July, missing forecasts of the decrease to 9.5.

Producer price index in the Eurozone climbed 0.1% in June, after a 0.1% fall in May. On a yearly basis, Eurozone's producer price index decreased 0.8% in June, after a 1.0% decline in May.

The British pound traded higher against the U.S. dollar after the construction purchasing managers' index in the UK. Construction purchasing managers' index in the UK fell to 62.4 in July from 62.6 in June.

The Swiss franc traded little changed after the better-than-expected manufacturing purchasing managers' index. The Swiss manufacturing purchasing managers' index increased to 54.3 in July from 54.0 in June, beating expectations for a decline to 52.8.

The New Zealand dollar rose against the U.S dollar in the absence of any major economic reports in New Zealand.

The Australian dollar increased against the U.S. dollar due to the better-than-expected retails sales in Australia. Retail sales in Australia climbed 0.6% in June, after a 0.3% fall in May. May's figure was revised up from a 0.5% decrease.

ANZ job advertisements in Australia increased 0.3% in July, after a 4.4% rise in May. May's figure was revised up from a 4.3% gain.

Australia's TD-MI monthly inflation gauge rose 0.2% in July, after 0.0% in June.

The Japanese yen traded higher against the U.S. dollar. Japan's monetary base was up to 42.7% in July from 42.6% in June.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released retail sales on Monday. Retail sales in Australia gained 0.6% in June, after a 0.3% decline in May. That was the biggest one-month increase since January.

May's figure was revised up from a 0.5% decrease.

Household good retailing rose 1.7%, while food retailing climbed 0.5%. Footwear and personal accessory retailing gained 1.4%.

Sales at cafes, restaurant and takeaway food services fell 0.6%, while sales at department stores decreased 0.5%.

On a quarterly basis, retail sales in Australia decreased 0.2% in the second quarter 2014, after a gain of 1.3% in the previous quarter.

Economic calendar (GMT0):

(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, m/m July 0.0% +0.2%

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, y/y July +3.0% +2.6%

01:30 Australia Retail sales (MoM) June -0.3% +0.6%

01:30 Australia Retail Sales Y/Y June +4.6% -0.2%

01:30 Australia ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) July +4.4% +0.3%

07:30 Switzerland Manufacturing PMI July 54.0 52.8 54.3

08:30 Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence August 10.1 9.5 2.7

08:30 United Kingdom PMI Construction July 62.6 62.4

09:00 Eurozone Producer Price Index, MoM June -0.1% 0.0% +0.1%

09:00 Eurozone Producer Price Index (YoY) June -1.0% -1.1% -0.8%

The U.S. dollar traded mixed to higher against the most major currencies in the absence of any economic reports in the U.S. Friday's release of disappointing U.S. labour market data still weighed on the greenback. The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July, missing expectations for a growth of 230,000 jobs. The unemployment rate in the U.S. increased to 6.2% in July from 6.1% in June.

The euro traded slightly lower against the U.S. dollar after economic data from the Eurozone. The number of unemployed people in Spain fell by 29,800 in July, after a drop by 122,700 in June.

Sentix investor confidence in the Eurozone declined to 2.7 in August from 10.1 in July, missing forecasts of the decrease to 9.5.

Producer price index in the Eurozone climbed 0.1% in June, after a 0.1% fall in May. On a yearly basis, Eurozone's producer price index decreased 0.8% in June, after a 1.0% decline in May.

The British pound traded mixed against the U.S. dollar after the construction purchasing managers' index in the UK. Construction purchasing managers' index in the UK fell to 62.4 in July from 62.6 in June.

The Swiss franc traded little changed after the better-than-expected manufacturing purchasing managers' index. The Swiss manufacturing purchasing managers' index increased to 54.3 in July from 54.0 in June, beating expectations for a decline to 52.8.

EUR/USD: the currency pair declined to $1.3415

GBP/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

USD/JPY: the currency pair decreased to Y102.52

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30 Canada Bank holiday

23:30 Australia AIG Services Index July 47.6

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3500-10, $1.3475/85, $1.3445-50

Bids $1.3400, $1.3360/50

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6926, $1.6900

Bids $1.6800, $1.6785/80, $1.6750, $1.6700-693

AUD/USD

Offers $0.9400, $0.9375/80, $0.9350, $0.9330/35

Bids $0.9300, $0.9250, $0.9200

EUR/JPY

Offers Y139.00, Y138.80, Y138.50, Y138.00

Bids Y137.50, Y137.20, Y137.05/00, Y136.80, Y136.50

USD/JPY

Offers Y104.00, Y103.50, Y103.15, Y102.80

Bids Y102.30, Y102.25/20, Y102.00, Y101.80

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8100, stg0.8000, stg0.7985

Bids stg0.7900

EUR/USD $1.3370(E194mn), $1.3400(E260mn), $1.3450(E191mn), $1.3475(E391mn), $1.3485(E232mn), $1.3500(E210mn), $1.3535(E291mn)

USD/JPY Y101.80($320mn), Y102.20($320mn), Y102.60($315mn), Y103.00($350mn), Y104.55($230mn)

AUD/USD $0.9000(A$1.2bn), $0.9175(A$893mn), $0.9225(A$169mn), $0.9385(A$100mn), $0.9400(A$792mn)

AUD/JPY Y95.50(A$270mn)

USD/CAD C$1.0850($266mn), C$1.0855($165mn), C$1.0950($600mn)

Economic calendar (GMT0):

(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, m/m July 0.0% +0.2%

00:30 Australia MI Inflation Gauge, y/y July +3.0% +2.6%

01:30 Australia Retail sales (MoM) June -0.3% +0.6%

01:30 Australia Retail Sales Y/Y June +4.6% -0.2%

01:30 Australia ANZ Job Advertisements (MoM) July +4.4% +0.3%

07:30 Switzerland Manufacturing PMI July 54.0 52.8 54.3

08:30 Eurozone Sentix Investor Confidence August 10.1 9.5 2.7

08:30 United Kingdom PMI Construction July 62.6 62.4

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies. Friday's release of disappointing U.S. labour market data weighed on the U.S. currency. The U.S. economy added 209,000 jobs in July, missing expectations for a growth of 230,000 jobs. The unemployment rate in the U.S. increased to 6.2% in July from 6.1% in June.

The New Zealand dollar traded mixed against the U.S dollar in the absence of any major economic reports in New Zealand.

The Australian dollar traded higher against the U.S. dollar due to the better-than-expected retails sales in Australia. Retail sales in Australia climbed 0.6% in June, after a 0.3% fall in May. May's figure was revised up from a 0.5% decrease.

ANZ job advertisements in Australia increased 0.3% in July, after a 4.4% rise in May. May's figure was revised up from a 4.3% gain.

Australia's TD-MI monthly inflation gauge rose 0.2% in July, after 0.0% in June.

The Japanese yen traded lower against the U.S. dollar after the release of monetary base in Japan. Japan's monetary base was up to 42.7% in July from 42.6% in June.

EUR/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

GBP/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

USD/JPY: the currency pair was up to Y102.70

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

09:00 Eurozone Producer Price Index, MoM June -0.1% 0.0%

09:00 Eurozone Producer Price Index (YoY) June -1.0% -1.1%

12:30 Canada Bank holiday

23:30 Australia AIG Services Index July 47.6

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3555 (2517)

$1.3512 (3202)

$1.3477 (2212)

Price at time of writing this review: $ 1.3420

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.3377 (2826)

$1.3340 (2733)

$1.3296 (2854)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date August, 8 is 33820 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3600 (4265);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date August, 8 is 33530 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3500 (6129);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.99 versus 1.06 from the previous trading day according to data from August, 1

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.7100 (2740)

$1.7000 (1073)

$1.6901 (976)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.6823

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.6798 (3930)

$1.6700 (1067)

$1.6600 (431)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date August, 8 is 19614 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,7100 (2740);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date August, 8 is 26725 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6800 (3930);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.36 versus 1.40 from the previous trading day according to data from August, 1

* - 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 +2)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,3425 +0,28%

GBP/USD $1,6821 -0,37%

USD/CHF Chf0,9060 -0,29%

USD/JPY Y102,58 -0,20%

EUR/JPY Y137,68 +0,04%

GBP/JPY Y172,52 -0,60%

AUD/USD $0,9310 +0,18%

NZD/USD $0,8506 +0,11%

USD/CAD C$1,0917 +0,13%