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

05:00 Japan Consumer Confidence March 40.7 41.4

06:00 G20 G20 Meetings

07:15 Switzerland Retail Sales (MoM) February -2.1%

07:15 Switzerland Retail Sales Y/Y February -0.3% 0.7%

08:00 Eurozone Current account, unadjusted, bln February 8.2

08:00 Eurozone Current account, adjusted, bln February 29.4 27.4

08:30 United Kingdom Average Earnings, 3m/y February 1.8% 1.7%

08:30 United Kingdom Average earnings ex bonuses, 3 m/y February 1.6%

08:30 United Kingdom Claimant count March -31.0 -28.5

08:30 United Kingdom Claimant Count Rate March 2.4%

08:30 United Kingdom ILO Unemployment Rate March 5.7% 5.6%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI March 0.6% 1.1%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Finally) March -0.1% -0.1%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y March 0.6% 0.6%

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

12:30 Canada Retail Sales YoY February 1.2%

12:30 Canada Retail Sales ex Autos, m/m February -1.8%

12:30 Canada Foreign Securities Purchases February 5.73

12:30 Canada Consumer Price Index m / m March 0.9% 0.5%

12:30 Canada Consumer price index, y/y March 1.0%

12:30 Canada Bank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core, m/m March 0.6% 0.3%

12:30 Canada Bank of Canada Consumer Price Index Core, y/y March 2.1%

12:30 U.S. CPI, m/m March 0.2% 0.3%

12:30 U.S. CPI, Y/Y March 0.0% 0.1%

12:30 U.S. CPI excluding food and energy, m/m March 0.2% 0.2%

12:30 U.S. CPI excluding food and energy, Y/Y March 1.7% 1.7%

13:00 IMF IMF Meetings

14:00 U.S. Leading Indicators March 0.2% 0.3%

14:00 U.S. Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (Preliminary) April 93.0 93.8

The U.S. dollar tumbled Thursday, declining for a third straight session, after weak data provided yet more evidence to suggest U.S. economic growth has stalled.

But the buck took back some of its losses after the Philadelphia Fed manufacturing index rose to a reading of 7.5 in April, a mild improvement from its March level, contrasting with weak jobless claims and housing-starts data released earlier in the day.

The euro (EURUSD) traded at $1.0700, compared with $1.0677 Wednesday. The single currency has recovered about half of its losses against the dollar from last week.

The dollar (USDJPY) traded at 119.28 yen, compared with Yen118.80 Wednesday. The buck has retraced nearly all of last week's gains against the Japanese currency.

Since the week began, U.S. economic data reports have been overwhelmingly negative, a sign that the moderation in growth seen during the first quarter, which many have attributed to harsh winter weather, has continued through the beginning of spring.

On Thursday, the Labor Department said initial jobless claims for last week rose to their highest level in six weeks. The Commerce Department's housing-starts data showed an improvement from February's disappointing read, but still saw fewer new-home construction projects began in March than economists had expected.

Elsewhere, the Australian dollar rose to its highest level since late March, after official data released Thursday showed an increase in employment that was nearly double what the market had expected.

"Overall this was an unambiguously strong report and stood in sharp contrast to expectations that slowdown in the mining sector would weigh heavily on labor data," said Boris Schlossberg, managing director of FX strategy at BK Asset Management, in a note.

The Aussie (AUDUSD) traded at 77.88 cents, compared with 76.76 cents Wednesday.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index (DXY), a measure of the dollar's strength against a basket of six currencies, was down 0.2% to 98.1660.

Japan was the largest foreign holder of U.S. Treasurys in February. Japan dethroned China as the largest holder of US bonds.

It was the first time since August 2008.

Both countries reduced their holdings of U.S. Treasurys in February. Japan held $1,224.4 billion in U.S. government debt, while China, excluding Hong Kong, held $1,223.7 billion.

The Federal Reserve Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer said in an interview on Thursday that he expects the U.S. economy to grow despite the "poor" first quarter.

Fischer noted that the Fed will try to hike its interest rate "at the best possible time". He added that the central bank is likely to raise its interest rate this year but the timing would depend on economic data.

The Fed vice chairman also said that the Eurozone's economy improved as the European Central Bank launched its asset-buying programme.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its labour market figures on Thursday. Australia's unemployment rate fell to 6.1% in March from 6.2% in February.

February's figure was revised up from 6.3%.

Analysts had expected the unemployment rate to rise 6.3%. The number of employed people in Australia rose by 37,700 in March, exceeding expectations for an increase by 15,100, after a gain by 41,900 in February.

February's figure was revised up from a rise by 15,600.

The gain was driven by increases in full-time employment. Full-time jobs increased by 31,500 in March, while part-time jobs climbed by 6,100.

The participation rate climbed to 64.8% in March from 64.7% in February. February's figure was revised up from 64.6%.

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank released its manufacturing index on Thursday. The index increased to 7.5 in April from 5.0 in March, exceeding expectations for a rise to 5.5.

A reading above zero indicates expansion.

The increase was driven by an improvement in labour market. The number of employees index was up to 11.5 in April from 3.5 last month.

Shipments index rose to -1.8 in April from -7.8 in March.

The new orders index decreased to 0.7 in April from 3.9 in March.

The prices paid index fell to -7.5 in April from -3.0 in March, while the prices received index were up to -4.1 from -6.4.

The diffusion index for future activity rose to 35.5 in April from 32.0 in March.

According to the report, the indicators of future activity continue to show that the manufacturing sector is expected to continue growing over the next six months.

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) released its house price data on late Wednesday. The monthly house price balance increased to +21 in March from +15 in February, exceeding expectations for a gain to +15.

February's figure was revised up from +14.

The increase was driven by a shortage of properties.

EUR/USD: $1.0500(E836mn), $1.0550(E803mn), $1.0600(E806mn), $1.0650(E742mn), $1.0800(E1.5bn)

USD/JPY: Y121.00($542mn), Y121.05($620mn), Y122.00($400mn)

EUR/GBP: Gbp0.7250(E2.1bn)

AUD/USD: $0.7550(A$970mn), $0.7620(A$1.02bn), $0.7700(A$427mn), $0.7800(A$844mn)

NZD/USD: $0.7490(NZ$245mn), $0.7500(NZ$258mn) *Apr17 $0.7580(NZ$2.38bn)

The U.S. Commerce Department released the housing market data on Thursday. Housing starts in the U.S. climbed 2.0% to 926,000 annualized rate in March from a 908,000 pace in February, missing expectations for a rise to 1.040 million.

February's figure was revised up from 897,000 units.

The increase was driven by a gain in starts of single-family homes.

Building permits in the U.S. dropped 5.7% to 1.039 million annualized rate in March from a 1.102 million pace in February. Analysts had expected building permits to fall to 1.080 million units.

Starts of single-family homes jumped 4.4% in February. Building permits for single-family homes rose 2.1%.

Starts of multifamily buildings decreased 2.5% in February. Permits for multi-family housing dropped 15.9%.

The ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) lowered Greece's credit rating to 'CCC+' from 'B-' as Greece could not sign an agreement with its creditors to receive new tranche of loans. S&P believes that Greece will run out of cash if there is no agreement by May 12, when Greece is due to repay the IMF loan of 760 million euro.

The agency also gave Greece a negative outlook.

Economic calendar (GMT0):

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

01:00 Australia Consumer Inflation Expectation April 3.2% 3.4%

01:30 Australia New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM) March 2.7% Revised From 2.9% 0.5%

01:30 Australia New Motor Vehicle Sales (YoY) March 4.1% 4.4%

01:30 Australia Changing the number of employed March 41.9 Revised From 15.6 15.1 37.7

01:30 Australia Unemployment rate March 6.2% Revised From 6.3% 6.3% 6.1%

06:00 G20 G20 Meetings

07:15 Switzerland Producer & Import Prices, m/m March -1.4% 0.1% 0.2%

07:15 Switzerland Producer & Import Prices, y/y March -3.6% -3.4%

The U.S. dollar traded lower against the most major currencies ahead of the U.S. economic data. Housing starts in the U.S. are expected to rise to 1.040 million units in March from 0.900 million units in February.

The number of building permits is expected to decline to 1.080 million units in March from 1.100 million units in February.

The number of initial jobless claims in the U.S. is expected to increase by 3,000 to 284,000.

The Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank' manufacturing index is expected to rise to 5.5 in April from 5.0 in March.

The euro traded higher against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major economic reports from the Eurozone.

Concerns over Greece's debt problems continue to weigh on the euro. Greece will run out of cash if the Greek government will not sign an agreement with its creditors to receive new tranche of loans. Greece is due to repay the IMF loan of 760 million euro on May 12. The Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is to meet U.S. President Barack Obama in Washington later in the day.

The ratings agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) lower Greece's credit rating to 'CCC+' from 'B-'.

The British pound traded higher against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major economic reports from the U.K.

The Swiss franc traded higher against the U.S. dollar after the better-than-expected Swiss producer and import prices data. Switzerland's producer and import prices climbed 0.2% in March, exceeding expectations for a 0.1% increase, after a 1.4% drop in February. That was the first increase in ten months.

On a yearly basis, producer and import prices decreased 3.4% in March, after a 3.6% drop in February.

The increase was driven by higher prices for petroleum and petroleum products.

EUR/USD: the currency pair increased to $1.0746

GBP/USD: the currency pair rose to $1.4939

USD/JPY: the currency pair fell to Y118.91

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30 U.S. Building Permits, mln March 1.10 1.08

12:30 U.S. Housing Starts, mln March 0.90 1.04

12:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims April 281 284

14:00 U.S. Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Survey April 5.0 5.5

17:00 U.S. FOMC Member Dennis Lockhart Speaks

19:00 U.S. FED Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer Speaks

EUR/USD

Offers 1.0700 1.0725 1.0745-50 1.0760 1.0780 1.0800

Bids 1.0650-55 1.0620 1.0600 1.0580 1.0560 1.0525-30 1.0500

GBP/USD

Offers 1.4855-60 1.4885 1.4900 1.4925 1.4950 1.4980 1.5000

Bids 1.4800 1.4780 1.4750-55 1.4720-25 1.4700 1.4680 1.4650 1.4625 1.4600

EUR/JPY

Offers 127.60 127.80 128.00 128.60

Bids 127.00 126.85 126.50 126.00 125.80 125.50

USD/JPY

Offers 119.55-60 119.75-80 120.00 120.20 120.50

Bids 119.15 119.00 118.80-85 118.55-60

EUR/GBP

Offers 0.7210 0.7225-30 0.7250-55 0.7270 0.7285 0.7300 0.7320-25 0.7350

Bids 0.7175-80 0.7155-60 0.7135 0.7115 0.7100

AUD/USD

Offers 0.7765 0.7780 0.7800 0.7820 0.7860

Bids 0.7735 0.7700-05 0.7680 0.7650 0.7600-05

The Federal Statistical Office released its producer and import prices data on Thursday. Switzerland's producer and import prices climbed 0.2% in March, exceeding expectations for a 0.1% increase, after a 1.4% drop in February. That was the first increase in ten months.

On a yearly basis, producer and import prices decreased 3.4% in March, after a 3.6% drop in February.

The increase was driven by higher prices for petroleum and petroleum products.

EUR/USD: $1.0500(E836mn), $1.0550(E803mn), $1.0600(E806mn), $1.0650(E742mn), $1.0800(E1.5bn)

USD/JPY: Y121.00($542mn), Y121.05($620mn), Y122.00($400mn)

EUR/GBP: Gbp0.7250(E2.1bn)

AUD/USD: $0.7550(A$970mn), $0.7620(A$1.02bn), $0.7700(A$427mn), $0.7800(A$844mn)

NZD/USD: $0.7490(NZ$245mn), $0.7500(NZ$258mn) *Apr17 $0.7580(NZ$2.38bn)

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' (RICS) released its house price data on late Wednesday. The monthly house price balance increased to +21 in March from +15 in February, exceeding expectations for a gain to +15.

February's figure was revised up from +14.

The increase was driven by a shortage of properties.

The Federal Reserve released its Beige Book on Wednesday. The Fed said that falling oil prices have been cost jobs in the U.S. But the U.S. economy expanded moderately in the period February through March.

The U.S. manufacturing sector was hurt by the strong dollar and a cold winter.

Labour markets remained stable or continued to strengthen.

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.0827 (1388)

$1.0785 (3294)

$1.0753 (239)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.0693

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.0643 (1790)

$1.0611 (2263)

$1.0566 (4290)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 8 is 54939 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1200 (6083);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 8 is 72224 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0000 (9099);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.31 versus 1.29 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 15

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.5107 (1740)

$1.5010 (2440)

$1.4914 (911)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.4835

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.4784 (2183)

$1.4688 (2863)

$1.4591 (953)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date May, 8 is 22957 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,5000 (2440);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date May, 8 is 29710 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,4700 (2863);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.29 versus 1.30 from the previous trading day according to data from April, 15

* - 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/JPY $1,0678 +0,22%

GBP/USD $1,4832 +0,38%

USD/CHF Chf0,9651 -0,77%

USD/JPY Y119,11 -0,20%

EUR/JPY Y127,20 +0,02%

GBP/JPY Y176,65 +0,17%

AUD/USD $0,7673 +0,65%

NZD/USD $0,7585 +0,88%

USD/CAD C$1,2294 -1,59%