The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies after the economic reports in the U.S. The lowering forecast of the U.S. economic growth by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) weighed on the U.S. The IMF expects the U.S. economy to grow 2% in 2014, down from its forecast of 2.8% in April.

On the other side, the U.S. currency was supported by concerns over escalating violence in Iraq and the better-than-expected economic data.

The NAHB housing market index in the U.S. increased to 49 in June from 45 in May, exceeding expectations for a gain to 47.

The capacity utilisation in U.S. climbed to 79.1% in May from 78.6% in April, beating expectations for a rise to 78.9%.

The U.S. industrial production rose a seasonally adjusted 0.6% in April, in line with forecasts, after a 0.6% decline in March.

NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index increased to 19.3 in June from 19.0 in May, exceeding expectations from a decline to 15.2.

The euro increased against the U.S. dollar due to speculation the European Central Bank will not add further stimulus measures.

Eurozone’s harmonized consumer price index declined 0.1% in May, meeting expectations, after a 0.2% gain in April. On a yearly basis, harmonized consumer price index in the Eurozone climbed 0.5%, as expected.

The core inflation (excluding energy and food) in the Eurozone rose 0.7%, in line with forecasts.

The British pound traded lower against the U.S. dollar, but remained supported by the last week’s comments of the Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney. He said the BoE may raise its key interest rate earlier than investors expected.

The Canadian dollar dropped against the U.S. dollar ahead of the foreign securities purchases in Canada. The foreign securities purchases in Canada rose to 10.13 billion CAD in April, exceeding expectations for a gain to 4.27, after -1.41 billion CAD in March.

The New Zealand dollar traded mixed against the U.S dollar. The Westpac index of consumer sentiment for Q2 declined to 121.2 from 121.7 the previous quarter.

The Australian dollar traded mixed against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any economic reports in Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent said today that the unemployment rate in Australia will remain elevated for the next two years. He added moderate wage growth and better productivity should help the economy. Mr. Kent also pointed out “a decline in the real exchange rate is one important way in which the economy can adjust to the decline in the terms of trade”.

The Japanese yen mixed against the U.S. dollar. The yen was supported by the increasing demand for safe-haven currency. The increasing demand for safe-haven currency was driven by escalating violence in Iraq. No economic reports were released in Japan.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) released its monthly economic report. The BoJ said Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately as a trend, but there is a decline in demand following caused by the consumption tax hike.

EUR/USD $1.3500, $1.3560, $1.3630, $1.3635

USD/JPY Y101.95, Y102.20/25, Y102.30/40, Y102.50, Y103.00

USD/CAD Cad1.0855

AUD/USD $0.9260, $0.9345, $0.9350, $0.9365

USD/CHF Chf0.9100

NZD/USD NZ$0.8575

Economic calendar (GMT0):

03:20    Australia   RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks                                                  

05:00    Japan       BoJ monthly economic report         June

09:00    Eurozone   Harmonized CPI                             May       +0.2%  -0.1%    -0.1%

09:00    Eurozone   Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Finally)         May       +0.5%  +0.5%   +0.5%

09:00    Eurozone   Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y        May       +0.7%  +0.7%   +0.7%

The U.S. dollar traded higher against the most major currencies ahead of the release of economic reports in the U.S.  The U.S. currency was supported by concerns over escalating violence in Iraq.

The euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar. Eurozone’s harmonized consumer price index declined 0.1% in May, meeting expectations, after a 0.2% gain in April. On a yearly basis, harmonized consumer price index in the Eurozone climbed 0.5%, as expected.

The core inflation (excluding energy and food) in the Eurozone rose 0.7%, in line with forecasts.

The British pound traded lower against the U.S. dollar, but remained supported by the last week’s comments of the Bank of England (BoE) Governor Mark Carney. He said the BoE may raise its key interest rate earlier than investors expected.

The Canadian dollar dropped against the U.S. dollar ahead of the foreign securities purchases in Canada. The foreign securities purchases in Canada should rise to 4.27 billion CAD in April, after -1.23 billion CAD in March.

EUR/USD: the currency pair declined to $1.3511

GBP/USD: the currency pair decreased to $1.6958

USD/JPY: the currency pair traded mixed

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30    Canada        Foreign Securities Purchases                       April      -1.23     4.27     

12:30    U.S.             NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index     June      19.0      15.2     

13:00    U.S.             Net Long-term TIC Flows                                April      4.0         41.3     

13:00    U.S.             Total Net TIC Flows                                         April      -126.1                

13:15    U.S.             Industrial Production (MoM)                            May       -0.6%   +0.6% 

13:15    U.S.             Capacity Utilization                                          May       78.6%   78.9%  

14:00    U.S.             NAHB Housing Market Index                            June      45          47

 EUR/USD

Bids $1.3500, $1.3485/80, $1.3460/50

GBP/USD

Offers $1.7080/85, $1.7040/50, $1.7015-20, $1.6995/00

Bids $1.6950, $1.6930/20, $1.6910/00, $1.6885/80

AUD/USD

Offers $0.9500, $0.9450

Bids $0.9350, $0.9320, $0.9300

EUR/JPY

Offers  Y139.20, Y139.00, Y138.80, Y138.50

Bids Y137.50, Y137.20, Y137.00, Y136.50

USD/JPY

Offers Y102.75/80, Y102.50

Bids  Y101.70, Y101.50, Y101.00

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8050, stg0.8035/40

Bids  stg0.7950, stg0.7900, stg0.7850

EUR/USD $1.3500, $1.3560, $1.3630, $1.3635

USD/JPY Y101.95, Y102.20/25, Y102.30/40, Y102.50, Y103.00

USD/CAD Cad1.0855

AUD/USD $0.9260, $0.9345, $0.9350, $0.9365

USD/CHF Chf0.9100

NZD/USD NZ$0.8575

Economic calendar (GMT0):

03:20    Australia   RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks                                                   

05:00    Japan       BoJ monthly economic report  June

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies. Friday’s weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data and escalating violence in Iraq weighed on markets. The U.S. producer price index decreased 0.2% in May, missing expectations for a 0.1% increase, after a 0.6 rise in April.  The U.S. producer price index excluding food and energy declined 0.1% in May, missing expectation for a 0.2% rise, after a 0.5% gain in April.

Reuters/Michigan consumer sentiment index for the U.S. fell to 81.2 in June from 81.9 in May, missing expectations for a rise to 83.2.

The violence in Iraq could lead to disruptions in the oil supplies in OPEC’s second-biggest oil producer. U.S. president Barack Obama warned to use air strikes to help the government in Baghdad.

The New Zealand dollar traded higher against the U.S dollar due to the Friday’s weaker economic data from U.S. The Westpac index of consumer sentiment for Q2 declined to 121.2 from 121.7 the previous quarter.

The Australian dollar traded higher against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any economic reports in Australia.

The Reserve Bank of Australia Assistant Governor Christopher Kent said today that the unemployment rate in Australia will remain elevated for the next two years. He added moderate wage growth and better productivity should help the economy. Mr. Kent also pointed out “a decline in the real exchange rate is one important way in which the economy can adjust to the decline in the terms of trade”.

The Japanese yen increased against the U.S. dollar due to the increasing demand for safe-haven currency. The increasing demand for safe-haven currency was driven by escalating violence in Iraq. No economic reports were released in Japan.

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) released its monthly economic report. The BoJ said Japan's economy has continued to recover moderately as a trend, but there is a decline in demand following caused by the consumption tax hike. 

EUR/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

GBP/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

USD/JPY: the currency pair declined to Y101.75

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

09:00    Eurozone     Harmonized CPI                                              May       +0.2%  -0.1%   

09:00    Eurozone     Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Finally)                         May       +0.5%  +0.5%  

09:00    Eurozone     Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y                        May       +0.7%  +0.7%  

12:30    Canada        Foreign Securities Purchases                       April      -1.23     4.27      

12:30    U.S.             NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index     June      19.0      15.2      

13:00    U.S.             Net Long-term TIC Flows                                April      4.0         41.3      

13:00    U.S.             Total Net TIC Flows                                         April      -126.1                 

13:15    U.S.             Industrial Production (MoM)                            May       -0.6%   +0.6%  

13:15    U.S.             Capacity Utilization                                          May       78.6%   78.9%   

14:00    U.S.             NAHB Housing Market Index                            June      45          47

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3643 (3003)

$1.3615 (1555)

$1.3575 (71)

Price at time of writing this review: $ 1.3543

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.3511 (1010)

$1.3495 (3712)

$1.3473 (4546)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date July, 3 is 28378 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3700 (3448);

- Overall open interest on the PUT optionswith the expiration date July, 3 is 40990 contracts, with the maximum number of contractswith strike price $1,3500 (4904);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.44 versus 1.46 from the previous trading day according to data from June, 13

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.7201 (1215)

$1.7103 (1819)

$1.7006 (2050)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.6981

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.6894 (840)

$1.6797 (1385)

$1.6699 (1947)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date July, 3 is 17332 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,7000 (2050);

- Overall open interest on the PUT optionswith the expiration date July, 3 is 20720 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6750 (2247);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.20 versus 1.12 from the previous trading day according to data from June, 13

* - 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 $1,3541 -0,06%

GBP/USD $1,6966 +0,25%

USD/CHF Chf0,8998 +0,17%

USD/JPY Y102,02 +0,27%

EUR/JPY Y138,13 +0,20%

GBP/JPY Y173,09 +0,53%

AUD/USD $0,9400 -0,24%

NZD/USD $0,8666 -0,22%

USD/CAD C$1,0852 -0,01%

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

03:20 Australia RBA Assist Gov Kent Speaks

05:00 Japan BoJ monthly economic report June

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI May +0.2% -0.1%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y May +0.5% +0.5%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI ex EFAT, Y/Y May +0.7% +0.7%

12:30 Canada Foreign Securities Purchases April -1.23 4.27

12:30 U.S. NY Fed Empire State manufacturing index June 19.0 15.2

13:00 U.S. Net Long-term TIC Flows April 4.0 41.3

13:00 U.S. Total Net TIC Flows April -126.1

13:15 U.S. Industrial Production (MoM) May -0.6% +0.6%

13:15 U.S. Capacity Utilization May 78.6% 78.9%

14:00 U.S. NAHB Housing Market Index June 45 47