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

EUR/USD $1,2688 +0,05%

GBP/USD $1,6241 -0,02%

USD/CHF Chf0,9511 -0,01%

USD/JPY Y109,44 +0,16%

EUR/JPY Y138,86 +0,18%

GBP/JPY Y177,73 +0,08%

AUD/USD $0,8717 -0,54%

NZD/USD $0,7767 -1,26%

USD/CAD C$1,1159 +0,12%

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

00:00 New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence September 24.4

01:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, m/m August +0.4% +0.5%

01:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, y/y August +5.1%

01:30 Japan Labor Cash Earnings, YoY August +2.6% +1.1%

01:45 China HSBC Manufacturing PMI (Finally) September 50.5 50.5

05:00 Japan Housing Starts, y/y August -14.1% -13.9%

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index September +0.8%

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index, y/y September +11.0%

06:00 Germany Retail sales, real adjusted August -1.4% +0.6%

06:00 Germany Retail sales, real unadjusted, y/y August +0.7% -0.3%

06:45 France Consumer spending July +0.9% -0.3%

06:45 France Consumer spending, y/y July +1.8%

06:45 France Consumer spending August

06:45 France Consumer spending, y/y August

07:00 Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator September 99.5 99.1

07:55 Germany Unemployment Change September 2 -2

07:55 Germany Unemployment Rate s.a. September 6.7% 6.7%

08:30 United Kingdom Current account, bln Quarter II -18.5 -16.9

08:30 United Kingdom GDP, q/q (Finally) Quarter II +0.8% +0.8%

08:30 United Kingdom GDP, y/y (Finally) Quarter II +3.0% +3.2%

08:30 United Kingdom Business Investment, q/q Quarter II +5.0% +2.0%

08:30 United Kingdom Business Investment, y/y Quarter II +10.6% +11.5%

09:00 Eurozone Unemployment Rate August 11.5% 11.5%

09:00 Eurozone Harmonized CPI, Y/Y (Preliminary) September +0.3% +0.3%

12:30 Canada Industrial Product Prices, m/m August -0.3% -0.2%

12:30 Canada GDP (m/m) July +0.3% +0.2%

12:30 Canada Raw Material Price Index August -1.4% -1.7%

13:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y July +8.1% +7.5%

13:45 U.S. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index September 64.3 61.6

14:00 U.S. Consumer confidence September 92.4 92.2

20:30 U.S. API Crude Oil Inventories September -6.5

23:30 Australia AIG Manufacturing Index September 47.3

23:50 Japan BoJ Tankan. Manufacturing Index Quarter III 12 11

23:50 Japan BoJ Tankan. Non-Manufacturing Index Quarter III 19 17

EUR/USD: $1.2750(E417mn), $1.2800(E202mn), $1.2950(E1.3bn)

USD/JPY: Y108.30($250mn), Y109.00($380mn), Y109.25-30($200mn), Y110.00($854mn)

GBP/USD: $1.6250(stg141mn), $1.6300(stg100mn), $1.6325(stg156mn), $1.6450(stg241mn)

AUD/USD: $0.9000(A$1.0bn)

USD/CAD: C$1.1075($325mn), C$1.1105($375mn), C$1.1125($230mn), C$1.1200($595mn)

Economic calendar (GMT0):

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

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals August 66 Revised From 67 66 64

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln August 3.4 3.1 3.2

12:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Preliminary) September 0.0% -0.1% 0.0%

12:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Preliminary) August 0.8% 0.8% 0.8%

The U.S. dollar traded mixed to lower against the most major currencies ahead of the U.S. personal income and spending. Personal income in the U.S. is expected to rise 0.3% in August, after a 0.2% increase in July.

Personal spending in the U.S. is expected to climb 0.5% in August, after a 0.1% decline in July.

Pending home sales in the U.S. are expected to decline 0.4% in August, after a 3.3% gain in July.

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

The British pound traded mixed against the U.S. dollar after the economic data from the U.K. The number of mortgage approvals declined to 64,212 in August down from 66,100 in July. July's figure was revised down from 67,085. Analysts had expected a fall to 66,000.

Net Lending to Individuals fell to £3.2 billions in August from £3.4 billions, beating expectations for a decline to £3.1 billions.

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m August +0.2% +0.3%

12:30 U.S. Personal spending August -0.1% +0.5%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m August +0.1% 0.0%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y August +1.5% +1.4%

14:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales (MoM) August +3.3% -0.4%

21:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m August +0.1%

23:05 United Kingdom Gfk Consumer Confidence September 1 0

23:30 Japan Household spending Y/Y August -5.9% -3.5%

23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate August 3.8% 3.8%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (Preliminary) August +0.4% +0.2%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) (Preliminary) August -0.7%

23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y August +0.6% Revised From +0.5% +0.4%

EUR/USD

Offers $1.2820/30, $1.2800, $1.2780/85, $1.2760

Bids $1.2660/50, $1.2600

GBP/USD

Offers $1.6425/30, $1.6400/10, $1.6325/30

Bids $1.6210/00, $1.6180, $1.6160

AUD/USD

Offers $0.8900, $0.8850, $0.8795/00

Bids $0.8680, $0.8650, $0.8600

EUR/JPY

Offers Y140.00, Y139.70, Y139.50

Bids Y138.35, Y138.20, Y138.00, Y137.50

USD/JPY

Offers Y111.00, Y110.00

Bids Y109.00, Y108.70, Y108.45

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.7890, stg0.7850, stg0.7829-31

Bids stg0.7783, stg0.7755/45, stg0.7700

EUR/USD: $1.2750(E417mn), $1.2800(E202mn), $1.2950(E1.3bn)

USD/JPY: Y108.30($250mn), Y109.00($380mn), Y109.25-30($200mn), Y110.00($854mn)

GBP/USD: $1.6250(stg141mn), $1.6300(stg100mn), $1.6325(stg156mn), $1.6450(stg241mn)

AUD/USD: $0.9000(A$1.0bn)

USD/CAD: C$1.1075($325mn), C$1.1105($375mn), C$1.1125($230mn), C$1.1200($595mn)

The U.S. dollar traded higher against the most major currencies. The greenback remained supported by Friday's solid U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). The U.S. GDP rose at an annual rate of 4.6% in the second quarter, in line with expectations, after a 2.1% decline in the first quarter. A previous reading was a 4.2% gain.

Market participants speculate that the Fed will start to hike its interest rates sooner than expected.

The New Zealand dollar dropped to 14-month low against the U.S. dollar as the Reserve Bank of New Zealand disclosed that it sold the kiwi to lower an exchange rate. That was the biggest sell-off in seven years.

No major economic reports were released in New Zealand.

The Australian dollar fell against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major economic reports from Australia.

The Japanese yen traded lower against the U.S. dollar in the absence of any major reports from Japan.

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

08:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals August 67 66

08:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln August 3.4 3.1

12:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Preliminary) September 0.0% -0.1%

12:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Preliminary) August 0.8% 0.8%

12:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m August +0.2% +0.3%

12:30 U.S. Personal spending August -0.1% +0.5%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m August +0.1% 0.0%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y August +1.5% +1.4%

14:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales (MoM) August +3.3% -0.4%

21:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m August +0.1%

23:05 United Kingdom Gfk Consumer Confidence September 1 0

23:30 Japan Household spending Y/Y August -5.9% -3.5%

23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate August 3.8% 3.8%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (Preliminary) August +0.4% +0.2%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) (Preliminary) August -0.7%

23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y August +0.6% Revised From +0.5% +0.4%

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.2822 (2504)

$1.2786 (657)

$1.2735 (163)

Price at time of writing this review: $ 1.2668

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2653 (2233)

$1.2632 (3862)

$1.2604 (2495)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date October, 3 is 60545 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (4829);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date October, 3 is 61034 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2800 (6076);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.00 versus 1.03 from the previous trading day according to data from September, 26

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.6500 (2346)

$1.6401 (1629)

$1.6304 (1263)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.6217

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.6196 (2420)

$1.6098 (3480)

$1.5999 (1984)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date October, 3 is 31197 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6700 (3649);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date October, 3 is 41970 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,6300 (4565);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.35 versus 1.31 from the previous trading day according to data from September, 26

* - 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.