Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: currency news — 15-08-2016.

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01:30 Australia New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM) July 3.1%

01:30 Australia New Motor Vehicle Sales (YoY) July 2.1%

01:30 Australia RBA Meeting's Minutes

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Output (MoM) July 0.2% 0.2%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Output (YoY) July -0.4% 0%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Input (MoM) July 1.8% 1%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Input (YoY) July -0.5% 2%

08:30 United Kingdom Retail Price Index, m/m July 0.4% -0.1%

08:30 United Kingdom Retail prices, Y/Y July 1.6% 1.7%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP, m/m July 0.2% -0.1%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP, Y/Y July 0.5% 0.5%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP ex EFAT, Y/Y July 1.4% 1.3%

09:00 Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment August -14.7

09:00 Eurozone Trade balance unadjusted June 24.6

09:00 Germany ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment August -6.8 2

12:30 Canada Manufacturing Shipments (MoM) June -1% 0.9%

12:30 U.S. Building Permits July 1153 1160

12:30 U.S. Housing Starts July 1189 1180

12:30 U.S. CPI, m/m July 0.2% 0.1%

12:30 U.S. CPI, Y/Y July 1% 1%

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

12:30 U.S. CPI excluding food and energy, Y/Y July 2.3% 2.3%

13:15 U.S. Capacity Utilization July 75.4% 75.6%

13:15 U.S. Industrial Production (MoM) July 0.6% 0.2%

13:15 U.S. Industrial Production YoY July -0.7%

22:45 New Zealand PPI Input (QoQ) Quarter II -1%

22:45 New Zealand PPI Output (QoQ) Quarter II -0.2%

22:45 New Zealand Employment Change, q/q Quarter II 1.2% 0.7%

22:45 New Zealand Unemployment Rate Quarter II 5.2% 5.2%

EUR/USD

Offers : 1.1175-80 1.1200 1.1230 1.1250 1.1280 1.1300

Bids : 1.1150 1.1130 1.1115 1.1100 1.1070 1.1050-55 1.1020-25 1.1000-05

GBP/USD

Offers : 1.2980 1.3000 1.3020-25 1.3065 1.3080 1.3095-05 1.3130 1.3150

Bids : 1.2930 1.2900 1.2880 1.2850 1.2830 1.2800 1.2780 1.2750

EUR/GBP

Offers : 0.8655-60 0.8685 0.8700 0.8730 0.8750

Bids : 0.8620 0.8600 0.8585 0.8570 0.8550 0.8535 0.8520 0.8500

EUR/JPY

Offers : 113.25 113.50 113.80 114.00 114.50 114.80 115.00

Bids : 112.80-85 112.50 112.00-10 111.85 111.50

USD/JPY

Offers : 101.30 101.50 101.80 102.00 102.20-25 102.50 102.80-85 103.00

Bids : 101.00 100.70-75 100.50 100.25-30 100.00 99.80 99.50

AUD/USD

Offers : 0.7680 0 .7700 0.7720 0.7750-55 0.7785 0.7800

Bids : 0.7635-40 0.7620 0.7600 0.7585 0.7565 0.7570 0.7550

USD/JPY 101.00 (EUR 603m)

GBP/USD 1.2750 (GBP 785m)

AUD/USD 0.7460 (AUD 1.87bln) 0.7600 (829m)

AUD/JPY 79.60 (AUD 2.48bln)

NZD/USD 0.6930 (NZD 1.17bln)

AUD/NZD 1.0900 (AUD 1.58bln)

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1302 (4929)

$1.1248 (3344)

$1.1213 (2202)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1159

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1105 (2267)

$1.1049 (3787)

$1.0975 (5814)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date September, 9 is 49594 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1250 (4929);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date September, 9 is 55028 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (5814);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.11 versus 1.12 from the previous trading day according to data from August, 12

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3204 (2168)

$1.3106 (1269)

$1.3010 (946)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2919

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2792 (2312)

$1.2695 (1049)

$1.2597 (728)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date September, 9 is 31321 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3300 (2496);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date September, 9 is 25391 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2800 (2312);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 0.81 versus 0.82 from the previous trading day according to data from August, 12

* - 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.