Analytics, News, and Forecasts for CFD Markets: currency news — 25-05-2015.

(pare/closed(GMT +3)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,0979 -0,30%

GBP/USD $1,5469 -0,12%

USD/CHF Chf0,9452 +0,18%

USD/JPY Y121,53 -0,01%

EUR/JPY Y133,43 -0,31%

GBP/JPY Y188,01 -0,12%

AUD/USD $0,7822 -0,08%

NZD/USD $0,7307 +0,04%

USD/CAD C$1,2310 +0,27%

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

07:15 Switzerland Employment Level Quarter I 4.23

12:30 U.S. Durable goods orders ex defense 2.6%

12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders April 4.7% -0.2%

12:30 U.S. Durable Goods Orders ex Transportation April -0.2% 0.5%

13:00 U.S. Housing Price Index, m/m March 0.7%

13:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y March 5.0% 4.8%

13:45 U.S. Services PMI (Preliminary) May 57.4 57.5

14:00 U.S. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index May -3

14:00 U.S. New Home Sales April 481 510

14:00 U.S. Consumer confidence May 95.2 95

23:50 Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes

EUR/USD: $1.1000(E1.15bn), $1.1100(E255mn), $1.1185(E439mn)

USD/JPY: Y122.50($380mn)

AUD/USD: $0.7700(A$201mn), $0.8000(A$429mn)

USD/CAD: C$1.2400($600mn)

EUR/USD

Offers 1.1060 1.1000 1.1180 1.1200 1.1230 1.1250

Bids 1.0955 1.0900 1.0860 1.0800

GBP/USD

Offers 1.5600 1.5635 1.5685 1.5700 1.5725 1.5740 1.5780

Bids 1.5445 1.5400 1.5390 1.5350

EUR/GBP

Offers 0.7130 0.7165 0.7185 0.7200 0.7225-30 0.7250 0.7285 0.7300

Bids 0.7065 0.7050 0.7030 0.7015 0.7000

EUR/JPY

Offers 134.00 135.00 135.40 136.00 136.50

Bids 133.10 133.00

USD/JPY

Offers 121.80 122.00 122.30 122.50

Bids 121.00 120.60 120.45 120.20 120.00 119.80 119.60 119.45

AUD/USD

Offers 0.7860 0.7920-30 0.7945 0.7965 0.7980 0.8000 0.8025 0.8040 0.8060

Bids 0.7800 0.7785 0.7750

EUR/USD: $1.1000(E1.15bn), $1.1100(E255mn), $1.1185(E439mn)

USD/JPY: Y122.50($380mn)

AUD/USD: $0.7700(A$201mn), $0.8000(A$429mn)

USD/CAD: C$1.2400($600mn)

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

05:00 Japan BoJ monthly economic report

The euro slipped against most peers as Greek leaders said the country can't take any more austerity and it's time for creditors to compromise. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said over the weekend that the country can't accept crushing austerity.

The euro was weaker against 15 of its 16 major peers. Greece's Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis, who has no economic decision-making powers, said Sunday the country couldn't and wouldn't pay the IMF in June without a deal.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed near a one-month high.The dollar capped its biggest weekly advance since September 2011 as faster-than-estimated U.S. inflation reinforced comments from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that she expects to boost borrowing costs this year.

The zloty slipped 0.5 percent against the euro, touching its weakest level in two months, and lost 0.7 percent to the dollar. Polish opposition candidate Andrzej Duda defeated Bronislaw Komorowski in a presidential runoff, setting up a showdown for a fall parliamentary election that may unseat one of Europe's most economically successful governments. Duda received 52 percent in Sunday's vote, according to an Ipsos exit poll. Komorowski, with 48 percent, conceded in a defeat that may shake up the government run by his Civic Platform allies.

EUR / USD: during the Asian session the pair fell to $1.0970

GBP / USD: during the Asian session, the pair was trading in the $1.5460-80

USD / JPY: during the Asian session the pair rose to Y121.75

EUR / USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1190 (3816)

$1.1141 (4273)

$1.1081 (1986)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.0980

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.0953 (6966)

$1.0902 (8647)

$1.0871 (3394)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 5 is 107634 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (4903);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 5 is 130937 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0800 (9014);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.22 versus 1.25 from the previous trading day according to data from May, 22

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.5802 (1265)

$1.5703 (2628)

$1.5606 (2457)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.5474

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.5393 (2843)

$1.5296 (1822)

$1.5198 (2093)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 5 is 34939 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,5700 (2628);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 5 is 51935 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,5000 (3281);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.49 versus 1.48 from the previous trading day according to data from May, 22

* - 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/USD $1,1012 -0,86%

GBP/USD $1,5488 -0,97%

USD/CHF Chf0,9435 +0,70%

USD/JPY Y121,54 +0,39%

EUR/JPY Y133,84 -0,47%

GBP/JPY Y188,23 -0,72%

AUD/USD $0,7828 -0,83%

NZD/USD $0,7304 -0,53%

USD/CAD C$1,2277 +0,63%

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

05:00 Japan BoJ monthly economic report

06:00 United Kingdom Bank holiday

06:00 France Bank holiday

06:00 Germany Bank Holiday

06:00 Switzerland Bank holiday

12:00 U.S. Bank holiday

15:00 U.S. FED Vice Chairman Stanley Fischer Speaks

22:45 New Zealand Trade Balance, mln April 631