CFD Markets News and Forecasts — 29-05-2017

(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 49.99 +0.38%

Gold 1,266.50 -0.13%

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei -4.27 19682.57 -0.02%

TOPIX +0.79 1570.21 +0.05%

Hang Seng +62.36 25701.63 +0.24%

CSI 300 -5.23 3480.43 -0.15%

Euro Stoxx 50 -0.07 3578.95 +0.00%

FTSE 100 +29.92 7547.63 +0.40%

DAX +26.77 12628.95 +0.21%

CAC 40 -4.17 5332.47 -0.08%

DJIA -2.67 21080.28 -0.01%

S&P 500 +0.75 2415.82 +0.03%

NASDAQ +4.94 6210.19 +0.08%

S&P/TSX +4.98 15421.91 +0.03%

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

EUR/USD $1,1152 -0,25%

GBP/USD $1,2832 +0,21%

USD/CHF Chf0,9778 +0,36%

USD/JPY Y111,27 -0,04%

EUR/JPY Y124,09 -0,29%

GBP/JPY Y142,78 +0,18%

AUD/USD $0,7437 -0,09%

NZD/USD $0,7052 -0,16%

USD/CAD C$1,3457 +0,06%

00:01 China Bank holiday

01:30 Australia Building Permits, m/m April -13.4% 3%

06:45 France Consumer confidence May 100 101

06:45 France GDP, q/q (Revised) Quarter I 0.5% 0.3%

06:45 France GDP, Y/Y (Revised) Quarter I 1.2% 0.8%

07:00 Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator May 106.0

09:00 Eurozone Industrial confidence May 2.6 3

09:00 Eurozone Business climate indicator May 1.09 1.11

09:00 Eurozone Consumer Confidence (Finally) May -3.6 -3.3

09:00 Eurozone Economic sentiment index May 109.6 110.1

12:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Preliminary) May 0% -0.1%

12:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Preliminary) May 2% 1.6%

12:30 Canada Industrial Product Price Index, y/y April 5.1%

12:30 Canada Industrial Product Price Index, m/m April 0.8%

12:30 Canada Current Account, bln Quarter I -10.7

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, m/m April -0.1% 0.1%

12:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, Y/Y April 1.6%

12:30 U.S. Personal spending April 0.0% 0.4%

12:30 U.S. Personal Income, m/m April 0.2% 0.4%

13:00 U.S. S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, y/y March 5.9% 5.8%

14:00 U.S. Consumer confidence May 120.3 119.5

17:00 U.S. FOMC Member Brainard Speaks

21:00 New Zealand RBNZ Financial Stability Report

23:05 United Kingdom Gfk Consumer Confidence May -7 -8

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (Preliminary) April -1.9% 4.3%

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (YoY) (Preliminary) April 3.5%

EURUSD: 1.1000 (EUR (301m) 1.1150-60 (230m) 1.1260-70 (235m) 1.1300 (229m)

USDJPY: 110.00-10 (USD 1.3bln) 110.50 (487m) 110.80 (202m) 111.00-10 (765m) 111.50 (418m) 112.00 (332m)

GBPUSD: 1.2825-35 (GBP 388m)

EURGBP: 0.8600 (EUR 307m)

AUDUSD: 0.7400 (AUD 305m) 0.7465-75 (546m) 0.7500 (232m)

NZDUSD: 0.6900 (NZD 284m) 0.7000-10 (468m)

• Gdp growth forecast 0.49 pct vs 0.50 pct previous week

• 2018 gdp growth forecast 2.48 pct vs 2.50 pct previous week

• 2017 inflation forecast 3.95 pct vs 3.92 pct

• Says inflation expectations among households picked up slightly in May

• Says french officials are having serious talks with banks seeking to leave London; Paris has "every chance" of attracting financial institutions

• Doesn't see how clearing of euro transactions can be done in london after Brexit

• Better coordination on bank regulation needed between Frankfurt, Brussels and national authorities

EURUSD: 1.1000 (EUR (301m) 1.1150-60 (230m) 1.1260-70 (235m) 1.1300 (229m)

USDJPY: 110.00-10 (USD 1.3bln) 110.50 (487m) 110.80 (202m) 111.00-10 (765m) 111.50 (418m) 112.00 (332m)

GBPUSD: 1.2825-35 (GBP 388m)

EURGBP: 0.8600 (EUR 307m)

AUDUSD: 0.7400 (AUD 305m) 0.7465-75 (546m) 0.7500 (232m)

NZDUSD: 0.6900 (NZD 284m) 0.7000-10 (468m)

The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 4.9% in April 2017, from 5.3% in March.

The annual growth rate of the narrower aggregate M1, which includes currency in circulation and overnight deposits, stood at 9.2% in April, compared with 9.1% in March.

The annual growth rate of adjusted loans to households stood at 2.4% in April, unchanged from the previous month.

The annual growth rate of adjusted loans to non-financial corporations stood at 2.4% in April, compared with 2.3% in March.

• G7 agreed to increase pressure on North Korea

• Vital do more with international partners to step up returns of foreign fighters

• The Manchester attacker's connections with Libya shed light on that country

• Talking about labour leader Corbyn's comments on Manchester bombing, says there can never ever be an excuse for terrorism

• Important internet companies recognise social responsibility and report some activities to the authorities

• The United States is considering its position on climate change

• Raised intelligence leaks over Manchester investigation with Trump

• Metropolitan police has restarted the process of sharing information with U.S.

• Expects Kuwait's government debt to rise to about 34% of gdp by 2020

• Outlook reflects view there are signs of govt's institutional capacity to effectively implement its fiscal and economic reform program

• Long-term and short-term foreign-currency bond and deposit ceilings remain unchanged at aa2 and prime-1, respectively

• While there's been soft inflation data in the past couple of months, medium-term trend still pretty favourable

• Says if there's pull-back in global trade integration, it will be pretty negative

• It's his personal view that last thing the fed wants to do is roiling the market

• Gradually raising rates will prevent U.S. economy from overheating

• Last thing Fed wants to do is fuel unnecessary volatility or disruption

European stocks finished lower Friday, leaving the regional benchmark with a tiny weekly loss, with oil and gas shares pushed down on disappointment stemming from OPEC's agreement to extend production cuts.

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite logged tiny gains on Friday, but they were enough for the benchmarks to finish in record territory and book a seventh straight advance, ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend. Trading during the session was otherwise muted as traders left early for the holiday weekend, leaving fewer on staff to digest a mixed bag of Friday data. Total composite trade of 5.2 billion shares marked the lowest volume of 2017, according to Dow Jones data.

Asian stocks edged up on Monday, taking cues from Wall Street shares hovering around record highs, while the pound nursed losses after a poll showed a shrinking lead for Prime Minister Theresa May's party in Britain's upcoming elections. MSCI's broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan .

EUR/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.1332 (4991)

$1.1268 (5627)

$1.1226 (5558)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.1163

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.1122 (1810)

$1.1095 (1732)

$1.1063 (2317)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 81559 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1000 (5969);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 101770 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0700 (5492);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.25 versus 1.24 from the previous trading day according to data from May, 26

GBP/USD

Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)

$1.3101 (3105)

$1.3003 (3992)

$1.2905 (2108)

Price at time of writing this review: $1.2826

Support levels (open interest**, contracts):

$1.2694 (2107)

$1.2597 (1611)

$1.2498 (1628)

Comments:

- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date June, 9 is 35834 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,3000 (3992);

- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date June, 9 is 36351 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (3061);

- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.01 versus 1.04 from the previous trading day according to data from May, 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.

(raw materials / closing price /% change)

Oil 49.91 +0.22%

Gold 1,267.50 -0.05%

(index / closing price / change items /% change)

Nikkei -126.29 19686.84 -0.64%

TOPIX -9.00 1569.42 -0.57%

Hang Seng +8.49 25639.27 +0.03%

CSI 300 -5.23 3480.43 -0.15%

Euro Stoxx 50 -5.53 3579.02 -0.15%

FTSE 100 +29.92 7547.63 +0.40%

DAX -19.54 12602.18 -0.15%

CAC 40 -0.52 5336.64 -0.01%

DJIA -2.67 21080.28 -0.01%

S&P 500 +0.75 2415.82 +0.03%

NASDAQ +4.94 6210.19 +0.08%

S&P/TSX +6.20 15416.93 +0.04%

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

EUR/USD $1,1180 -0,24%

GBP/USD $1,2805 -1,02%

USD/CHF Chf0,9743 +0,16%

USD/JPY Y111,31 -0,45%

EUR/JPY Y124,45 -0,70%

GBP/JPY Y142,53 -1,47%

AUD/USD $0,7444 -0,12%

NZD/USD $0,7063 +0,68%

USD/CAD C$1,3449 -0,28%

00:01 China Bank holiday

00:01 United Kingdom Bank holiday

00:01 U.S. Bank holiday

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index, y/y May 2.6%

06:00 United Kingdom Nationwide house price index May -0.4%

08:00 Eurozone Private Loans, Y/Y April 2.4%

08:00 Eurozone M3 money supply, adjusted y/y March 5.3% 5.2%

13:00 Eurozone ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks

15:00 Eurozone ECB President Mario Draghi Speaks

22:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m April -1.8%

23:30 Japan Household spending Y/Y April -1.3% -0.7%

23:30 Japan Unemployment Rate April 2.8% 2.8%

23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y April 2.1% 2.3%