CFD Markets News and Forecasts — 30-01-2013

The dollar fell to its lowest level since November 2011 against the euro, as the European economic confidence increased. At the same time, the market has increased speculation as to whether the Federal Reserve reiterated its commitment to monetary stimulus measures.

Growth for the euro is supported by data that showed that the index of consumer sentiment in the euro zone rose this month to the level of 89.2, compared with the revised figure for December at 87.8, while the experts are expected to rise to 88.2. The single currency has continued to grow, even in spite of the fact that the report showed that Spain's economic downturn deepened in the fourth quarter. It is learned that the gross domestic product fell by 0.7 per cent compared with 0.3% in the previous quarter.

The dollar lost some ground against the yen, which was caused by the published data, which showed that the U.S. economy unexpectedly shrank in the fourth quarter by 0.1%, compared with analysts' expectations of 1.1% growth.

The New Zealand dollar fell against all 16 most-traded currencies on speculation that its current accompanying statement, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bank will signal a possible decrease in the value of currency.

European stocks dropped the most this year as Saipem (SPM) SpA plunged and a report showed that the U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter.

Saipem plummeted 34 percent after cutting its earnings forecasts for 2012 and 2013. Swedbank AB (SWEDA) jumped the most in 32 months after the lender raised its dividend payout ratio to 75 percent of profit after net income more than quadrupled in the fourth quarter. Nordea Bank AB (NDA) rose 3.2 percent after reporting quarterly profit that beat analysts’

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index lost 0.6 percent to 288.63 in London, falling from its highest level since Feb. 18, 2011.

The U.S economy shrank 0.1 percent at an annual rate in the fourth quarter, figures from the Commerce Department showed today. The median estimate of economists had called for the world’s largest economy to expand 1.1 percent. Gross domestic product increased 3.1 percent in the three months through September.

National benchmark indexes retreated in 14 of the 18 western-European markets.

FTSE 100 6,323.11 -16.08 -0.25% CAC 40 3,765.52 -20.30 -0.54% DAX 7,811.31 -37.26 -0.47%

Saipem plunged 34 percent to 20.01 euros, its biggest slide since at least Dec. 1988. The oil and gas contractor lowered its forecast for earnings before interest and taxes in 2012 by 6 percent to about 1.5 billion euros. Ebit will fall to about 750 million euros in 2013, the company said. Italy’s FTSE MIB sank 3.4 percent, its biggest drop since Aug. 2.

Roche Holding AG retreated 1.4 percent to 198.60 Swiss francs. The world’s biggest maker of cancer drugs posted earnings per share excluding some items of 13.62 francs for last year, falling short of the 13.67-franc average analyst estimate.

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc sank 4.3 percent to 2,361 pence after saying profit will decline in the first half of this year. Europe’s second-biggest tobacco company also reported a smaller gain in fiscal first-quarter revenue than analysts had estimated. British American Tobacco Plc, Europe’s largest, dropped 0.8 percent to 3,275.50 pence.

Nordea rose 3.2 percent to 68.45 kronor after Scandinavia’s largest lender said profit increased 7 percent in the fourth quarter. Net income climbed to 840 million euros from 785 million euros a year earlier, the lender said. That beat the average analyst estimate for profit of 765 million euros.

Luxottica Group SpA added 2.3 percent to 34.36 euros, its highest price since its initial public offering on Italy’s stock market in December 2000. The owner of the Oakley and Ray-Ban sunglasses brands said sales rose 14 percent in 2012 to 7.09 billion euros.

The cost of oil fluctuates, due to the previously submitted report on oil, which showed a higher than expected increase. At the same time, the pressure on prices have published data showing that it was reported that the U.S. economy unexpectedly fell in the fourth quarter.

Prices little changed after the U.S. Department of Energy reported that crude oil inventories rose last week by 5.95 million barrels, compared with an increase of 2.8 million in the previous week, as well as analysts' forecasts at +2, 5 million is also learned that gasoline inventories fell by 956,000 barrels to 232.3 million, while distillate fuel stocks, including heating oil and diesel, fell by 2.32 million to 130.6 million.

Meanwhile, another report from the Commerce Department showed that gross domestic product declined in Q4 by 0.1%, which was much lower than the most pessimistic forecast of analysts. Note that this figure was the worst since the second quarter of 2009, when the world's largest economy was still in recession. Economists say that the reduction of public spending and lower growth stocks have reduced GDP by 2.6 percentage points.

Note also the background for the recent weakening of the dollar also increases the attractiveness of oil as an alternative investment.

March futures price of U.S. light crude oil WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) rose to 97.65 dollars a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Duration of the February futures expire today.

March futures price for North Sea petroleum mix of mark Brent rose 36 cents to $ 114.56 a barrel on the London Stock Exchange ICE Futures Europe.

Oil prices rose today , closer to $ 108 per barrel (Brent), which is a month high as strong frosts in the United States contributed to the growth in demand for oil . However, gains were limited by weak Chinese economic data , as well as the decision of the Federal Reserve to reduce the amount of QE. As the price of crude oil WTI, they rose above $ 98 per barrel.

We add that the report on China showed that the seasonally adjusted manufacturing PMI fell in January to a level of 49.5 points, compared with the initial assessment at the level of 49.6 points and 50.5 points in the previous month. Experts expect that this figure will remain unchanged compared with the original estimate. Reduction in the sector was the first since July , mainly due to the weakness in output and new orders. In addition, data showed that the company has reduced its staff at the fastest pace since March 2009 . On the price front, the average production costs declined at a moderate pace , while sales prices declined in the second month in a row.

With respect to actions by the Fed , some investors believed that the U.S. central bank may refrain from changing their programs , given the turmoil in emerging markets. Reduction in the stimulation strengthened the dollar , which affected the goods in terms of dollars , such as oil .

On the dynamics of trade also affected the U.S. data , which showed that the economy expanded at a solid pace in the fourth quarter as consumers and businesses committed expenditure invested by marking one of the best six-month periods of growth in the last decade .

Gross domestic product, which is the broadest measure of goods and services produced in the economy , rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.2% in the fourth quarter , said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday . Economists had expected in the fourth quarter activity will grow by 3.2%. Overall, in 2013 the economy grew by 1.9%. The last time the economy grew by more than 3 % per annum before the recession , when it reached 3.4% in 2005. In 2012, GDP grew by 2.8%.

March futures price for U.S. light crude oil WTI (Light Sweet Crude Oil) rose to $ 98.41 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX).

March futures price for North Sea Brent crude oil mixture increased by 21 cents to $ 108.02 a barrel on the London exchange ICE Futures Europe.

Gold prices have increased significantly since the news that the U.S. economy declined in the fourth quarter, led to an increase in purchases of precious metals as a safe-haven. Meanwhile, the rise in prices is also expected today to bolster the accompanying statement of the Federal Reserve, which will help to assess the prospects for future policy.

Note that according to the first preliminary data, the U.S. gross domestic product for the fourth quarter decreased by 0.1% per year, compared with a gain of 3.1% in the third quarter. This fall was a big surprise to many economists, because according to their projected growth would be 1%.

Analysts say that after GDP data, many investors rushed to buy gold and silver. Also, they added that buyers of precious metals is eagerly waiting for a chance to buy back after a rollback yesterday, but today's reaction showed that investors still see gold and silver, primarily as a safe-haven assets.

Meanwhile, today was also a report ADP, which showed that the number of jobs in the private sector grew by 192,000 people, compared with expectations at 173,000.

February futures price of gold on COMEX today rose to 1680.20 dollars per ounce.

Private sector employment in the U.S. increased by more than anticipated in the month of January, according to a report released by payroll processor Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) on Wednesday.

The report showed that private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in January compared to economist estimates for an increase of about 172,000 jobs.

However, ADP also said that the job growth in December was downwardly revised to show an increase of 185,000 jobs compared to the addition of 215,000 jobs that was originally reported.

U.S. stock futures fell after government data showed the American economy unexpectedly shrank last quarter

Global Stocks:

Economic activity in the U.S. unexpectedly contracted in the final three months of 2012, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday, with GDP falling for the first time in over three years.

The report showed that GDP edged down by 0.1 percent in the fourth quarter after surging up by 3.1 percent in the third quarter. The modest drop came as a surprise to economists, who had expected GDP to increase by about 1.0 percent.

EUR/USD $1.3400, $1.3425, $1.3430, $1.3450, $1.3500, $1.3525

USD/JPY Y90.00, Y90.50, Y91.00, Y91.25

GBP/USD $1.5725, $1.5775, $1.5800

EUR/GBP stg0.8550

USD/CHF Chf0.9185

EUR/CHF Chf1.2475

AUD/USD $1.0400, $1.0420, $1.0450, $1.0500

07:00 Switzerland UBS Consumption Indicator December 1.23 1.34

08:00 Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator January 1.28 1.21 1.05

09:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln December -0.1 0.9 1.7

09:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals December 54.0 54.5 55.8

10:00 Eurozone Business climate indicator January -1.11 -1.00 -1.09

10:00 Eurozone Industrial confidence January -14.2 -13.5 -13.9

13:15 U.S. ADP Employment Report January 185 164 192

The euro strengthened above $1.35 for the first time since December 2011 as a report showed economic confidence in the region improved this month more than analysts predicted. The 17-nation currency advanced to its strongest level since May 2010 against the yen. It rose for a second day versus the dollar before a policy meeting at which Federal Reserve officials may restate their commitment to asset purchases, or quantitative easing.

An index of executive and consumer sentiment rose to 89.2 from a revised 87.8 in December, the European Commission in Brussels said today. That’s the highest since June. Economists had forecast an increase to 88.2, according to the median of 30 estimates in survey.

The euro rose even as a report showed Spain’s recession deepened in the fourth quarter more than forecast. The Madrid- based National Statistics Institute said today that gross domestic product fell 0.7 percent in the three months through December from the previous quarter, when it declined 0.3 percent. That is more than the 0.6 percent contraction the Bank of Spain predicted Jan. 23.

The British pound rose, receiving support from the increased risk appetite and exceeded forecast data from the UK in December the number of approved applications for mortgages rose to 55.78 million (54.03 million in November), consumer loans increased to £ 0.649 billion from the previous value of £ 0.081 billion, while net lending to individuals improved to £ 1.7 billion from - £ 0.1 billion in November.

EUR / USD: during the European session, the pair rose to a new high of $ 1.3562

GBP / USD: during the European session the pair rose to a new high of $ 1.5785

USD / JPY: during the European session the pair rose to a new high of Y91.41

At 13:15 GMT the U.S. will change in the number of employees from ADP, at 13:30 GMT - the change in GDP for the quarter, the GDP price index, the index of personal consumption expenditures, the main index of personal consumption expenditures for the 4th quarter, in 15:30 GMT - data on stocks of crude oil from the Department of Energy. At 19:15 GMT FOMC decision will be published on the basic interest rate and the accompanying statement will be made FOMC. At 20:00 GMT will be published decision of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand Interest Rate will be done the accompanying statement of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. At 23:50 GMT, Japan will release preliminary data on industrial production in December.

EUR/USD

Offers $1.3600/10, $1.3575/80, $1.3550

Bids $1.3500, $1.3480, $1.3465/60, $1.3450/40, $1.3425/20, $1.3405/00, $1.3380

GBP/USD

Offers $1.5870/80, $1.5850/55, $1.5795/800

Bids $1.5720, $1.5710/00, $1.5680/70, $1.5650/40

AUD/USD

Offers $1.0540, $1.0525/30, $1.0500, $1.0480

Bids $1.0430, $1.0410/00, $1.0385/80, $1.0350, $1.0330/25

EUR/JPY

Offers Y125.00, Y124.50, Y124.00, Y123.80

Bids Y123.10/00, Y122.85/80, Y122.60/50, Y122.00, Y121.80

USD/JPY

Offers Y92.10/15, Y92.00, Y91.70

Bids Y90.70/65, Y90.50, Y90.40/30, Y90.10/00

EUR/GBP

Offers stg0.8620, stg0.8600

Bids stg0.8545/40, stg0.8525/20, stg0.8500, stg0.8480, stg0.8465/60

European stocks dropped from a 23- month high as Saipem SpA plunged and investors awaited a report that may show the U.S. economy expanded in the fourth quarter at the weakest pace in almost two years.

The world’s largest economy probably expanded at a 1.1 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since the first quarter of 2011, according to the median estimate of 83 economists surveyed. Gross domestic product increased 3.1 percent in the three months through September. Consumer purchases, the biggest part of the economy, probably accelerated. The Commerce Department publishes its report at 8:30 a.m. in Washington.

In the euro area, a measure of consumer confidence compiled by the European Commission rose to minus 23.9 in January from minus 26.3 in December. That matched the median economist estimate in a survey.

Saipem plunged 36 percent to 19.64 euros, its biggest slide since at least Dec. 1988. The oil and gas contractor lowered its forecast for earnings before interest and taxes by 6 percent to about 1.5 billion euros. Ebit will fall to about 750 million euros this year, the oil-services contractor said in a statement late yesterday.

A gauge of European oil and gas companies fell the most in 11 weeks as Eni SpA, which owns a 43 percent stake in Saipem, dropped 4.8 percent to 18.38 euros. Rival energy explorers Technip SA and Petrofac Ltd. tumbled 6.8 percent to 77.73 euros and 5.5 percent to 1,641 pence, respectively.

Swedbank, the second-best capitalized major lender in the European Union, surged 7.6 percent to 145.10 kronor, its biggest jump since Nov. 2011. The bank proposed a dividend of 9.90 kronor a share, compared with 5.30 kronor a year earlier. Net income rose to 4.34 billion kronor ($683 million) in the fourth quarter, from 965 million kronor a year earlier, the lender said in a statement. That beat the average projection of 3.54 billion-krona in a Bloomberg survey.

Nordea rose 2.6 percent to 68.05 kronor after Scandinavia’s largest lender said profit increased 7 percent in the fourth quarter. Net income climbed to 840 million euros from 785 million euros in the same period a year earlier, the Stockholm- based lender said. That beat the average analyst estimate for profit of 765 million euros.

FTSE 100 6,340.12 +0.93 +0.01%

CAC 40 3,779.56 -6.26 -0.17%

DAX 7,833.03 -15.54 -0.20%

Germany allotted E1.637bln in tap of 30-year benchmark 2.50% Jul 2044 Bund Wednesday at an average yield of 2.45% (2.34%) and bid-to-cover ratio of 1.8 (2.7) and retained 18.2% (14.8%).

Italy sold E6.5bln 5-/10-year BTPs vs Target E4.5-E6.5bln

- E3.0bln of 3.50% Nov 2017 BTP; avg yield 2.94% (3.26%), cover 1.30 (1.29)

- E3.5bln of 5.50% Nov 2022 BTP; avg yeild 4.17% (4.48%), cover 1.32 (1.47)

EUR/USD $1.3400, $1.3425, $1.3430, $1.3450, $1.3500, $1.3525

USD/JPY Y90.00, Y90.50, Y91.00, Y91.25

GBP/USD $1.5725, $1.5775, $1.5800

EUR/GBP stg0.8550

USD/CHF Chf0.9185

EUR/CHF Chf1.2475

Asian stocks rose, with the benchmark index headed for its highest close since August 2011, as Japanese shares surged on earnings and amid speculation the Federal Reserve will renew its commitment to asset purchases.

Nikkei 225 11,113.95 +247.23 +2.28%

Hang Seng 23,822.06 +166.89 +0.71%

S&P/ASX 200 4,896.69 +7.72 +0.16%

Shanghai Composite 2,382.47 +23.50 +1.00%

Yahoo Japan Corp., owner of the nation’s largest Web portal, surged 17 percent and Koito Manufacturing Co., an automobile lighting equipment maker, jumped 10 percent after raising its full-year profit forecasts.

Yuanta Financial Holding Co. rose 3.9 percent in Taipei after Taiwan said it will allow mainland institutions to invest twice as much in its securities market.

ENN Energy Holdings Ltd., a natural gas distributor, slumped 2.7 percent in Hong Kong on plans to issue convertible bonds.

The euro rose to the strongest against the dollar since December 2011, breaking with the important technical level, which was associated with an increase in risk appetite among investors. The single currency also strengthened against the background of European stocks that have reached the highest level in the last two years, as there were signs that the financial crisis in the region is weakening.

The dollar fell against most of its 16 major counterparts, as many market participants expect statement from the Federal Reserve, which will help to assess the direction of future policy.

Japan's currency rose against the dollar, as a report showed that confidence among U.S. consumers fell in January, more than expected, while leaving to the lowest level in more than a year. Note also that the strengthening of the yen earlier was due to the fact that many investors have stated that according to their forecasts, the couple will not fall further.

The New Zealand dollar rose for the first time in four days against the U.S. dollar after the Bureau of Statistics said that the annual trade deficit narrowed to NZ $ 1.21 billion ($ 1 billion) for the 12 months ended in December, compared with a revised deficit on at NZ $ 1,39 billion a month earlier. Note that the projected deficit economists had to make NZ $ 1,87 billion

The Canadian dollar strengthened against the U.S. dollar, after falling to a four background that the currency could not fall below a key technical level. Meanwhile, the relative strength index for the currency against the U.S. indicated that the recent drop was too big.

Asian stocks rose, with the regional benchmark index headed for its biggest gain in a week, as Japan’s largest lenders jumped on speculation a recent share rally will boost profit. Australia’s market climbed after a holiday and Korean shares rebounded from yesterday’s loss.

Nikkei 225 10,866.72 +42.41 +0.39%

Hang Seng 23,655.17 -16.71 -0.07%

S&P/ASX 200 4,888.98 +53.80 +1.11%

Shanghai Composite 2,358.98 +12.47 +0.53%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Japan’s biggest bank, rose 3.8 percent in Tokyo. Samsung C&T Corp. gained 6.8 percent in Seoul after the construction and trading company’s operating profit beat estimates.

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd., the world’s largest lender by market value, slid 1.9 percent in Hong Kong after a term sheet showed Goldman Sachs Group Inc. is seeking to sell a $1 billion stake in the company.

European stocks rose to the highest level in more than 23 months as companies reported earnings and a report showed house prices in 20 U.S. cities increased.

Royal Philips Electronics NV climbed 2.3 percent after the world’s largest lighting manufacturer reported fourth-quarter results that topped analyst estimates. William Hill Plc (WMH) gained 2.1 percent after the bookmaker reporter a jump sales.

The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.3 percent to 290.3 at the close in London, the highest level since Feb. 18, 2011.

National benchmark indexes climbed in 12 of the 18 western European (SXXP) markets.

FTSE 100 6,339.19 +44.78 +0.71% CAC 40 3,785.82 +4.93 +0.13% DAX 7,848.57 +15.57 +0.20%

Philips gained 2.3 percent to 22.43 euros after the world’s largest lighting manufacturer reported a 50 percent increase in fourth-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, amortization and one-time items to 875 million euros. The estimate survey was for 866 million euros. Sales gained 6.7 percent.

William Hill added 2.1 percent to 374 pence after the U.K. bookmaker said full-year net revenue grew by 12 percent after experiencing a strong fourth quarter. The company, which will release final results on March 1, expects operating profit of 330 million pounds ($518 million).

3i Group Plc (III), Britain’s oldest private-equity firm, rose 3.1 percent to 266.8 pence after saying that activist investor Edward Bramson has been buying its shares.

Software AG tumbled 17 percent to 28.90 after the German infrastructure-software provider reported fourth-quarter profit of 50.7 million euros ($68 million), missing analysts’ estimates of 52.9 million euros. Revenue in the fourth quarter came in at 276 million euros compared with estimates of 289.4 million euros.

Saipem SpA (SPM) fell 3.5 percent to 30.45 euros after Bank of America Corp.’s Merrill Lynch unit placed 9.97 million shares in Europe’s largest oil contractor by market value on behalf of an institutional client, according to the terms obtained by Bloomberg News. The shares were sold at 30.65 euros apiece.

BT Group Plc (BT/A) fell 2.3 percent to 246.2 pence after Bank of America downgraded the U.K.’s biggest fixed-line phone company to neutral from buy saying rising costs from plans to increase sales are endangering earnings growth.

Indexes finished trading mixed dynamics on expectations complete meeting of the Federal Open Market.

Market participants ignored the data on consumer sentiment in the U.S.. Today's report showed that U.S. consumer sentiment indicator in January showed a rapid decrease in the second consecutive month and reached its lowest level in 14 months. However, the U.S. stock indexes did not respond to this statistic, in fact, some time after its publication, even able to significantly recover.

The reason for ignoring the expectations of players include the results of the upcoming meeting of the Fed. From this meeting, market participants want to get more specific information on the timing of the super soft, the Fed's policy.

Decrease in the indices restrict positive assessment by investors of the current season publish quarterly reports. According to Bloomberg, 75% of the profits of companies whose shares are included in the index and S & P have already published financial data for the last quarter was higher than expected. At the same time, selling 67% of the companies had higher expectations.

Most of the components of the index DOW show growth (20 of 30). At the moment, the leader shares in Pfizer (PFE, +3.30%). Maximum loss carry stock Hewlett-Packard (HPQ, -3.11%).

Support the shares of PFE have reported financial results for the last quarter. According to the presented report, Pfizer profit up in Q4 was $ 0.47 per share, versus the average forecast of $ 0.44. Revenue for the period fell by 6.6% y / y to $ 15.7 billion compared with the average forecast of $ 14.37 billion

All sectors of the S & P is in the green zone. Maximum growth demonstrates the basic materials sector (+1.1%). No change is traded service sector and the technology sector.

At the close:

Dow +72.57 13,954.50 +0.52%

Nasdaq -0.64 3,153.66 -0.02%

S & P +7.67 1,507.85 +0.51%

21:45 New Zealand Building Permits, m/m December -5.2% +6.0% +9.4%

23:50 Japan Retail sales, y/y December -0.1% +0.4% +0.1%

The yen declined versus most of its major counterparts as Asian stocks rose for a second day, spurring investors to buy higher-yielding assets amid expectations Japan will expand monetary stimulus. Japan’s currency is poised for a 4.5 percent drop against the dollar in January. That would be a fourth month of declines, the longest losing streak since August 2008.

The dollar approached its weakest in more than a year versus the euro before data forecast to show U.S. growth and job gains slowed. The U.S. Commerce Department will probably say today the nation’s gross domestic product advanced at a 1.1 percent rate in the three months through December, according to the median estimate of economists surveyed by Bloomberg News. That would be the weakest since the first quarter of 2011. Companies added 165,000 jobs in January, down from 215,000 the previous month, the Roseland, New Jersey-based ADP Research Institute is forecast to say today according to a separate Bloomberg poll.

The Federal Open Market Committee will issue its policy statement today.

The so-called kiwi dollar held an advance from yesterday against the yen after a report showed permits for dwellings rose 9.4 percent from November to 1,566, the most since May 2008, Statistics New Zealand said in Wellington. Economists had predicted a 6 percent increase.

EUR/USD: during the Asian session, the pair traded in the range of $1.3480-95.

GBP/USD: during the Asian session, the pair traded in the range of $1.5740-60.

USD/JPY: during the Asian session, the pair rose above Y91.00.

Change % Change Last

Oil $97.43 -0.14 -0.14%

Change % Change Last

Nikkei 225 10,866.72 +42.41 +0.39%

Hang Seng 23,655.17 -16.71 -0.07%

S&P/ASX 200 4,888.98 +53.80 +1.11%

Shanghai Composite 2,358.98 +12.47 +0.53%

FTSE 100 6,339.19 +44.78 +0.71%

CAC 40 3,785.82 +4.93 +0.13%

DAX 7,848.57 +15.57 +0.20%

Dow +72.57 13,954.50 +0.52%

Nasdaq -0.64 3,153.66 -0.02%

S&P +7.67 1,507.85 +0.51%

(pare/closed(00:00 GMT +02:00)/change, %)

EUR/USD $1,3491 +0,27%

GBP/USD $1,5762 +0,44%

USD/CHF Chf0,9211 -0,54%

USD/JPY Y90,70 -0,15%

EUR/JPY Y122,39 +0,13%

GBP/JPY Y142,98 +0,30%

AUD/USD $1,0473 +0,54%

NZD/USD $0,8392 +0,66%

USD/CAD C$1,0007 -0,52%

07:00 Switzerland UBS Consumption Indicator December 1.23

08:00 Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator January 1.28 1.21

09:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln December -0.1 0.9

09:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals December 54.0 54.5

10:00 Eurozone Business climate indicator January -1.12 -1.00

10:00 Eurozone Industrial confidence January -14.4 -13.5

13:15 U.S. ADP Employment Report January 215 164

13:30 U.S. GDP, q/q (preliminary) IV quarter +3.1% +1.3%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index, q/q IV quarter +1.6% +1.8%

13:30 U.S. PCE price index ex food, energy, q/q IV quarter +1.1% +1.0%

15:30 U.S. Crude Oil Inventories - +2.8

18:00 Eurozone ECB's Jens Weidmann Speaks -

19:15 U.S. Fed Interest Rate Decision - 0.25% 0.25%

19:15 U.S. FOMC Statement -

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Interest Rate Decision - 2.50% 2.50%

20:00 New Zealand RBNZ Rate Statement -

23:15 Japan Manufacturing PMI January 45.0

23:50 Japan Industrial Production (MoM) (preliminary) December -1.4% +4.2%