Foreign exchange market. European session: the euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar on speculation that the European Central Bank will add further stimulus measures

Economic calendar (GMT0):

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

00:00 New Zealand ANZ Business Confidence November 10.5 14.6

00:30 Australia Company Gross Profits QoQ Quarter III -0.5% Revised From -1.9% 1.0% 1.3%

00:30 Australia Private Sector Credit, m/m October 0.7% Revised From 0.8% 0.6% 0.7%

05:00 Japan Construction Orders, y/y October 6.7% -25.2%

05:00 Japan Housing Starts, y/y October 2.6% 2.9% -2.5%

07:00 Germany Retail sales, real adjusted October 0.0% 0.4% -0.4%

07:00 Germany Retail sales, real unadjusted, y/y October 3.5% Revised From 3.4% 2.9% 2.1%

08:00 Switzerland KOF Leading Indicator November 100.4 Revised From 99.8 100.2 97.9

09:30 United Kingdom Consumer credit, mln October 1303 Revised From 1261 1300 1178

09:30 United Kingdom Mortgage Approvals October 69.01 Revised From 68.87 70 69.63

09:30 United Kingdom Net Lending to Individuals, bln October 4.85 4.8

13:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Preliminary) November 0.0% 0.1% 0.1%

13:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Preliminary) November 0.3% 0.4% 0.4%

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead the release of the U.S. economic data. The Chicago purchasing managers' index is expected to decline to 54.0 in November from 56.2 in October.

Pending home sales in the U.S. expected to climbs 1.5% in October, after a 2.3% drop in September.

The euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar on speculation that the European Central Bank (ECB) will add further stimulus measures. The ECB President Mario Draghi said at a press conference after the ECB meeting in October that the central bank will review its stimulus measures at its next meeting in December.

Meanwhile, the economic data from Germany was mixed. Destatis released its consumer price data for Germany on Monday. German preliminary consumer price index increased 0.1% in November, in line with expectations, after a flat reading in October.

On a yearly basis, German preliminary consumer price index increased to 0.4% in November from 0.3% in October, in line with expectations.

The annual increase was mainly driven by a rise in services prices, which were up 1.2% year-on-year in November.

Goods prices dropped 0.6% year-on-year in November, driven by a decline in energy prices. Energy prices slid 7.5% year-on-year in November.

German adjusted retail sales fell 0.4% in October, missing forecasts of a 0.4% gain, after a flat reading in September.

On a yearly basis, German retail sales jumped 2.1% in October, missing expectations for a 2.9% gain, after a 3.5% rise in September. September's figure was revised up from a 3.4% increase.

Sales of non-food products increased at an annual rate of 1.8% in October, while sales of food, beverages and tobacco products climbed by 2.3%.

The British pound traded lower against the U.S. dollar after the release of the weaker-than-expected economic data from the U.K. The Bank of England (BoE) released its number of mortgages approvals for the U.K. on Monday. The number of mortgages approvals in the U.K. was up to 69,630 in October from 69,012 in September, missing expectations for an increase to 70,000. September's figure was revised up from 68,874.

Consumer credit in the U.K. rose by £1.178 billion in October, missing expectations for a £1.300 billion increase, after a £1.303 billion gain in September. September's figure was revised down from £1.261 billion.

Net lending to individuals in the U.K. increased by £4.8 billion in October, after a £4.85 billion gain in September.

The Canadian dollar traded higher against the U.S. dollar ahead of the release of Canadian current account data. The Canadian current account deficit is expected to narrow to C$15.15 billion in the third quarter from a deficit of C$17.4 billion in the second quarter.

EUR/USD: the currency pair declined to $1.0562

GBP/USD: the currency pair fell to $1.4992

USD/JPY: the currency pair increased to Y123.13

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

13:30 Canada Current Account, bln Quarter III -17.4 -15.15

14:45 U.S. Chicago Purchasing Managers' Index November 56.2 54

15:00 U.S. Pending Home Sales (MoM) October -2.3% 1.5%