Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the New Zealand dollar dropped against the U.S. dollar after the speech of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Graeme Wheeler

Economic calendar (GMT0):

01:30    Australia                Retail sales (MoM)                    March   +0.3%  +0.4%     +0.1%

01:30    Australia                Retail Sales Y/Y                        March   +4.9%                  +5.7%

01:45    China                    HSBC Services PMI                  April      51.9                        51.4

05:45    Switzerland           Unemployment Rate                April      3.2%      3.2%       3.2%

06:00    Germany               Factory Orders s.a. (MoM)       March   +0.9%   +0.5%    -2.8%

06:00    Germany               Factory Orders n.s.a. (YoY)     March   +6.5%   +4.3%    +1.5%

06:45    France                  Trade Balance, bln                    March    -3.4       -4.0         -4.9

06:45    France                  Industrial Production, m/m       March   +0.1%   +0.4%     -0.7%

06:45    France                  Industrial Production, y/y         March   -0.5%                    -0.8%

07:00    Switzerland           Foreign Currency Reserves       April       437.9    438.4       438.9

The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the testimony from Fed Chair Janet Yellen later in the day.

The New Zealand dollar dropped against the U.S. dollar after the speech of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) Governor Graeme Wheeler. He said the New Zealand remains strong and the central bank could intervene to lower the domestic currency.

New Zealand's unemployment rate remained unchanged at 6.0% in the first quarter. Analysts had forecasted the decrease to 5.8%.

The number of employed people in New Zealand climbed 0.9% in the first quarter (4. quarter 2013: +1.0% (revised down from 1.1%). The projected figure was an increase of 0.7%.

The Australian dollar traded little changed against the U.S. dollar. Retail sales in Australia increased 0.1% in March. February’s figure was revised up to 0.3% from 0.2%. Analysts had expected an increase of 0.4%.

The Japanese yen climbed against the U.S. dollar due to increasing demand for the safe haven yen. The Bank of Japan released the monetary policy meeting minutes. Most members of the central agreed to keep easing monetary policy until inflation target of 2% is reached.

EUR/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

GBP/USD: the currency pair traded mixed

USD/JPY: the currency pair declined to Y101.55

NZD/USD: the currency pair declined to $0.8687

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

12:30    Canada                  Building Permits (MoM)                            March        -11.6% +4.2%  

12:30    U.S.                       Nonfarm Productivity, q/q (Preliminary)  Quarter I     +1.8%  -0.5%   

12:30    U.S.                       Unit Labor Costs, q/q (Preliminary)          Quarter I      -0.1%  +2.3%  

14:00    U.S.                       Fed Chairman Janet Yellen Speaks                                                                     

19:00    U.S.                       Consumer Credit                                     March          16.5      15.4      

23:01    United Kingdom     RICS House Price Balance                        April             57%      55%