Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the gained on expectations of an imminent rate hike

Economic calendar (GMT0):

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

01:30 Australia National Australia Bank's Business Confidence June 8 10

06:00 Germany CPI, m/m (Finally) June 0.1% -0.1% -0.1%

06:00 Germany CPI, y/y (Finally) June 0.7% 0.3% 0.3%

Yesterday the dollar advanced substantially against major currencies as investors shifted their attention to Fed rate hike prospects after Greece reached a conditional agreement with its lenders and China stock market stabilized. Traders are waiting for June retail sales data due today and Fed Chair Janet Yellen speech this week.

The sterling traded in a narrow range this morning as traders prepared for Bank of England Governor Mark Carney's speech. June inflation data will be released today too.

The Australian dollar advanced slightly after the National Australia Bank's business confidence index came in at 10 in June compared to 8 reported previously (the best result since September 2013). The business conditions index rose to 11 from 6.

EUR/USD: the pair traded around $1.0975-10 in Asian trade

USD/JPY: the pair traded around Y123.40-75

GBP/USD: the pair traded around $1.5470-90

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

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

07:15 Switzerland Producer & Import Prices, y/y June -6%

07:15 Switzerland Producer & Import Prices, m/m June -0.8%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Input (MoM) June -0.9% -0.7%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Output (MoM) June 0.1% 0.1%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Output (YoY) June -1.6% -1.5%

08:30 United Kingdom Producer Price Index - Input (YoY) June -12.0% -11.8%

08:30 United Kingdom Retail prices, Y/Y June 1% 1%

08:30 United Kingdom Retail Price Index, m/m June 0.2% 0.1%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP, m/m June 0.2% 0.1%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP, Y/Y June 0.1% 0.0%

08:30 United Kingdom HICP ex EFAT, Y/Y June 0.9%

09:00 Eurozone Industrial production, (MoM) May 0.1% 0.2%

09:00 Eurozone Industrial Production (YoY) May 0.8% 1.9%

09:00 Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment July 53.7

09:00 Eurozone ECOFIN Meetings

09:00 Germany ZEW Survey - Economic Sentiment July 31.5 30

09:15 United Kingdom Inflation Report Hearings

11:45 United Kingdom BOE Gov Mark Carney Speaks

12:30 U.S. Import Price Index June 1.3% 0.1%

12:30 U.S. Retail sales June 1.2% 0.3%

12:30 U.S. Retail sales excluding auto July 1.0% 0.5%

14:00 U.S. Business inventories May 0.4% 0.3%

17:00 United Kingdom MPC Member Miles Speaks

20:30 U.S. API Crude Oil Inventories July -0.95