Foreign exchange market. Asian session: the U.S. dollar advanced against the yen

Economic calendar (GMT0):

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

00:30 Australia Retail Sales, M/M November 0.6% Revised From 0.5% 0.4% 0.4%

01:30 Japan Labor Cash Earnings, YoY December 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%

05:00 Japan Coincident Index (Preliminary) November 113.6 Revised From 113.3 116.6

05:00 Japan Leading Economic Index (Preliminary) November 104.2 103.9 103.9

06:45 Switzerland Unemployment Rate (non s.a.) December 3.4% 3.7% 3.7%

07:00 Germany Current Account November 23.0 24.7

07:00 Germany Industrial Production s.a. (MoM) November 0.2% 0.5% -0.3%

07:00 Germany Industrial Production (YoY) November 0.0%

07:00 Germany Trade Balance (non s.a.), bln November 22.5 20.6

The U.S. dollar advanced against the yen after Chinese stocks rebounded. However some analysts are warning that the greenback may weaken if Shanghai stocks lose momentum again.

Higher oil prices persuaded investors to favor higher yields and move away from the safe-haven yen.

The Australian dollar rose as gains in Chinese stocks outweighed weak domestic data. The AiG Performance of Construction Index declined to 46.8 in December from 50.7 reported previously. Meanwhile retail sales rose by 4% in November in line with expectations. October reading was revised to 6% from 5%.

EUR/USD: the pair fell to $1.0862 in Asian trade

USD/JPY: the pair rose to Y118.42

GBP/USD: the pair slightly declined to $1.4610

The most important news that are expected (GMT0):

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

07:45 France Industrial Production, y/y November 2.3%

07:45 France Industrial Production, m/m November 0.5% -0.4%

07:45 France Trade Balance, bln November -4.58 -3.95

08:15 Switzerland Consumer Price Index (MoM) December -0.1% -0.3%

08:15 Switzerland Consumer Price Index (YoY) December -1.4% -1.2%

09:30 United Kingdom Total Trade Balance November -4.14

13:30 Canada Building Permits (MoM) November 9.1% -3%

13:30 Canada Unemployment rate December 7.1% 7.1%

13:30 Canada Employment December -35.7 10

13:30 U.S. Average workweek December 34.5 34.5

13:30 U.S. Average hourly earnings December 0.2% 0.2%

13:30 U.S. Nonfarm Payrolls December 211 200

13:30 U.S. Unemployment Rate December 5% 5%

15:00 U.S. Wholesale Inventories November -0.1% -0.1%

20:00 U.S. Consumer Credit November 15.98 18.25