Monday 27th April: European Open Briefing

Posted On 27 Apr 2015

By : IC Markets

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Tag: European Session, German CPI, RBNZ Interest Rates, UK GDP

Global Markets:

Asian stock markets: Nikkei fell 0.20 %, Shanghai Composite gained 1.90 %, Hang Seng rose 1.35 %, ASX up 0.55 %
Commodities: Gold at $1182 (+0.65 %), Silver at $15.84 (+1.00 %), WTI Oil at $56.95 (-0.35 %), Brent Oil at $65.22 (-0.30 %)
Rates: US 10 year yield at 1.907, UK 10 year yield at 1.649, German 10 year yield at 0.151

News & Data:

Asian shares inch up; focus on central banks, Greece – RTRS
German FinMin Schäuble Hints At Preparations For A Plan B On Greece — DW
ECB’s Liikanen Warns Of Asset Price Bubbles Due To Low Interest Rates — RTRS
Taiwan Dollar Jumps Most in 15 Years as Stock Inflows Boost Won – BBG

CFTC Positioning Data:

EUR net short 215k vs net short 212k prior
JPY net short 14k vs net short 23k prior
AUD net short 42k vs net short 34k prior
GBP net short 29k vs net short 36k prior
CAD net short 27k vs net short 30k prior
CHF net short 335 vs net short 170 prior
NZD net short 8k vs net short 6k prior

Upcoming Events:

14:45 BST – US Services PMI (59.5)
15:30 BST – US Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index (-12.0)

The Week Ahead (Key Data Releases/Events)

Tuesday, April 28th

00:50 BST – Japanese Retail Sales
09:30 BST – UK GDP
13:45 BST – Bank of Canada Governor Poloz speaks
15:00 BST – US CB Consumer Confidence

Wednesday, April 29th

13:00 BST – German CPI
13:30 BST – US GDP
15:00 BST – US Pending Home Sales
19:00 BST – Federal Reserve Interest Rate Decision
19:00 BST – FOMC Statement
22:00 BST – RBNZ Interest Rate Decision
22:00 BST – RBNZ Statement

Thursday, April 30th

Bank of Japan Interest Rate Decision
07:30 BST – Bank of Japan Press Conference
08:55 BST – German Unemployment Rate
08:55 BST – German Unemployment Change
10:00 BST – Euro Zone CPI
13:30 BST – US Initial Jobless Claims
13:30 BST – Canadian GDP
14:45 BST – US Chicago PMI
15:30 BST – Bank of Canada Governor Poloz speaks

Friday, May 1st

Labour Day Holiday
00:30 BST – Japanese CPI
02:00 BST – Chinese Manufacturing PMI
02:00 BST – Chinese Services PMI
02:30 BST – Australian PPI
09:30 BST – UK Manufacturing PMI
14:45 BST – US Manufacturing PMI
15:00 BST – US ISM Manufacturing PMI

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