Economic calendar (GMT0):
(Time/ Region/ Event/ Period/ Previous/ Forecast/ Actual)
03:05 Australia RBA’s Governor Glenn Stevens Speech
06:00 Germany GDP (QoQ) (Finally) Quarter I 0.3% 0.7% 0.7%
06:00 Germany GDP (YoY) (Finally) Quarter I 2.1% 1.6% 1.3%
08:30 United Kingdom PSNB, bln April -6.11 Revised From -4.16 -6.2 -6.58
09:00 Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment May 21.5 16.8
09:00 Germany ZEW Survey – Economic Sentiment May 11.2 12 6.4
10:00 United Kingdom CBI retail sales volume balance May -13 7 7
The U.S. dollar traded mixed against the most major currencies ahead of the release of the U.S. economic data. New home sales in the U.S. are expected to rise to 523,000 units in April from 511,000 units in March.
The euro traded lower against the U.S. dollar after the negative economic data from the Eurozone. The ZEW Center for European Economic Research released its economic sentiment index for Germany and the Eurozone on Tuesday. Germany’s ZEW economic sentiment index decreased to 6.4 in May from 11.2 in April, missing expectations for a rise to 12.0.
“The strong growth of the German economy in the first quarter of 2016 appears to have surprised the financial market experts. However, they seem not to expect the economic situation to improve at the same pace going forward,” ZEW president, Professor Achim Wambach, said.
Eurozone’s ZEW economic sentiment index declined to 21.5 in May from 21.5 in April.
Destatis released its final gross domestic product (GDP) growth for Germany on Tuesday. Germany’s final GDP gained by 0.7% in the first quarter, in line with the preliminary reading, after a 0.3% increase in the fourth quarter.
The increase was driven by domestic final consumption expenditure. Household consumption expenditure rose by 0.4% in the first quarter, while government spending increased by 0.5%.
Exports of goods and services were up 1.0% in first quarter, while imports climbed 1.4%.
On a yearly basis, Germany’s final GDP fell to 1.3% in the first quarter from 2.1% in the fourth quarter, in line with the preliminary reading.
The British pound traded higher against the U.S. dollar on the ORB poll. According to the latest ORB poll published by The Telegraph on Tuesday, 55% of respondents would vote for the “Remain” campaign, while 42% would support Britain’s exit from the European Union.
The Office for National Statistics released public sector net borrowing for the U.K. on Tuesday. The UK public sector net borrowing requirement (PSNB) was £6.58 billion in April, exceeding forecasts of £6.2 billion, up from £6.11 billion in March. March’s figure was revised up from £4.16 billion.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) released its retail sales balance data on Tuesday. The CBI retail sales balance climbed to 7 in May from -13% in April, in line with expectations. The increase was driven by rises in sectors, such as hardware & DIY, clothing and recreational goods. Sales are expected to decline slightly next month.
EUR/USD: the currency pair fell to $1.1163
GBP/USD: the currency pair climbed to $1.4621
USD/JPY: the currency pair rose to Y109.76
The most important news that are expected (GMT0):
14:00 U.S. Richmond Fed Manufacturing Index May 14
14:00 U.S. New Home Sales April 511 523
22:45 New Zealand Trade Balance, mln April 117 60
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