In the day today, all eyes were upon the sale of bonds worth 1,200 billion euros in Greece. With complete success in the placement of debt, the findings have made it clear that sales far exceeded expectations, recording an oversubscription in letters at 1 year and 6 months, with key Hellenic government’s decision to use or not the plan bailout approved by the European Commission the previous weekend. However, at the junction EUR / USD the first reaction was a correction of 55 pips, while the EUR / GBP the decreases were 40 pips.

Among other things, we learned that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) monthly and annualized in Germany. According to the Bureau of Statistics, inflation was in line with expectations, as it fell by 0.5% in the monthly rate, while the year was 1.1%. It has also been reported that the Housing Price Index UK DCLG grew annually by 7.4%, 1.2% above the previous figure but 0.2% below forecasts, while the trade balance registered a deficit of 2.1 billion pounds, reflecting the slow recovery of British foreign trade.

For the next few hours, the eyes will be on the trade balance and the price index of new homes in Canada, the Trade Balance and Consumer Confidence ABC / Washington Post U.S. and New Zealand retail sales. » Read more: Loonie approaching parity with the Dollar