Tag Archive: U.K.

Stocks Higher, Dollar Lower: Post-Fed

2024-09-19

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2024-09-19

Overview: The Federal Reserve's 50 bp rate cut has made for a volatile 15 hours or so in the foreign exchange market. As North American traders return to their posts, the greenback is heavy. They will find that only the yen and Russian ruble are softer. Norway delivered a hawkish hold, and the krone leads the G10 currencies with more than a 1% gain. Australia's employment data was sufficiently strong that the Reserve Bank of Australia will likely...

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Atlanta Fed GDP Tracker Says US Economy is Expanding at 3% Clip for 3rd Quarter in Past 4, and the Fed is Going to Do What?

2024-09-18

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2024-09-18

The dollar remains offered ahead of the FOMC meeting outcome. That no official has pushed back against the press story that some suspect was planted by the Fed Chair (will a reporter specifically ask him about it today?) during a quiet period should not be taken as evidence one way or the other. And many understand that it is not unprecedented.

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Little Discussion about the US Budget Deficit in the Debate, But Falling Yields Drag the Greenback Lower

2024-09-11

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2024-09-11

Overview: The US 10-year yield is lower for the eighth consecutive session. The yield was near 3.90% at the end of August. It is now flirting with 3.60%. The two-year yield has fallen 35 bp since the end last month to about 3.55%. Although Vice-President Harris was seen winning last night's debate, it is not clear if it was a more important driver than the continued decline in US rates, despite the budget deficit not the discussed much in the...

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Consolidative Tuesday

2024-09-10

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2024-09-10

Overview: The US dollar is mostly consolidating so far today with a slightly heavier bias against the G10 currencies and most emerging market currencies. The larger than expected Chinese trade surplus did not lift the yuan. The greenback is trading above its 20-day moving average against the Chinese yuan for the first time since late July. Sterling is rising for the first time in three sessions after a strong jobs report. The Canadian dollar is the...

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The Dollar is Bid but Ueda Lends Support to the Yen

2024-09-03

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2024-09-03

The dollar is bid as the upside correction that began last week continues today. The greenback is trading above last week's highs against most of the G10 currencies. The yen is the notable exception.

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USD is Trading Mostly Firmer, but Yen and Swiss Franc Show Resilience

2024-08-26

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2024-08-26

Overview: The US dollar is mostly firmer, though consolidating against most of the G10 currencies. The Japanese yen and Swiss franc are the strongest, while the Scandis and Antipodean currencies are the heaviest. Among emerging market currencies, a handful of Asian currencies, including the Chinese yuan are higher, but central European currencies, the South African rand, and the Mexican peso are softer.The news stream is light but the threat of the...

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The Dollar Softens into the Weekend

2024-08-16

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2024-08-16

Overview: The US dollar is weaker against all the G10 currencies today. The New Zealand dollar is the strongest, which might fit into the narrative that the carry trades are making a comeback, but the yen and Swiss franc are the next strongest in the G10. And for the second consecutive week, Japanese investors were net buyers of foreign bonds. Rather than new carry trades, we suspect that it is a dollar move. The euro is trading near $1.10, and...

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Is the US CPI Anti-Climactic?

2024-08-14

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2024-08-14

Overview: Today's US CPI is the focus but the bar to a Fed cut next month is low, and it could prove anti-climactic. The more moderate inflation reading creates more space for the central bank to respond to signs of a continued slowing of the US labor market and adopt less restrictive policy. The dollar is mixed as the North American session gets under way. The rate cut by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, not a total surprise, but has seen fall 1%....

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Are Risk Appetites Recovering?

2024-08-13

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2024-08-13

Overview: The Antipodeans and sterling lead the G10 currencies today. The New Zealand dollar is the strongest, though the central bank is likely to deliver its first rate cut tomorrow. The Australian dollar rose to a three-week near $0.6610. Sterling was lifted by a stronger than expected employment report (though wage growth slowed) ahead of tomorrow's CPI. The yen and Swiss franc nursing modest losses. Emerging market currencies are mostly...

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Subdued Market Compared to a Week Ago: Is the Dramatic Position Unwinding Over?

2024-08-12

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2024-08-12

Overview: The capital markets have begun the week in subdued fashion. Japanese markets were closed for the Mountain Day celebration, and this week's key events, which include US and UK CPI, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand meeting and potentially its first rate cut. The uncertainty about the market positioning and the extent of the carry-trade may also be dampening activity. The yen and Swiss franc are the weakest of the G10 currencies today,...

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Dollar Consolidation is Morphing into Correction

2024-07-19

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2024-07-19

Jury duty assignment prevents a more comprehensive note, but here is a snapshot. Overview: The failure of computer systems has disrupted airlines, banks, media companies, and the London Stock Exchange, ostensibly stemming from an update from a third-party software update, according to Microsoft. The dollar is trading with a firmer bias. The consolidation, we anticipated, appears to be morphing into a correction. Weaker than expected retail sales...

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Euro Trades Quietly Ahead of ECB Meeting

2024-07-18

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2024-07-18

Jury duty assignment prevents a more comprehensive note, but here is a snapshot. Overview: The US dollar enjoys a firmer bias today, in mostly quiet turnover in narrow ranges. The Australian dollar is a noted exception, and the better than expected jobs growth may have lent it some resilience today. The greenback initially was sold to almost JPY155.35, a new low (since June 7) before recovering to nearly JPY156.60 in Europe. The UK's employment...

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Today’s Battle: Soft US CPI vs Stretched Momentum Indicators and Two Fed Cuts Discounted

2024-07-11

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2024-07-11

Overview: The focus today is on the US CPI report. Another soft reading is expected, and it may strengthen ideas of a Fed cut in September, which ostensibly gives it time to cut again before the end of the year. The dollar is trading with a softer bias against most of the G10 currencies. A stronger than expected May GDP report helped sterling reach new four month high. The greenback is also holding below yesterday's high near JPY161.80 against the...

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Narrow Ranges for the Dollar Prevail Ahead of Tomorrow’s US CPI

2024-07-10

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2024-07-10

Overview: The dollar is mostly softer today, but largely within the recent ranges, as the market appears to be waiting for tomorrow's US CPI. There are a few exceptions to note. The yen is trading near its recent lows. A less hawkish Reserve Bank of New Zealand has triggered a sell-off of the local dollar. Softer than expected Norwegian inflation has knocked the krone lower. Most emerging market currencies are firmer, with several Asia Pacific...

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Quiet Summer Tuesday with Powell’s Testimony and a Deluge of US Supply on Tap

2024-07-09

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2024-07-09

Overview: In the absence of fresh developments, the dollar is consolidating in narrow ranges today against the G10 currencies and enjoys as slight upward bias against most emerging market currencies but for a few currencies from the Asia Pacific region. With practically an empty US data calendar, Fed Chair Powell's testimony with be the highlight, and a soft headline CPI on Thursday anticipated. The US two-year premium over Germany has fallen from...

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Euro is Little Changed, while the Yen is Softer to Start the New Week

2024-07-08

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2024-07-08

Overview: The dollar is narrowly mixed against the G10 and emerging market currencies today. The euro is little changed, holding on to last week's gains, after the surprising French election results, where the focus shifts finding a prime minister that can carry a majority of the new and closely divided National Assembly. Despite firm underlying wage data, the Japanese yen has given back its initial gains, and the dollar is pushing back above...

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Greenback Remains Firm, Still Driest Towel on the Rack

2024-06-11

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2024-06-11

Overview:  The US dollar is firm against all the G10 currencies, except for sterling, which is straddling unchanged levels after labor market report that showed an uptick earnings remain elevated, and the unemployment rate ticked up to a new high since September 2021. The dollar reached a new six-day high against the Japanese yen near JPY157.40. The Chinese yuan (onshore) fell to new lows since last November as the mainland markets re-opened from...

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Euro Sold After EU Parliament Elections and Macron’s Gambit

2024-06-10

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2024-06-10

Overview:  With mixed elements, the market took the US jobs data as relatively strong and took the dollar and US rates higher. The EU Parliament election has shaken up European politics, with the Belgium government collapsing and French President Macron calling a snap legislative election for the end of the month. Holidays in China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Australia made for thinner Asia Pacific trading, but the euro was sold and has reached to...

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Calmer Markets Ahead of the Weekend

2024-05-24

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2024-05-24

Overview: The dollar is paring yesterday's advance that was spurred by the rise in US rates following the preliminary PMI, which reached its best level in two years. The survey also picked up higher prices. The dollar is in narrow trading ranges but softer against nearly all the G10 currencies today. The Swiss franc and Japanese yen are laggards. Despite a large disappointing miss on UK retail sales, sterling has steadied after falling yesterday...

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