(pare/closed(GMT +2)/change, %)
EUR/USD $1,0748 +0,16%
GBP/USD $1,2631 +0,89%
USD/CHF Chf0,9993 -0,14%
USD/JPY Y113,27 -0,45%
EUR/JPY Y121,74 -0,29%
GBP/JPY Y143,07 +0,45%
AUD/USD $0,7570 -0,13%
NZD/USD $0,7296 +0,70%
USD/CAD C$1,3069 -0,67%
07:00 Germany Gfk Consumer Confidence Survey February 9.9 10
07:00 Switzerland Trade Balance December 3.64 2.81
08:30 Eurozone ECB's Jens Weidmann Speaks
09:30 United Kingdom BBA Mortgage Approvals December 40.66 41.1
09:30 United Kingdom GDP, q/q (Preliminary) Quarter IV 0.6% 0.5%
09:30 United Kingdom GDP, y/y (Preliminary) Quarter IV 2.2% 2.1%
11:00 United Kingdom CBI retail sales volume balance January 35 22
13:30 U.S. Continuing Jobless Claims 2046 2040
13:30 U.S. Initial Jobless Claims 234 247
14:45 U.S. Services PMI (Preliminary) January 53.9 54.4
15:00 U.S. Leading Indicators December 0.0% 0.5%
15:00 U.S. New Home Sales December 592 588
23:30 Japan Tokyo Consumer Price Index, y/y January 0.0% 0.0%
23:30 Japan Tokyo CPI ex Fresh Food, y/y January -0.6% -0.4%
23:30 Japan National Consumer Price Index, y/y December 0.5% 0.2%
23:30 Japan National CPI Ex-Fresh Food, y/y December -0.4% -0.3%
U.S. house prices rose in November, up 0.5 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous month, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) monthly House Price Index (HPI). The previously reported 0.4 percent increase in October was revised downward to a 0.3 percent increase.
The FHFA monthly HPI is calculated using home sales price information from mortgages sold to, or guaranteed by, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. From November 2015 to November 2016, house prices were up 6.1 percent.
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The economic climate has firmed up in business-related services, for the fourth consecutive month. Although to a lesser extent, the economic situation has also firmed up again in the manufacturing industry and in the building industry, albeit more moderately than last month. By contrast, confidence among company managers has weakened in the trade sector for the second time in a row.
EUR/USD 1.0595-1.0600 (EUR 567 M) 1.0700 (EUR 214 M) 1.0715-1.0725 (EUR 339 M) 1.0750-1.0765 (EUR 309 M) 1.0800 (EUR 335 M)
USD/JPY 113.00 (USD 310 M) 113.45-113.50 (USD 224 M) 114.00-114.10 (USD 814 M) 115.00 (USD 298 M)
AUD/USD 0.7550-0.7560 (AUD 539 M)
USD/CAD 1.3000 (USD 236 M) 1.3120 (USD 290 M) 1.3185 (USD 1,430 M) 1.3190-1.3200 (USD 480 M)
EUR/USD
Offers 1.0760 1.0780 1.0800 1.0830 1.0850-55 1.0880 1.0900
Bids 1.0720 1.0700 1.0680 1.0650 1.0625-30 1.0600 1.0580 1.0565 1.0550
GBP/USD
Offers 1.2550 1.2585 1.2600 1.2630 1.2650 1.2675-80 1.2700
Bids 1.2480-85 1.2450 1.2420 1.2400 1.2375-80 1.2350 1.2320-25 1.2300
EUR/GBP
Offers 0.8580-85 0.8600 0.8625-30 0.8650 0.8665 0.8680 0.8700
Bids 0.8530 0.8500 0.8485 0.8450 0.8400
EUR/JPY
Offers 122.30 122.50 122.80 123.00 123.50 124.00
Bids 121.80 121.60 121.20 121.00 120.80 120.50 120.00
USD/JPY
Offers 113.80-85 114.00 114.20 114.50 114.80 115.00 115.50 115.80 116.00
Bids 113.20-30 113.00 112.80 112.65 112.50 112.30 112.00 111.80 111.50
AUD/USD
Offers 0.7550-55 0.7585 0.7600 0.7630 0.7650 0.7675 0.7700
Bids 0.7520 0.7500 0.7480-85 0.7450 0.7430 0.7400
The survey of 461 manufacturers reveals that the volume of domestic orders rose at the fastest pace since July 2014 in the three months to January, while export orders continued to grow, but below expectations. Headcount edged higher having dipped for the first time in more than six years in the last quarter.
UK manufacturers are more optimistic about their business situation and exporting prospects, while reporting strong growth in domestic orders over the previous quarter, according to the latest quarterly CBI Industrial Trends Survey.
"The ECB's already-low forecast of 1.1 percent for core HICP this year is subject to downside risk. This analysis for core is compatible with our Rates strategists' view of long Euro zone breakeven inflation as a 2017 Top Trade, given that the dynamics of headline and core inflation are different. Their trade aims to capitalize on a normalization of an "excessive" deflation risk premium, which may also lead to a rebuilding of term premia in nominal European government bonds.
The same downside risk exists in Japan, where a large rebound in core inflation is needed for the BoJ to meet its forecast of 1.5 percent in FY2017, especially given that the appreciation of the Yen over the past year is only now feeding into the data. Special factors - large amounts of slack and periphery structural reforms in the Euro zone and entrenched low inflation expectations in Japan - will keep underlying inflation low in both places, so that further ECB tapering or a hike in the 10-year yield target from the BoJ are unlikely this year.
The "global reflation" theme has therefore drowned out what in reality are increasingly divergent fundamentals in the G10, so that what markets are calling "global reflation" is really a strengthening of the divergence theme that will ultimately drive the Dollar stronger".
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EUR/USD 1.0700 (1.7bln) 1.0725 (579m)
USD/JPY 112.00 (USD 795m) 113.00 (641m) 113.60 (335m) 114.00 (916m)
EUR/GBP 0.8790-0.8800 (EUR 1.1bln)
AUD/USD 0.7500 (AUD 353m) 0.7600-10 (447m) 0.7635 (298m)
USD/CAD 1.3400 (USD 290m)
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Sentiment among German managers weakened in January. The Ifo Business Climate Index fell to 109.8 points this month from 111.0 points in December. Companies expressed greater satisfaction with their current business situation, but are less optimistic about their six-month business outlook. The German economy made a less confident start to the year.
In the manufacturing sector, the index fell. This was due to markedly less optimistic business expectations. Manufacturers, however, were more satisfied with their current business situation. This pattern can be seen in several key branches of German manufacturing. Capacity utilisation rose by 0.3 percentage points to 86.0 percent and more manufacturers expect price increases.
At 10:30 GMT Germany will hold an auction of 30-year bonds
At 16:30 GMT the Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will deliver a speech
At 23:00 GMT the RBNZ Governor Graeme Wheeler will deliver a speech
Australia is celebrating 'Australia Day'
"We want to buy DXY below 100, which means selling EUR/USD around 1.08.
USD/JPY is trickier because the yen, lacking Europe's political headwinds, is the natural hedge against trade wars. We're still convinced that here too what happens to real yields will dominate in the end, but the Washington rhetoric needs to shift to another topic before we really dare re-engage with long USD/JPY.
With real yields edging higher, the pound doesn't look a screaming sell yet (short gilts still looks like a better long-term trade than short GBP/USD to me) and the most likely outcome from here is that the last few months' 1.20-1.28 range holds. We'd prefer better levels to get short".
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The UBS consumption indicator rose from 1.45 to 1.50 points in December due primarily to the strong year-end results of the Swiss automobile sector. Compared with the previous December, new car registrations were up by 8.2%. The mood in the retail sector remains pessimistic, though. Domestic tourism managed to maintain its robust November showing. Compared with December 2015, the number of overnight hotel stays rose 0.9%.
EUR/USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.0839 (2819)
$1.0803 (2402)
$1.0780 (2238)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.0716
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.0654 (1333)
$1.0604 (1834)
$1.0539 (3206)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date March, 13 is 57585 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0750 (3668);
- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date March, 13 is 67639 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,0000 (4941);
- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.17 versus 1.16 from the previous trading day according to data from January, 24
GBP/USD
Resistance levels (open interest**, contracts)
$1.2805 (1605)
$1.2708 (1117)
$1.2612 (1428)
Price at time of writing this review: $1.2502
Support levels (open interest**, contracts):
$1.2389 (244)
$1.2292 (1241)
$1.2194 (1102)
Comments:
- Overall open interest on the CALL options with the expiration date March, 13 is 19954 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,2500 (2399);
- Overall open interest on the PUT options with the expiration date March, 13 is 22956 contracts, with the maximum number of contracts with strike price $1,1500 (3237);
- The ratio of PUT/CALL was 1.15 versus 1.16 from the previous trading day according to data from January, 24
* - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange bulletin (CME) is used for the calculation.
** - Open interest takes into account the total number of option contracts that are open at the moment.
The six month annualised growth rate in the Westpac-Melbourne Institute Leading Index, which indicates the likely pace of economic activity relative to trend three to nine months into the future, rose from 0.00% in November to 1.28% in December.
Westpac's Chief Economist, Bill Evans, commented, "This marks the fifth consecutive month where the growth rate in the Index is at or above trend. That followed a period of fifteen consecutive months where the growth rate had been below trend. That sustained period of below trend growth in the series had been pointing to the weakness we have seen in the economy in the September quarter (although no lead indicator could have prepared us for a negative growth print)" Mr Evans said.
CPI rose 0.5% this quarter, compared with a rise of 0.7% in the September quarter 2016.
CPI rose 1.5% over the twelve months to the December quarter 2016, compared with a rise of 1.3% over the twelve months to the September quarter 2016.
The most significant price rises this quarter are tobacco (+7.4%), automotive fuel (+6.7%), domestic holiday travel and accommodation (+5.5%) and new dwelling purchase by owner-occupiers (+0.5%).
The most significant offsetting price falls this quarter are international holiday travel and accommodation (-2.6%), accessories (-5.1%) and waters, soft drinks and juices (-3.2%).