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04/6/11 9:20 AM by mustafa| EURO PUSHES ASIDE PORTUGAL DOWNGRADE, GBP RALLIES Wednesday, April 6, 2011 |
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EUR/USD opened up NYC 1.4165 having traded down to 1.4159 European lows as risk aversion ticked up after China hiked rates 25bp overnight and Moody’s downgraded Portugal a notch. US equity markets held tight ranges giving FX traders little direction although soft US non-mfg ISM (57.3 vs 59.7 f/c)caused some early pressure. That print gave EUR/USD a lift on interest rate divergence expectations, then a Reuters News report Medley Advisors f/c ECB to hike 0.25% and announce “progressive normalization” of monetary policy sparked a surge to 1.4246 NY highs as nascent shots were yet again cleaned out. US equity marts head into the close “unch”, EUR/USD 1.4225. Moody’s downgraded Portugal 1 notch (Baa1) and George Soros was quoted on B’Berg News “Soros sees flaws in Euro area’s permanent rescue mechanism” and DJN quoted Fitch “Sovereign, CDS rebound but Portugal may make rally short-lived”. Real money sold Euro debt overnight as follows; top 5 in order; Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Ireland. Euro shrugged it all off; investors seem worried by the Congressional dog-fight over budget cuts and entitlement spending.
USD/JPY opened near its low of 84.23 bouncing briefly on EUR/JPY buying around the ECB fix. USD/JPY took off with US yields as talk circulated about a possible Fed reverse repo as well as strong ISM services index. There was also talk of a possible end to the PBOC rate cycle. Nikkei news reported on radiation events while India banned food imports from Japan. USD/JPY rose to 84.70 ahead of the NYSE open falling back to a 84.44 after less-than-stellar ISM services index. EUR/JPY broke 120.00 toward the London close on fix demand and talk of a hawkish think tank report about the ECB. The USD remained soft amidst ongoing headlines about the US debt ceiling and possible government shut down this weekend. A final push higher in EUR/JPY and USD/JPY followed relatively hawkish FOMC minutes. EUR/JPY settled 120.65. and USD/JPY closed 84.87 setting a new 2011 high along the way. Other crosses were equally well bid with AUD/JPY nearing a monthly trend line at 87.75. USD option offers are at 85.00 but bias is still against the JPY heading into BOJ meeting.
GBP/USD The market had bought the GBP anticipating firmer PMI and the data obliged with a pick up to 57.1 from 52.6. Cable rode the reaction to 1.6250, with EUR/GBP falling below support points at 0.8764 and 0.8750. The cross ended up bottoming at 0.8715, then ranging mostly between about 0.8720 and 0.8745 the rest of the day. GBP/USD ranged below 1.6250 until the weak US data helped push the dollar down, at which point it run up to 1.6298 in midday. The rest of the day was spent lingering just below there. With the most recent lows being lower than the prior ones in the daily time frame, this leg up is an important indication of market strength. A lower high than the one from March would maintain a negative overall bias to the chart, suggesting an eventual roll back over again. Alternately, we could see an extension of the megaphone pattern building between the lower lows and higher highs. If so, the target would be about 1.6450.
USD/CHF Concerns about US lawmakers being unable to agree on a budget deal before Friday helped drive the front end of the US yield curve higher, providing modest support to USD/CHF prices in an otherwise dull session there. Weaker-than-expected US Services ISM and FOMC Minutes that really did little to inspire confidence in the Fed tightening sooner than previously expected left USD/CHF stuck in the mid 0.9200s with bids defending the 21-day MA by 0.9175 for three consecutive sessions. EUR/CHF fell back to 1.3055 and just above the Mar 30 high in o/n trading on the Portugal downgrade, China’s rate hike and weak AUD Trade data, but EUR and UK Services PMIs were fairly robust and Swiss Feb foreign hotel stays were reported down 8.6% y/y, with German traffic down 18% due to the recent record strength of the CHF vs the EUR and USD. ECB’s Draghi essentially cast his lot with others at the ECB touting a rate hike, but it was the retaking of the 200-day MA by 1.3150 that helped draw in new buyers in NY. Swiss CPI is out Wed, but we expect cautious trading into Thur’s ECB and BOE meetings.
USD/CAD opened Noram marts by 0.9665/70 having tested 0.9693 European market highs after China announced a 25bp interest rate hike sending markets into a temporary “risk-off” tailspin. A sell off in EUR/USD translated into liquidation of EUR/CAD longs, that pair dropped from London highs by 1.3750 to Noram lows by 1.3660 following a Moody’s downgrade of Portugal and soft Euro Zone retail sales (-0.01%) Below f/c US non-mfg ISM (57.3 vs 59.7) sparked a EUR/USD rally reinforced by a hawkish ECB think tank report Euro Briefing EUR/CAD spiked to 1.3725 noon time highs; USD/CAD was pinned in a 0.9662/0.9627 range via the cross. USD/CAD closed 0.9635, US stocks -0.1%/flat.
AUD/USD opened the NY session at 1.0316. Spot held firm as post-PBOC shorts (talk of PBOC at cycle high) took back positions amidst commercial buying. US yields spiked higher on talk of a Fed reverse-repo and strong ISM services report. AUD/USD hit its NY low of 1.0298 ahead of the NYSE open. Some Asian CB buying, EUR/AUD selling (Portugal debt concerns), and higher gold and silver prices kept spot perky sending it to 1.0340 after 1.0310 option expires. A hawkish ECB think tank report and concerns about the US debt ceiling weighed on the USD but spot stayed below 1.0350 until the FOMC minutes. 1.0366 was the high after the minutes but higher US yields and lower oil (Libya rebel gains) left Aussie closing 1.0327. CRB +0.26%. AUD/JPY is a focal point into the eve as it bucks up against a long date trendline (87.75) and 88.08 2010 high. AUD/USD has upward bias still with bids at 1.0220/50. Real money remains a seller on rallies
NZD/USD The kiwi opened in NY at 0.7695 or 15 pips above the Asia open. The session began with a bout of USD and GBP buying linked to concerns about Portugal’s debt downgrade, positioning after a solid UK services PMI, and some lingering positioning after the PBOC 25bp rate hike (talk it may near cycle end) GBP/NZD bounced to 2.1171 and NZD/USD fell to a 0.7669 intraday low. A jump in US trsy yields were linked to talk of a Fed reverse-repo to relieve collateral problems and rumors about a strong ISM services. Despite the higher yields, NZD/USD tracked EUR/USD (new highs) rising to its 0.7723 high after option expires and less-than-stellar ISM services index. Headlines about a possible US government shut down mixed with a hawkish think tank report about the ECB. Risk reemerged as the USD moved lower sending commodities higher. The news that milk prices fell 5.6% at the latest Fonterra auction had little impact. Midday AUD/NZD model buying and some late selling of Kiwi and risk after FOMC minutes left NZD/USD at 0.7675. CRB +0.26% with silver and gold higher. LATAM had a choppy day, opened Sao Paulo by 1.6075, traded up to 1.6130/35, reversed to 1.6055 lows then slipped into a steady 1.6080/10 sideways chop, closing the session circa 1.6095 with the Bovespa +0.14% at 69,803.42. Talk of fresh measures to be introduced to weaken the Real continues to encourage dip buying to lock in profits, BNDES bank CEO Coutinho says the govt. has all the instruments it needs to mitigate FX movements. USD/MXN opened NYC by 11.8550/80, traded up to 11.8710 morning highs as WTC slipped to $107.71 intra-day lows but sold off as real money bought fixed income after the Cetes auction, USD/MXN hit 11.8060, and closed Mexico City at 11.8125, NY at 11.8185. MXN Bolsa (IPC) closed -0.2% circa 37,831.9. MXN cons. confidence 92.7 vs 93.7 f/c (s.a.) unadjusted 91.7 (92.4 f/c)
FX Charting Though the USD has taken an awful drubbing against most currencies other than the JPY and CHF since last month’s coordinated intervention to weaken the yen, it has been hurt especially badly by the commodity currencies, including the Kiwi. The Bird has packed on 8.5% in gains from last month’s lows to today’s 0.7725 peak. That peak came within a couple of pips of the downtrend line drawn across the Nov 5 and Feb 2 trend highs. Daily RSI readings have been shoved into overbought readings by the recent advance, having been oversold mid March. Prices have backed away from the medium-term downtrend line ahead of today’s close. There is decent support in the 0.7580-85 vicinity where the thin Ichomoku Cloud meets the rising 10-day MA and the lows from the last two days of last week. A pullback of this magnitude is well within the realm. We like the weekly chart structure after seeing the March spike lows rebound off the weekly Cloud top and the 100-week MA, the latter also stanching a breakdown attempt in May of 2010. We expect prices to eventually clear the recent downtrend line and to make a run at last Nov’s 0.7976 peak.
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