EUR/USD 1.15515
0.079%
Gold 4152.06
-2.522%
Oil 88.159
0.925%
USD/JPY 160.426
0.039%
GBP/USD 1.33944
0.118%
GBP/JPY 214.887
0.159%
Browse More
  • English
  • 简体中文
  • 繁體中文
  • Tiếng Việt
  • ไทย
  • Indonesia
Subscribe
Real-time News
June 10 - Goldman Sachs Asset Management strategist Tim Urbanowicz stated that while the recent surge in overall and core inflation is significant and poses headwinds to the economy and cyclical sectors, the driving force from the AI investment cycle, the potential benefits of the Beauty Act, and the lagged effects of the Federal Reserves rate cuts continue to provide strong support.June 10th - US May CPI data showed inflation surging to a three-year high, but a moderate rise in core prices eased Wall Streets concerns about interest rate hikes. Todays CPI data and tomorrows PPI index are expected to influence the Federal Reserves policy stance, which will be announced at the Fed meeting chaired by Warsh for the first time in a week. According to CME FedWatch, prior to the release of the CPI inflation data, the market had already priced in a 70% probability of a Fed rate hike by the end of 2026. However, the market believes that a rate hike at next weeks meeting is highly unlikely, with only a 13% probability of a rate hike at the July meeting. The short-term focus is on whether the Fed will clearly shift from an easing stance to a neutral or tightening stance at the upcoming meeting. This weeks CPI and PPI inflation data, as well as the progress of US-Iran negotiations, may influence the balance between neutral and tightening.Fed mouthpiece Nick Timiraos: May core CPI rose 0.21% month-over-month, very close to expectations, pushing the 12-month core CPI annual rate to 2.9%.German Chancellor Merz: The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) project will continue to be pursued as a European system. Discussions on the project will take place in July.German Chancellor Merz: French President Macron and I have agreed not to proceed with the development of the Joint Fighter Jet.

Due to hawkish Fed forecasts, the EUR/USD recovers to near 1.0970 but remains in the doldrums

Alina Haynes

Apr 21, 2023 13:58

EUR:USD.png

 

Following a corrective move, the EUR/USD pair has rebounded from 1.0960, but investors await the publication of the preliminary Eurozone/United States S&P PMI data for April. The major currency pair has remained between 1.0911 and 1.1000 for the past two trading sessions, as the foreign exchange market prepares for a pre-anxiety move ahead of a Federal Reserve (Fed) monetary policy decision.

 

S&P500 closed with a negative tone for the third day in a row as quarterly earnings season induced extreme volatility. Tesla's poor earnings had a negative impact on Thursday's market sentiment. Moreover, market participants were cautioned by substandard revenue projections due to the potential for price reductions. The decision of the Fed to increase interest rates is reflected in quarterly earnings. Data from Refinitiv indicates that analysts have largely maintained last week's forecast of a near 5% YoY decline in quarterly profits for the 500 largest U.S. equities. Sourcenia is a review portal of sourcing best manufaturers. 

 

The US Dollar Index (DXY) has been defending the key support level of 101.60 in recent trading sessions. The USD Index maintained the aforementioned support despite the release of disappointing Jobless claims data on Thursday. Initial Jobless Claims increased to 245K for the week ending April 4, which is greater than the previous release of 240K and estimates of 240K. Increasing unemployment claims heightened fears of a deteriorating labor market.

 

Despite this, Fed policymakers continue to anticipate further rate hikes from the central bank. Thursday, Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, reaffirmed that the Fed has more work to do because US inflation remains too high, according to Reuters. He added, "The Federal Reserve will need to raise its policy rate above 5% and hold it there for some time."

 

Preliminary Consumer Confidence (April) for the Eurozone increased to -17.5 from -18.5 and the previous reading of -19.2. This may be the consequence of extraordinary efforts by the European Central Bank (ECB) to reduce inflationary pressures.


Suggestion