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On October 18, AFP reported that a source in the Ukrainian delegation revealed to the media that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky presented a map of potential targets in Russia to US President Donald Trump during their meeting in Washington, D.C., on Friday (October 17). The report quoted the source as saying, "The map shows pressure points in Russias defense and military economy that could be targeted to force Russia to end the war." As of press time, neither the White House nor Russia has responded to this report.1. All three major U.S. stock indices closed higher, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.52%, the S&P 500 up 0.53%, and the Nasdaq up 0.52%. American Express rose over 7%, and Apple rose nearly 2%, leading the Dow higher. The Wind US Tech Seven Index rose 0.86%, with Tesla up over 2% and Nvidia up 0.79%. Most Chinese concept stocks rose, with Futu Holdings up over 4% and Pony.ai down over 5%. For the week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.56%, the S&P 500 rose 1.7%, and the Nasdaq rose 2.14%. 2. All three major European stock indices closed lower, with the German DAX down 1.61%, the French CAC 40 down 0.18%, and the UKs FTSE 100 down 0.86%. For the week, the German DAX fell 1.49%, the French CAC 40 rose 3.24%, and the UKs FTSE 100 fell 0.77%. 3. U.S. Treasury yields rose across the board, with the 2-year up 4.77 basis points, the 3-year up 4.96 basis points, the 5-year up 5.19 basis points, the 10-year up 4 basis points, and the 30-year up 2.66 basis points. 4. International precious metals futures generally closed lower. COMEX gold futures fell 0.85% to $4,267.90 per ounce, a weekly gain of 6.69%; COMEX silver futures fell 5.01% to $50.63 per ounce, a weekly gain of 7.15%. 5. The main U.S. crude oil contract closed up 0.46% at $57.25 per barrel, a weekly loss of 2.80%; the main Brent crude oil contract rose 0.46% to $61.34 per barrel, a weekly loss of 2.22%. 6. Most of the base metals in London fell, with LME tin futures down 2.07% to $35,030/ton, down 3.16% for the week; LME nickel futures fell 1.03% to $15,110/ton, down 1.11% for the week; LME zinc futures fell 1.03% to $2,942.50/ton, down 1.97% for the week; LME copper futures fell 0.38% to $10,607/ton, up 0.85% for the week; LME aluminum futures fell 0.36% to $2,778.50/ton, up 1.11% for the week; LME lead futures rose 0.31% to $1,971.50/ton, down 2.43% for the week.1. Hamas and Egypt discussed post-war security in the Gaza Strip. 2. Israels Defense Minister stated that those crossing the "yellow line" in Gaza would be met with retaliatory fire. 3. The UN Deputy Secretary-General entered Gaza and called for the opening of all crossings. 4. Guterres refuted Houthi accusations, posing a serious threat to the safety of UN personnel. 5. Market News: Pakistan "conducted precision airstrikes" in the Afghan border area. 6. Irans Foreign Minister stated that UN Security Council Resolution 2231 expires on the 18th, ending previous restrictions on Iran. 7. Sources: Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to extend the 48-hour ceasefire until delegation-level talks can be held in Doha. 8. The Israeli Prime Ministers Office stated (in response to remarks by a senior Hamas official) that Hamas must disarm, "no ifs, no buts." 9. A senior Hamas official stated that it is impossible to definitively answer whether Hamas will give up its weapons. Hamas hopes for a three- to five-year ceasefire to rebuild Gaza, but stressed that it is not intended to pave the way for a new war.On October 18, local time, on October 17, US President Trump signed an executive order to impose a new 25% tariff on imported medium and heavy trucks and parts starting November 1. Trump said that a 10% tariff would also be imposed on imported passenger cars.According to Axios on October 18th, Nvidia (NVDA.O) and TSMC (TSM.N) will announce on Friday the completion of their first wafer in the United States, which will be made into Blackwell chips for artificial intelligence. This milestone represents one of the first achievements of the Trump administrations push to build AI technology in the United States and marks a key step in the USs competition to control the future of artificial intelligence. Nvidia founder and CEO Jensen Huang announced the development on Friday during a visit to TSMCs semiconductor manufacturing facility in Phoenix. Nvidia stated, "Nvidia and TSMC are working together to build the infrastructure that will support global AI factories in the United States." In a joint statement, Nvidia and TSMC stated, "TSMCs Arizona factory is expected to create thousands of high-tech jobs and attract a broad ecosystem of suppliers." However, while this wafer is an important first step in reshoring critical chip production to the United States, there is still a long way to go before the US can completely break free from its reliance on overseas companies and factories for chip demand.

USD/TRY reestablishes its annual high on route to 17.00, notwithstanding Erdogan's expectation of future inflation moderation

Alina Haynes

Jun 06, 2022 15:25

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In spite of Turkish currency (TRY) traders' inflation worries and President Erdogan's efforts to appease TRY purchasers, the USD/TRY continues to trade near $16.36, the highest level since 2022. The pair's upward momentum is influenced by Friday's high Turkish inflation data for May, as well as the US dollar's comeback over the last week, not to mention expectations of the Fed's faster/more aggressive rate rises.

 

According to Reuters, "Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan stated on Sunday that inflation numbers from the month of May, when annual consumer prices soared to a 24-year high, indicate that inflation is now on the down." It is noteworthy that the May inflation rate for Turkey increased to 73.5 percent in the most recent report.

 

Reuters also reported that the lira fell by 44 percent last year and has been the poorest performer in emerging markets for several consecutive years, mostly owing to economic and monetary policy worries under the administration of President Tayyip Erdogan.

 

In contrast, the odds supporting a 0.50 percent rate hike by the Federal Reserve in September have lately increased to 75 percent from 35 percent a week earlier, which emphasizes this week's US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and favors US dollar purchasers. In spite of this, the US Dollar Index (DXY) reversed a two-week downward trend at Friday's close, trading down 0.14 percent intraday near 102.000 as of press time.

 

US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) for May came in at 390K, above expectations of 325K but falling short of the upwardly revised prior readings of 428K. In addition, the unemployment rate stayed constant at 3.6% against predictions of a minor reduction to 3.5%. In addition, the US ISM Services PMI dropped to 55.9 in May, compared to the market estimate of 56.4 and the flash reading of 57.1 in April. Following the release of the statistics, Loretta Mester, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, stated that the Fed's only worry is inflation. The officials underlined that the likelihood of a recession has increased.

 

Wall Street benchmarks finished in the negative and US 10-year Treasury rates saw their first weekly increase in three weeks to reflect the risk-averse sentiment of the previous day. However, S&P 500 Futures increased by 0.5 percent to 4,126 and US 10-year Treasury rates fell by 1.3 basis points (bps) to 2.942 percent as per the most recent data available.

 

Amid a pre-Fed blackout for Fed officials and in anticipation of Friday's US CPI, USD/TRY traders should pay attention to risk drivers moving forward.

Technical Evaluation

A successful breach of the prior resistance line from early January, about 16.45 at the time of publication, would lead USD/TRY values toward the $17.00 mark before testing the late 2021 top at $18.36.


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