Dollar Holds Strong as June Rate Cut Expectations Wane; ECB to be Non-Event
Action Insight Daily Report 4-11-24 |
Dollar Holds Strong as June Rate Cut Expectations Wane; ECB to be Non-Event |
Dollar remains firm in Asian session after the strong post-CPI rally. US stocks were deeply sold off as a June Fed rate cut is further priced out by the markets. Market attention is now keenly focused on the upcoming PPI for March, as well as University of Michigan's consumer survey results. Should today's PPI data reveal strong figures, followed by heightened consumer inflation expectations tomorrow, it could further delay the Fed's anticipated rate reduction timeline, thereby reinforcing the Dollar's strength. In Europe, the financial markets are braced for ECB rate decision, with broad consensus anticipating the main refinancing rate to hold steady at 4.50%. ECB has communicated clearly its conditional plan to initiate rate cuts by June, dependent on the first-quarter wage data due in May. By then, new economic projections will be available too to guide monetary policy decision. It's unlikely that ECB will depart from its cautious stance at this juncture. President Christine Lagarde would continue to emphasize a data-dependent approach and reaffirm the meeting-by-meeting decisions. Today's announcement and subsequent press conference are anticipated to have minimal impact on the markets. |
EUR/USD Daily Outlook Daily Pivots: (S1) 1.0842; (P) 1.0863; (R1) 1.0879; More... Intraday bias in EUR/USD remains on the downside for 1.0694/0723 support zone. Decisive break there will resume whole fall from 1.1138. Next target is 100% projection of 1.1138 to 1.0694 from 1.0980 at 1.0536. On the upside, above 1.0790 minor resistance will turn intraday bias neutral first. But risk will stay on the downside as long as 1.0884 resistance holds, in case of recovery. | |
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23:01 | GBP | RICS Housing Price Balance Mar | -4% | -6% | -10% | 23:50 | JPY | Money Supply M2+CD Y/Y Mar | 2.50% | 2.40% | 2.50% | 2.40% | 01:00 | AUD | Consumer Inflation Expectations Apr | 4.60% | 4.30% | 01:30 | CNY | CPI Y/Y Mar | 0.10% | 0.40% | 0.70% | 01:30 | CNY | PPI Y/Y Mar | -2.80% | -2.80% | -2.70% | 08:00 | EUR | Italy Industrial Output M/M Feb | 0.50% | -1.20% | 12:15 | EUR | ECB Main Refinancing Operations Rate | 4.50% | 4.50% | 12:15 | EUR | ECB Rate On Deposit Facility | 4.00% | 4.00% | 12:30 | USD | PPI M/M Mar | 0.30% | 0.60% | 12:30 | USD | PPI Y/Y Mar | 2.30% | 1.60% | 12:30 | USD | PPI Core M/M Mar | 0.20% | 0.30% | 12:30 | USD | PPI Core Y/Y Mar | 2.30% | 2.00% | 12:30 | USD | Initial Jobless Claims (Apr 5) | 215K | 221K | 12:45 | EUR | ECB Press Conference | 14:30 | USD | Natural Gas Storage | 14B | -37B |
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