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June 30: Asian session

 

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USD/JPY hit 101.26, the lowest level since May 21. Japanese industrial production data was weaker than expected, while Japanese Nikkei is up by 0.3%, but yen bulls have shaken of these things and continued selling the pair as they did last week.

 

NZD/USD came under selling pressure in the session, but met support around $0.8740. Kiwi was sold on poor building consents (-4.6% vs. 1.9% expected) and business confidence data (42.8 vs. 53.5). AUD/USD consolidates in a narrow $0.9410/30 range. Bullish pressure remains limited by the major $0.9460 resistance area. RBA holds its policy meeting on Tuesday. Gold price holds at $1316.

 

EUR/USD opened with a small gap to the downside, but is trading in a stable fashion in the $1.3640 area. GBP/USD has also made a small gap and slid a bit to $1.7020.

 

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June 30: American Session

 

Tatiana Norkina, analyst at FBS

 

U.S. dollar index is sticking to the Friday's gradual decline and is losing about 0.10% by the time of American session opening, keeping near an important figure of 80.00. Against the background of a positive euro zone data, mixed statistics from the U.S. restrains the bulls. Thus, PMI by Chicago Management Association has fallen to 62.6 points, from 65.5. The forecast was at 63.00. At the same time, the number of pending home sales has increased by 6.1% from 0.5% (forecast - 1.5%). The trend is probable to change upward a little later, in case of retaining the 80.00 mark. Stock markets have opened trades with different trends. DJIA is slightly below 0.05%, while S&P500 is growing, adding about 0.20% already.

 

Currency markets are also keeping to the Friday's trends. Thus, EUR/USD has grown to around 1.3667, GBP/USD is storming new hills in the 1.7060 area. The USD/CHF currency pair is testing the 0.8890 support, while USD/JPY has rebounded from the 101.20 support and corrected to the 101.40 area.

 

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July 1: Asian session

 

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Asian shares rose driven by good news from Japan and China. According to Tankan survey, large Japanese companies plan to increase capital spending by 7.4% this fiscal year through March. China’s manufacturing expanded in June at the fastest pace this year with official PMI coming at 51, above the 50 threshold signaling expansion. MSCI Asia Pacific index rose by 0.6%. Japanese Nikkei added more than 1%. USD/JPY is trading on the upside in the 101.30/50 area.

 

AUD/USD strengthened by 45 pips to $0.9457. As it was widely expected, RBA left cash rate unchanged at 2.50%. The regulator has once again underlined that they expect a period of stability for interest rates. NZD/USD traded higher early in the session, but topped at $0.8770 and gave some gains back. Gold consolidates after spiking to $1332.

 

EUR/USD is trading a bit on the downside just below $1.3700 after it made a bit increase yesterday. GBP/USD is trading in the $1.7100 area.

 

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Key option levels (July 1)

 

Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of 10 a.m. New York time when the majority of options expire (14:00 GMT).

 

Here are the key options expiring today:

 

EUR/USD: $1.3500, $1.3610, $1.3620, $1.3625, $1.3640;

 

EUR/GBP: 0.7900, 0.7990, 0.8010, 0.8020, 0.8065, 0.8075, 0.8135;

 

USD/JPY: 101.50, 102.50;

 

AUD/USD: $0.9350 (large), $0.9400, $0.9425, $0.9500 (large);

 

EUR/JPY: 138.00, 139.65 (large);

 

EUR/CHF: 1.22 (large).

 

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1 July 2014

 

USD: the mood is sour

By Mark Jensen

 

Yesterday the US released mostly good, but relatively minor economic data. Pending home sales rose 5 times more than expected, but positive reaction was tempered by the slowdown in Chicago manufacturing activity. These figures failed to weaken expectations that the Fed will keep an easy monetary policy for some time.

 

San Francisco Fed President John Williams said on Monday the US central bank will probably need to keep interest rates near zero for at least another year, even as he expressed optimism the economy is on a recovery path.

 

So, now the general perception is that the Fed will keep interest rates near zero for more than a year.

 

The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield remains low at 2.54%. The greenback looks less attractive to investors when Treasury yields fall, because lower US yields mean smaller returns on dollar-denominated assets.

 

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US 10-year Treasury yields (Bloomberg)

 

US dollar index is down to 79.87 from 80.6 at the beginning of June.

 

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US dollar index (Bloomberg)

 

Investors await the US jobs report, which will be released Thursday and “the unemployment numbers are going to be more critical than ever”. People have started to think about the economic slowdown, and good data may lighten the mood: according to UBS, “there will be some level of comfort if we get the kind of numbers we've been getting.” Economists expect the report to show employers added 212K jobs in June, down from 217K jobs in May, a poll by Reuters says.

 

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July 1: European session

 

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The euro zone’s unemployment rate declined from 11.7% to 11.6%, while Spanish and Italian manufacturing PMIs showed industry expansion. EUR/USD is trading a bit on the downside, in the $1.3680 area consolidating after yesterday’s gains.

 

British pound surged as UK manufacturing growth accelerated to the fastest pace in 7 months. June Manufaturing PMI came above the forecast at 57.5 (prior: 57.0; forecast: 56.7). The indicator improved on increased demand, adding to signs of sustainable economic recovery and increasing the odds of a sooner rate hike. As a result, GBP/USD hit a new 6-year high of $1.7130. EUR/GBP dipped to 0.7990.

 

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July 2: Asian session

 

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Asian stocks rose, with the regional index extending gains from a 6-year high, after good manufacturing PMIs in the world’s two biggest economies – the United States and China – sent US equity gauges to records. MSCI Asia Pacific Index advanced 0.7%. Japanese Nikkei 225 increased by 0.4%. USD/JPY rose to 101.64.

 

Demand for the commodity currencies declined in the Asian trade. AUD/USD fell from the $0.9500 mark back to $0.9450 on the release of Australia trade data. May trade deficit came at 1.91B, while the April reading was revised down to 0.78B. NZD/USD weakened to $0.8745. Gold price sits at $1325.

 

EUR/USD is testing support at $1.3670 (200-day MA). GBP/USD is little changed in the $1.7145 area.

 

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Key option levels (July 2)

 

Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of 10 a.m. New York time when the majority of options expire (14:00 GMT).

 

Here are the key options expiring today:

 

USD/JPY: 101.25, 102.50 (large);

 

USD/CAD: 1.0630, 1.0675, 1.0770 (large);

 

EUR/USD: $1.3600, $1.3610, $1.3640, $1.3650, $1.3675; $1.3700

 

AUD/USD: $0.9350, $0.9450;

 

EUR/GBP: 0.7950, 0.7985;

 

EUR/CHF: 1.2200.

 

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July 2: European session

 

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EUR/USD slid to $1.3655. According to the data released today, producer prices in the euro area contracted in May by 0.1%, while the number of unemployed people in Spain increased more than expected.

 

Great Britain released another bunch of GBP-positive data today. UK June construction PMI jumped from 60.0 to 62.6 in June (forecast: 59.7). This is the highest level since April 2014. What’s more, UK nationwide HPI added 1.0% in June (forecast: 0.6%). As a result, GBP/USD rose to fresh 6-year highs, facing resistance at $1.7175. EUR/GBP dropped to 0.7950 before retracing some pips higher.

 

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2 July 2014

 

Yellen's speech eyed

 

The Federal Reserve Chair Janett Yellen will speak at the International Monetary Fund today at 15:00 GMT. She will then discuss the questions of US financial stability with the IMF Head Christine Lagarde. Investors will closely monitor the Yellen's rhetoric to gauge the likely time gap between the end of the QE3 program and the beginning of the rate hiking cycle.

 

"If Yellen does discuss current monetary policy, we can probably expect more of the same overall dovish tone that we saw from her post-FOMC press conference", analysts at Deutsche Bank forecast. "Recall also that at that press conference, Yellen mentioned that 'high yield bonds have certainly caught our attention', so it will be interesting to see whether she elaborates on this topic given the IMF appears to have become more vocal about the issue of financial stability lately."

 

Strategists at RBS point that that the USD decline from any dovish comments is "more limited than the potential USD upside on a hawkish surprise."

 

Note that Yellen will speak ahead of the US nonfarm payrolls release on Thursday.

 

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2 July 2014

 

PIMCO: Fed to hike in mid-2015

 

According to the Pimco's chief economist Paul McCulley, the US economy is getting closer to where the Federal Reserve needs it to be to start tightening. He expects the first hikes to come in mid-2015. Rates are expected to increase until 2%.

 

While gross domestic product and productivity plummeted in the Q1, McCulley does not think that will be repeated in Q2 of the year 2014. "The fact that consumer income and job creation held up I think is the silver lining in what happened in the negative productivity in the first quarter," McCulley said.

 

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James Bullard, head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, said last week the Fed should raise rates by the end of Q1 2015. In his view, the Fed will raise rates until 4%.

 

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July 3: Asian session

 

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Asian shares swung between gains and losses, with the regional index trading near a 6-year high, as ADP data showed US companies added more workers than estimated before a government Non-Farm Payrolls report today. The Fed’s Chair Janet Yellen said yesterday that concerns about financial stability shouldn’t prompt a change in current monetary policy. USD/JPY rose to 101.93.

 

EUR/USD slid to $1.3447, but is trading above yesterday’s low at $1.3638. GBP/USD is trading on the downside in the $1.7155 area.

 

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July 3: European session

 

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EUR/USD is making small swings around $1.3650. Spanish and Italian Services PMIs were above the key level of 50 that indicates industry expansion. However, euro zone’s retail sales stagnated in May after sliding by 0.2% in April.

 

Great Britain released weak Services PMI figure on Thursday. The index came at 57.7 in June versus expected 58.1 and 58.6 in May. The index is important for the markets as services make up around 75% of the UK economy. However, the headline figure masks some good news: for example, new business rose to the highest level in 6 months. GBP/USD dipped to $1.7130, but found support and recovered some pips. EUR/GBP peaked at $0.7970 on the release.

 

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3 July 2014

 

ECB Draghi's press conference

 

Key points

 

  • ECB expects rates to stay low for a prolonged time period. All the ECB members support the unconventional policy measures if needed
  • Economic risks remain on the downside
  • Price risks are balanced in the medium term
  • From January 2015 ECB meetings will take place every 6 weeks. What’s more. ECB will publish monetary policy minutes.

 

Targeted long term refinancing operations (TLTRO)

 

  • There will be 6 TLTRO’s running through June 2016
  • TLTRO volume could be 1 trillion
  • TLTRO’s will help boost inflation
  • More details on TLTRO will come at 13:30 GMT

 

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July 4: Asian session

 

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Asian shares initially rose as US unemployment rate fell to the lowest level since before the peak of the financial crisis. Then the assets started correcting after their gains. American markets are closed for the July 4 Independence Day holiday.

 

USD/JPY slid from yesterday’s high at 102.26 to the 102.00 area. AUD/USD recovered to $0.9366 after falling from $0.9440 to $0.9320 yesterday. NZD/USD is trading on the downside in the $0.8740 area, but above yesterday’s low at $0.8716.

 

EUR/USD is testing levels below $1.3600. GBP/USD is consolidating at the highest levels since 2008 in the $1.7165 area.

 

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July 7: Asian session

 

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US dollar edged higher on Monday and touched its highest level in more than a week versus a basket of major currencies. The greenback remained in demand after last week’s solid US jobs data.

 

USD/JPY is trading a bit on the upside in the 102.10 area. AUD/USD is trying to hold above $0.9340. NZD/USD fell to $0.8712. New Zealand’s dollar declined after a government report showed house-price inflation slowed to the least in a year.

 

EUR/USD slid to $1.3580. The ECB policymaker Benoit Coeure said rates must stay very low for a long time to ensure monetary stability. GBP/USD edged down to $1.7135, but remained within reach of the 6-year high in the $1.7180 area.

 

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Key option levels (July 7)

 

Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of 10 a.m. New York time when the majority of options expire (14:00 GMT).

 

Here are the key options expiring today:

 

EUR/USD: $1.3500 (large), $1.3525, $1.3545 (large), $1.3600, $1.3610 (large), $1.3615, $1.3650/55 (large)

 

USD/JPY: 101.00, 101.50, 102.00 (large), 102.20, 102.50/55 (large);

 

USD/CHF: 0.9000;

 

AUD/USD: 0.9360, 0.9495;

 

USD/CAD: 1.0700, 1.0725, 1.0735;

 

NZD/USD: $0.8800 (large);

 

EUR/JPY: 138.50, 139.75.

 

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7 July 2014

 

COT: positions of large speculators

 

Here’s the summary of the latest COT (Commitments of Traders) report, released on July 4 for a week ended July 1. All currency positions are in direct relation to the US dollar.

 

Euro net bearish positions rose slightly after previous week’s small decline. Net bullish bets on British pound reached the maximum level since December 2007. Japanese yen net short positions declined to lowest level since May 27. Large traders and futures speculators turned bullish on the Canadian dollar for the first time since early 2013 last week. Australian dollar net long positions rose to a new high level since April 2013. New Zealand dollar net longs rose for a second week after a steep decline on June 17.

 

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7 July 2014

 

Fed will tighten sooner than later

 

According to the new forecast by Goldman Sachs, the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates not in the first three months of 2016 as the analysts thought before, but already in the third quarter of 2015. The specialists revised their expectations after US Non-Farm Payrolls increased in June more than expected (288K vs. the forecast of 217K).

 

Other banks may follow suit bringing forward their rate-hike expectations. Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ said last week he expected the first rate increase in March next year instead of June. JPMorgan Chase brought forward his forecast last week by one quarter to Q3, 2015. Such mood is helping US Treasury yields increase and, consequently, is positive for USD.

 

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July 8: Asian session

 

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USD/JPY tested 101.68 on the downside. Yen remained higher after strengthening yesterday after Japan reported a bigger-than-expected current-account surplus. In addition, US stock futures point to declines in the S&P 500.

 

AUD/USD edged up to $0.9395. Aussie rose after a private gauge of business confidence climbed last month to match the highest level since January.

 

After an initial dip NZD/USD rose to $0.8770. New Zealand’s dollar reversed earlier declines that came after a report showed business sentiment dropped to a 15-month low.

 

EUR/USD is flat in the $1.3600 area. GBP/USD tested $1.7147, but then returned to the opening level of $1.7126.

 

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8 July 2014

 

Pressure on ECB is increasing

 

Fabrice Brégier, chief executive of Airbus’s passenger jet business, said the ECB should intervene to push the value of the euro against the dollar down by 10% from an “excessive” $1.35 to between $1.20 and $1.25.

 

"Europe cannot be the only economic zone of the world that doesn’t consider its currency as a weapon . . . as a key asset to promote its economy,” he told the Financial Times in an interview.

 

Bearing in mind the calls from the IMF and some European politicians for the ECB to consider quantitative easing, one can say that the pressure on the regulator is increasing.

 

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July 8: European session

 

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GBP/USD slid below $1.7100 on weaker-than-expected data from the UK: manufacturing and industrial production unexpectedly contracted by 1.3% and 0.7% respectively. Such poor data will make the market expect a later rate hike from the Bank of England. EUR/GBP recovered to the 0.7960 area from yesterday’s low at 0.7914.

 

EUR/USD is testing levels below $1.3600. German trade surplus exceeded forecasts, but so did France’s trade deficit. The Bank of Spain head and the ECB Governing Council member Luis María Linde said on Tuesday that euro zone inflation would remain far from the central bank’s 2% target for some more time and that a possibility of deflation existed. Therefore, rates would be kept low for an extended period of time and the ECB would continue developing the asset backed security purchase program. The ECB executive board member Christian Noyer also spoke today about the threat of low inflation.

 

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July 9: Asian session

 

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US dollar remained lower before the Federal Reserve releases minutes of its most recent meeting at 18:00 GMT amid speculation an uneven economic recovery will prompt policy makers to hold borrowing costs near zero. The greenback held losses from yesterday that came as Minneapolis Fed President Kocherlakota said yesterday inflation may run below the central bank’s target, while his Richmond counterpart Jeffrey Lacker tempered his previous expectation for more robust growth.

 

USD/JPY recovered to 101.64 after dipping to 101.44 earlier today. AUD/USD met resistance at $0.9415. Chinese CPI came a bit lower than expected. NZD/USD is trading just below $0.8800, not far from the pair’s record high of $0.8841 reached in 2011, as Fitch Ratings raised the New Zealand’s credit outlook from stable to positive.

 

EUR/USD is trading in the $1.3615 area after dipping to $1.3587 yesterday. GBP/USD is trading in the $0.7130 area after dipping to $1.7085 yesterday.

 

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Key option levels (July 9)

 

Market prices tend to move towards the strike price at the time large vanilla options (ordinary put and call options) expire. It happens (all things equal) as each side of the deal seeks to hedge its risk exposure. This action is most noticeable ahead of 10 a.m. New York time when the majority of options expire (14:00 GMT).

 

Here are the key options expiring today:

 

EUR/USD: $1.3600 (large), $1.3615, $1.3650;

 

GBP/USD: $1.7125;

 

USD/JPY: 101.75 102.00 102.25;

 

AUD/USD: $0.9350, $0.9400, $0.9450;

 

USD/CAD: 1.0625, 1.0675 (large), 1.0700 (large), 1.0725 (large), 1.0730;

 

EUR/GBP: 0.7925, 0.8000, 0.8050.

 

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