Daily FX Rambles

Andy Harrison

Good morning,

Weekend news

G20:

Europe Urged to Quell Crisis as IMF Wins $430 Billion Boost
CNY:

Yi Says Market to Play Bigger Role in Deciding China’s Yuan Rate
EUR:

Coene Says Further ECB Action for Spain Now Risks Credibility
Constancio Says Risk of Deflation in Euro Area Is ’Negligible’
Spain Won’t Create Bad Bank for Real Estate, De Guindos Says
Sarkozy-Hollande Duel Shapes Up as French Vote in First Round
Dutch Leader Rutte May Seek Budget Deal Before Early Elections
Schaeuble Sees ‘No Room for Adventure’ for Sound Countries 
EU Fiscal Pact Favoured by 61% of Irish With Opinion, Poll Shows
FDP Pledges Loyal Support to Merkel Policies at Annual Congress
EIB Asks Greek Firms to Sign Loan Clauses, Kathimerini Reports
CHF:

SNB’s Jordan Repeats Defence of Franc Cap in all Circumstances
JPY:

Japan Lacking Fiscal Plan May Be Deflation Cause, Shirakawa Says
CAD:

Carney Says Level of Canadian Dollar Reflects Economic Strength
Carney Says Canadian Economy Almost Back to Full Capacity
Carney Says Home Valuations in Some Cities Are Extremely Firm
GBP:

Osborne Says Public Reaction to U.K. Budget Has ‘Not Been Great’
USD:

Geithner Says Europe Must Be Creative, Aggressive in Crisis
SGD:

Singapore pledges $5 billion to IMF
KRW/CNY:

SKorea Asks China About NKorean Missile Carrier
HUF:

Hungary May Get EU Approval for Bailout Talks in April, HVG Says

NYK CLOSE

                NY CLOSE            BID    ASK
USDJPY  81.50                    81.47  81.60
EURUSD  1.3219                1.3205  1.3220
EURJPY  107.72                  107.58  107.88
AUDUSD  1.0376               1.0375  1.0385
NZDUSD  0.8181                0.8150  0.8193
USDCAD  0.9921                0.9905  0.9943
EURCHF  1.2014                 1.2014  1.2020
USDCHF  0.9087                89.0051 0.9210
GBPUSD  1.6139                1.6123  1.6138
EURGBP  0.8189                0.8180  0.8200


Harry Hindsight

Good German numbers sent the Euro higher after a lacklustre Asian session, moving from 1.3140 area steadily moving above 1.3200 topping out just below 30 having traded sideways in the last 4hrs or so. Otherwise it remained a slow day. GBP with retail sales added to the German numbers USD was set back on its heels with Cable jumping initially up above 1.6100 and then trading higher to touch above 1.6140 keeping in line with the Euro rise and EURGBP stayed steady over the session. AUD moved steadily higher as USD suffered against European currencies moving from 1.0320 to 1.0380 on pretty much nothing but finishing higher. JPY stayed in a very tight range touching 81.76 in mid-session before sliding slowly lower to end just around the 81.50 level for the day.

Yesterday’s premiership results

Actual                   Consensus                          Previous              Revised   

23:50    JPY      Tertiary Industry Index M/M Feb

0.00%               0.70%                           -1.70%              -0.60%

01:30    AUD     Import Price Index Q/Q Q1        

-1.20%              -0.10%                          2.50%  

                                   

06:00    EUR     German PPI M/M Mar   

0.60%               0.40%                           0.40%  

06:00    EUR     German PPI Y/Y Mar    

3.30%               3.10%                           3.20%  

08:00    EUR     German IFO – Business Climate Apr       

109.9                109.5                            109.8   

08:00    EUR     German IFO – Current Assessment Apr  

117.5                117                               117.4   

08:00    EUR     German IFO – Expectations Apr 

102.7                102.3                            102.7   

08:30    GBP     Retail Sales M/M Mar    

1.80%               0.40%                           -0.80%              -0.70%

08:30    GBP     Retail Sales Y/Y Mar     

3.30%               1.30%                           1.00%  

08:30    GBP     Retail Sales w/Auto Fuel M/M Mar         

1.80%               0.50%                           -0.80% 

08:30    GBP     Retail Sales w/Auto Fuel Y/Y Mar          

3.30%               1.50%                           1.00%  

12:30    CAD     Leading Indicators M/M Mar      

0.40%               0.40%                           0.60%  

12:30    CAD     CPI M/M Mar    

0.40%               0.50%                           0.40%  

12:30    CAD     CPI Y/Y Mar     

1.90%               2.10%                           2.60%  

12:30    CAD     BoC CPI Core M/M Mar

0.30%               0.30%                           0.40%  

12:30    CAD     BoC CPI Core Y/Y Mar 

1.90%               1.90%                           2.30%  

 

For today

Yet another quiet day in the markets, with Euro’s trading lower with very little to write home about over the weekend, the general tone of the communiques is a little sombre and one would have expected a little more reaction however, maybe today will see more light shed on comments from the weekend, Euro’s opened roughly where it went out but traded down below the figure almost immediately and has hung around the figure area for the session with 1.3190/1.3210 pretty much the range for the session. Cable was little changed keeping above the 1.6100 level but failing to move much above 1.6120. AUD saw poor PPI figures putting paid to its rally on Friday and sending it down towards the 1.0320 level having topped above 1.0380 just after the opening of the session, again we will be waiting for the CPI figures to confirm the trend and watching GDP figures from China for indications of the next leg. USDJPY traded down from the fixing with good supplies of EURJPY coming through chasing EURJPY from the 107.80 levels to below 107.20 briefly as exporters sold into the recent levels attained USDJPY was consequently pushed  lower trading below 81.30 before the supply ran out and support began to hold for the session.

AUD:

Australia 1Q PPI Fall Strengthens Case For Rate Cut 

JPY:

Support for Japan PM slides on nuclear policies 

CNY:

China CB chief says yuan, interest rate reform to be gradual-report 

Initial HSBC China PMI Gains In April But Still In a Contraction Range 

China to invest in infrastructure to bolster growth-report

CNY/KRW:

China lauds North Korea friendship despite tensions

SGD:

Singapore March inflation up 5.2% y/y

NZD:

NZ PM Says NZD/USD Overvalued But Doesn’t Believe Intervention Can Be Successful

Actual                   Consensus                          Previous              Revised  

1:30      AUD     PPI Q/Q Q1      

-0.30%              0.50%                           0.30%  

1:30      AUD     PPI Y/Y Q1      

1.40%               2.20%                           2.90%  

2:30      CNY     HSBC Flash Manufacturing PMI Apr      

49.1                                                      48.3     

 

Today’s data

Consensus                           Previous  

7:00      EUR     French PMI Manufacturing Apr P                       

47.4                              46.7     

7:00      EUR     French PMI Services Apr P                   

50.1                              50.1     

7:30      EUR     German PMI Manufacturing Apr A                     

49                                 48.4     

7:30      EUR     German PMI Services Apr A                  

52.3                              52.1     

8:00      EUR     Eurozone PMI Manufacturing Apr A                   

48.1                              47.7     

8:00      EUR     Eurozone PMI Services Apr A               

49.3                              49.2     

12:30    CAD     Wholesale Sales M/M Feb                    

-0.50%                          -1.00% 

Ranges as of 6am London time

Bid          Offer     High       Low

USD/JPY               81.310   81.318   81.668   81.255

EUR/USD             1.31908 1.31920 1.3211   1.3177

EUR/JPY               107.254 107.275 107.8     107.15

AUD/USD            1.03380 1.03390 1.0385   1.0326

NZD/USD             0.81610 0.81630 0.8188   0.8153

USD/CAD             0.99330 0.99350 0.9949   0.9924

EUR/CHF              1.20142 1.20165 1.20209 1.2014

USD/CHF             0.91075 0.91092 0.9118   0.909

GBP/USD             1.61150 1.61170 1.6155   1.6108

EUR/GBP             0.81840 0.81855 0.81885 0.8176

USD/SGD             1.24820 1.24830 1.2497   1.2482

EUR/SEK              8.83760 8.84150 8.841     8.835

EUR/NOK            7.55510 7.56000 7.5585   7.553

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