Talking Points:
Aussie Dollar Outperforms as Risk Appetite Recovers Across FX Markets
Rumors Hint China May Extend Reserve Requirements to Offshore Deposits
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Currency and equity markets carved out divergent paths in overnight trade. Asian bourses traded broadly lower, seemingly taking their cues from Friday’s blood-letting on Wall Street. FX looked ahead however, with the majors seemingly taking their cues from US stock index futures and reflecting a “risk-on” tone. The sentiment-linked Australian Dollar is outperformed while funding currencies including the Swiss Franc, Euro and Yen faced selling pressure.
News-flow out of China seemingly helped lift investors’ spirits. The daily Yuan fix brought the largest daily appreciation in a month, helping to calm jittery traders that have come to associate devaluation with risk aversion in recent weeks. A story about the introduction of reserve requirements on offshore Yuan deposits as soon as next week also made the rounds. An official announcement is absent so far. If true, the move may raise overnight lending rates. This would presumably discourage traders from betting on Yuan weakness by making it more expensive to do so.
The economic calendar is relatively quiet over the coming 24 hours. US markets will be closed for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. On balance, this could offer a fertile environment for further corrective recovery on the risk appetite front as investors prepare for the week’s first bit of high-profile event risk: China’s fourth-quarter GDP data.
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Asia Session
GMT
CCY
EVENT
ACT
EXP
PREV
23:30
AUD
TD Securities Inflation (MoM) (DEC)
0.2%
–
0.1%
23:30
AUD
TD Securities Inflation (YoY) (DEC)
2.0%
–
1.8%
00:01
GBP
Rightmove House Prices (MoM) (JAN)
0.5%
–
-1.1%
00:01
GBP
Rightmove House Prices (YoY) (JAN)
6.5%
–
7.4%
00:30
AUD
New Motor Vehicle Sales (MoM) (DEC)
-0.5%
–
1.3%
00:30
AUD
New Motor Vehicle Sales (YoY) (DEC)
2.2%
–
6.0%
00:30
JPY
BOJ’s Kuroda Speaks at Branch Manager Meeting
–
–
–
01:30
CNY
China December Property Prices
–
–
–
02:00
NZD
Non-Resident Bond Holdings (DEC)
67.4%
–
67.9%
04:30
JPY
Industrial Production (MoM) (NOV F)
-0.9%
–
-1.0%
04:30
JPY
Industrial Production (YoY) (NOV F)
1.7%
–
1.6%
04:30
JPY
Capacity Utilization (MoM) (NOV)
-0.1%
–
1.3%
04:30
JPY
Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) (NOV)
-0.8%
-0.7%
0.7%
05:30
JPY
Nationwide Dept Sales (YoY) (DEC)
0.1%
–
-2.7%
05:30
JPY
Tokyo Dept Store Sales (YoY) (DEC)
2.2%
–
0.2%
European Session
GMT
CCY
EVENT
EXP/ACT
PREV
IMPACT
08:00
CHF
Total Sight Deposits (JAN 15)
471.3B (A)
469.5B
Low
08:00
CHF
Domestic Sight Deposits (JAN 15)
403.8B (A)
404.0B
Low
Critical Levels
CCY
Supp 3
Supp 2
Supp 1
Pivot Point
Res 1
Res 2
Res 3
EUR/USD
1.0659
1.0789
1.0852
1.0919
1.0982
1.1049
1.1179
GBP/USD
1.3961
1.4137
1.4197
1.4313
1.4373
1.4489
1.4665
— Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com
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