US Markets Join the Rest in the Waiting Game

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With US markets closed for Juneteenth, buying and selling was confined to Asia and Europe yesterday. The financial calendar contained no essential information however a number of high-profile speeches, together with from president Lagarde as she appeared earlier than the European Parliament. She didn’t spill the beans although and easily sticked to the normalization path laid out on the June assembly. Neither did she dwell on the end result of the emergency assembly or on the small print of the brand new bond-buying instrument. Turning to markets, core/German bonds initially appeared as if financial development would as soon as once more take over from the inflation & tightening narrative. Additional easing commodity costs (eg. oil) supplied comparable clues. However that quickly modified with German yields ultimately including 5.9 bps (2y) to 9 bps (30y), be it in low-volume buying and selling. European inventory markets rose about 1%. The greenback traded a tad softer. The trade-weighted index (DXY) stabilized close to Friday’s closing ranges however EUR/USD eked out a acquire to shut simply north of 1.05. EUR/GBP tried to reconquer the 0.86 barrier however failed to take action (shut at 0.858). Norway’s krone outperformed G10 friends after a dropping streak that introduced EUR/NOK to the very best stage since August final yr. The pair eased from 10.5 to 10.42 yesterday. The Norges Financial institution is assembly on Thursday.
 
Equities within the Asian-Pacific area are higher off than yesterday. Positive aspects mount as much as 2.5% in Japan. US yields add about 5 bps throughout the curve after money markets reopen from an extended weekend. Yields in Australia went in reverse after RBA governor Lowe dampened expectations for a 75 bps hike. He added that coverage charges of 4% by year-end, as anticipated by markets, is unlikely. The Aussie greenback trades steady sub AUD/USD 0.70. Strikes on different forex markets are muted too. The Japanese yen (USD/JPY 135.02) is unimpressed by an umpteenth verbal intervention by Japanese MinFin Suzuki.
 
US markets be a part of the remainder within the ready recreation immediately. The financial calendar solely begins to warmth up from Wednesday with UK CPI, EMU client confidence and Fed chair Powell’s semi-annual testimony earlier than Congress. It could imply a quiet buying and selling day inside the larger image of some short-term consolidation on core bond markets. As mud settles a bit after a unstable final week, we count on the greenback to proceed topping out in the meanwhile. EUR/USD 1.0601 serves as first intermediate resistance. Sterling buyers will in all probability stick with the sidelines, awaiting key information (CPI, PMI and retail gross sales) which will have an effect on Financial institution of England tightening expectations.

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