Marketwatch EU & UK

Daily Insights
September 28, 2023

  • flag european union 1f1ea 1f1faThe euro trades in a narrow range this morning, hovering around 1.05 (key support) against the greenback as European investors wait for German data later this morning, which will set a tone to Friday’s Eurozone CPI. Germany’s CPI YoY in September is expected to drop to 4.5%, vs. prior 6.4%. Spain’s CPI YoY for September has just been released at 3.2%, vs. 3.3% estimate and above prior 2.6%. Spain’s core CPI coming in at 5.8%, vs 6.0% gives support for the view that the ECB is done hiking rates, which should be put some further pressure on the euro.
  • flag united kingdom 1f1ec 1f1e7GBP/USD is steady above 1.21 this morning but it can be drawn towards 1.22 as month-end kicks in and a lot of option strikes expire at that level today. Any move to this level will be short-lived, if you think about it, combining a dovish Bank of England with a hawkish Federal Reserve will keep the bears alive on the pair.
  • flag japan 1f1ef 1f1f5USD/JPY heads lower and trades mid 149-150 after Japan’s Finance minister stated that financial authorities will take appropriate measure in case there are abusive currency moves, suggesting a potential intervention in the Yen should the currency depreciate.
  • flag united states 1f1fa 1f1f8US GDP QoQ is due later today, with the survey suggesting a 2.2% increase, from the previous 2.1%. Personal Consumption is also due, estimated to remain at current levels of 1.7%.
  • oil drum 1f6e2 fe0fUS benchmark oil reached $95 per barrel, the most in a year, after US’s stockpiles in one of the major storage hubs register a drop, stressing the current global supply deficit. Inventories at Cushing, fell below 22 million barrels.

 

Economic Calendar

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NZD - ANZ Business Confidence
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AUD - Retail Sales m/m
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GBP - Nationwide HPI m/m
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EUR - German Prelim CPI m/m
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EUR - Spanish Flash CPI y/y
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EUR - ECB Economic Bulletin
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EUR - Italian 10-y Bond Auction
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USD - Final GDP q/q
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USD - Unemployment Claims
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USD - Final GDP Price Index q/q
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USD - FOMC Member Goolsbee Speaks
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USD - Pending Home Sales m/m
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USD - Natural Gas Storage
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USD - FOMC Member Cook Speaks
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USD - Fed Chair Powell Speaks
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JPY - Tokyo Core CPI y/y
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JPY - Unemployment Rate
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JPY - Prelim Industrial Production m/m
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JPY - Retail Sales y/y

Market Indicators

Currency Pairs
Pair High Low
eur/gbp 0.86602 0.8646
gbp/usd 1.21466 1.21301
gbp/aud 1.91187 1.90321
gbp/nzd 2.05172 2.04135
usd/jpy 149.56 149.257
eur/usd 1.05161 1.04959
gbp/jpy 181.571 181.229
eur/cnh 7.70385 7.6719
usd/cnh 7.3274 7.30563
Equities and Commodities
Nasdaq 100 14614.5
DOW 33581.7
S&P 500 4283.79
BRENT CRUDE 97.2
WTI 94.38
GOLD 1875.11

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