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January 15, 2024

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  • US Financial markets are closed due to Martin Luther King Jr. Day ahead of a busy week of data. The US dollar is steady after advancing last week following a re-price of the Fed’s interest rate path and on hawkish comments from policymakers. The US Dollar Index (DXY) trades at 102.45, up 0.21% in the last five days.
  • This week will bring fresh new data in economic activity, that several Fed surveys have already shown that is deteriorating across many sectors. The Fed’s Beige book is also due, which triggered the talk of cuts in the December FOMC meeting after reporting significant decline in activity in two thirds of the federal districts.
  • Key data/events to watch this week in the US: Empire Manufacturing Survey (Tue.); Retail Sales (Wed.); Industrial Production (Wed.); Fed’s Beige Book (Wed.); Initial Jobless Claims (Thu.); U. Michigan Sentiment (Fri.)

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  • The Euro is lower against the greenback but continues to trade mid 1.09-1.10. Main support remains at 1.0880 and main resistance around 1.1010.
  • Key data/events to watch this week in the Euro-area: Euro-area Industrial Production (Mon.); Germany ZEW Survey (Tue.); Euro-Area Final CPI Inflation (Wed.); ECB Monetary Policy Account (Thu.)

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  • Busy week for the UK with a lot of important data coming out on inflation, wages, and activity gauges. Sterling trades at 1.2750 against the US Dollar and this week’s data should dictate what is next for the pair. EUR/GBP is the one to watch and if we are continuing to trend lower. Next level is the support around 0.8580, followed by 0.8550.
  • Key data/events to watch this week in the UK: UK Average Weekly earnings Excl. Bonus (Tue.); UK CPI Inflation (Wed.); UK Retail Sales (Fri.)

Economic Calendar

15 Jan 2024
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GBP - Rightmove HPI m/m
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AUD - MI Inflation Gauge m/m
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AUD - ANZ Job Advertisements m/m
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JPY - Prelim Machine Tool Orders y/y
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EUR - German WPI m/m
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EUR - Italian Trade Balance
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All - WEF Annual Meetings
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EUR - Industrial Production m/m
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EUR - Trade Balance
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EUR - Eurogroup Meetings
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USD - Bank Holiday
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CAD - Manufacturing Sales m/m
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CAD - Wholesale Sales m/m
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CAD - BOC Business Outlook Survey
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NZD - NZIER Business Confidence
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AUD - Westpac Consumer Sentiment
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JPY - PPI y/y

Market Indicators

Currency Pairs
Pair High Low
eur/gbp 0.86009 0.85618
gbp/usd 1.27654 1.27283
gbp/aud 1.91158 1.90043
gbp/nzd 2.0543 2.03409
usd/jpy 145.551 144.694
eur/usd 1.09674 1.09406
gbp/jpy 185.482 184.198
eur/cnh 7.87797 7.8628
usd/cnh 7.19136 7.17376
Equities and Commodities
Nasdaq 100 16888.8
DOW 37614.8
S&P 500 4790.88
BRENT CRUDE 78.4
WTI 72.67
GOLD 2054.47

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