Marketwatch EU & UK

Daily Insights
September 15, 2023

The US dollar is set to finish today with the first weekly loss in nine weeks ahead of University Michigan survey that will help investors understand how stubborn inflation is becoming. USD/JPY continues to trade mid 147-148 and EUR/USD is steady after dropping to a six-month low Thursday. GBP/USD is trading higher this morning, holding above 1.24. AUD/USD advances to a 10-day high around 0.6470.

The European Central Bank decided to lift interest rates by 25 basis points, its 10th consecutive hike and expressed concerns about inflation staying higher for longer. While many economists see this as the last hike and called it a “dovish hike”, ECB President Christine Lagarde was not able to confirm if rates have reached their peak yet at 4%. The euro fell to its lowest level since May and bonds rallied.

It makes sense, from a guidance perspective, to say that the ECB is probably done with its hiking cycle.  Underlying inflation is easing, business surveys keep delivering warnings of a deterioration in activity and there is a weak credit availability.

US producer prices increased in August by the most in more than one year, driven by rising energy and transportation costs. The PPI for final demand advanced 0.7% in August, with the price at the gas pump surging 20% being the main driver. Excluding food and energy, the PPI rose 0.2%.

The Federal Reserve is set to meet next week, where a “hawkish pause” is priced in, leaving the door open for another Fed hike this year, following US Core CPI picking up and now PPI numbers also registering the same trajectory.

 

Have a good weekend.

Economic Calendar

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CNY - Industrial Production y/y
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CNY - Retail Sales y/y
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CNY - Fixed Asset Investment ytd/y
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CNY - NBS Press Conference
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CNY - Unemployment Rate
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JPY - Tertiary Industry Activity m/m
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EUR - French Final CPI m/m
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GBP - Consumer Inflation Expectations
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EUR - Trade Balance
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EUR - Italian Trade Balance
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EUR - ECOFIN Meetings
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EUR - Eurogroup Meetings
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EUR - ECB President Lagarde Speaks
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CAD - Foreign Securities Purchases
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CAD - Manufacturing Sales m/m
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USD - Empire State Manufacturing Index
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USD - Import Prices m/m
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USD - Industrial Production m/m
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USD - Capacity Utilization Rate
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USD - Prelim UoM Consumer Sentiment
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USD - Prelim UoM Inflation Expectations

Market Indicators

Currency Pairs
Pair High Low
eur/gbp 0.85821 0.85689
gbp/usd 1.24336 1.23994
gbp/aud 1.92858 1.91977
gbp/nzd 2.10084 2.09326
usd/jpy 147.707 147.338
eur/usd 1.06674 1.06331
gbp/jpy 183.517 182.767
eur/cnh 7.7605 7.7272
usd/cnh 7.29524 7.25657
Equities and Commodities
Nasdaq 100 15515.8
DOW 35016.5
S&P 500 4518.1
BRENT CRUDE 94.13
WTI 90.7
GOLD 1916.33

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