BONDS: NZGB Yields Firm Post US Tsy Selloff After Better Payrolls
Jun-08 22:00
New Zealand government bonds are weaker in the first part of Monday trade, following negative spill over from Friday's US session. NZ 10yr was last near 4.65%, up close to 5bps in yield terms, while the 2yr is around 2bps higher last near 3.42%.
- US Treasuries continued to extend lower after Friday's jobs report showed modestly higher than estimated job gain for May, the unemployment rate and Labor Force Participation Rate at/near expectations. A sizeable beat for AHE growth (0.4% M/M vs 0.3% expected), also weighed.
- The US 10yr finished at 4.506%, up 11.5bps for Friday's session, the 2 year at 4.04% (+11.6bps).
- More broadly, NZGB yields remain within recent range. 10yr's have been capped in the 4.75-4.85% region in the past 6 months.
- In the swap space, 2yr is close to 3.17%, up nearly 5bps and closing in on late May highs. The 10yr is around 4.09% (up +6bps).
- We have had RBNZ Chief Economist Conway on local radio this morning. Per Bloomberg: "Headline inflation and inflation expectations have risen a bit “but core inflation, underlying inflation continues to ease and we think that we’ll get through this slightly elevated period in terms of inflation and it will converge back to that 2% later this year going into next year”. (see this link).
- Later on we have Q1 manufacturing activity.
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MACRO OUTLOOK: US PPI/Retail Sales And Powell Follow On Thursday [2/2]
May-09 20:17
- Core PCE implications will then be watched closely in Thursday’s PPI report, and we expect with additional focus on portfolio management after last month’s huge upward revision to February.
- Retail sales, whilst only reported in nominal terms, will offer a keenly awaited look at consumer behavior.
- Real spending moderated to 1.8% annualized in Q1 after 4.0% in Q4 despite likely tariff front-running, with April a good test of how much discretionary spending was pulled forward.
- Finally, Powell provides “Opening Remarks” at the Second Thomas Laubach Research Conference, although he’s allotted twenty minutes so there is scope for more substantive remarks than you’d usually expect. His message at Wednesday’s FOMC press conference was one firmly of being in no hurry to cut rates amidst huge uncertainty. He also appeared to put more weight on hard data over soft indicators that appear more stagflationary in nature.
MACRO OUTLOOK: US CPI Offers Look At April Tariff Distortions on Tuesday [1/2]
May-09 20:15
- The week’s US data calendar is highlighted by CPI inflation on Tuesday although PPI inflation and retail sales reports on Thursday are in close second. All three releases are going to be important, offering further hard data for April in the first month under reciprocal tariffs. What’s more, PPI and retail sales are followed by Fed Chair Powell just ten minutes after their release (more on that below).
- Core CPI inflation is seen accelerating to 0.3% M/M in April, with six unrounded estimates we’ve seen to date averaging 0.27% M/M.
- A potential for a ‘low’ 0.3% aside, it’s still likely a swift acceleration from a particularly soft 0.06% M/M in March which was in large part down to surprisingly abrupt declines in lodging away from home (-3.5%) and airfare (-5.3%) prices.
- This lodging weakness carried over to core PCE inflation back in March, at just 0.03% M/M after a particularly strong 0.50% M/M in February in a large wedge with core CPI at 0.23% M/M.
- Markets currently price a next Fed cut with the September FOMC meeting.
USDCAD TECHS: Pressuring Resistance
May-09 20:00
- RES 4: 1.4296 High Apr 7
- RES 3: 1.4111 High Apr 4
- RES 2: 1.4041 50-day EMA
- RES 1: 1.3943 High May 9
- PRICE: 1.3930 @ 16:06 BST May 9
- SUP 1: 1.3751 Low May 6
- SUP 2: 1.3744 76.4% retracement of Sep 25 ‘24 - Feb 3 bull run
- SUP 3: 1.3696 Low Oct 10 2024
- SUP 4: 1.3643 Low Oct 9 ‘24
USDCAD has recovered from its recent lows. Despite the recovery, the trend condition remains bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. A fresh cycle low on Tuesday reinforces the bearish theme. Potential is seen for a move towards 1.3744, a Fibonacci retracement. Note that moving average studies are in a bear mode position, highlighting a dominant downtrend. Key resistance is seen at 1.4041, the 50-day EMA.
