POWER: Poland’s June Falls for Ninth Session
Poland’s June fell for the ninth consecutive session to hit a fresh all-time low to track price declines in EU ETS. However, average temperatures in Warsaw in June were revised lower on the day, with temps below the seasonal norm over 1-12 June.
- Poland’s June baseload power settled at PLN385.60/MWh compared to its settled price of PLN390.30/MWh on 28 April, according to data on Polish power exchange TGE.
- EUA DEC 25 down 0.8% at 64.76 EUR/MT
- Rotterdam Coal JUN 25 up 0.4% at 94.6 USD/MT
- The June contract traded 24 times in 28 lots from 45 lots exchanged in the previous session.
- The contract opened at PLN389/MWh – the daily high – before dropping to a daily low of PLN384/MWh. The contract ended the session at PLN385.99/MWh.
- Average temperatures in Warsaw were revised heading into June and will be below the seasonal average for almost all days over 1-12 June.
- Planned works are expected at the 849MW Lower Oder plant, with the unit fully offline over June.
- The 465MW Wlclawek power plant will also been offline until 20 June from works that began on 13 February.
- However, the 670MW Gryfino unit 10 will be reconnected on 2 June from works beginning on 28 May.
- Closer in, the day-ahead dropped to PLN310.50/MWh for Wednesday delivery from PLN317.53/MWh for Tuesday as wind is expected to remain firm on the day at a 25% load factor from 30% today.
- The return of the 910MW Jaworzno 2 plans also weighed on spot costs.
- Looking slightly ahead, wind will then be at a 8% load factor on 1 May (Thur) before rising to a 32% load factor on 2 May
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USDCAD TECHS: Bullish Outlook
- RES 4: 1.4700 Round number resistance
- RES 3: 1.4641 76.4% retracement of the Feb 3 - 14 bear leg
- RES 2: 1.4452/4543 High Mar 13 / 4 and a bull trigger
- RES 1: 1.4402 High Mar 20
- PRICE: 1.4292 @ 16:50 GMT Mar 28
- SUP 1: 1.4235 Low Mar 26 and a key near-term support
- SUP 2: 1.4151/4107 Low Feb 14 / 50.0% of Sep 25 - Feb 3 bull run
- SUP 3: 1.4011 Low Dec 5 ‘24
- SUP 4: 1.3944 61.8% retracement of the Sep 25 ‘24 - Feb 3 bull cycle
USDCAD traded through support at 1.4242 on Wednesday but has recovered. A return lower and clearance of this level would undermine the bull theme and instead highlight potential for a test of 1.4151, the Feb 14 low and a bear trigger. Moving average studies continue to highlight a dominant uptrend. A reversal higher would refocus attention on the bull trigger at 1.4543, the Mar 4 high. First resistance is 1.4402, the Mar 20 high.
US FISCAL: Debt Limit "Extraordinary Measures" Pick Up, But Cash Dipping Pre-Tax
Treasury data shows that there were $207B of "extraordinary measures" available to circumvent hitting the debt limit as of Wednesday Mar 26.
- That's the most since Jan 27th and up from $163B a week earlier, from a total $376B available.
- However, Treasury cash in the TGA fell to $316B as of the 26th (and was down to $280B on Thursday), meaning there were a combined $523B of resources available to avert the debt limit, the lowest since the impasse began in January (and half of the starting amount of just over $1T).
- The next couple of weeks will be very important for Treasury, as they represent the biggest tax take of the year. The Congressional Budget Office reported this week that per its estimates "if the debt limit [$36.1T] remains unchanged, the government's ability to borrow using extraordinary measures will probably be exhausted in August or September 2025." Treasury wrote to Congress this month that they would be able to provide an update on the x-date in the first half of May, after the conclusion of tax season.
AUDUSD TECHS: Remains Above Support
- RES 4: 0.6429 High Dec 12 ‘24
- RES 3: 0.6414 38.2% retracement of the Sep 30 ‘24 - Feb 3 bear leg
- RES 2: 0.6409 High Feb 21 and a bull trigger
- RES 1: 0.6391 High Mar 17 / 18
- PRICE: 0.6291 @ 16:46 GMT Mar 28
- SUP 1: 0.6258 Low Mar 21
- SUP 2: 0.6187 Low Feb 4
- SUP 3: 0.6171/6088 Low Feb 4 / 3 and a key support
- SUP 4: 0.6045 1.500 proj of the Sep 30 - Nov 6 - 7 price swing
AUDUSD is unchanged. A short-term bull theme is intact and the latest move down appears corrective. Key short-term support to watch is 0.6187, the Mar 4 low. Clearance of this level would reinstate a bear threat. First support is at 0.6258, the Mar 21 low. A stronger recovery would refocus attention on 0.6409, the Feb 21 high. Clearance of this hurdle would strengthen the bull cycle and resume the uptrend that started Feb 3.
