FOREX: USD Gets A Boost From A Hawkish Powell
The BBDXY has had a range of 1217.30 - 1219.06 in the Asia-Pac session, it is currently trading around 1218, -0.05%. The USD’s slide lower finally stalled at the back end of last week and some profit-taking has been seen. Monday’s US-EU trade deal was seen as a big loss for the European Union and this has provided the USD bounce with further tailwinds. A hawkish tone from Powell has added to the USD’s tailwinds and to the shorts woes. A sustained move back above the 1220 area would begin to really pressure the shorts in the short-term, but offer better levels for the market to re-enter shorts possibly back towards the 1240/50 area. The market will now be looking towards NFP on Friday.
- EUR/USD - Asian range 1.1404 - 1.1438, Asia is currently trading 1.1425. The pair saw some heavy selling putting in a top towards 1.1800 for now. The price looked a little stretched in the short term, and with the USD making a recovery the EUR is set for a correction of sorts. It broke the first support around the 1.1550 area and is now testing the more important 1.1300/1.1400 area, where I would expect demand first up.
- GBP/USD - Asian range 1.3234 - 1.3263, Asia is currently dealing around 1.3260. This pair looks like it is now breaking lower indicating a deeper correction. Support seen now back towards 1.3100/1.3200 and look for supply now on bounces back towards 1.3500.
- USD/CNH - Asian range 7.1959 - 7.2113, the USD/CNY fix printed 7.1494, Asia is currently dealing around 7.2000. Sellers should be around on bounces while price holds below the 7.2200/2500 area and the PBOC manages the fix lower. Above 7.2500 and we could see a test of the USD Shorts.
- Cross asset : SPX +0.97%, Gold $3296, US 10-Year 4.354%, BBDXY 1217, Crude Oil $69.87
- Data/Events : Germany Import Prices/Unemployment & CPI, France CPI & PPI, Italy unemployment & CPI, EZ Unemployment
Fig 1: USD/CNH Spot Daily Chart
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg Finance L.P
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BUND TECHS: (U5) Has Pierced Support
- RES 4: 132.42 2.000 proj of the May 14 - 20 - 22 price swing
- RES 3: 132.00 Round number resistance
- RES 2: 131.95 High Jun 13 and the bull trigger
- RES 1: 130.63/131.33 20-day EMA / High Jun 20
- PRICE: 130.30 @ 05:41 BST Jul 1
- SUP 1: 130.00 Low Jun 30
- SUP 2: 129.67 76.4% retracement of the May 14 - Jun 13 bull leg
- SUP 3: 129.30 Low May 22
- SUP 4: 128.97 Low May 14 and a reversal trigger
Recent weakness in Bund futures resulted in a print below key short-term support at 130.12, the Jun 5 low. A clear break of this price point would highlight a bearish threat, undermine the recent bullish theme, and signal scope for an extension towards 129.30, the May 22 low. Key resistance has been defined at 131.95, the Jun 13 high. Clearance of this level would reinstate a bullish theme.
BONDS: NZGBS: Closed Richer, Bank Economists Shift To No RBNZ Cut In July
NZGBs closed just off session bests, with benchmark yields 4-5bps lower.
- Former RBNZ Acting Governor Grant Spencer has been appointed to the central bank board for a five-year term.
- (Bloomberg) ANZ Bank Chief Economist Zollner no longer sees the RBNZ cutting the cash rate at the July 9 meeting, predicting instead it will keep the rate at 3.25%. “From there, we are now forecasting a cautious pace of cutting with 25bp cuts in August and November, with a third 25bp cut in February to 2.50%”: Zollner.
- (Bloomberg) BNZ no longer expects the RBNZ will cut the OCR next week, Head of Research Toplis says. Says the NZIER survey of business opinion was simply not weak enough to give confidence that the RBNZ will cut the OCR from 3.25%.
- Swap rates closed 4-6bps lower, with a flatter 2s10s curve.
- RBNZ dated OIS pricing closed flat to 3bps softer across meetings. 4bps of easing is priced for July, with a cumulative 33bps by November 2025.
- Tomorrow, the local calendar will be empty.
- On Thursday, the NZ Treasury plans to sell NZ$225mn of the 4.50% May-30 bond, NZ$175mn of the 2.75% Apr-37 bond and NZ$50mn of the 2.75% May-51 bond.
FOREX: Asia FX Wrap - USD Makes New Lows, Doesn't Push On
The BBDXY has had a range of 1187.94 - 1190.09 in the Asia-Pac session, it is currently trading around 1189. The USD has traded sideways today after initially trying lower. CHINA CAIXIN PMI Surprises to the Upside: China's CAIXIN PMI Manufacturing in June rose to 50.4, ahead of an expected 49.3. The index was considerably up from the prior month's result of 48.3. This data captures the period post the agreement between the US and China on tariffs and potentially points to an improvement in activity. "US OFFICIALS WERE SEEKING PHASED DEALS WITH THE MOST ENGAGED COUNTRIES AS THEY RACE TO FIND AGREEMENTS BY JULY 9- FT - [RTRS]"
- EUR/USD - Asian range 1.1778 - 1.1807, Asia is currently trading 1.1790. While the USD remains on the back foot the EUR will continue to be supported, first support is back towards 1.1600. This move seems to be accelerating and will now be looking towards 1.2000 and beyond.
- GBP/USD - Asian range 1.3718 - 1.3749, Asia is currently dealing around 1.3740.This move higher now looks to have broken convincingly and with the USD looking like it is set for another leg lower Cable could potentially now target levels back towards 1.4200. Short-term momentum seems to be stalling first support back towards 1.3600.
- USD/CNH - Asian range 7.1501 - 7.1596, the USD/CNY fix printed 7.1534 Asia is currently dealing around 7.1580. Sellers should be around on bounces while price holds below the 7.2500 area and the PBOC manages the fix lower.
- Cross asset : SPX -0.15%, Gold $3325, US 10-Year 4.208%, BBDXY 1189, Crude oil $64.78
- Data/Events : Italy Man PMI, France Man. PMI, Germany Man. PMI & Unemployment, EZ Man. PMI & CPI,
Fig 1: GBP/USD Spot Hourly Chart
Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg Finance L.P
