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DailyFX | April 27 2012 3:09 EDT
The US Dollar rose on haven demand overnight after S&P cut Spain’s credit rating. The US GDP report may offer fuel for the rally to continue into the week-end.
Talking Points
The US Dollar (ticker: USDollar) and Japanese Yen outperformed in overnight as Asian stocks declined, boosting demand for the go-to safe haven currencies, after Standard & Poor’s cut Spain’s sovereign credit rating and assigned it a negative outlook, saying a recession will undermine the government’s ability to reduce the budget deficit. Eurozone crisis fears overshadowed would-be downward pressure on the Yen after the Bank of Japan expanded its stimulus efforts by a cumulative 10 trillion yen, broadly in line with market expectations.
Futures tracking key European stock indexes and the S&P 500 are sharply lower, hinting the risk-averse is set to carry forward into Wall Street trade. On the data calendar, the focus is first-quarter US Gross Domestic Product figures, where expectations point to a 2.5 percent annualized quarterly increase after a 3 percent rise in the three months through December.
The result is likely to be interpreted in the context of this week’s FOMC policy meeting, with a better-than-expected outcome carrying the possibility of reminding traders that Ben Bernanke’s commentary was hardly as supportive of QE3 as traders’ initial reaction suggested. Alternatively, a disappointing print will further fuel stimulus bets and may renewed downward pressure on the greenback.
Elsewhere, an Italian bond auction will be interesting to watch as Eurozone debt crisis fears heat up anew. Rome is scheduled to sell a tranche of 2016-2022 debt, with investors keeping a close eye on average yield levels to gauge the severity of returning funding stress. The spread between yields on benchmark German 10-year bonds and Italian equivalents rose 14bps ahead of the sale, tapping a three-month high at 410bps.
Asia Session: What Happened
GMT | CCY | EVENT | ACT | EXP | PREV |
23:15 | JPY | Markit/JMMA Manufacturing PMI (APR) | 50.7 | - | 51.1 |
23:30 | JPY | Jobless Rate (MAR) | 4.5% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
23:30 | JPY | Job-To-Applicant Ratio (MAR) | 0.76 | 0.76 | 0.75 |
23:30 | JPY | Overall Household Spending (YoY) (MAR) | 3.4% | 4.1% | 2.3% |
23:30 | JPY | National CPI YoY (MAR) | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
23:30 | JPY | National CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY) (MAR) | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.1% |
23:30 | JPY | National CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY) (MAR) | -0.5% | -0.5% | -0.6% |
23:30 | JPY | Tokyo CPI (YoY) (APR) | -0.3% | -0.1% | -0.1% |
23:30 | JPY | Tokyo CPI Ex-Fresh Food (YoY) (APR) | -0.5% | -0.3% | -0.3% |
23:30 | JPY | Tokyo CPI Ex Food, Energy (YoY) (APR) | -1.0% | -0.9% | -1.0% |
23:50 | JPY | Industrial Production (MoM) (MAR P) | 1.0% | 2.3% | -1.6% |
23:50 | JPY | Industrial Production (YoY) (MAR P) | 13.9% | 15.6% | 1.5% |
23:50 | JPY | Retail Trade (YoY) (MAR) | 10.3% | 10.0% | 3.4% (R-) |
23:50 | JPY | Retail Trade s.a. (MoM) (MAR) | -1.2% | -0.5% | 2.0% |
23:50 | JPY | Large Retailers’ Sales (MAR) | 5.0% | 7.2% | 0.2% |
1:30 | CNY | Industrial Profits YTD (YoY) (MAR) | -1.3% | - | -5.2% |
1:35 | CNY | MNI Business Confidence Survey (APR) | 56.04 | 55.40 | 54.81 |
3:46 | JPY | Bank of Japan Rate Decision | 0.10% | 0.10% | 0.10% |
4:00 | JPY | Vehicle Production (YoY) (MAR) | 143.7% | - | 19.70% |
5:00 | JPY | Construction Orders (YoY) (MAR) | -0.3% | - | -1.80% |
5:00 | JPY | Annualized Housing Starts (MAR) | 0.848M | 0.875M | 0.917M |
5:00 | JPY | Housing Starts (YoY) (MAR) | 5.0% | 8.2% | 7.5% |
Euro Session: What to Expect
GMT | CCY | EVENT | EXP | PREV | IMPACT |
6:00 | EUR | German GfK Consumer Confidence Survey (MAY) | 5.9 | 5.9 | Low |
6:00 | EUR | German Import Price Index (MoM) (MAR) | - | 1.0% | Low |
6:00 | EUR | German Import Price Index (YoY) (MAR) | - | 3.5% | Low |
6:45 | EUR | French Producer Prices (MoM) (MAR) | 0.6% | 0.8% | Low |
6:45 | EUR | French Producer Prices (YoY) (MAR) | 4.0% | 4.3% | Low |
6:45 | EUR | French Consumer Spending (MoM) (MAR) | -1.9% | 3.0% | Low |
6:45 | EUR | French Consumer Spending (YoY) (MAR) | -0.2% | 0.5% | Low |
7:00 | CHF | KOF Swiss Leading Indicator (APR) | 0.2 | 0.08 | Medium |
8:00 | EUR | Retail Sales s.a. (MoM) (FEB) | -0.2% | 0.7% | Low |
8:00 | EUR | Retail Sales (YoY) (FEB) | -1.9% | -0.8% | Low |
9:00 | EUR | Italy to Sell 2016-2022 Bonds | - | - | Medium |
Critical Levels
CCY | SUPPORT | RESISTANCE |
EURUSD | 1.3097 | 1.3256 |
GBPUSD | 1.6136 | 1.6209 |
--- Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for Dailyfx.com
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