NZD/USD is slightly down on the day losing 0.1% in early Asia dropping from a high of 0.6289 to a low of 0.6275 despite the risk-on mood that ended the month of July, putting the greenback on the back foot. However, corrections are taking place across the board at the start of what could be another eventful week as per the US calendar.
Meanwhile, the US dollar was sliding at the end of last week following a dovish outcome at the Federal Reserve and perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers. US growth data disappointed, with Gross Domestic Product had fallen 0.9% last quarter, which also weighed on both US yields and the greenback as this data added to a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that. Last week the US Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by 75bp for the second consecutive meeting and Chair Powell was noting the Fed could slow the pace of its hike at future meetings.
As inflation surges across major markets and central bankers fight to raise rates without killing off growth, riskier markets like stocks have tended to react positively to any perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers. ''Powell’s recent comments around data dependence will keep the upcoming US labour market statistics front of mind this week, but that data isn’t released until 12:30am (NZT) Saturday'' analysts at ANZ Bank said
''Before that, it’s going to be all eyes on the NZ Q2 labour market release (Wed) and the RBNZ implications. We’ve pencilled in a 2.8% unemployment rate vs the Reserve Bank of New Zealand May MPS forecast of 3.1%. Wage growth will also be key, but the bar to surprise the RBNZ to the upside on that front is higher.''
Meanwhile, markets shrugged off data suggesting slightly stronger-than-expected inflationary pressures in the US and perhaps the main focus now will be this week's critical Nonfarm Payrolls jobs data. US employment likely continued to advance firmly in July, analysts at TD Securities said, but at a more moderate pace after four consecutive job gains at just below 400k in March-June. ''High-frequency data, including Homebase, still point to above-trend job creation. We also look for the UE rate to stay at 3.6% for a fifth straight month, and for wage growth to remain steady at 0.3% MoM (4.9% YoY).''
EUR/USD pulls back to 1.0210 as bulls take a breather after a two-week uptrend during Monday’s Asian session. Even so, the major currency pair remains inside the one-month-old ascending triangle amid a firmer RSI.
That said, the EUR/USD sellers should aim for the 1.0200 threshold as intraday support. However, a convergence of the 100-SMA and an upward sloping support line from July 14, around 1.0145, challenge the quote’s further downside.
Should the pair decline below 1.0145, the odds of its south-run towards July’s low of 0.9952 can’t be ruled out. During the fall, the previous weekly low near 1.0100 could offer an intermediate halt.
Meanwhile, recovery moves may initially aim for the aforementioned triangle’s upper line, close to 1.0275-80.
Following that, a downward sloping resistance line from early June and the 200-SMA, around 1.0300, hold the keys for the EUR/USD pair’s further advances.
In a case where the EUR/USD prices remain firmer past 1.0300, the buyers can target July’s high near 1.0475.
Overall, EUR/USD remains on a bullish trajectory despite the recent pullback. It’s worth noting, however, that the upside momentum has limited room to the north.
Trend: Pullback expected
The AUD/JPY pair is likely to display a subdued performance in the Asian session as investors are awaiting the release of China’s Caixin Manufacturing data, which is seen slightly lower at 51.5 from the prior release of 51.7. It is worth noting that Australia is a leading trading partner of China and a slump in Chinese manufacturing activities will affect the antipodean.
This week, the show stopper event will be the interest rate decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA). RBA Governor Philip Lowe is likely to elevate its Official Cash Rate (OCR) by 50 basis points (bps). It is worth noting that the half-a-percent rate hike will be the third consecutive rate hike by the RBA to a similar extent.
Price pressures are soaring in the Australian economy as oil and food items have remained volatile heavily. The inflation rate has jumped to 6.1% for the second quarter of CY2022 against the prior release of 5.1%. To tame the price pressures, interest rate hikes are imminent. Till now, the RBA has elevated its OCR to 1.35%.
On the Tokyo front, the Japanese yen has displayed a broader strength, which is mainly a corrective move as fundamentals have not changed yet. Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Haruhiko Kuroda is worried over lower wage rate elevation as it is critical to keep the inflation rate above 2%. The BOJ’s ultra-loose monetary policy is to keep flushing funds into the economy in order to spurt the growth rate as the economy has yet not met with pre-pandemic growth levels.
USD/CHF portrays the market’s cautious mood as it rebounds from a monthly low to 0.9525 during the initial hours of Monday’s Asian session. In doing so, the Swiss currency pair (CHF) takes clues from the likely escalating tensions between the US and China, as well as justifies the market’s anxiety ahead of the key US Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data and jobs report for July.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi begins her Asia visit but the schedule doesn’t mention her Taiwan visit The reason could be attributed to Beijing’s warnings. “Six people familiar with the Chinese warnings said they were significantly stronger than the threats that Beijing has made in the past when it was unhappy with US actions or policy on Taiwan,” said the Financial Times (FT).
It’s worth noting that the recently mixed data from the US, mainly highlighting the inflation pressure, join hawkish Fedspeak to also underpin the US dollar’s safe-haven demand. On Friday, the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, rose to 4.8% YoY for June versus 4.7% prior. Following that, Minneapolis Fed President Niel Kashkari mentioned to the New York Times (NYT) that the Fed is still a long way away from backing off rate hikes. The policymaker added, “Hiking rates by half a point at coming Fed meetings seems reasonable to me.”
Even so, the US Dollar Index (DXY) marked the second consecutive weekly fall after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted data-dependency and neutral rates. Also drowning the greenback was the “technical recession” in the US after the Annualized readings of the US Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped for the second straight quarter.
It should be noted that the Wall Street benchmarks cheered the receding hawkish bias from the Fed but the US Treasury yields remained pressured as traders rush for risk safety amid recession fears. That said, the S&P 500 Futures print mild losses at around 4,120 by the press time.
Moving on, a holiday in Switzerland may restrict immediate USD/CHF moves but updates surrounding the US-China and the US recession may entertain traders. Also important will be the US ISM Manufacturing PMI for July and the ISM Services PMI for the said month, not to forget Swiss Consumer Price Index (CPI) data. However, major attention will be given to this week’s US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) amid calls for neutral rates and economic slowdown.
Although June’s low of 0.9495 restricts the immediate downside of the USD/CHF prices, recovery moves need validation from a two-week-old resistance line, around 0.9560 by the press time, to convince buyers.
WTI crude oil prices retreat towards $97.00, after posting the biggest weekly gains in two months. However, the 200-HMA restricts the immediate downside of the black gold.
That said, the bearish MACD signals and the steady RSI keeps sellers hopeful inside a two-week-old ascending triangle formation.
It’s worth noting that the downside break of the stated triangle’s support, near $95.25, won’t be enough for the WTI bears to dominate as the July 25 swing low around $92.40 will be a confirmation point for the “double top” bearish pattern.
Should the quote drops below $92.40, it can direct WTI bears toward the theoretical target surrounding $84.00. However, July’s bottom near $88.30 may probe the downside move.
Alternatively, recovery remains elusive until the quote crosses the aforementioned triangle’s upper line, also the “double top”, near $100.80-$101.00.
Also acting as an upside filter is the July 08 high near $102.80, a break of which could convince buyers to challenge the previous monthly peak surrounding $109.50.
Overall, WTI crude oil prices are likely to witness a pullback but the bears need validation from $92.40.
Trend: Limited downside expected
The USD/CAD pair is getting bids around the psychological support of 1.2800 in the early Tokyo session. The asset defended the monthly support of 1.2788 on Friday and is displaying downside exhaustion signals near the critical support area. The pair has advanced to near 1.2820 in early Tokyo and more upside looks possible if the asset oversteps the critical hurdle of 1.2855.
The asset is attempting to regain its glory on higher expectations of US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) New Orders Index data, which is seen decently higher at 52 than the prior release of 49.2. A higher New Orders data indicates that the demand from consumers is robust in times of higher price pressures. Consumers have not dropped their spending, which has been upholding the recession risks ahead.
However, the critical ISM Manufacturing PMI data is expecting an underperformance as estimates dictate landing at 52 vs. the prior print of 53. A drop in the economic data may accelerate a downside move in the US dollar index (DXY).
On the loonie front, the Canadian economy reported on Friday that the economy has remained flat on the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) front. The Canadian GDP has landed at 0%, lower than the expansion of 0.3% reported last month but higher than the expectation of -0.2%.
Talking about oil, the oil prices are likely to extend their losses if the asset drops below the crucial support of $97.60. The black gold has remained in the grip of bears as recession fears are advancing sharply. Soaring price pressures in the world economy have triggered the requirement of more rate hikes ahead, which have trimmed optimism over oil prices.
AUD/USD bulls take a breather after a two-week upside, recently easing to 0.6975 during Monday’s initial Asian session, amid mixed clues. Among them, the cautious mood ahead of the Reserve Bank of Australia’s (RBA) monetary policy meeting and the US employment report for July, as well as fresh fears surrounding the Sino-American tussles appear to have gained major attention. On the same line were the recently hawkish concerns surrounding the US Federal Reserve (Fed) and downbeat Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data from Australia’s biggest customer China.
During the weekend, China’s official PMIs for July portrayed an unclear picture of the world’s second-largest economy. That said, the headline NBS Manufacturing PMI dropped back into contraction after the previous monthly improvement, down to 49.0 versus 50.4 expected and 50.2 prior. Further, the Non-Manufacturing PMI rose past 52.3 market forecast to 53.8, against 54.7 in previous readouts.
At home, Australia’s AiG Performance of Manufacturing Index for July also eased to 52.5 from 54.00.
Elsewhere, Beijing warns the White House over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to visit Taiwan. Also weighing on the sentiment, as well as the AUD/USD prices, is the news that US President Joe Biden got a covid infection.
That said, the US Dollar Index (DXY) marked the second consecutive weekly fall after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted data-dependency and neutral rates. Also drowning the greenback was the “technical recession” in the US after the Annualized readings of the US Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped for the second straight quarter.
Even so, comments from Minneapolis Fed President Niel Kashkari and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge appeared to have probed the greenback bears of late. “The fed is still a long way away from backing off rate hikes,” said Fed’s Kashkari to the New York Times (NYT). The policymaker added, “Hiking rates by half a point at coming Fed meetings seems reasonable to me.” Furthermore, the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, rose to 4.8% YoY for June versus 4.7% prior.
Amid these plays, Wall Street closed positive and the US Treasury yields were pressured. However, the S&P 500 Futures print mild losses of late.
Although the recently sour sentiment weighs on the AUD/USD prices, hopes of 50 basis points (bps) of the RBA rate hike keep the pair buyers hopeful. However, the US PMIs and Nonfarm Payrolls (PMI) should remain softer to keep the USD bulls away in that case.
The 50-DMA level surrounding 0.6965 restricts AUD/USD pair’s immediate downside but the bears are likely to wait for a clear downside break of the 0.6905 support confluence, comprising the previous resistance line from April and 38.2% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) of June-July downside. That said, buyers may aim for the 61.8% Fibo. level near 0.7050 during the further upside.
GBP/USD prices grind higher as it begins the key week comprising the Bank of England (BOE) monetary policy meeting and the US employment data for July. That said, the cable pair rose during the last two consecutive weeks amid a softer US dollar, as well as political optimism in the UK.
Recently, ex-UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak vows a 20% income tax cut by 2029 in a bid to become the next British Prime Minister. However, Reuters showed the latest results of the YouGov poll that showed Foreign Minister Liz Truss held a 24-point lead over Sunak among Conservative Party members. It’s worth noting that the UK Telegraph came out with the news suggesting current Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi formally endorse Liz Truss to be the next Conservative Party Leader. Given that both contestants have sound plans and no major political negative, except for Truss’ strong Brexit support, the cable cheers the hopes of better days after multiple political hiccups in the past.
Elsewhere, the US Dollar Index (DXY) marked the second consecutive weekly fall after the US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chairman Jerome Powell highlighted data-dependency and neutral rates. Also drowning the greenback was the “technical recession” in the US after the Annualized readings of the US Q2 Gross Domestic Product (GDP) dropped for the second straight quarter.
Even so, comments from the uber dove Minneapolis Fed President Niel Kashkari and the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge appeared to have probed the greenback bears of late. “The fed is still a long way away from backing off rate hikes,” said Fed’s Kashkari to the New York Times (NYT). The policymaker added, “Hiking rates by half a point at coming Fed meetings seems reasonable to me.” Furthermore, the US Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, the Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, rose to 4.8% YoY for June versus 4.7% prior.
It should be noted that the easing fears of the tighter rate hikes joined mixed US data to help Wall Street witness another positive week while the US Treasury yields closed on a softer side by the end of Friday.
On a different page, the US-China tussles escalate as Beijing warns the White House over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s plan to visit Taiwan. Also, US President Joe Biden got a covid infection and offer an additional burden for the risk appetite.
Looking forward, multiple PMIs to entertain the GBP/USD traders ahead of the BOE’s “Super Thursday” and Friday’s US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP). Given the recently firmer sentiment and the market’s move against the US dollar, hawkish BOE could have a more positive impact on the Cable pair than previously. That said, the “Old Lady” is expected to announce a 0.25% rate hike but the market does anticipate a stronger move.
Also read: GBP/USD Weekly Forecast: Bulls on the lookout for 1.2500 ahead of BOE, NFP
Despite breaking the 14-week-old resistance line, which now support around 1.2075, GBP/USD buyers need validation from the 50-DMA hurdle of 1.2210 to keep reins. That said, RSI (14) and MACD are both in favor of the upside momentum of late.
Gold Price (XAU/USD) is expected to carry forward the optimism displayed last week in the Asian session as accelerating recession fears in the US economy have underpinned the appeal for the precious metal. The bright metal turned sideways after printing a fresh three-week high around $1,768.00, however, the upside remains warranted despite soaring price pressures in the US economy.
On Friday, the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) landed at 6.8%, higher than the expectations and the prior release of 6.7% and 6.3% respectively. Well, an improvement of 50 basis points (bps) in the Federal Reserve (Fed) preferred tool of inflation indicator displays no signs of exhaustion in the price pressures. However, recession fears have escalated abruptly.
In today’s session, investors will keep an eye on the release of the US Institute of Supply Management (ISM) data. The ISM Manufacturing PMI is likely to shift lower to 52 from the prior release of 53. A drop in Manufacturing PMI indicates that vigorous interest rates elevation by the Fed has started displaying its consequences, however, inflation has not got caught now, which is a big reason to worry. However, the New Orders Index is warranting a decent improvement as the economic data is seen higher at 52 vs. the prior release of 49.2. This displays that consumer spending is gaining sharply despite the runaway inflation.
On an hourly scale, the gold prices are facing minor barricades around the supply zone placed in a $1,768.32-1,772.22 range after a juggernaut rally. The precious metal is hinting a time correction ahead in hopes of attracting more bids.
Advancing 20-and 50-period Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) at $1,762.03 and 1,753.25 respectively adds to the upside filters.
Also, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) is attempting to get back inside the bullish range of 60.00-80.00, which will underpin an upside momentum again.
EUR/USD was ending the day higher by some 0.28% following a move from 1.0145 to 1.0254 the high for the day as US stocks headed in for the best month since late 2020 in a risk-on environment. In turn, the US dollar was sliding, bleeding out from a dovish tilt at the Federal Reserve and perceived softening in sentiment on the part of policymakers.
US Gross Domestic Product had shrunk 0.9% last quarter, which also weighed on both US yields and the greenback as this data added to a 1.6% contraction in the quarter before that. Last week the US Federal Reserve raised its policy rate by 75bp for the second consecutive meeting and Chair Powell was noting the Fed could slow the pace of its hike at future meetings.
Meanwhile, Eurozone GDP growth beat expectations, rising 0.7% for the second quarter (exp: 0.2%, prev: 0.5%), in spite of German growth stalling, as France and Spain beat expectations. However, given the energy supply pressures facing the continent, traders may wish to focus on those implications instead.
Elsewhere, markets shrugged off data suggesting slightly stronger-than-expected inflationary pressures in the US and perhaps the main focus now will be this week's critical Nonfarm Payrolls jobs data. US employment likely continued to advance firmly in July, analysts at TD Securities said, but at a more moderate pace after four consecutive job gains at just below 400k in March-June. ''High-frequency data, including Homebase, still point to above-trend job creation. We also look for the UE rate to stay at 3.6% for a fifth straight month, and for wage growth to remain steady at 0.3% m/m (4.9% YoY).''
Meanwhile, with this week's PMIs, US surveys already released point to further deceleration for both manufacturing and services activity in July, as both hard data and sentiment measures have continued to worsen in recent months (particularly the flash estimate for the July services PMI).'' While we are looking for a decline in both ISM surveys, we expect them to remain above the 50 mark which would still signal expansion,'' analysts at TD Securities said.
The hourly W-formation is pulling in the price towards the neckline for the open, so we could see bulls move in at a discount for the sessions ahead at the start of the week.
AUD/USD is setting up for a compelling bullish scenario for the open, although the weekly chart's W-formation offers the risk of a significant reversion.
The price has been carving out a broadening formation and should the bulls commit, then there is room to go to the upside for the week ahead.
However, the weekly chart's W-formation is worth noting as a potential hindrance with the 50% mean reversion level aligning with the neckline of the pattern.
For the open, the bulls could well emerge from the presumed support base and the confluence of the 50% mean reversion area and a prior hourly high/resistance. A bullish extension of the prior hourly impulse could see the bulls in charge all the way into the 0.7000s in the very near term.
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