Fed Rate Unchanged
Federal Reserve Plans to Continue Holding Hold Interest Rates Steady ‘Until Late 2014
Federal Reserve Plans to Continue Holding Hold Interest Rates Steady ‘Until Late 2014
Daily Winners and Losers The Canadian dollar is the top performing currency against the greenback ahead of the European close with an advance of 0.23% on the session. Broader risk appetite has been well supported ahead of today’s key FOMC interest rate decision with the higher yielding commodity currencies advancing in early US trade. Remarks made by Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney have continued to support the loonie with
Euro remains very well supported on dips Retail positioning still looking for USD strength Cable and Cad SSI ratios stand out and warn of more USD weakness UK GDP data much softer; opens intraday underperformance in Pound Key event risk later today in the form of the FOMC rate decision We have yet to see any real justification for the latest Euro rally, but at the same time, would not
THE TAKEAWAY: Negative UK GDP growth in Q1 2012 -> Sterling under pressure as data diminishes confidence Great Britain’s Gross Domestic Product contracted in the first quarter, pushing the UK into its first double-dip recession since the 1970s. The report is expected to increase pressure on UK officials, most important PM David Cameron who has faced criticism for promoting austerity instead of government stimulus.
Durable Goods Orders Fall 4.2% in March
The EURGBP continues to have a strong April moving steadily in a downtrend. Through today’s trading, the pair has moved as much as 214 pips lower from its monthly high at .8357.
THE TAKEAWAY: 1Q Australian CPI Rose 0.1% QoQ and 1.6% YoY > Price Increase Fell Short of Analyst Estimates, Sending Traders Scurrying Away from the Aussie Dollar > AUDUSD Dropped
Euro reverses course in early weekly trade Softer round of Eurozone PMIs weigh heavily on risk appetite Global equities also trade with heavy tone US Dollar and Japanese Yen prime beneficiaries Eurozone sovereign debt highest since Euro established Currencies were under pressure for the entire European session, with the safe haven US Dollar and Japanese Yen benefitting from the risk off trade. The pullback in the Euro has been quite
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Dollar: Fed Forecasts and 1Q GDP Promising Breakout Catalysts British Pound will Put Modest Hawkish Upgrade to the Growth Test Australian Dollar Traders Have a Clear Expectation for Tuesday’s CPI New Zealand Dollar Measured its Reaction to Inflation, How About the RBNZ? Euro Traders Should Watch French Election, IMF Response and Crisis Headlines Japanese Yen Not Seen as a High-Level Volatility Risk, Good Setup for the BoJ Gold May Finally
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