Showing posts with label #PCE. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #PCE. Show all posts

Tuesday, 30 May 2017

May 30, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap

Asian stocks with cautious on Greece and Italy
China, Hong Kong closed on account of public holiday
Europe opening lower


Greece readying for not paying EUR 7 bln installment if bail out agreement/haircut not reached
Some banks in Italy and Portugal still facing issues
Macron met with Putin in Paris
Draghi is please by improving economy but stimulus/extra low rates to stay
Weidmann said that ultra-loose policy still appropriate

Equities

Akzo Nobel’s rejection of the offer from PPG Industries (EUR 25 bln) blessed by court
Clouds mounting over Canadian banks (Home Capital & real estate) as well as Australian banks (Chinese capital controls not boding well for Aussie real estate)
US equities printing new highs and volatility down putting global equities to positive light

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.24%%
10-yr Bund yield at 0.30%

EURUSD

Under pressure from Greece, potential snap elections in Italy, mess around UK and dovish Draghi
IT to introduce a new election threshold for parties (5%+)
What in turn will reduce number of parties elected to 4 from current 10+
Greek debt not to be included to QE program from ECB anytime soon
Nor Greece financing themselves in the markets

1.1140/55 range acting as resistance
If we close below the 1.1000 in sight
If we break than the 1.0840 will likely be the next
1.1000 – growing importance 
1.1128 (61.8% Fibo Nov/Jan)
1.0978 (50.0% Fibo Nov/Jan)
Large option EUR 2.7 bln with strike 1.1100 expiring today

USDJPY

Offers around 111.50
Stops likely below 110.85 level, bids can show up on a break
Large options (USD 2 bln) with strikes below 111.00 expiring today
200 DMA at 110.15 – a pretty strong support…

Data

GE: Flash CPI m/m expected at -0.1% and y/y expected at 1.6% vs 2.0% prior
US: PCE m/m expected at +0.1% vs -0.1% previous; y/y was 1.6% previously
ECB’s Liikanen (1015 GMT)
ECB’s Nowotny (1600 GMT)
Fed’s Brainard (1700 GMT)

Wed
EZ: Flash CPI – should move back to 0.8% level from 1.2% prior
Former FBI director James Comey to testify before Senate
Beige Book
ECB’s Coeure, Lautenschlaeger
Fed’s Kaplan, Williams

Thu
ECB’s Villeroy
Fed’s Powell

Fri
US NFPs 185k exp vs 211k prior
Unempl. rate 4.4% exp vs 4.4% prior
Average earnings +0.2% exp vs +0.3% prior
Fed’s Harker
EU-China Business summit (Juncker/Li)

June 8 – ECB meeting
June 8 – UK elections including Scotland, if SNP/Sturgeon wins the independence referendum likely to follow

June 11/18 – French Legislative (Parliamentary) elections (a big question mark for Macron to gain majority)
June 13/14 – FOMC meeting

June 15/16 – EcoFin meeting to discuss Greece


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!

Mr Hawk



DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom

Monday, 29 May 2017

May 29, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap

Asia up
Europe opening higher but correcting
US & UK closed today on account of public holidays, some Asian countries as well


N. Korea playing with fire again
ZAR – Zuma still alive
Europe on its won after G7 and Merkel/Trump meeting
Tensions between US & EU mounting, nothing to change in the near term
Thank you Mr President for your kind EU/NATO wake up call
US to ban laptops from all flights in/out to US
US facing a shortage of houses while demand stays steady
What in turn will likely push prices higher in the years to come
Fed’s Williams – don’t want to disrupt the markets, medium term inflation trend “pretty favourable”

Equities

British Airways still experiencing issues with computer system
Investment conference in NY – may have some headlines on Q2 expectations from financials
Gazprom meeting with EU antitrust chief
Bombardier with first CS300 deliveries
US techs pushing US gov to increase privacy protection
Qualcomm to pay BlackBerry USD 940 mln in royalties
Chinese real estate companies flying high…may be too high…
Aramco – after LSE, NYSE it is now turn for Canadian TSE to lure IPO listing relying on its natural resources expertize

Bonds

10-yr Trys yield at 2.25%%
10-yr Bund yield at 0.33%

Quiet trading ahead of ECB and Fed June meetings
GE/EZ inflation data to show whether ECB is right with staying cautious on inflation ahead of June 8 meeting
Italy – markets will start to focus on Italy at some point
As EZ grows but Italy doesn’t
Japanese insurers like US bonds more over European papers (staying cautious)
They usually lend them to banks to earn extra income

EURUSD

1.1160 still acting as a support
1.1200 heavy as a resistance
1.1314 (76.4% Fibo)
1.1128 (61.8% Fibo)
Large option EUR 2.7 bln with strike 1.1100 expiring tomorrow
May point lower as we had an inverted hammer on weekly chart
And DXY found support above 96.44 (38.2% Fibo)


USDJPY

Offers around 111.50
50 DMA at 111.23 and 50% Fibo at 111.24 acting as support

EURAUD 

Looking to buy pullbacks as favorite scenario for now...


Weekly Commodity - Full article link

Tough week for commodities, crude, industrial metals, soybeans down, corn and wheat traders still hesitant

Data

ECB’s Nowotny (0715 GMT)
ECB’s Draghi (1300 GMT)
ECB’s Weidmann

Tue
GE: Flash CPI
US: PCE m/m expected at +0.1% vs -0.1% previous; y/y was 1.6% previously
Fed’s Brainard

Wed
EZ: Flash CPI – should move back to 0.8% level from 1.2% prior
Former FBI director James Comey to testify before Senate
Beige Book
ECB’s Coeure, Lautenschlaeger
Fed’s Kaplan, Williams

Thu
ECB’s Villeroy
Fed’s Powell

Fri
US NFPs 185k exp vs 211k prior
Unempl. rate 4.4% exp vs 4.4% prior
Average earnings +0.2% exp vs +0.3% prior
Fed’s Harker
EU-China Business summit (Juncker/Li)

June 8 – ECB meeting
June 8 – UK elections including Scotland, if SNP/Sturgeon wins the independence referendum likely to follow
June 11/18 – French Legislative (Parliamentary) elections (a big question mark for Macron to gain majority)
June 13/14 – FOMC meeting


Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime.

Good luck Champs!

Mr Hawk



DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom
  




Wednesday, 1 March 2017

Mar 1, 2017 - Market Update

Short recap

JP higher on weaker JPY, rest of Asia mixed
EU opened higher
US indices didn’t keep the gains on Trump disappointment as he was short of details about his plans on tax overhaul and infrastructure
Open to immigration reform deviating from campaign rhetoric
Top US and CN officials discussed trade and economy
US growth slowed a bit but consumer spending strong
US PCE, next week NFPs and few Fed speakers left – crucial for March hike
Brexit – banks will have 12-18 months for transition
Will see how it goes as they push for 5 year period


Fiat Chrysler facing diesel emissions allegations on some models
Volkswagen paid USD 2.9 bln to buy back 138k diesel cars in US
EU Commission more flexible on changes in Telecom sector
Apple doing marketing with USD 50 bln paid last year to US based suppliers (like 3M, Corning…etc.)
Stocks trading at record highs on new iPhone expectations
Salesforce.com revenue up 27%
Opel-Peugeot – GM searching for opportunities, not mentioning sale of Opel
TransCanada withdrew its legal case against US over stopping Keystone XL (USD 15 bln)
Valeant looking at further revenue decline in 2017 amid competition. The company is still struggling under enormous debt burden, likely the sales of non-core assets may not be sufficient.
US banks with record profits last year
Fidelity Investments and Charles Schwab lowering trade commissions to zero
Another war in brokerage field boiling?

10 yr US Trys yield at 2.42%
10 yr Bund yield at 0.21%

USD supported by rising Mar 15 hike expectations not the Trump talk
Now at 78% above 70-75% for Fed to move
Other sources say 65/70%
Fed Williams March hike “up for serious consideration”

Room to go: 
DXY towards 102.00/12 (high from Nov)
10 yr US Trys yield towards 2.52% (range 2.30/2.52%)
If DXY moves higher, stocks should have the room too
Fed hike can be further catalysator
Will see whether further US data and remaining Fed speakers will seal the deal

EURUSD – as mentioned before the 1.0500-20 level a battleground

USDJPY – 115.00 and Ichimoku ahead of us

Data

Wed:
UK: Manufacturing PMI – expected slightly higher (close to three year high)
US: PCE inflation expected at 1.7%, hitting of 1.8% or above will be a strong signal for Fed to move in March
US: Consumer spending – expecting 0.3% increase
US: Personal income – expecting 0.3% higher
ISM Manufacturing – expecting no change
Fed’s Kaplan, Brainard speaking
Beige Book

Thu:
Fed’s Mester speaking

Fri:
US: ISM Non-manufacturing activity index – expecting no change
US: NFPs only next week on Mar 10
Fed’s Yellen, Evans, Lacker, Powell, Fisher speaking

Should you have any questions feel free to contact me anytime. 

Good luck Champs!

Mr Hawk



DISCLAIMER: This material was created for informational purposes only and represents the Land of Trading team’s view of the past and current economic and capital market environment. It is not an investment advice and should not be viewed that way at all, and the creators of this material cannot be held liable for any potential losses resulting from trading, where despite this disclaimer someone would consider this material as an investment advice. All rights reserved ©2016. Contact: landoftradingATgmailDOTcom