Euro-Area CPI fell again in December, Yen continued gains against the dollar as it rebounds from early losses, Fed receives disinflationary signal from PPI release.
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Sterling gained throughout yesterday following the second month of reduction from the 41-year high, reaching highs of 1.2436 late London session before retreating into this morning to trade around the 1.2340 level as we print. GBPUSD trades up 1.13% this week.
The ONS reports that UK house prices pulled back from their record level in November, with the average home costing £295,000 in November, down a £1,000 MoM before but down £28,000 more than a year ago. Back-to-back hikes from the BOE at its last nine meetings, have increased the cost of mortgages for thousands of homeowners. Halifax Nationwide Building Society is predicting a 8% fall in house prices this year, while Nationwide Building Society predicts 5%.
EURAs expected, headline inflation in the Euro area has continued to fall, printing at 9.2% in December against 10.1% the previous month, assisted by a fast decline in energy prices. Despite the downward trend, the core reading seems to be proving harder to tackle, with the print ticking slightly higher in line with expectations at 5.2%.
EURUSD fluctuated throughout the day, reversing daily gains to lose just under 1% following US open. The pair traded back below the 1.0800 figure, as several redundancy announcements from large US corporates fueled speculation of a recession, driving investment into the safe-haven dollar.
The euro has regained some momentum this morning, gaining 0.25% as investors await Christine Lagarde’s speech and release of December’s ECB meeting minutes later today.
USDThe Federal Reserves latest Beige Book reflects uncertainty about whether policy makers can engineer a soft landing. Consumer spending was mixed with American’s showing greater price sensitivity. Interest related purchases such as automobiles were flat, whilst housing-related items continued to weaken. As consumer demand weakens, the US got another sign of disinflation in the Producer Price Index. Goods disinflation in 1H 2023 could drive headline CPI as low as 2.6% by June.
ASIA/PACIFICThe Yen was the biggest gainer against the US Dollar yesterday, rebounding from early losses following increased speculation that the Bank of Japan will soon have to move away from existing monetary policy. The pair trade 1.5% down on yesterdays high at time of writing. Japan’s trade deficit defied expectations, falling below two trillion Yen for the first time in five months, as the impact on high energy costs and a weak currency seemed to soften. Investors will be paying close attention to the countries inflation print, released during the early hours.
Equities and FX broadly declined on recession worries, with the MSCI APAC Index down 0.4% and the onshore Yuan down 0.56% throughout the Asian session.
ILSUSDILS recovered yesterday from session lows of 3.3640, as it now trades nearer 3.4.
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