The EUR/USD was under pressure early Wednesday, closing at 1.1275, down 0.0031 or -0.27%, as investors shifted their focus on the central bankers’
The EUR/USD was under pressure early Wednesday, closing at 1.1275, down 0.0031 or -0.27%, as investors shifted their focus on the central bankers’ symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the possibility that Fed Chair Janet Yellen may make a few hawkish statements regarding the direction of U.S. interest rates in her speech on Friday.
Currently, Fed Funds traders are putting the possibility of a 25-basis point rate hike in September at 18%, in December at 50% and 100% in September 2017. Obviously, the biggest impact on the Euro will come from comments from Yellen which support a September rate hike. In doing so, she’s be joining the camp of New York Federal Reserve President William Dudley, who said last week that a September rate hike “is possible.”
“We’re edging closer towards the point in time where it’ll be appropriate to raise interest rates further,” Dudley said. “I think it’s possible,” he added, referring to a possible rate hike at the Fed’s next policy meeting on September 20-21.
Yellen will trigger a huge bearish response by the EUR/USD if she gives any indication that rates could be raised in September. It’s all speculation, but Wednesday’s price action suggests that investors are considering a hawkish response from the Fed chief.
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Today’s economic releases:
Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |
NZD | Trade Balance (YoY) (Jul) | -3030M | -2980M | -3310M | |
NZD | Trade Balance (MoM) (Jul) | -433M | -350M | 127M | |
AUD | Construction Work Done (QoQ) (Q2) | -3.7% | -1.9% | -0.3% | |
EUR | German GDP (QoQ) (Q2) | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | |
EUR | German GDP (YoY) (Q2) | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | |
GBP | BBA Mortgage Approvals | 38.5K | 40.1K | ||
USD | Manufacturing PMI (Aug) | 52.7 | 52.9 | ||
USD | Existing Home Sales (Jul) | 5.51M | 5.57M | ||
USD | Existing Home Sales (MoM) (Jul) | -0.4% | 1.1% | ||
USD | Crude Oil Inventories | -0.455M | -2.508M | ||
USD | Cushing Crude Oil Inventories | -0.724M | |||
AUD | Private New Capital Expenditure (QoQ) (Q2) | -5.2% |
Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Thursday, August 25, 2016
Cur. | Event | Actual | Forecast | Previous | |
EUR | German Business Expectations (Aug) | 102.5 | 102.2 | ||
EUR | German Current Assessment (Aug) | 114.9 | 114.7 | ||
EUR | German Ifo Business Climate Index (Aug) | 108.5 | 108.3 | ||
USD | Jackson Hole Symposium | ||||
USD | Core Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Jul) | 0.5% | -0.4% | ||
USD | Durable Goods Orders (MoM) (Jul) | 3.3% | -3.9% | ||
USD | Initial Jobless Claims | 265K | 262K | ||
USD | Services PMI (Aug) | 52.0 | 51.4 | ||
JPY | National Core CPI (YoY) (Jul) | -0.4% | -0.5% | ||
JPY | Tokyo Core CPI (YoY) (Aug) | -0.3% | -0.4% |
Government Bond Auctions
Date/Time Country Type
Aug 24 10:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Aug 24 10:30 Germany Eur 4bn 0% Oct 2021 Bobl
Aug 24 18:00 US Holds 2yr FRN auction & 5yr note auction
Aug 25 18:00 US Holds 7yr note auction
Aug 26 10:10 Italy Holds zero coupon
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