Analysis and Recommendations: The EUR/USD added 24 points to 1.0684 but remains lower than trades in the Asian session which saw the euro over 1.07.
The EUR/USD added 24 points to 1.0684 but remains lower than trades in the Asian session which saw the euro over 1.07. German Central Banker Weidmann seemed to support the ECB planned stimulus but was a bit dovish on the German economy. -The dollar dipped against the euro after the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s October policy meeting reinforced expectations of an interest rate hike next month.
Most participants of the Federal Open Market Committee anticipated the US economy would be strong enough in December to weather the first rate hike in over nine years, the record of the October 27-28 meeting showed. Some officials believed the economy was already strong enough at that time to justify a hike.
Data since the meeting has backed that: the October employment report showed the strongest surge in job growth all year, a gain of 271,000 payrolls, and the unemployment rate fell to 5.0 percent, a fresh seven-year low.
Expectations elevated that the ECB will deliver further policy stimulus in the coming months, today’s publication of the October ECB meeting minutes could attract significant interest. The dollar struggled against the euro and the yen on Thursday, with some analysts arguing that it will now take more than next month’s expected action on euro zone and U.S. monetary policy to drive the greenback higher.
A bevy of Fed officials also backed investors’ expectations of a rate rise, with Fed President Dennis Lockhart, New York Fed President William Dudley and Cleveland Fed President Loretta Mester all expressing confidence that the policy tightening, when it comes, will be implemented smoothly for markets.
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Today’s economic releases:
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NZD |
PPI Input (QoQ) (Q3) |
1.6% |
0.1% |
-0.3% |
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JPY |
Adjusted Trade Balance |
-0.20T |
-0.38T |
-0.31T |
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JPY |
Exports (YoY) (Oct) |
-2.1% |
-2.1% |
0.6% |
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JPY |
Trade Balance (Oct) |
112B |
-292B |
-115B |
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JPY |
BoJ Press Conference |
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EUR |
German Buba President Weidmann |
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GBP |
BoE MPC Member Broadbent Speaks |
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GBP |
Core Retail Sales (MoM) (Oct) |
-0.9% |
-0.5% |
1.5% |
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GBP |
Core Retail Sales (YoY) (Oct) |
3.0% |
3.9% |
5.7% |
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GBP |
Retail Sales (MoM) (Oct) |
-0.6% |
-0.5% |
1.7% |
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GBP |
Retail Sales (YoY) (Oct) |
3.8% |
4.2% |
6.2% |
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GBP |
CBI Industrial Trends Orders (Nov) |
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-10 |
-18 |
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EUR |
ECB Account of Monetary Policy |
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Upcoming Economic Events that you should be monitoring:
Friday, November 20, 2015
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JPY |
BoJ Monthly Report |
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EUR |
German PPI (MoM) (Oct) |
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-0.2% |
-0.4% |
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EUR |
ECB President Draghi Speaks |
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EUR |
German Buba President Weidmann |
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USD |
FOMC Member Bullard Speaks |
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USD |
Baker Hughes U.S. Rig Count |
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Government Bond Auctions
Date Time Country
Nov 19 10:30 Spain 0.25% Apr 2018 Bono, 1.15% Jul 2020 Bono, 5.4% Jan 2023
Nov 19 10:50 France Eur 7-8bn; 4.25% Oct 2018 OAT, 0.25% Nov 2020 OAT, 2.25%
Nov 19 11:50 France Eur 1-1.5bn; 0.25% Jul 2024, 1.85% Jul 2027, 3.15% Jul 2032
Nov 19 N/A US Holds 10-year TIPS auction
Nov 20 16:30 Italy Announces details of CTZ/BTPei on 25 Nov
Nov 23 12:00 Belgium Auctions OLOs
Nov 23 N/A US Holds 2-year note auction
Nov 24 17:30 Italy Announces details of BTPs/CCTeu on 27 Nov
Nov 24 N/A Holland Eur 1.0-2.0bn 0.25% Jul 2025 DSL
Nov 24 N/A US Holds 5-year note auction
Nov 25 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Nov 25 11:10 Italy Auctions CTZ/BTPei
Nov 25 11:30 Germany Eur 3bn 1.0% Aug 2025 Bund
Nov 25 N/A US Holds 2-year FRN auction
Nov 25 N/A US Holds 7-year note auction
Nov 26 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Nov 27 11:03 Sweden Holds bond auction
Nov 27 11:10 Italy Auctions BTPs/CCTeus