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Some Profit Taking On Friday To Close A Good Week For The US Dollar
Unsurprisingly the weekly CFTC data showed USD short covering in speculative positions, though there is no sense of strong directional bias in options markets
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CitiFX Economic Surprise Indices Monthly Change | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data
QUICK SUMMARY
- The US Dollar Index is down -0.35% at 92.26 (YTD: +2.53%)
- Euro up 0.14% at 1.1864 (YTD: -2.9%)
- Yen up 0.42% at 111.04 (YTD: -7.0%)
- Onshore Yuan down 0.06% at 6.4721 (YTD: +0.8%)
- Swiss franc up 0.49% at 0.9206 (YTD: -3.9%)
- Sterling up 0.39% at 1.3821 (YTD: +1.1%)
- Canadian dollar up 0.93% at 1.2321 (YTD: +3.3%)
- Australian dollar up 0.75% at 0.7525 (YTD: -2.2%)
- NZ dollar up 0.72% at 0.7026 (YTD: -2.2%)
WEEKLY CFTC DATA
- ALL: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- G10: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- Emerging: increase in net short US$ positioning
- Euro: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- Japanese Yen: increase in net long US$ positioning
- UK Pound Sterling: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- Australian Dollar: increase in net long US$ positioning
- Swiss Franc: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- Canadian Dollar: increase in net short US$ positioning
- New Zealand Dollar: reduced their net short US$ positioning
- Brazilian Real: increase in net short US$ positioning
- Russian Rouble: increase in net short US$ positioning
- Mexican Peso: reduction in net long US$ positioning
MACRO DATA RELEASES
- Brazil, CPI, Sao Paulo, General, Change P/P for Jun 2021 (FIPE, Brazil) at 0.81 %
- Brazil, Production, General industry, Change P/P for May 2021 (IBGE, Brazil) at 1.40 %, below consensus estimate of 1.70 %
- Brazil, Production, General industry, Change Y/Y for May 2021 (IBGE, Brazil) at 24.00 %, below consensus estimate of 25.00 %
- Canada, Building Permits, Total residential and non-residential, Change P/P for May 2021 (CANSIM, Canada) at -14.80 %, below consensus estimate of -0.30 %
- Canada, PMI, Manufacturing Sector for Jun 2021 (Markit Economics) at 56.50
- Canada, Trade Balance, Total, fob for May 2021 (CANSIM, Canada) at -1.39 Bln CAD, below consensus estimate of 0.37 Bln CAD
- Euro Zone, Domestic Producer Prices, Total excluding construction (EA19), Change P/P, Price Index for May 2021 (Eurostat) at 1.30 %, above consensus estimate of 1.20 %
- Euro Zone, Domestic Producer Prices, Total excluding construction (EA19), Change Y/Y, Price Index for May 2021 (Eurostat) at 9.60 %, above consensus estimate of 9.50 %
- Norway, Labour Market n.i.e, Number of persons unemployed and in labour market measures for Jun 2021 (NAV, Norway) at 103.20 k
- Norway, Unemployment, Rate for Jun 2021 (NAV, Norway) at 2.90 %, below consensus estimate of 3.00 %
- United States, Earnings, Average Hourly, Nonfarm payrolls, all employees, total private, Change P/P for Jun 2021 (BLS, U.S Dep. Of Lab) at 0.30 %, below consensus estimate of 0.40 %
- United States, Employment, Nonfarm payroll, total private, Absolute change for Jun 2021 (BLS, U.S Dep. Of Lab) at 662.00k, above consensus estimate of 600.00 k
- United States, Employment, Nonfarm payroll, total, Absolute change for Jun 2021 (BLS, U.S Dep. Of Lab) at 850.00k, above consensus estimate of 700.00 k
- United States, Hours Worked, Average Per Week, Nonfarm payrolls, all employees, total private for Jun 2021 (BLS, U.S Dep. Of Lab) at 34.70 hrs, below consensus estimate of 34.90 hrs
- United States, Manufacturers New Orders, Total manufacturing, Change P/P for May 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) at 1.70 %, above consensus estimate of 1.60 %
- United States, Trade Balance, Total, Goods and services for May 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) at -71.20 Bln USD, above consensus estimate of -71.40 Bln USD
- United States, Unemployment, Rate for Jun 2021 (BLS, U.S Dep. Of Lab) at 5.90 %, above consensus estimate of 5.70 %
Latest Monthly Reuters FX Poll For The Euro | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data
KEY GLOBAL RATES DIFFERENTIALS
- 5Y German-US interest rates differential 1.5 bp tighter at -147.2 bp (YTD change: -36.1 bp), positive for the euro
- 5Y Japan-US interest rates differential 3.4 bp tighter at -98.6 bp (YTD change: -50.3 bp), positive for the yen
- 5Y China-US interest rates differential 1.3 bp wider at 204.6 bp (YTD change: -52.5 bp), positive for the yuan
VOLATILITIES
- Deutsche Bank USD Currency Volatility Index currently at 6.09, up 0.03 on the day (YTD: -1.08)
- Euro 1-Month At-The-Money Implied Volatility currently at 5.25, down -0.4 on the day (YTD: -1.4)
- Japanese Yen 1M ATM IV currently at 5.00, down -0.5 on the day (YTD: -1.1)
- Offshore Yuan 1M ATM IV currently at 3.80, down -0.1 on the day (YTD: -2.2)
- Risk reversals still pretty close to home, showing very light directional bias in option markets
NOTABLE MOVES IN SOVEREIGN CDS
- Bahrain (rated B+): up 8.5 basis points to 203 bp (1Y range: 172-347bp)
- Oman (rated BB-): up 4.7 basis points to 235 bp (1Y range: 223-485bp)
- Colombia (rated BB+): up 1.1 basis points to 137 bp (1Y range: 83-164bp)
- Egypt (rated B+): up 2.5 basis points to 325 bp (1Y range: 283-437bp)
- Indonesia (rated BBB): up 0.4 basis points to 74 bp (1Y range: 66-126bp)
- Brazil (rated BB-): down 1.0 basis points to 165 bp (1Y range: 141-252bp)
- Russia (rated BBB): down 0.6 basis points to 82 bp (1Y range: 72-129bp)
- Panama (rated BBB-): down 0.6 basis points to 64 bp (1Y range: 44-98bp)
- Peru (rated BBB+): down 0.9 basis points to 79 bp (1Y range: 52-98bp)
- Mexico (rated BBB-): down 1.6 basis points to 91 bp (1Y range: 79-164bp)
LARGEST FX MOVES TODAY
- CFA Franc BEAC up 3.1% (YTD: +0.2%)
- Aruba florin up 2.2% (YTD: +2.2%)
- Malagasy Ariary up 1.8% (YTD: +1.8%)
- Jamaican Dollar up 1.8% (YTD: -4.6%)
- Seychelles rupee up 1.7% (YTD: +25.7%)
- Brazilian Real down 1.8% (YTD: +2.7%)
- Nicaragua Cordoba down 2.6% (YTD: -2.6%)
- Eritrean Nakfa down 2.6% (YTD: -2.6%)
- Haiti Gourde down 3.1% (YTD: -22.2%)
- Venezuela Bolivar down 3.2% (YTD: -66.7%)
YTD BIGGEST WINNERS & LOSERS
- Seychelles rupee up 25.7%
- Mozambique metical up 17.3%
- Argentine Peso down 12.2%
- Turkish Lira down 14.5%
- Haiti Gourde down 22.2%
- Surinamese dollar down 32.4%
- Syrian Pound down 49.4%
- Venezuela Bolivar down 66.7%
- Libyan Dinar down 70.4%
- Sudanese Pound down 87.7%