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US Dollar Edges Higher On Rates Rebound

The Canadian dollar did well today, and has had a meaningful beta to US equity markets lately, making it a cheaper potential proxy for bearish SPX bets

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FX Majors Today | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

FX Majors Today | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data


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QUICK SUMMARY

  • The US Dollar Index is up 0.12% at 92.96 (YTD: +3.31%)
  • Euro down 0.17% at 1.1778 (YTD: -3.6%)
  • Yen down 0.42% at 109.91 (YTD: -6.1%)
  • Onshore Yuan up 0.10% at 6.4845 (YTD: +0.7%)
  • Swiss franc down 0.37% at 0.9213 (YTD: -3.9%)
  • Sterling down 0.34% at 1.3626 (YTD: -0.3%)
  • Canadian dollar up 0.59% at 1.2677 (YTD: +0.5%)
  • Australian dollar down 0.12% at 0.7333 (YTD: -4.7%)
  • NZ dollar down 0.37% at 0.6917 (YTD: -3.7%)

MACRO DATA RELEASES

  • Czech Republic, Producer Prices, Change P/P, Price Index for Jun 2021 (CSU, Czech Rep) at 0.80 %, above consensus estimate of 0.70 %
  • Czech Republic, Producer Prices, Change Y/Y, Price Index for Jun 2021 (CSU, Czech Rep) at 6.10 %, above consensus estimate of 5.90 %
  • Germany, Producer Prices, Total industry, Change P/P, Price Index for Jun 2021 (Destatis) at 1.30 %, above consensus estimate of 1.10 %
  • Germany, Producer Prices, Total industry, Change Y/Y, Price Index for Jun 2021 (Destatis) at 8.50 %, above consensus estimate of 8.40 %
  • New Zealand, Milk Auction, Average Price, Constant Prices for W 20 Jul (GlobalDairy Trade) at US$ 3,839.00
  • Poland, Producer Prices, Total industry, Change Y/Y for Jun 2021 (CSO, Poland) at 7.00 %, above consensus estimate of 6.80 %
  • Poland, Production, Change Y/Y for Jun 2021 (CSO, Poland) at 18.40 %, below consensus estimate of 19.00 %
  • Taiwan, Export Orders Received, Change Y/Y for Jun 2021 (MoEA, Taiwan) at 31.10 %, above consensus estimate of 29.45 %
  • United States, Building Permits for Jun 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) at 1.60 Mln, below consensus estimate of 1.70 Mln
  • United States, Housing Starts for Jun 2021 (U.S. Census Bureau) at 1.64 Mln, above consensus estimate of 1.59 Mln
US Dollar Index & DB Currency Volatility | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv dataWeek-to-date FX Performance | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

GLOBAL 5-YEAR NOMINAL INTEREST RATES DIFFERENTIALS

  • US-GERMANY: +0.8 bp at 138.1 bp (YTD change: +27.0 bp)
  • US-JAPAN: -2.7 bp at 82.3 bp (YTD change: +34.0 bp)
  • US-CHINA: -2.3 bp at -206.5 bp (YTD change: +50.6 bp)

GLOBAL 10-YEAR REAL INTEREST RATES DIFFERENTIALS

  • US-GERMANY: +3.6 bp at 63.2 bp (YTD change: +17.1bp)
  • US-JAPAN: -0.7 bp at -97.3 bp (YTD change: +4.2bp)
  • JAPAN-GERMANY: +4.3 bp at 160.5 bp (YTD change: +12.9bp)
Nominal Rates Differentials | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv dataReal Rates Differentials | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

VOLATILITIES TODAY

  • Deutsche Bank USD Currency Volatility Index currently at 6.30, up 0.28 (YTD: -0.87)
  • Euro 1-Month At-The-Money Implied Volatility currently at 5.25, down -0.2 (YTD: -1.4)
  • Japanese Yen 1M ATM IV currently at 5.48, down -0.2 (YTD: -0.6)
  • Offshore Yuan 1M ATM IV currently at 3.80, down -0.1 (YTD: -2.2)
FX 1-Month ATM IV | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv dataEUR JPY CNH 1-Month 10-Delta Risk Reversals | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

NOTABLE MOVES IN SOVEREIGN CDS TODAY

  • Oman (rated BB-): up 9.5 basis points to 248 bp (1Y range: 223-485bp)
  • Bahrain (rated B+): up 4.1 basis points to 240 bp (1Y range: 159-335bp)
  • Nigeria (rated B): up 6.0 basis points to 362 bp (1Y range: 333-383bp)
  • Lebanon (rated CC): up 57.0 basis points to 3,474 bp (1Y range: 3,196-3,683bp)
  • Kenya (rated B+): up 7.0 basis points to 428 bp (1Y range: 394-454bp)
  • Pakistan (rated B-): up 6.5 basis points to 398 bp (1Y range: 362-512bp)
  • Mexico (rated BBB-): down 2.4 basis points to 96 bp (1Y range: 79-164bp)
  • Peru (rated BBB+): down 2.6 basis points to 83 bp (1Y range: 52-98bp)
  • Government of Chile (rated A-): down 2.2 basis points to 64 bp (1Y range: 43-75bp)
  • Russia (rated BBB): down 3.2 basis points to 86 bp (1Y range: 72-129bp)

CDX EM Sovereign Credit Spread | Sources: phipost.com, Refinitiv data

LARGEST FX MOVES TODAY

  • CFA Franc BCEAO up 1.2% (YTD: -4.0%)
  • Armenian Dram up 0.7% (YTD: +6.7%)
  • Philippine Peso up 0.7% (YTD: -5.1%)
  • Vanuatu Vatu down 0.7% (YTD: -2.9%)
  • Iceland Krona down 0.8% (YTD: +2.3%)
  • Falklands Pound down 0.8% (YTD: +0.0%)
  • Gibraltar Pound down 0.8% (YTD: +0.0%)
  • Haiti Gourde down 1.0% (YTD: -23.0%)
  • Venezuela Bolivar down 3.6% (YTD: -70.0%)
  • Seychelles rupee down 17.0% (YTD: +23.4%)

YTD BIGGEST WINNERS & LOSERS

  • Seychelles rupee up 23.4%
  • Mozambique metical up 15.4%
  • Argentine Peso down 12.7%
  • Turkish Lira down 13.3%
  • Haiti Gourde down 23.0%
  • Surinamese dollar down 30.5%
  • Syrian Pound down 49.4%
  • Venezuela Bolivar down 70.0%
  • Libyan Dinar down 70.4%
  • Sudanese Pound down 87.6%