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Euro Drops, Yen Rises Against The US Dollar, As Nominal Rates Differentials Drive Flows

Implied volatilities for major currencies are low and the skewness is minimal at the moment, with little sense of direction in speculative positioning

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CitiFX Economic Surprise Indices | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

CitiFX Economic Surprise Indices | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data


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QUICK SUMMARY

  • The US Dollar Index is up 0.05% at 92.82 (YTD: +3.16%)
  • Euro down 0.15% at 1.1774 (YTD: -3.6%)
  • Yen up 0.15% at 110.13 (YTD: -6.2%)
  • Onshore Yuan down 0.03% at 6.4699 (YTD: +0.9%)
  • Swiss franc down 0.15% at 0.9189 (YTD: -3.7%)
  • Sterling up 0.45% at 1.3772 (YTD: +0.7%)
  • Canadian dollar down 0.05% at 1.2558 (YTD: +1.4%)
  • Australian dollar up 0.33% at 0.7382 (YTD: -4.1%)
  • NZ dollar up 0.17% at 0.6981 (YTD: -2.8%)

MACRO DATA RELEASES

  • Argentina, Trade Balance, Current Prices for Jun 2021 (INDEC, Argentina) at 1,067.00 Mln USD, below consensus estimate of 1,200.00 Mln USD
  • Australia, Markit PMI, Composite for Jul 2021 (Markit Economics) at 45.20
  • Australia, Markit PMI, Manufacturing for Jul 2021 (Markit Economics) at 56.80
  • Australia, Markit PMI, Services for Jul 2021 (Markit Economics) at 44.20
  • Denmark, Consumer confidence indicator for Jul 2021 (statbank.dk) at 2.60
  • Euro Zone, EC Consumer Survey, All Respondents, Consumer Confidence Indicator, Balance for Jul 2021 (DG ECFIN, France) at -4.40, below consensus estimate of -2.50
  • Euro Zone, Policy Rates, ECB Deposit Rate for Jul 2021 (ECB) at -0.50 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • Euro Zone, Policy Rates, ECB Main refinancing, Fixed Rate (Announcement Dates) for Jul 2021 (ECB) at 0.00 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • France, Business Sentiment, Composite business climate, manufacturing industry for Jul 2021 (INSEE, France) at 110.00 , above consensus estimate of 107.00
  • Indonesia, Policy Rates, 7-Day Reverse Repo for Jul 2021 (Bank Indonesia) at 3.50 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • Indonesia, Policy Rates, Deposit Facility Rate for Jul 2021 (Bank Indonesia) at 2.75 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • Indonesia, Policy Rates, Lending Facility Rate for Jul 2021 (Bank Indonesia) at 4.25 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • Mexico, CPI, Core CPI, First half of month, Change P/P, Price Index for Jul 2021 (INEGI, Mexico) at 0.31 %, above consensus estimate of 0.22 %
  • Mexico, CPI, INPC, First half of month, Change P/P, Price Index for Jul 2021 (INEGI, Mexico) at 0.37 %, above consensus estimate of 0.27 %
  • Mozambique, Policy Rates, Standing Lending Facility for Jul 2021 (Bank of Mozambique) at 16.25 %
  • Russia, Production, IP Total , Change Y/Y for Jun 2021 (RosStat, Russia) at 10.40 %, above consensus estimate of 10.10 %
  • South Africa, Policy Rates, Prime Overdraft Rate for Jul 2021 (SA Reserve Bank) at 7.00 %
  • South Africa, Policy Rates, Repo Rate for Jul 2021 (SA Reserve Bank) at 3.50 %, in line with consensus estimate
  • Taiwan, Unemployment, Rate for Jun 2021 (DGBAS, Taiwan) at 4.76 %
  • Ukraine, Policy Rates, UA Central Bank Interest Rate for 23 Jul (NBU, Ukraine) at 8.00 %, above consensus estimate of 7.50 %
  • United Kingdom, CBI Industrial Trends, Level of total order books, current situation for Jul 2021 (CBI, UK) at 17.00, above consensus estimate of 16.00
  • United Kingdom, GfK Consumer confidence index for Jul 2021 (GfK Group) at -7.00, above consensus estimate of -8.00
  • United States, Existing-Home Sales, Single-Family and Condos, total for Jun 2021 (NAR, United States) at 5.86 Mln, below consensus estimate of 5.90 Mln
  • United States, Existing-Home Sales, Single-Family and Condos, total, Change P/P for Jun 2021 (NAR, United States) at 1.40 %
  • United States, Jobless Claims, National, Continued for W 10 Jul (U.S. Dept. of Labor) at 3.24 Mln, above consensus estimate of 3.10 Mln
  • United States, Jobless Claims, National, Initial for W 17 Jul (U.S. Dept. of Labor) at 419.00 k, above consensus estimate of 350.00 k
FX Majors Today | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv dataUS Dollar Index  | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

GLOBAL 5-YEAR NOMINAL INTEREST RATES DIFFERENTIALS

  • US-GERMANY: +0.2 bp at 142.2 bp (YTD change: +31.1 bp), negative for the euro
  • US-JAPAN: -1.8 bp at 86.7 bp (YTD change: +38.4 bp), positive for the yen
  • US-CHINA: -2.2 bp at -201.0 bp (YTD change: +56.1 bp), positive for the yuan

GLOBAL 10-YEAR REAL INTEREST RATES DIFFERENTIALS

  • US-GERMANY: +0.9 bp at 69.2 bp (YTD change: +23.1bp), negative for the euro
  • US-JAPAN: +7.0 bp at -90.3 bp (YTD change: +11.2bp), negative for the yen
  • JAPAN-GERMANY: -1.9 bp at 158.6 bp (YTD change: +11.0bp)
US DE JP CN 5Y Nominal Rates Differentials | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data US DE JP Real 10Y Yields Differentials | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

VOLATILITIES TODAY

  • Deutsche Bank USD Currency Volatility Index currently at 6.07, down -0.03 (YTD: -1.10)
  • Euro 1-Month At-The-Money Implied Volatility unchanged at 5.13 (YTD: -1.6)
  • Japanese Yen 1M ATM IV unchanged at 5.30 (YTD: -0.8)
  • Offshore Yuan 1M ATM IV unchanged at 3.88 (YTD: -2.1)
FX 1-Month ATM Implied Vols | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv dataEuro 1-month Implied Volatility Smile | Sources: ϕpost, Refinitiv data

NOTABLE MOVES IN SOVEREIGN CDS TODAY

South Africa (rated BB-): up 4.0 basis points to 204 bp (1Y range: 178-328bp)

Government of Chile (rated A-): up 0.9 basis points to 64 bp (1Y range: 43-75bp)

Lebanon (rated CC): down 29.5 basis points to 3,400 bp (1Y range: 3,196-3,683bp)

Vietnam (rated BB): down 1.0 basis points to 108 bp (1Y range: 90-159bp)

Pakistan (rated B-): down 3.5 basis points to 389 bp (1Y range: 362-512bp)

Ecuador (rated WD): down 1.5 basis points to 167 bp (1Y range: 157-181bp)

Indonesia (rated BBB): down 0.7 basis points to 79 bp (1Y range: 66-118bp)

Nigeria (rated B): down 3.5 basis points to 354 bp (1Y range: 333-383bp)

Bahrain (rated B+): down 4.4 basis points to 237 bp (1Y range: 159-330bp)

Oman (rated BB-): down 16.1 basis points to 231 bp (1Y range: 223-466bp)

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

LARGEST FX MOVES TODAY

  • Seychelles rupee up 11.7% (YTD: +41.3%)
  • Vanuatu Vatu up 1.3% (YTD: -1.6%)
  • Sao Tome Dobra up 1.3% (YTD: +8.3%)
  • St Helena Pound up 1.1% (YTD: +0.9%)
  • Falklands Pound up 0.9% (YTD: +0.8%)
  • Gibraltar Pound up 0.9% (YTD: +0.8%)
  • Lesotho Loti down 0.8% (YTD: -0.1%)
  • Surinamese dollar down 0.8% (YTD: -33.4%)
  • Fiji Dollar down 0.9% (YTD: -2.4%)
  • Haiti Gourde down 1.5% (YTD: -24.2%)

YTD BIGGEST WINNERS & LOSERS

  • Seychelles rupee up 41.3%
  • Mozambique metical up 15.4%
  • Argentine Peso down 12.8%
  • Turkish Lira down 13.2%
  • Haiti Gourde down 24.2%
  • Surinamese dollar down 33.4%
  • Syrian Pound down 49.4%
  • Libyan Dinar down 70.4%
  • Venezuela Bolivar down 71.1%
  • Sudanese Pound down 87.6%