Powell’s testimony dents the dollar. US CPI data could deepen the wounds.
Pound gains as BoE’s Pill dampens August cut bets. Wall Street at new
highs, gold gains as well.
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Welcome to another episode of Global Market Insights, brought to you by XM.com, where we provide meaningful and informative content about the events that affect market trends and shape global markets. It's Thursday the 11th of July, 2024, and you're listening to the Market Common podcast by Harlembusby-Suros. I'm Maria Puchertidis. Thanks for joining us at XM.com. The U.S. dollar drifted south against most of its major peers on Wednesday, gaining some ground only against the Yen, the Frank, and the Kiwi. What may have allowed dollar traders to maintain their short positions was Powell's testimony before the House Financial Services Committee. When asked if he felt that the bar to lowering rates had been cleared, he said that he has some confidence in that, though he is not ready to confirm it, adding that the risks to the job market are more or less aligned with the risks of high inflation. Powell's remarks were interpreted as keeping the door wide open to two rate cuts this year. According to Fed Fund's Futures, the market remained convinced that there is around an 80% chance for a first 25 basis point reduction in September, while they're penciling in another one in December. Today, the spotlight is likely to turn to the US CPI data for June. The headline year over year rate is expected to have slid to 3.1% from 3.3%, but the core one is anticipated to have held steady at 3.4%. That said, bearing in mind that the price subminities of both the ISMPMI surveys declined, the risks may be tilted to the downside. A further slowdown may seal the deal for a first reduction in September and thereby add more pressure on the US dollar. The pound was yesterday's main gainer, as remarks by BOE chief economist Hugh Pill poured cold water on expectations of an August rate cut. Pill said that services and wage inflation remain uncomfortably high, despite headline inflation hitting the BOE's target of 2% in May, adding that June's prints are unlikely to change the picture. This prompted investors to scale back their BOE rate cut bets, now seeing a 50% chance for an August reduction down from around 60% before Pill's comments. Combined with a weaker dollar, this helped cable climb above the key resistance zone of 1.2820. The key was the main loser, feeling the hit of a dova shift by the RBNZ, while the yen kept tumbling despite market participants assigning a nearly 60% probability for another 10 basis point hike by the BOE at the end of the month. Yet Japanese authorities have remained relatively silent about the possibility of fresh intervention. Perhaps they believe such an action this time is not worth it following the minimal impact that resulted from the latest episodes, as even with the BOE raising interest rates, a slow pace of hikes and the rate differentials with the U.S. could still allow carry trading. All three of Wall Street's main indices gained more than 1% each yesterday, the SMP500 and NASDAQ hitting fresh record highs. It seems that anything supporting the notion of two rate cuts by the Fed this year is music to the ears of equity investors, and thus should the CPI figures today point to further easing of inflation. Market participants may be more than happy to increase their risk exposure. Gold has also joined the party with the CPI's having the potential to trigger a break above the key resistance zone of 2,388 dollars. Expectations of lower rates in the U.S. and elevated central bank purchasing are likely to keep the precious metals picture positive. Thanks for listening. This is today's market comment here at XM.com. Thank you for listening to another episode of Global Market Insights brought to you by XM.com. For more in-depth technical and fundamental analysis, be sure to visit www.xm.com/research. [BLANK_AUDIO]
