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EUR Halts Losses On Hopes ECB Will Not Lower Borrowing Costs
By ICM BrokersCurrenciesJan 09, 2013 04:12AM ET
www.investing.com/analysis/eur-halts-losses-on-hopes-ecb-will-not-lower-borrowing-costs-150158
EUR Halts Losses On Hopes ECB Will Not Lower Borrowing Costs
By ICM Brokers | Jan 09, 2013 04:12AM ET
EUR/USD
GBP/USD
Take-home pay growth at Britain’s largest publicly traded companies slowed to the least in 21 months in the fourth quarter, reducing Britons’ spending power, Incomes after tax and other deductions rose 0.4 percent from a year earlier, compared with 0.9 percent in the three months through November. A separate British Retail Consortium report today showed shop-price inflation remained at an annual 1.5 percent in December.
The BRC said yesterday that Christmas was “underwhelming” for U.K. retailers, with sales barely rising, and the outlook for 2013 is little better. The pound fell toward the weakest level in a month against the dollar, the pound fell 0.5 percent to $1.6037 after declining to $1.6010 on January 4, the lowest level since December 7.
USD/JPY
The yen gained for a second day versus the dollar, extending a rally from a 29-month low, amid ebbing risk appetite and speculation the currency’s three-month slide already incorporates proposed stimulus measures. The yen gained versus all of its 16 most-traded peers even as Finance Minister Taro Aso said Japan will buy euro-denominated sovereign debt to help weaken the currency.
Yen’s lost about 5 to 7 percent of its value in the last few weeks, we could see just a little bit of unraveling of those positions, where the yen strengthens maybe another 50 to 100 basis points. Then you see the continued devaluation. The yen appreciated 0.8 percent to 87.15 per dollar after sliding on Jan. 4 to 88.41, the weakest level since July 2010.
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart for the first time in three days as global risk appetite declined. The currency erased gains from earlier today as stocks declined and futures on crude oil, the nation’s largest export, slipped. A report tomorrow is projected to show housing starts slowed in December, which may indicate the country’s real estate market is headed for a soft landing.
We had a bid for risk assets and the Canadian dollar overnight, but we’ve since come back, Risk appetite and equities still define the strongest correlation for the Canadian dollar. The loonie fell 0.1 percent to 98.67 cents per U.S. dollar after gaining as much as 0.2 percent. One Canadian dollar buys $1.0135.
The euro halted a loss from yesterday on prospects European Central Bank officials meeting tomorrow will refrain from lowering borrowing costs. The 17-nation currency advanced versus the yen before a report that may show industrial production in Germany, the region’s biggest economy, rebounded in November. There’s not that same concern about the downside risk or a potential contagion, the euro’s not going to be plunging, but there’s no real reason to be overly bullish either. The euro bought $1.3076 after falling 0.3 percent yesterday.
EURUSD
GBP/USD
Take-home pay growth at Britain’s largest publicly traded companies slowed to the least in 21 months in the fourth quarter, reducing Britons’ spending power, Incomes after tax and other deductions rose 0.4 percent from a year earlier, compared with 0.9 percent in the three months through November. A separate British Retail Consortium report today showed shop-price inflation remained at an annual 1.5 percent in December.
The BRC said yesterday that Christmas was “underwhelming” for U.K. retailers, with sales barely rising, and the outlook for 2013 is little better. The pound fell toward the weakest level in a month against the dollar, the pound fell 0.5 percent to $1.6037 after declining to $1.6010 on January 4, the lowest level since December 7.
GBPUSD
USD/JPY
The yen gained for a second day versus the dollar, extending a rally from a 29-month low, amid ebbing risk appetite and speculation the currency’s three-month slide already incorporates proposed stimulus measures. The yen gained versus all of its 16 most-traded peers even as Finance Minister Taro Aso said Japan will buy euro-denominated sovereign debt to help weaken the currency.
Yen’s lost about 5 to 7 percent of its value in the last few weeks, we could see just a little bit of unraveling of those positions, where the yen strengthens maybe another 50 to 100 basis points. Then you see the continued devaluation. The yen appreciated 0.8 percent to 87.15 per dollar after sliding on Jan. 4 to 88.41, the weakest level since July 2010.
USDJPY
USD/CAD
The Canadian dollar fell against its U.S. counterpart for the first time in three days as global risk appetite declined. The currency erased gains from earlier today as stocks declined and futures on crude oil, the nation’s largest export, slipped. A report tomorrow is projected to show housing starts slowed in December, which may indicate the country’s real estate market is headed for a soft landing.
We had a bid for risk assets and the Canadian dollar overnight, but we’ve since come back, Risk appetite and equities still define the strongest correlation for the Canadian dollar. The loonie fell 0.1 percent to 98.67 cents per U.S. dollar after gaining as much as 0.2 percent. One Canadian dollar buys $1.0135.
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EUR Halts Losses On Hopes ECB Will Not Lower Borrowing Costs
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