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US Open Preview – Dollar index peaks at fresh 5-month highs on rising Treasury yields
May 16, 2018 12:26 pmVideo
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Here are the latest developments in global markets:
Day ahead: Geopolitical developments attract attention; US housing data & industrial production in focus
A potential escalation in tensions between the US and North Korea could keep investors in risk-off mode during the day following North Korea’s threat to scrap a historic summit between the US President Donald Trump and the North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un on June 12. The warning arose after a planned joint military exercise between Seoul and Washington, with the North Korea’s First Vice Minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kim Kye-gwan, saying in KCNA news agency that if the US pushes “us into the corner and force only unilateral nuclear abandonment, we will no longer be interested in that kind of talks and (we) will have to reconsider whether we will accept the upcoming NK-US summit”. A tough response from the US side could enhance demand for safe-haven assets later in the day and at the same time weigh on the dollar.
A number of economic releases out of the US are also expected to affect the dollar today. At 1230 GMT, the number of building permits and housing starts for the month of April is expected to ease, with the former projected to slip by 290,000 to 1.350mn and the latter to decline by 9,000 to 1.310mn. A few minutes later at 1315 GMT, data on industrial production for the same month are forecast to show a monthly growth of 0.6% compared to an expansion of 0.5% in March.
In Canada, stats on manufacturing sales due at 1230 GMT will have the potential to move the loonie.
Elsewhere, political developments in Italy will attract traders’ attention as the two anti-establishment parties, Five-Star Movement and the right-wing League, will try to reach a coalition deal today. The parties are also said to propose a debt relief of 250 billion euros from the ECB.
In oil markets, the EIA weekly report on US oil inventories delivered at 1430 GMT is anticipated to keep traders busy. According to analysts, US crude oil inventories are said to have declined by around 0.8mn barrels in the week ending May 11, less than a decline of 2.2mn barrels in the preceding week. Yesterday, though, the API weekly report on US crude oil stocks didn’t meet projections for a decline, posting the highest buildup since early April.
In other data under consideration, New Zealand’s Q1 PPI figures and Japanese core machinery readings for the month of March due at 2245 and 2350 GMT respectively are anticipated to slow down. In Australia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics is scheduled to publish its employment report early on Thursday at 0130 GMT.
Meanwhile, in equity markets, CISCO will be delivering its quarterly earnings report before the US market open.
As of today’s public appearances, ECB policymakers, including President Mario Draghi (1200 GMT), and ECB Board members, Benoit Coeure (1230 GMT) and Peter Praet (1430 GMT) will be speaking at a conference in honor of departing ECB Vice President Vitor Constancio. In the US, Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic will be talking about the US economy at 1230 GMT, while in Canada, BoC Deputy Governor Lawrence Schembri will be making remarks at 1415 GMT.
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