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Daily FX & Market Commentary
Jan 30 2015
Published from Tuesday to Friday
Market Recap
• The S&P 500 Index rose 1% as earnings
boosted consumer shares and materials
producers.
• Data Thursday also showed the fewest
Americans in almost 15 years filed
applications for unemployment benefits.
• Brent crude futures rebounded 1.4% to
$49.13 a barrel from their biggest one-day
drop in more than week.
Table: Daily Market Movement (Jan 29, 2015)
Equity Market Indices
U.S.
S&P 500 Index
Dow Jones Industrial Average
NASDAQ Composite Index
Europe
Stoxx Europe 600 Index
DAX Index
Japan
TOPIX Index
Nikkei 225 Stock Average
China / Hong Kong
Hang Seng Index
Hang Seng China Enterprises
Shanghai SE Composite
Close Change
2,021.25
17,416.85
4,683.41
+19.1
+225.5
+45.4
368.76
10,737.87
-0.3
+26.9
1,413.58
17,606.22
-16.3
-189.5
24,595.85
11,736.09
-266.0
-227.5
3,262.31
-43.4
% Commodity Futures
Energy & Metals
+1.0% WTI Crude Oil (USD/bbl)
+1.3% Brent Crude (USD/bbl)
+1.0% Natural Gas (USD/MMBtu)
COMEX Gold (USD/oz)
-0.1% LME Copper (USD/MT)
+0.3% Bond Yields & CNY
U.S. Treasuries - Yields
-1.1% 3-Month - Yield (%)
-1.1% 5-Year - Yield (%)
10-Year - Yield (%)
-1.1% 30-Year - Yield (%)
-1.9% USD/CNY
-1.3% China Renminbi Spot
Close
44.53
49.13
2.72
1,254.6
%
+0.2%
+1.4%
-5.1%
-2.4%
5,484.0
0.0%
Close Change
0.01
-0.01
1.27
+0.03
1.75
+0.03
2.31
+0.02
Close
%
6.25
0.0%
Data Source: Bloomberg L.P.
Hot News: Earnings to remain the primary driver for U.S.
stocks
Chart: S&P 500 vs S&P 500 EPS
Source: Haver Analytics and Citi Research, as of Jan 23, 2015
Technology giants reported quarterly earnings
• Google Inc., Visa Inc. and Amazon.com Inc. were
among 52 S&P 500 companies posting results
yesterday.
• Amazon jumped more than 8% in post-market
trading after reporting profit and sales for the holiday
quarter that exceeded analysts’ estimates.
• However, Alibaba Group Holding fell 8.8% after
reporting revenue that missed estimates. Revenue
was 26.2 billion yuan in the third quarter (market
estimate: 27.6 billion-yuan).
Citi analysts’ view:
• Recent volatility in the U.S. market has largely been
oil-related. The non-energy sectors have held up
relatively well with realized volatility in line with
recent annual averages.
• Intra-market correlations in the U.S. remain low
which suggests that broad based equity market risk
aversion is not yet evident.
• Market trends will likely remained to be driven
by earnings and EPS guidance as close
connection exist between earnings and index
performance over time. (Chart)
• Earnings-per-share for the S&P 500 Index may
reach 7.5% this year. Among the 196 companies
that have reported quarterly results so far this
month, 71% beat analysts’ expectations on
earnings, according to Bloomberg.
• Citi analysts remain generally constructive longer
term while advising some nearer-term tactical
caution. For the S&P 500, we maintain the yearend 2015 forecast level of 2,200.
• Risk Factors: Potential negative spillovers to
financials from energy high yield debts, external
shocks from Europe and emerging markets.
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FX & Commodity Technical Corner
YESTERDAY PERFORMANCE
FX TREND
TECHNICAL
CCY
USD
EUR/USD
USD/JPY
GBP/USD
USD/CAD
AUD/USD
NZD/USD
USD/CHF
USD/SGD
GOLD
Close Price
Day High
Day Low
94.47
1.1320
118.29
1.5067
1.2616
0.7762
0.7266
0.9238
1.3538
1257.38
94.69
1.1368
118.49
1.5162
1.2677
0.7907
0.7348
0.9252
1.3554
1285.99
93.97
1.1262
117.39
1.5019
1.2512
0.7720
0.7234
0.9047
1.3501
1252.05
Short Term
Comment
Bullish
Bearish
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Bullish
Neutral
Bullish
Support
Resistance
90.00
1.1141
115.57
1.4952
1.2000
0.7704
0.7118
0.8813
1.3224
$1,250
95.86
1.1460
120.83
1.5476
1.2766
0.8209
0.7433
0.9607
1.3649
$1,345
Citi Foreign Exchange
Forecast:
0-3
Months
92.54
1.15
116.00
1.53
1.19
0.82
0.77
0.83
1.35
1270
6-12
Months
97.95
1.10
130.00
1.47
1.25
0.72
0.67
0.95
1.37
1240
FX Rate Source: Bloomberg L.P. (cut off time is NY Time 5:00pm)
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USD rebounded: U.S. Jobless Claims plunged from 308K to 265K last week, topped market estimates.
JPY dropped: Japan Core CPI growth (YoY) fell from 2.7% to 2.5% in Dec 2014, trailed market expectations.
CAD fell: Oil prices remained low yesterday, triggering concerns over Canada’s export income.
NZD plunged: The RBNZ turned the monetary policy stance from hawkish to neutral at policy meeting.
CHF weakened against USD and EUR, on renewed speculation of intervention by the Swiss National Bank.
Daily FX Focus
USD/CHF may rise toward 0.9557-0.9607:
0.9557-0.9607 (fibo 0.764, 55MA)
0.8813 (fibo 0.50)
Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Jan 30, 2015
CHF Outlook:
• The SNB’s surprise decision to end its CHF 1.20/€
FX cap — and the subsequent sharp appreciation of
the CHF — has probably set the stage for severe
deflation and recession in Switzerland.
• We expect real GDP to fall by about 1% this year
and to again fall slightly in 2016, with CPI of roughly
minus 2.5% this year and deflation in later years.
• This would represent the biggest YoY decline in
prices for any advanced economy over the last 35
years, apart from the steep deflation in HK during
1999-2003.
• In response, we expect the SNB may move its
policy rate into even more deeply negative territory,
with the likelihood of some kind of additional policies
to inhibit capital inflows (perhaps through taxation).
Technical Analysis:
• 1) MACD: Cross-over; 2) RSI: Trending up
• The technical indicators suggest that USD/CHF may rise toward 0.9557-0.9607, with support at 0.8813.
NOTE: The brackets are the exchange rates in terms of Hong Kong dollar, with HKD $7.75 exchange rate for reference, and 1,000 yen per unit for JPY/HKD.
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NZD/USD may drop to 0.7118:
Recap:
• NZD dropped yesterday as the RBNZ turned
its monetary policy stance from hawkish to
neutral and said to keep the OCR on hold for
some time.
0.7118 (Mar 2011 low)
0.6540-0.6690
(200 month MA &
Jul 2005 low)
Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Jan 29, 2015
NZD Outlook:
• Because of the global disinflation risk amid
the decline in oil prices, Citi analysts defer its
timing of next rate hike from Dec this year to
Q2 2016.
• However, due to the strong housing market
and the Governor’s expectation of inflation to
back to the mid-point of the target band, the
RBNZ is unlikely to cut the interest rate.
• The divergences in monetary policy
between the Fed and RBNZ may keep NZD
under pressure in medium term.
Technical Analysis:
• NZD/USD has breached long term double top neckline at 0.7371.
• We expect NZD/USD may fall toward 0.7118, with resistance at 0.7494 (28 Jan top).
AUD/NZD may trade inside 1.0579-1.0829
1.0829-1.0863 (fibo
0.50 & 100MA)
1.0579 (fibo 0.236)
Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Jan 30, 2015
Technical Analysis:
• 1) RSI: turning down from overbought region; 2) Being capped
below fibo 0.618 & 100MA
• We expect AUD/NZD may trade inside the range of 1.05791.0829.
Recap:
• AUD/NZD fell sharply yesterday on AUD’s
weakness as market expect the RBA may
cut the interest rate next week with other
central banks already cutting rate.
AUD/NZD Outlook:
• Citi analysts believe a rate cut may be
overreaction on higher-than-expected Q4-14
CPI.
• Recent jobs data suggests the economy has
been robust. There is already stimulus from
lower oil price (equivalent to two rate cuts)
and lending rates already have come down
driven by lower global long term rates.
• A rate cut may would place pressure on
prudential measures to deal with the risk of
rekindling the Sydney and Melbourne
property markets.
• Thus, we believe AUD/NZD’s downside may
be limited and it will likely trade inside the
range.
NOTE: The brackets are the exchange rates in terms of Hong Kong dollar, with HKD $7.75 exchange rate for reference, and 1,000 yen per unit for JPY/HKD.
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Daily FX & Market Commentary
Important Economic Data (Jan 26, 2014 – Jan 30, 2015)
Time
Importance
Event
Period Actual
Survey
Prior
Monday
01/26/2015 07:50
JN
!
Trade Balance Adjusted
01/26/2015 17:00
GE
!!
IFO Business Climate
Dec -¥712.1B -¥743.1B -¥832.5B
Jan
106.7
106.5
105.5
Dec
2
--
1
Tuesday
01/27/2015 08:30
AU
!
NAB Business Confidence
01/27/2015 17:30
UK
!!
GDP YoY
4Q
2.70%
2.80%
2.60%
01/27/2015 21:30
US
!!
Durable Goods Orders
Dec
-3.40%
0.60%
-2.10%
01/27/2015 22:00
US
!
S&P/CS Composite-20 YoY
Nov
4.31%
4.30%
4.47%
01/27/2015 23:00
US
!!
New Home Sales MoM
Dec
11.60%
2.70%
-6.70%
01/27/2015 23:00
US
!!
Consumer Confidence Index
Jan
102.9
95.5
93.1
01/28/2015 08:30
AU
!!!
CPI YoY
4Q
1.70%
1.80%
2.30%
01/29/2015 03:00
US
!!!
FOMC Rate Decision (Upper Bound)
Jan
0.25%
0.25%
0.25%
01/29/2015 04:00
NZ
!!!
RBNZ Official Cash Rate
Jan
3.50%
3.50%
3.50%
01/29/2015 05:45
NZ
!!
Trade Balance
Dec
-159M
75M
-285M
01/29/2015 21:30
US
!!
Initial Jobless Claims
Jan
265K
300K
308K
01/29/2015 23:00
US
!
Pending Home Sales NSA YoY
Dec
8.50%
10.50%
1.50%
Dec
--
3.50%
3.50%
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
01/30/2015 07:30
JN
!!
Jobless Rate
01/30/2015 07:30
JN
!!!
Natl CPI Ex Fresh Food YoY
Dec
--
2.60%
2.70%
01/30/2015 18:00
EC
!!
Unemployment Rate
Dec
--
11.50%
11.50%
-0.20%
01/30/2015 18:00
EC
!!!
CPI Estimate YoY
Jan
--
-0.40%
01/30/2015 21:30
CA
!!!
GDP YoY
Nov
--
--
2.30%
01/30/2015 21:30
US
!!!
GDP Annualized QoQ
4Q
--
3.00%
5.00%
01/30/2015 23:00
US
!!
U. of Mich. Sentiment
Jan
--
98.2
98.2
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