Will the momentum of the euro-dollar pair, which has rebounded sharply, continue? This is something to watch.
18.01.2024
- Percentage of New Zealand Government Bonds Held by Non-Residents
- U.S. Housing Starts
In the U.S. currency market yesterday, the U.S. dollar rose against the yen after the release of U.S. December retail sales data showed an improvement from 0.3% the previous month to 0.6%, with the core index also rising from 0.2% to 0.4%.The USD/JPY pair rose from 147.040, breaking above the key 148-yen level to reach 148.523. It climbed to a level matching last month’s high. However, since the yen has weakened sharply for three consecutive weeks on the weekly chart, investors should be wary of a potential corrective move.
European currencies saw the euro trade in a tight range against the U.S. dollar after the final figures for the EU’s December consumer price index, released yesterday, showed no change from the previous month’s 2.9%, with the core year-over-year rate also remaining at 3.4%. The euro/dollar pair fell to 1.0846 before rebounding sharply.The rebound continued during today’s Asian trading session, with the pair rising to 1.0903. Notably, the EUR/USD pair rebounded after touching its 75-day moving average. We will be watching closely to see if the euro recovers ahead of next week’s ECB meeting.
Today’s schedule includes Australian employment figures at 9:30, New Zealand’s non-resident government bond holdings at 11:00, Japan’s industrial production at 13:30, Hong Kong’s employment figures at 17:30, the Eurozone’s current account balance at 18:00,EU construction output, and South African mining production at 19:30; remarks by SNB Governor Jordan at 19:30; Brazil’s IBC-BR Economic Activity Index at 21:00; remarks by Atlanta Fed President Bostic at 21:30;Atlanta Fed President Bostic’s remarks; at 22:30, U.S. housing starts, initial jobless claims, and the Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Index; at 25:00, U.S. weekly crude oil inventories; and at 27:00, a U.S. 10-year Treasury auction are scheduled.I want to carefully monitor the situation to see if the momentum behind the euro’s sharp recovery against the U.S. dollar will continue.
