Daily FX & Market Commentary
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Daily FX & Market Commentary
Please note and carefully read the Important Disclosure on the last page Daily FX & Market Commentary Dec 4, 2014 Published from Tuesday to Friday Market Recap • U.S. stocks rose: The S&P 500 rose 0.4% after a private payrolls report showed U.S. firms added 208,000 workers in Nov, indicating steady progress in the labor market. • Brazil raised interest rate: Brazil’s central bank raise the benchmark Selic by half a point to 11.75% as the government pledges to slow inflation to its 4.5% target. • China ‘s stocks advanced: The CSI 300 Index added 1.5%, led by commodity producers and consumer companies. Table: Daily Market Movement (Dec 3, 2014) 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 2,074.33 17,912.62 4,774.47 +7.8 +33.1 +18.7 349.34 9,971.79 +2.0 +37.7 1,429.75 17,720.43 +1.9 +57.2 23,428.62 11,060.21 -225.7 -65.6 2,779.53 +16.0 % Commodity Futures Energy & Metals +0.4% WTI Crude Oil (USD/bbl) +0.2% Brent Crude (USD/bbl) +0.4% Natural Gas (USD/MMBtu) COMEX Gold (USD/oz) +0.6% LME Copper (USD/MT) +0.4% Bond Yields & CNY U.S. Treasuries - Yields +0.1% 3-Month - Yield (%) +0.3% 5-Year - Yield (%) 10-Year - Yield (%) -1.0% 30-Year - Yield (%) -0.6% USD/CNY +0.6% China Renminbi Spot Close 67.38 69.92 3.81 1,208.7 % +0.7% -0.9% -1.8% +0.8% 6,414.0 0.0% Close Change -0.01 0.01 +0.01 1.60 -0.01 2.28 -0.03 2.98 Close % 6.15 +0.0% Data Source: Bloomberg L.P. Hot News: Compelling value is being offered by Asian equities Chart: Price-to-Book Value Spreads: 3 most expensive and 3 cheapest markets Source: MSCI and Citi Research, as of Nov 28, 2014 Asia ex Japan had underperformed year-to-date • A shares, as represented by CSI 300 Index, continues its strength yesterday, rising 1.5%, which was the 9 consecutive days of gains. The index is up more than 27% year-to-date. • In sharp contrast is the performance of Asia (ex Japan), which has underperformed global equities. MSCI Asia (ex Japan) year-to-date gained 2.83% versus MSCI AC World’s 4% year-to-date gains. Citi analysts’ view: • Currently Asia is offering compelling value and the outlook for positive returns is decent for investors with longer term time horizons. • Over the last 39 years, Asia ex Japan Price-toEarnings are higher than the current level 87% of the time, Price-to-Book 73% of the time. • This year, within Asia, investors derive comfort from outcomes of election in India and Indonesia and from ASEAN being more domestic demand focus and less export dependent than North Asia. • This is reflected by a wide spread of valuations within Asia. The ratio of the top three most expensive (India, Indonesia and Philippines) vs the bottom three (Korea, Singapore and Hong Kong) is at elevated levels as it has only been higher during the Asian crisis, the TMT bubble and the Global financial crisis. • A stronger US$ has historically signaled a stronger growth profile for the US economy which has been a positive for export-oriented markets in Asia. • Within Asia, Citi analysts’ preferred markets are China, Taiwan and Singapore. © 2014 Citibank Citibank and Arc Design is a registered service mark of Citibank, N.A. or Citigroup Inc. Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited 1 Please note and carefully read the Important Disclosure on the last page Daily FX & Market Commentary 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 88.96 1.2311 119.79 1.5686 1.1365 0.8405 0.7759 0.9775 1.3124 1209.42 89.01 1.2391 119.87 1.5719 1.1418 0.8467 0.7808 0.9783 1.3136 1215.22 88.58 1.2301 119.13 1.5620 1.1347 0.8389 0.7737 0.9715 1.3088 1194.66 Short Term Comment Bullish Bearish Bullish Neutral Bullish Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Neutral Support Resistance 84.75 1.2231 117.24 1.5586 1.1221 0.8317 0.7661 0.9156 1.2868 $1,132 89.62 1.2607 121.40 1.5968 1.1467 0.8598 0.8052 0.9839 1.3138 $1,250 Citi Foreign Exchange Forecast: 0-3 Months 90.01 1.21 118.00 1.53 1.13 0.86 0.77 1.00 1.30 1200 6-12 Months 97.94 1.10 125.00 1.41 1.18 0.80 0.72 1.10 1.33 1240 FX Rate Source: Bloomberg L.P. (cut off time is NY Time 5:00pm) • • • • USD rose: Fed Beige Book focused on strong growth prospects, rather than the soft inflation outlook. JPY plunged: A Nikkei poll showed that the LDP-led coalition expanding its majority in this month's elections. GBP advanced: U.K. Service PMI rose from 56.2 to 58.6 in Nov, topped market expectations of 56.5. AUD weakened: Australia GDP only grew 0.3% in Q3, trailed market estimates of 0.7% increase. Daily FX Focus AUD/USD may range trade between 0.8317-0.8598: 0.8598 (20MA) 0.8317 (2010 Jul low) 0.8067 (2010 May low) Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Dec 4, 2014 AUD Outlook: • The gap between the market’s expected 0.7% GDP growth rate versus the printed 0.3% was the biggest downside surprise since Q4 2008. • The fall in private non-dwelling construction was larger than we forecast (-6.7% vs -1.8%), and household consumption was a little weaker than expected (0.5% vs 0.6%). • Interpolating the June and December RBA 2014 GDP forecasts provides an implied RBA forecast of 2.75% (YoY) for Q3 growth in yearended terms, in-line with the published result. • The two monthly readings on the unemployment rate before Feb’s RBA meeting may be important in helping to gauge whether the economy is losing momentum and therefore whether more monetary policy easing is needed. Technical Analysis: • 1) RSI: Oversold; 2) Getting closer to the interim support at 0.8317 • Technical signals suggests that AUD/USD may remain range trading between 0.8317-0.8598 in the short term. 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. © 2014 Citibank Citibank and Arc Design is a registered service mark of Citibank, N.A. or Citigroup Inc. Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited 2 Please note and carefully read the Important Disclosure on the last page Daily FX & Market Commentary AUD/NZD may range trade inside 1.0784-1.0964: Recap: • AUD/NZD staged a recovery as the whole milk powder prices index slumped by 7.1% in Fonterra auction. 1.0964 (fibo 0.50) 1.0784 (fibo 0.764) Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Dec 4, 2014 Technical Analysis: • 1) RSI: turning up from the oversold; 2) Recover after brief breach of 1.0784 (fibo 0.764) • Technical signals suggests AUD/NZD may trade inside 1.0784-1.0964, with mild upside bias in short term. AUD/NZD Outlook: • AUD/NZD may be supported on AUD’s strength as the easing measures from the ECB and the BoJ may raise the carry trade demand for AUD. • Despite the weakness in Australian GDP, the RBA will likely wait for the jobs data to determine whether rate cut is necessary. • However, AUD/NZD’s upside may be limited as the decline in crude oil price may raise concerns of the export income and lower inflation pressure. GBP/USD may trade inside 1.5590-1.5968: 1.5968 (fibo 0.236) 1.5590 (Nov low) Source: Bloomberg L.P., data as of Dec 4, 2014 Technical Analysis: • 1) RSI: rising; 2)Recover after brief dip below Nov low at 1.5590 • Technical signals suggests GBP/USD may trade inside the range of 1.5590-1.5968 with mild upside bias. Data to be released in next 24 hours: • BoE rate decision (forecast: 0.50%, previous: 0.50%) Recap: • GBP rose yesterday as U.K. service PMI came in at 58.6, much better than the 56.2 in Oct, beating the forecast. GBP Outlook: • The U.K. released the Autumn Statement yesterday, saying this year’s deficit forecast has been lifted by roughly 5bn pounds. • However, the government believed the deficit overrun is temporary, given lower gilt yields and spontaneous rebound in the tax/GDP ratio. • The government expect 2015 GDP gorwth may be 2.4%. • We expect 2015 GDP growth may reach 3.0%, with strong consumer spending and business investment, but fiscal deficit remains uncertain. Further government spending cuts may not be achieveable if the 2015 election creates a hung parliament. 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. © 2014 Citibank Citibank and Arc Design is a registered service mark of Citibank, N.A. or Citigroup Inc. Citibank (Hong Kong) Limited 3 Daily FX & Market Commentary Important Economic Data (Dec 1, 2014 – Dec 5, 2014) Time Importance Event Period Actual Terms of Trade Index QoQ 3Q Survey Prior -4.40% -4.60% 0.10% Monday 12/01/2014 05:45 NZ !! 12/01/2014 09:00 CH !! Manufacturing PMI Nov 50.3 50.5 50.8 12/01/2014 09:45 CH !! HSBC China Manufacturing PMI Nov 50.0 50 50 12/01/2014 17:00 EC !! Markit Manufacturing PMI Nov 50.1 50.4 50.4 12/01/2014 17:30 UK !! Markit UK PMI Manufacturing SA Nov 53.5 53 53.3 12/01/2014 23:00 US ! ISM Manufacturing Nov 58.7 58.0 59 12/02/2014 11:30 AU !!! RBA Cash Rate Target Dec 2.50% 2.50% 2.50% 12/03/2014 08:30 AU !!! GDP YoY 3Q 2.70% 3.00% 2.70% 12/03/2014 09:00 CH !! Non-manufacturing PMI Nov 53.9 -- 53.8 12/03/2014 09:45 CH !! HSBC China Services PMI Nov 53.0 -- 52.9 12/03/2014 17:00 EC !! Markit Eurozone Services PMI Nov 51.1 51.3 51.3 12/03/2014 17:30 UK !! Markit/CIPS UK Services PMI Nov 58.6 56.5 56.2 12/03/2014 18:00 EC ! Retail Sales YoY Oct 1.40% 1.60% 0.50% 12/03/2014 21:15 US !! ADP Employment Change Nov 208K 222K 233K 12/03/2014 23:00 CA !!! Bank of Canada Rate Decision Dec 1.00% 1.00% 1.00% -2261M Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 12/04/2014 08:30 AU ! Trade Balance Oct -- -1750M 12/04/2014 20:00 UK !! Bank of England Bank Rate Dec -- 0.50% 0.50% 12/04/2014 20:45 EC !!! ECB Main Refinancing Rate Dec -- 0.05% 0.05% 12/04/2014 21:30 US ! Initial Jobless Claims -- -- 313K Friday 12/03/2014 18:00 EC !!! GDP SA YoY 3Q 0.80% 0.80% 12/05/2014 21:30 CA !! Unemployment Rate Nov -- 6.60% 6.50% 12/05/2014 21:30 US !!! Change in Nonfarm Payrolls Nov -- 225K 214K 12/05/2014 21:30 US !!! Unemployment Rate Nov -- 5.80% 5.80% For any enquiries, please call (852) 2860-0333. Source: Source: Bloomberg L.P. 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