Dollar Falls after Fed, Yen Leads Gains, Europe Awaits Central Banks Decisions

Action Insight Mid-Day Report 12-13-23

Dollar Falls after Fed, Yen Leads Gains, Europe Awaits Central Banks Decisions

Investor sentiment was buoyed strongly by Fed's projection of three rate cuts in the upcoming year. This significant dovish turn by the Fed has sparked a wave of investor optimism, propelling the DOW to record-breaking high. This buoyant mood has largely permeated the Asian markets, although Japan has remained an outlier in this trend.

Dollar declined broadly after FOMC announcement, and stays as the worst performer in the week. On the other hand, Yen has capitalized further on the falling treasury yields in the US and Europe, emerging as the strongest performer for the week so far. Australian Dollar also found support in the wake of strong Australian employment data, ranking as the second strongest currency following the Yen...

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USD/JPY Mid-Day Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 144.74; (P) 145.47; (R1) 146.19; More...

USD/JPY's decline from 151.89 resumed by breaking through 141.59 support. Intraday bias is back on the downside. Further fall should be seen to next fibonacci level at 136.63. On the upside, above 142.91 minor resistance will turn intraday bias neutral first. But recovery should be limited well below 146.58 resistance to bring another decline.

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Economic Calendar
GMT Ccy Events Actual Forecast Previous Revised
21:45 NZD GDP Q/Q Q3 -0.30% 0.20% 0.90% 0.50%
23:50 JPY Machinery Orders M/M Oct 0.70% -0.50% 1.40%
00:00 AUD Consumer Inflation Expectations Dec 4.50% 4.90%
00:01 GBP RICS Housing Price Balance Nov -43% -58% -63%
00:30 AUD Employment Change Nov 61.5K 10.0K 55.0K 42.7K
00:30 AUD Unemployment Rate Nov 3.90% 3.80% 3.70% 3.80%
04:30 JPY Industrial Production M/M Oct F 1.30% 1.00% 1.00%
07:30 CHF Producer and Import Prices M/M Nov 0.10% 0.20%
07:30 CHF Producer and Import Prices Y/Y Nov -0.90%
08:30 CHF SNB Interest Rate Decision 1.75% 1.75%
09:00 CHF SNB Press Conference
12:00 GBP BoE Interest Rate Decision 5.25% 5.25%
12:00 GBP MPC Official Bank Rate Votes 2--0--7 3--0--6
13:15 EUR ECB Interest Rate Decision 4.50% 4.50%
13:30 CAD Manufacturing Sales M/M Oct 0.30% 0.40%
13:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims (Dec 8) 221K 220K
13:30 USD Retail Sales M/M Nov -0.10% -0.10%
13:30 USD Retail Sales ex Autos M/M Nov -0.10% 0.10%
13:30 USD Import Price Index M/M Nov -0.80% -0.80%
13:45 EUR ECB Press Conference
15:00 USD Business Inventories Oct 0.00% 0.40%
15:30 USD Natural Gas Storage -60B -117B