A Packed Day With UK Employment, Swiss CPI, German ZEW, and US CPI

Action Insight Daily Report 2-13-24

A Packed Day With UK Employment, Swiss CPI, German ZEW, and US CPI

New Zealand Dollar falls notably during Asian session, triggered by the latest survey from the RBNZ, which revealed a further easing in inflation expectations. The implications of these findings have prompted traders to pare back the bets on the likelihood of more monetary tightening imminent meeting February. Australian Dollar is also dragged down by the Kiwi and trades as the second weakest for the moment.

Meanwhile, Japanese Yen finds itself on the losing end as well, contributing to the extended rally in Nikkei, which soared to a new 34-year high, breaking past the 37,000 psychological level.

On the contrary, Dollar stands out as the day's strongest performer for now, with the financial markets on edge for the upcoming US CPI data release. Analysts are forecasting deceleration in headline CPI from 3.4% to 2.9% in January, alongside minor decrease in core CPI from 3.9% to 3.8%.

It should be emphasized that the broadening of disinflation from goods to services sectors remains a critical consideration for Fed. The pace and timing of rate rate cuts hinge on this data. Presently, Fed fund futures indicate a 57% likelihood of a rate cut by May, with the probability exceeding 90% by June...

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USD/CHF Daily Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.8733; (P) 0.8747; (R1) 0.8763; More....

Intraday bias in USD/CHF remains on the upside despite loss of momentum as seen in 4H MACD. Current rise from 0.8332 should target 61.8% retracement of 0.9243 to 0.8332 at 0.8995. On the downside, below 0.8725 minor support will turn intraday bias neutral first. But near term outlook will stay cautiously bullish as long as 0.8550 support holds.

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Economic Calendar
GMT Ccy Events Actual Forecast Previous Revised
23:30 AUD Westpac Consumer Confidence Feb 6.20% -1.30%
23:50 JPY PPI Y/Y Jan 0.20% 0.10% 0.00% 0.20%
00:30 AUD NAB Business Confidence Jan 1 -1
00:30 AUD NAB Business Conditions Jan 6 7
02:00 NZD RBNZ Inflation Expectations Q1 2.50% 2.76%
06:00 JPY Machine Tool Orders Y/Y Jan -9.90%
07:00 GBP Claimant Count Change Jan 15.2K 11.7K
07:00 GBP Unemployment rate Dec 4.00% 4.20%
07:00 GBP Average Earnings Including Bonus 3M/Y Dec 5.70% 6.50%
07:00 GBP Average Earnings Excluding Bonus 3M/Y Dec 6.00% 6.60%
07:30 CHF CPI M/M Jan 0.60% 0%
07:30 CHF CPI Y/Y Jan 1.60% 1.70%
10:00 EUR Germany ZEW Economic Sentiment Feb 17.5 15.2
10:00 EUR Germany ZEW Current Situation Feb -79 -77.3
10:00 EUR Eurozone ZEW Economic Sentiment Feb 20.1 22.7
11:00 USD NFIB Business Optimism Index Jan 91.1 91.9
13:30 USD CPI M/M Jan 0.20% 0.30%
13:30 USD CPI Y/Y Jan 2.90% 3.40%
13:30 USD CPI Core M/M Jan 0.30% 0.30%
13:30 USD CPI Core Y/Y Jan 3.80% 3.90%