Commodity Currencies Turning Softer, But Traders Are Still Holding Their Bets
Action Insight Mid-Day Report 12-2-21

Commodity Currencies Turning Softer, But Traders Are Still Holding Their Bets

Commodity currencies are turning weaker again in otherwise range trading markets. As for today, European majors are the stronger ones, as lead by Sterling. But there is no clear sign of follow through movements. Omicron seems to have slipped to the backstage. Traders are probably looking through to tomorrow's non-farm payroll report to gauge how Fed would quicken its tapering.

Technically, Euro appears to be making some progress against Aussie and Canadian. Despite some unconvincing momentum, EUR/AUD is still on track to 1.6075 near term projection level. EUR/CAD's rebound from 1.4162 short term bottom is also extending. Immediate focus will be on 1.4580 support turned resistance. Firm break there would bring stronger rise back to medium term falling trend line resistance at 1.4898.

In Europe, at the time of writing, FTSE is down -0.95%. DAX is down -1.76%. CAC is down -1.55%. Germany 10-year yield is down -0.0408 at -0.381. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei dropped -0.65%. Hong Kong HSI rose 0.55%. China Shanghai SSE dropped -0.09%. Singapore Strait Times dropped -0.20%. Japan 10-year JGB yield dropped -0.075 to 0.059.

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USD/JPY Mid-Day Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 112.43; (P) 113.03; (R1) 113.39; More...

Intraday bias in USD/JPY remains neutral for the moment. On the downside, sustained break of 112.71 structural support will argue that fall from 115.51 is already correcting whole rise from 102.58. Deeper decline would then be seen to 38.2% retracement of 102.58 to 115.51 at 110.57. On the upside, break of 113.94 minor resistance will turn bias back to the upside for retesting 115.51 high instead.

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GMT Ccy Events Actual Forecast Previous Revised
21:45 NZD Terms of Trade Index Q3 0.70% 2.10% 3.30% 3.20%
23:50 JPY Monetary Base Y/Y Nov 9.30% 10.30% 9.90%
00:30 AUD Trade Balance (AUD) Oct 11.22B 11.00B 12.24B 11.82B
05:00 JPY Consumer Confidence Nov 39.2 40.3 39.2
07:30 CHF Real Retail Sales Y/Y Oct 1.20% 2.20% 2.50% 2.60%
10:00 EUR Eurozone Unemployment Rate Oct 7.30% 7.30% 7.40%
10:00 EUR Eurozone PPI M/M Oct 5.40% 3.20% 2.70% 2.80%
10:00 EUR Eurozone PPI Y/Y Oct 21.90% 19.00% 16.00% 16.10%
12:30 USD Challenger Job Cuts Y/Y Nov -77.00% -71.70%
13:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims (Nov 26) 222K 250K 199K 194K
15:30 USD Natural Gas Storage -59B -21B