Swiss Franc and Yen Surge as Dollar Lags in Risk-Averse Markets

Action Insight Mid-Day Report 5-30-24

Swiss Franc and Yen Surge as Dollar Lags in Risk-Averse Markets

As US session commences, Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen are trading as the day's strongest currencies, fueled by risk aversion in US markets. While major European indices exhibit only modest fluctuations, US futures indicate notably lower opens, reinforcing the cautious sentiment among investors.

Swiss Franc's additional strength can be traced to comments made by outgoing SNB Chairman Thomas Jordan overnight, who pointed to its depreciation as a catalyst for unexpected inflationary pressures in Switzerland. In response, Jordan highlighted the possibility of the SNB intervening in the currency market by selling foreign currencies to stabilize the Franc...

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USD/CHF Mid-Day Outlook

Daily Pivots: (S1) 0.9116; (P) 0.9130; (R1) 0.9147; More....

USD/CHF's fall from 0.9157 accelerates lower today, and the development suggests that rebound from 0.8987 has completed already. Fall from 0.9157 is now seen as the third leg of the pattern from 0.9223. Intraday bias is back on the downside for 0.8987 support first. Break will target 100% projection of 0.9223 to 0.8987 from 0.9157 at 0.8921. On the upside, above 0.8904 minor resistance will turn intraday bias neutral first.

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01:30 AUD Private Capital Expenditure Q1 1.00% 0.60% 0.80%
06:00 CHF Trade Balance (CHF) Apr 4.32B 3.98B 3.54B 3.77B
07:00 CHF KOF Economic Barometer May 100.3 102.2 101.8 101.9
07:00 CHF GDP Q/Q Q1 0.30% 0.30% 0.30%
08:00 EUR Italy Unemployment Apr 6.90% 7.30% 7.20% 7.10%
09:00 EUR Eurozone Unemployment Rate Apr 6.40% 6.50% 6.50%
09:00 EUR Eurozone Economic Sentiment Indicator May 96 96 95.6
09:00 EUR Eurozone Industrial Confidence May -9.9 -9.4 -10.5 -10.4
09:00 EUR Eurozone Services Sentiment May 6.5 6.5 6 6.1
09:00 EUR Eurozone Consumer Confidence May F -14.3 -14.3 -14.3
12:30 CAD Current Account (CAD) Q1 -5.4B -5.5B -1.6B -4.5B
12:30 USD Initial Jobless Claims (May 24) 219K 218K 215K 216K
12:30 USD GDP Annualized Q1 P 1.30% 1.50% 1.60%
12:30 USD GDP Price Index Q1 P 3.00% 3.10% 3.10%
12:30 USD Goods Trade Balance (USD) Apr P -99.4B -91.8B -91.8B -92.3B
12:30 USD Wholesale Inventories Apr P 0.20% -0.10% -0.40%
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14:30 USD Natural Gas Storage 77B 78B
15:00 USD Crude Oil Inventories -2.0M 1.8M