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FOREX: At 11:00 BST on Monday Morgan Stanley released their trades of the week:
- Sell CHF/JPY at market with a target of 104.00 and stop of 110.70. MS believe
that "the increased riskiness of Japanese foreign investments suggests that they
are more sensitive to changes in risk sentiment, rising rates and rising
volatility. Thus, JPY should gain in this type of environment. Swiss foreign
investments fail to have the same exposure, as measured by the lower
contribution of income to the current account, suggesting that CHF will fail to
gain to the same extent. CHFJPY shorts also offer positive carry."
- Sell EURZAR at market with a target of 14.50 and stop of 15.50. MS believe
that "the recent underperformance in ZAR has been driven by positioning in South
Africa and broader sentiment causing a sell-off across EM, rather than domestic
catalysts. We believe that South Africa is seeing a structural recovery, driven
by consumption and investment, which should provide ZAR support over the medium
term. We like to trade ZAR versus EUR, given that conditions for a tactical USD
rebound remain in place and our expectation for EUR to continue to trade on the
weaker side in the near term."
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com
MNI London Bureau | +44 0203-865-3809 | anthony.barton@marketnews.com

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