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FOREX: CHF Stands Out as Core CPI Works Against SNB Base Case

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  • CHF stands out among G10 FX early Thursday, rallying against all others on the back of the January inflation release. While headline CPI was inline with market expectations, the core figure outstripped forecast to hit 0.9% vs. Exp. 0.6%, dragging USD/CHF with it and narrowing the gap with tried-and-tested support at the 50-dma of 0.9039.
  • We note trendline support also comes in just above 0.9040, but it is the 50-day exponential moving average that remains key on the downside, having underpinned the significant rally in the aftermath of the US election. Despite multiple attempts in recent weeks, USDCHF has continually failed to close below this average, which currently intersects at 0.9024. Below here, the January low is at 0.8965.
  • AUD sits at the bottom-end of the G10 table, led lower by deteriorating risk sentiment into the Asia-Pac close. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index started the session well, but a turn lower for equities has worked against AUD/USD and pressed the rate back to the 50-dma of 0.6260.
  • The USD Index is softer, edging lower as markets extend the reaction to Trump's opening of Ukraine negotiations with Russia's Putin late yesterday. The USD Index is toward the February lows, but a further 0.5% decline would be needed before any test of 107.296 and 106.969 support.
  • The US PPI print and weekly claims data are the datapoints of focus ahead, while the central bank speaker slate is much quieter - just ECB's Nagel is on the docket, appearing in Glasgow at 1700GMT/1200ET.
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  • CHF stands out among G10 FX early Thursday, rallying against all others on the back of the January inflation release. While headline CPI was inline with market expectations, the core figure outstripped forecast to hit 0.9% vs. Exp. 0.6%, dragging USD/CHF with it and narrowing the gap with tried-and-tested support at the 50-dma of 0.9039.
  • We note trendline support also comes in just above 0.9040, but it is the 50-day exponential moving average that remains key on the downside, having underpinned the significant rally in the aftermath of the US election. Despite multiple attempts in recent weeks, USDCHF has continually failed to close below this average, which currently intersects at 0.9024. Below here, the January low is at 0.8965.
  • AUD sits at the bottom-end of the G10 table, led lower by deteriorating risk sentiment into the Asia-Pac close. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index started the session well, but a turn lower for equities has worked against AUD/USD and pressed the rate back to the 50-dma of 0.6260.
  • The USD Index is softer, edging lower as markets extend the reaction to Trump's opening of Ukraine negotiations with Russia's Putin late yesterday. The USD Index is toward the February lows, but a further 0.5% decline would be needed before any test of 107.296 and 106.969 support.
  • The US PPI print and weekly claims data are the datapoints of focus ahead, while the central bank speaker slate is much quieter - just ECB's Nagel is on the docket, appearing in Glasgow at 1700GMT/1200ET.