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CNH Still Lagging Broader USD Weakness

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CNH continues to lag broader USD moves today. The BBDXY is down around 0.30%, versus CNH's gain of 0.20% against the USD. The beta was even lower yesterday, CNH up the same amount versus the USD, but the BBDXY down 0.70%. USD/CNH sits close 7.1950 currently, yesterday we saw support emerge close to 7.1900 region.

  • EUR/CNH also appears to have made a definitive break above the 200-day MA, see the chart below. The pair hasn't been meaningfully above this level since late 2020.
  • Whether or not we stay above this level may ultimately depend more on EUR performance, particularly as we head toward the northern hemisphere winter.
  • Still, given reduced upstream price pressures in China, as signified by last week's PPI, coupled with questions still hanging over the growth outlook, further downside in the CNY NEER may materialize if we see a further broad based pull back in the USD. Easier financial conditions may be needed to support the growth outlook.

Fig 1: EUR/CNH Holding Above the 200-day MA

Source: MNI - Market News/Bloomberg

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