Free Trial

Muted Start Across G10 On Tuesday

FOREX

There has been a muted start across G-10 FX on Tuesday, moves have been limited with little follow through. The Scandies are a touch pressured, NOK and SEK are ~0.2% lower, however liquidity is generally poor in Asia.

  • AUD/USD has observed a ~10pip range for the most part of the early Asian session. Support is at $0.6818, high from May 10, resistance comes in at $0.69 the high from June 16.
  • Kiwi is a touch firmer, NZD/USD is dealing back above the $0.62 handle however moves remain modest. Q2 Consumer Confidence ticked higher to 83.1 from 77.7 prior.
  • Yen is dealing in a narrow range a touch below the ¥142 handle.
  • Cross asset wise; 10 Year US Treasury Yields are 5bps firmer and BBDXY is little changed from yesterday's closing levels. WTI futures are ~1% higher.
  • 1- and 5-Year Loan Prime Rates from China headline in Asia-Pac today, a 10bp cut is expected in the 1-Year LPR and 15bp cut in the 5-Year LPR. The minutes of the June RBA meeting also cross.

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.