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20 May 2024

Copper charging higher

• Quiet start. Limited moves across most markets. US equities firmer. Long-end bond yields a touch higher, as is the USD.• Commodities. Copper hit a record as strong demand comes up against constrained supply. There are cyclical & structural forces at play.• AUD swings. After its positive run AUD slipped back slightly. Policy divergence, rising commodity prices, & buoyant equities suggest the AUD is undervalued. As is usually the case, it was a relatively quiet start to the new week across global markets. No major economic data was released which could shift the dial. On the speaker front, there were...

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17 May 2024

Easing Wagers Pull Back Slightly as Wariness Returns

Not so fast. Currency markets are turning more cautious this morning as traders trim US rate-cut bets slightly from levels hit after Wednesday’s Goldilocks-esque inflation and retail sales reports. The greenback is inching up against its major counterparts, long-end Treasury yields are pushing higher, and North American equity futures are setting up for a slightly diminished open. But the dollar’s outperformance has faded in recent weeks. After a series of data releases showing labour markets slowing, consumer spending trending down, and inflation pressures subsiding, economists are revising growth projections lower. Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell’s repeated reference to “restrictive” rate...

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16 May 2024

Soft Landing Hopes Drive Dollar Lower

Global stock markets are holding near record highs, Treasury yields are lower across the curve, and the dollar is in retreat as investors bring forward expectations for policy easing from the Federal Reserve. Data out yesterday morning showed core consumer prices advanced at the slowest annual rate in three years last month, while underlying retail sales shrank, suggesting that the world’s largest economy is losing momentum in the face of still-restrictive interest rates. The core consumer price index climbed 3.6 percent in April from a year ago, marking the weakest pace since April 2021, and “control group” retail sales slumped...

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16 May 2024

AUD outperformance to continue?

The AUD has had the wind at its back over the past few weeks with an over 5% jump from its late-April Israel/Iran risk aversion lows coming through. This has pushed AUD/USD (now ~$0.6690) to a ~4-month high. The AUD has also outperformed on many of the major crosses. AUD/EUR (now ~0.6145) and AUD/GBP (now ~0.5271) are hovering at the upper end of their respective multi-month ranges. AUD/CAD (now ~0.91) touched its highest level since last June, AUD/CNH (now ~4.83) is back up where it was in early-January, and despite a modest dip more recently AUD/NZD (now ~1.0920) is also...

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15 May 2024

US inflation jolts the AUD

• Market jolt. A slowdown in US inflation & weaker retail sales revived Fed rate cut expectations. US yields & the USD lower. Equities & AUD higher.• AUD outperformance. The backdrop & diverging monetary policy expectations have boosted the AUD. AUD/USD at a ~4-month high.• AU jobs. The monthly jobs report is due today. There have been some wild swings in recent months. A solid report could give the AUD more support. The latest read on US CPI inflation and retail sales took center stage overnight. And as we had been flagging in our recent Market Briefings and weekly Currency...

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