All looking a little vulnerable out there again
Thursday 14 May 2020
Fresh streams of to-be-expected awful data with lots more to come, ongoing spat between US and China, Fed's Powell not exactly ruling out negative interest rates and Trump breathing down his neck again all combining to keep risk sentiment on the back foot as I've been warning.
GBPUSD has seen some great two-way business again per my various Tweets but has continued its current retret to test decent support/bids at 1.2180.EURGBP has failed at 0.8880 again but holding 0.8830 on the retreat and the dip demand is helping to cap GBPUSD. GBPJPY has broken down through the 131.00-20 support area and tested 130.20 amid the risk-off sentiment and rally sellers on core pairs generally.
I stay poised to sell GBP rallies overall and buy back in the dips as ever but patience continues to be a virtue and entry level key as always.
USDJPY has now fallen through 107.00 amid the softer risk tones to test 106.75-80. Lots of options expiries in the pipe today nearby to keep it contained.EURJPY also on the back foot still but finding support at 115.30 atm with dip demand on core pairs still evident. EURUSD once again failed around 1.0880 and retreated to test 1.0800 but currently flatlined between 108.00-20 amid the variable USD tones, EZ/ECB uncertainty and options expiry interest. USDCHF held 0.9665 but now back up to test 0.9730-35 as EURUSD retreated with EURCHF still holding 1.0500-20 amid the SNB support.
AUDUSD capped at 0.6520 but then retreated to 0.6440. once those 1bln expiries at 0.6500 rolled off and amid the softer risk plays. Another back foot session in Asia with some soggy jobs data but finding support at 0.6420. USDCAD found a base at that 1.4020 area but capping into 1.4120 amid variable risk/USD sentiment and oil prices.
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Interbank rates: 08.42 BST
GBPUSD 1.2214
EURUSD 1.0809
EURGBP 0.8849
GBPEUR 1.1300
GBPAUD 1.8964
GBPCAD 1.7213
GBPJPY 130.49
GBPZAR 22.6722
GBPHKD 9.4695
USDJPY 106.82
USDZAR 18.5711
EURJPY 115.48
EURCHF 1.0517
EURHKD 8.3802
AUDUSD 0.6442
USDCAD 1.4092
USDCHF 0.9728
