Rates may be higher and inflation may be stickier than markets expect, says Jamie Dimon 0 (0)

A miss on both earnings and revenue isn’t a good sign (the same goes for BofA earnings as well today) and that is arguably what is weighing further on stocks right now. In any case, Jamie Dimon’s remark as per the headline above also serves as a warning and that is taking some of the enthusiasm out of markets after the reaction to the CPI data yesterday.

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US futures nudge lower as the post-CPI push and pull continues 0 (0)

US futures are now down near the lows for the day, with S&P 500 futures falling by 0.4% ahead of US trading. This comes as Treasury yields are keeping steadier, with 10-year yields up 1.7 bps to 3.989% on the day. The drop comes as the big banks are releasing earnings, adding to the post-CPI push and pull play out across markets.

All of this is keeping the dollar a touch firmer as well now with EUR/USD down 0.2% to 1.0948 and GBP/USD down 0.2% as well to 1.2730 on the day. USD/JPY did push lower to 144.90 earlier in the session but is now back to flat levels around 145.23 currently.

The dollar’s advance is not a uniform one though, as gold is up to session highs at around $2,045 – up 0.8% on the day – and looking to push past key near-term resistance as highlighted here. Meanwhile, tensions in the Middle East continue to fuel the rally in oil with WTI crude up over 4% to near $75 at the moment.

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ONS says January labour market data to continue to use recent adjusted series 0 (0)

This is yet again another heads up to the upcoming UK labour market report that will be released next week. This has been an ongoing thing since October already as seen here. As noted at the time, ONS says that the data will feature „a new series using additional data sources to produce adjusted levels and rates for employment, unemployment and inactivity“.

To add to the headline above, ONS says that a fuller release of the UK labour market statistics should come in February.

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AUDUSD Technical Analysis 0 (0)

USD

  • The Fed left interest rates unchanged as
    expected at the last meeting with a shift in the statement that indicated the
    end of the tightening cycle.
  • The Summary of Economic Projections showed a
    downward revision to Growth and Core PCE in 2024 while the Unemployment Rate
    was left unchanged. Moreover, the Dot Plot was revised to show three rate cuts
    in 2024 compared to just two in the last projection.
  • Fed Chair Powell didn’t
    push back against the strong dovish pricing and even said that they are focused
    on not making the mistake of holding rates high for too long.
  • The latest US CPI
    slightly beat expectations but analysts expect the Core PCE to print at 0.2%
    M/M again following the CPI data.
  • The labour market continues to soften although Initial Claims keep on
    hovering around cycle lows while Continuing Claims got stuck at a higher level.
  • The latest ISM Manufacturing
    PMI

    beat expectations, while the ISM Services PMI missed
    by a big margin.
  • The hawkish Fed members have been leaning
    on a more neutral side lately.
  • The market expects the Fed to start cutting rates
    in Q1 2024.

AUD

  • The
    RBA left interest rates unchanged as expected at the last meeting with
    the central bank maintaining the usual data dependent language.
  • The
    recent Monthly CPI report missed expectations across
    the board which is another welcome development for the RBA.
  • The
    latest labour market report beat forecasts across the
    board although the unemployment rate rose more than expected.
  • The
    wage price index surprised to the upside as wage
    growth in Australia remains strong.
  • The
    Australian PMIs improved recently but remain in
    contraction.
  • The
    market expects the RBA to start cutting rates in Q3 2024.

AUDUSD Technical Analysis –
Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can see that AUDUSD continues
to consolidate at a key support zone
around the 0.6670 level where we can also find the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level
for confluence. The
buyers are likely to keep piling in here with a defined risk below the support
to position for a rally into the 0.69 handle. The sellers, on the other hand,
will want to see the price breaking lower to increase the bearish bets into the
0.65 handle.

AUDUSD Technical Analysis –
4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can see that the recent
price action has been rangebound as the market remains uncertain where to go
next given the mixed economic data. If the price breaks above the minor trendline we can
expect the buyers to increase the bullish bets into the 0.69 handle while a
break below the support will likely trigger a selloff into the 0.65 level.

AUDUSD Technical Analysis –
1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, we can see more
closely the recent price action with no clear level where to lean onto except
the support zone and the minor trendline. The best strategy is generally to sit
out and wait for a breakout supported by a fundamental catalyst, although one
can also “play the range” by buying at support and selling at resistance.

Upcoming Events

Today the only notable event on the agenda is the US
PPI data.

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BOJ to broadly maintain forecast of inflation staying near target in coming years – report 0 (0)

This is related to the quarterly economic outlook report due this month, with the news yesterday here: BOJ reportedly considers lowering price outlook for fiscal year 2024 to middle 2% range

The sources cited in this report say that the BOJ is likely to cut its core inflation forecast for the fiscal year 2024 (currently 2.8%) amid the recent decline in oil prices. That fits with the linked story from above yesterday. However, policymakers are not likely to make any major changes to their „core core“ inflation forecast – expected to stick around 1.9% for both fiscal year 2024 and 2025.

One of the sources said that „the broad uptrend in inflation and wages remains intact“, with another stating that „consumption is holding up and there’s growing conviction that wage hikes will continue, and even broaden, this year“.

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