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Global markets are experiencing a rise in risk aversion this week as concerns over the economy weigh on stocks and see an increase in safe haven flows in the forex market. The trigger appeared to last week’s U.S. June employment report, which showed a larger-than-expected drop in non-farm payrolls and dampened the optimism generated by recent greenshoots data. The rise in risk aversion has benefited the Japanese yen and to a lesser extent the dollar at the expense of commodity currencies and others pairs.
This comes in an environment where financial markets have turned skeptical about the disconnect between sentiment surveys and hard data. While the global economy has been uneven, most economies appear to have hit bottom. Concern seems to be over the type of recovery, where a “V” shaped rebound has been all but ruled out. As a result, markets have been unable to maintain a risk assumption posture. Forex diversification has been a weight on the dollar but such a scenario confronts reality. The following is a summary of factors affecting various currencies:
US Dollar There is growing concern that the U.S. economic recovery will be slower than expected. This has weighed on stocks and led to some talk of a need for a new stimulus package. Such a proposal would likely raise concerns in the Treasury market, where funding concerns remain a cloud. As a result, the recent improvement in the tone of the bond market bears scrutiny. The latest Fed statement took a slightly more hawkish tone but no rate hikes are in the cards. June employment data was disappointing and will heighten the focus on weekly jobless data. JPY: The JPY has benefited from heightened risk aversion and this has seen it firm both vs. the dollar and on its crosses. A declining trade surplus reduces the need for capital export, which is a potential JPY positive. There are signs that the Japanese economy is bottoming but similar to elsewhere, the question is what any recovery might look like. On the other hand, deflationary pressures persist.. The strength of the JPY raises the risk of BOJ direct or indirect forex intervention if the currency gets too strong.
EUR: EUR/USD 1.40 the tipping point for the markets and appears to be the level that sets the overall bias for the U.S. currency. .Euro has come under selling pressure after failing to hold above this level as risk appetite wanes and risk aversion increases. ECB continues to talk tough (e.g. need for exit strategies) but have badly overestimated the strength of EZ economy. Watch what they do more than what they say. There continues to be periods of tight EUR/USD to S&P correlation but has only been working intermittently. GBP: Sterling has come under pressure along with other currencies amid the rise in risk aversion. The U.K. economy is still weak but there are signs of a bottoming. Final 1Q09 GDP was surprisingly weak and weighed on sterling. The Brown government remains in crisis and could fall at any time. A more conservative government could be seen as GBP positive.
CHF: The Swiss National Bank remains concerned over the weakness of the economy and has been actively intervening recently to prevent an appreciation of the CHF. Its focus remains mainly on EUR/CHF, where the 1.50 level continues to be seen as the line in the sand. While there has been no sign of open intervention this week, the market remains on alert for SNB support at any time as EUR/CHF retreats amid the rise in risk aversion
Business Cycle Trades: Commodity Currencies CAD, AUD and NZD business cycle trades come into favor when markets are in risk assumption posture. On the other hand, they come under selling pressure when risk aversion rises over concerns about growth. This has seen commodity currencies slide this week as oil, other commodities and stocks weaken.
Look for the level of risk aversion to continue to dominate summer trading. In this environment, economic data will take on added importance with negative surprises likely to have the greater impact. Continue to watch stocks as a guide to the level of risk aversion.
Jay Meisler is a co-founder of Global-View.com, the leading forex discussion site for more than a decade and where traders from around the globe come for the latest breaking news, flows, rumors and trading ideas => http://www.global-view.com
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