InstaForex

Your forexlive.com ENewsletter

Thursday, January 31, 2013

Your forexlive.com ENewsletter

Link to ForexLive

This is how I like my month-ends

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:14 AM PST

Quiet.

Quick EUR/USD update;  buy orders clustered 1.3530/40, talk of some sell stops below there (I’d hazard a guess they’re relatively light). Sell orders clustered up at 1.3580/00 ahead of 1.3600 barrier. Buy stops just above there.

ECB’s Constancio: Legal framework for supervisor is robust

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:06 AM PST

  • Resolution mechanism doesn’t mean bank bailouts; … should ‘bail-in’ creditors
  • Bank deposit guarantee not essential in the short-term
  • ‘Several’no EU states to participate in SSM
  • Supervisory role shouldn’t damage ECB’s reputation
  • Supervision needs risk classification system
  • ECB is investing in risk analysis capacity
  • Progress needed on bank resolution mechanism
  • Losses on bank legacy assets should be borne by shareholders, creditors and governments before any EU money is used (Reuters)

Bloomberg headlines

 

Japan’s Aso: Cabinet has approved FY2012 stimulus package

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:57 AM PST

  • Japanese economy would be grim without the extra budget

Bloomberg reporting

German January unemployment change -16k

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:55 AM PST

Better than expected.

Unemployment rate down to 6.8% from 6.9%, better than expected.

German unemployment due 08:55 GMT

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:45 AM PST

Expected to show an increase of around 8,000

Unemployment rate expected unchanged at 6.9%.

Deutsche Bank Has 2.17 Billion Euros Loss on Costs

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:36 AM PST

The biggest in 4 years and 8 times larger than the analysts’ forecast. Includes 1 nlb eurois for legal expenses and  after job losses of 1,400

Full details here… Bloomberg

Guess the payrolls, win a prize…..

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:18 AM PST

If you want to give yourself the chance to win a fab Forexlive t-shirt, then hit this link

Periphery bonds extend slide

Posted: 31 Jan 2013 12:10 AM PST

Spain 10 year govt bond yield now up 9 bps at 5.31%

Italy 10 year govt bond yield now up 8 bps at 4.40%

Euro seems to be taking this in its’ stride, presently at 1.3552.

French December consumer spending unchanged

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:47 PM PST

Weaker than Reuters’ median forecast of +0.2%.

Well, it’s all those taxes they gotta pay ;)

El Pais says Rajoy took 250,000 euros from secret party funds

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:43 PM PST

Rajoy spokeswoman says nothing irregular in payments

Bloomberg headlines.

What’s that all about then?

UPDATE:  Rajoy payments cited by El Pais were regular salary, official says

Spanish 10 year bonds decline, yield rises 5 bps to 5.27%

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:41 PM PST

Italian 10 year bonds decline, yield rises 4 bps to 4.35%.

 

EUR/GBP under some early downside pressure

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:40 PM PST

Talk in the street of some selling from funds behind the latest dip to 0.8562, but bids now surfacing ahead of  further support down at 0.8525/35 (Tuesday low 0.8528).

Today’s orderboard

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:36 PM PST

EUR/USD:  Bids 1.3530/40 and 1.3490/10, sell stops through 1.3480. Offers 1.3580/00 (1.3600 barrier) ahead of offers 1.3615/25 (1.3625 barrier), buy stops above each barrier

GBP/USD:  Bids 1.5780/90 (tenkan line 1.5784), sell stops below, ahead of more bids 1.5755/65. Offers 1.5840/55 and tech res 1.5890/00 (200 day MA at 1.5896)

EUR/GBP:  Offers 0.8600/10 bids 0.8525/35 and 0.8500/10

USD/JPY:   Bids 90.75 some sell stops just below ahead of bids 90.40/50. Sell stops through 90.30 ahead of further bids  at 90. 00/10. Sell stops below. Offers from 91.10 layered up to a barrier at 91.50 , buy stops above ahead of offers into a 92.00 barrier.

EUR/JPY: Bids 123.00/20, sell stops below ahead of bids 122.40/50 sell stops below through 122.35. Offers  123.60/70 and 123.90/00 ( barrier 134), buy stops above

AUD/JPY:  Bids 94.25/40, tech supp 94.05/15 (Mon low 94.10, tenkan line 94.09) sell stops through 94.00 .Offers 94.90/00, possible fresh buy stops just above ahead of  tech res 95.40/50 (95.50 barrier?) buy stops above

AUD/USD:   Bids 1.0380/00 (exporters) ahead of more bids 1.0350/60 with sell stops through 1.0345 ahead of tech support 1.0310/15 (200 day MA 1.0311). Offers 1.0425/35 with larger up at 1.0460/70 and tech res  at tenkan line 1.0479

Cable steady early

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:25 PM PST

Sits at 1.5818, exactly where it was when I arrived.

I’ll be a little surprised if this tranquility lasts long.

We have talk of general month end interest to sell dollars (buy cable)

We have talk of ongoing fix demand for cable (as heard yesterday) related to dividend payments

On the negative aide, we can reasonably expect some European central bank demand to buy the EUR/GBP cross.

How I hate month end.

Buy orders seen clustered 1.5780/90 sell stops below.

Sell orders clustered 1.5840/55.  Not sure where buy stops gathering to be honest.

German retail sales for December much weaker than expected

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 11:00 PM PST

Down -1.7% m/m, -4.7% y/y

Demonstrably weaker than Reuters’ median forecasts of -0.1%, -1.6% respectively.

EUR/USD extends early slide, presently at 1.3548.

Large expiries today likely to dominate attention in USD/JPY

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:45 PM PST

As mentioned in my expiry list there are large option strikes rolling off today at the 1000EST/1500GMT cut, notably $2.5 bln at 91.00 and 91.50, with $1 bln as well at 90.50 and $3 bln at 90.00.

Whilst momentum is starting to wane a tad on the upside the downside is still well supported  with bids from 90.75 down to 90.40 from importers, and some sell stops mixed in just below the Asian lows of 90.75 and again through 90.30. A barrier at 91.50  is at the moment limiting the topside with offers in front starting from 91.10

USD’s presently trading around 90.86

EUR/USD poll-time!!

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:43 PM PST

Just how bullish is everyone?

We sit at 1.3555.

What will we see first, 1.3455 or 1.3655?

Reason/s for choice always welcome, but no obligatory…..

UK to switch to a nominal GDP targeting framework; GBP to fall further – Morgan Stanley

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:40 PM PST

Labor unions ratchet up pressure on Greek government

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:24 PM PST

European stocks seen opening moderatey lower

Posted: 30 Jan 2013 10:16 PM PST

Financial bookies see FTSE, DAX and CAC 40 all down around -0.3%.

0 comments: