Markets have prepped for in the present day’s CPI report over the past a number of periods, whereas additionally pricing in a extra hawkish FOMC stance going into Q2. 

• Shares excessive, Treasuries combined and US Greenback sagged.  Shorter dated Treasuries underperformed and had been within the crimson a lot of the day as a “increased for longer” Fed stance was extra totally priced in.
  • • • Features in Microsoft, Apple, and Meta helped enhance tech Nasdaq. Microsoft +3.12%, pushing its market cap over $2 trillion, Meta +3.03% after the Monetary Instances reported that Meta is planning one other spherical of layoffs. Tesla -1.14%.
• FX – USDIndex sagged – slumped to 102.93 in the present day, from an in a single day excessive of 103.83, helped by a rebound in USDJPY.
• EUR & GBP – prolong losses in opposition to USD – 1.0737 & 1.2170 respectively. UK ILO unemployment held regular however employment rose within the three months to December. The tight labour market and extensive unfold strike motion is forcing corporations to up wage affords and common pay so as to hold maintain of expert workers.
• JPY – only a breath under 133 earlier than pullback to 132 once more. The Yen recouped losses as Japan nominated a brand new central financial institution governor in a intently watched determination & as Japan’s This autumn GDP progress lags under expectations.
• The US100 led the way in which with a 1.48% bounce, adopted by the US500’s 1.14% advance, whereas the US30 was up 1.11%.

• USOil – down at 79 space once more however stands above 20-DMA.  It fell after the US unveiled a plan to launch provides from its strategic reserves, offsetting worth pressures triggered by rising demand in China and Russia’s plan to chop output. (Reuters)
• Gold – sideways for a third day at $1856-1867.
• Cryptocurrencies – BTC – at $21.7k.

As we speak – All eyes are on US Inflation. EU prelim GDP can be on faucet.

Greatest FX Mover @ (07:30 GMT) NZDJPY (-0.65%). Holds at 20 DMA. MAs flattened, MACD traces are at 0, RSI 44 presenting that pullback has run out of steam. H1 ATR 0.146, Every day ATR 0.883.

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