Opening Bell: Stocks Climb On Dovish Fed, ECB; Oil Rally Slips
Investing.com | Apr 11, 2019 08:37
- Europe, U.S. futures cling onto gains led by bearish Fed, ECB
- Dollar and yields under pressure as inflation data strengthens case for hike pause
- Pound wavers as E.U. grants 6-month Brexit delay
- WTI slips off rally h2 Key Events/h2
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Canadian New Housing Price Index is released Thursday.
- U.S. banks begin reporting first-quarter earnings, led by JPMorgan (NYSE:JPM) (NYSE:whether its Q4 miss was a temporary blip or signaled the start of a downbeat trend.
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Canada’s S&P/TSX Composite closed up 0.37 percent Wednesday.
- The MSCI Asia Pacific Index slid 0.4%, the largest decrease in two weeks.
- The MSCI Emerging Market Index dropped 0.3%, the first retreat in more than two weeks.
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The Canadian loonie was down 0.46 percent against the U.S. greenback early Thursday, trading at 0.7471.
- The Dollar Index gained 0.1%.
- The euro advanced 0.1% to $1.1285, the strongest in more than two weeks.
- The Japanese yen fell 0.1% to 111.15 per dollar, the largest fall in a week.
- The British pound climbed less than 0.05% to $1.3095, the strongest in more than a week.
- The MSCI Emerging Markets Currency Index increased less than 0.05% to the highest in three weeks.
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Canada’s 10-year yield was up early Thursday at 1.710, a 1.56-percent increase.
- The yield on 10-year Treasurys gained one basis point to 2.48 %.
- Germany’s 10-year yield increased one basis point to -0.02 %.
- Britain’s 10-year yield advanced two basis points to 1.112 %.
- The spread of Italy’s 10-year bonds over Germany’s climbed less than one basis point to 2.4396 percentage points.
- The Bloomberg Commodity Index slid 0.2%, the biggest decrease in two weeks.
- Brent crude fell 0.5% to $71.40 a barrel.
- LME copper dropped 0.3% to $6,445.50 per metric ton.
- Gold declined 0.1% to $1,306.32 an ounce, the largest drop in more than a week.
European equities and futures on the NASDAQ 100 crawled back into the green this morning after giving up some of the gains that had been triggered by two of the world's most prominent central banks confirming a bearish stance on Wednesday.
The STOXX 600 was initially pulled down by miners, while automobile producers offset a deeper decline.
On Wednesday, European Central Bank's President Mario Draghi warned that economic risk in the euro region is “dovishness is poised to continue , as "risks to the outlook would likely warrant leaving the target range unchanged for the remainder of the year."
Earlier, in the Asian session, China’s Nikkei rebounded (+0.11%).
h2 Global Financial Affairs/h2In yesterday’s U.S. session, equities pared Tuesday’s losses after FOMC records of the last policy meeting were published.
The strengthening the case for a more accommodative monetary policy.
The BA ) shares on the re-ignited U.S.-E.U. dispute over aircraft subsidies.
The NASDAQ Composite sealed a 0.69% advance, as technology firms led gains, posting their highest peak within the short-term uptrend since the December bottom, and closing near the height of the session.
The Russell 2000 was the clear winner of the session as it surged 1.38%, nearly erasing two days of losses. Technically, after the price was unable to remain above the 200 DMA on Tuesday, it returned above it. On April 3, the small-cap benchmark broke the topside of a falling channel since Feb. 25.
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Yields on 10-year Treasurys pared yesterday’s steep second-day slide, and are currently struggling against the bottom of a falling flag—bullish following their rally since March 28.
The dollar dropped for the fourth straight day, after nearing the top of a rising channel since the beginning of the year. The greenback’s weakness fueled gains for emerging-market stocks, which advanced for a tenth consecutive session, extending their longest run since January 2018.
Overall, Treasury yields and the USD were mostly weighed down by the Fed's wording, which seemed to not fully exclude a rate move in either direction later this year—including downward—should economic data warrant it.
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Interestingly, the euro held steadier against the dollar, possibly due to the fact that Draghi was more adamant than FOMC members in explicitly ruling out interest rate hikes for 2019.
Meanwhile, former Fed Chair Janet Yellen criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial Fed picks , which she thought were based on political affiliation rather than economic professionalism, adding fuel to the fire.
In the U.K., the pound initially ticked higher, to then reverse lower after E.U. leaders agreed to postpone the country's departure from the 28-nation bloc to Oct. 31—unless it fails to participate to the upcoming EU election, which would trigger a forced separation on June 1.
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step up production and increased outlook for tighter global supply The price jumped 4 AM EDT, reaching the support since 21:00 EDT yesterday.
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