Wednesday, November 15, 2017 8:08 AM EDT
The US Dollar took a major step back yesterday, crashing out of its three-week range and two-month uptrend. With 94.19 lost as support, attention has quickly shifted to the October 26 bullish outside engulfing bar low, formed the day of the October ECB meeting, at 93.44. Momentum has started to swing lower as well, with the DXY Index trading below its daily 8-, 13-, and 21-EMAs, and MACD and Stochastics trending lower (albeit in bullish territory still).
Chart 1: DXY Index Daily Timeframe (July to November 2017)
The US Dollar's weakness today may also be attributed to positioning ahead of key data today. Consumption is the most important part of the US economy, generating nearly 70% of the headline GDP figure. The best monthly insight we have into consumption trends in the US might arguably be the Advance Retail Sales report. In October, according to a Bloomberg News survey, consumption was flat the headline Advance Retail Sales due unchanged from the previous month. The Retail Sales Control Group, the input used to calculate GDP, is due in at +0.3% from +0.4% (m/m).
In addition, the October US CPI report is due out as well. According to a Bloomberg News survey, US consumer prices were marginally higher on a monthly-basis in October, due in at +0.1% from +0.5% (m/m) and +2.0% from +2.2% (y/y). The core readings should be similar, at +0.2% from +0.1% (m/m), and at +1.7% unch (y/y).
These figures aggregately have started to steady near the Fed’s medium-term target, further confirming that the Fed will raise rates in December (Fed funds are pricing in a 100% chance of a 25-bps rate hike). However, moving forward, if headline inflation slips below +2%, the pace of future rate hikes may be questioned in a manner negative for the US Dollar.
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