Lee Hardman at MUFG highlights that the Australian Dollar has slipped back below 0.7000 against the US Dollar, testing the 200-day moving average near 0.7030. Despite the RBA’s fourth rate hike this year to 4.60% and its commitment to tackle persistent inflation, Governor Bullock’s cautious remarks on whether policy is restrictive enough have tempered expectations […]
ING’s Asia-Pacific research notes that South Korea’s upcoming data should show stronger industrial production and a widening trade surplus, even as export and import growth moderates. Technology and semiconductor exports are expected to underpin the surplus. At the same time, headline CPI is forecast to ease slightly, with core inflation decelerating more sharply, pointing to […]
Francesco Pesole at ING argues EUR/USD’s break below 1.140 has pushed the pair into stretched undervaluation versus their short-term fair value model, as rate differentials moved in favour of the Euro. While the Dollar-driven move and lack of nearby technical support keep catching a falling knife risky, ING expects eventual convergence toward the 1.1430–1.1450 area […]
ING’s Francesco Pesole explains that despite political noise in Germany and an additional ECB hike now expected in December, ING keeps its EUR/USD profile unchanged with a 1.160 year-end target. He sees similar front-end pricing for EUR and USD, expects dovish repricing on lower energy prices, but highlights mostly downside risks for EUR/USD this week, especially if […]
ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that the Czech National Bank (CNB) kept its policy rate at 3.75% with a dovish tone versus market pricing, but ING economists now expect a hike in November due to higher inflation forecasts and elevated global energy prices. While EUR/CZK trades around 24.300–24.350, ING sees a stronger Dollar lifting the pair […]
ING strategists Francesco Pesole and Frantisek Taborsky note that markets fully expect the Federal Reserve to raise rates by 25bp to 4.0%, with a surprise hold seen as materially negative for the Dollar. They argue the FOMC is likely aware of Treasury risks and will keep a hawkish tone, with Chair Kevin Warsh’s openness to further tightening […]
ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Oil prices have surged as the Saudi East–West pipeline shutdown tightens supply and keeps ICE Brent near recent resistance around $110/bbl. They highlight persistent uncertainty over damage and outage duration, with Saudi storage at Yanbu only offering temporary relief and risks that port stocks deplete before […]
ING analysts Chris Turner and Padhraic Garvey argue the Bank of Japan is likely to hike 25bp to 1.25% and then proceed cautiously. They see government resistance to aggressive tightening and project two additional 25bp hikes in January and April, taking the policy rate to 1.75%, which they view as near‑neutral ahead of a temporary […]
Francesco Pesole at ING argues that despite stronger United Kingdom (UK) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) data and resilient Sterling, the move in Gilts is largely externally driven and not about domestic fiscal fears. ING maintains its view that the Bank of England will not hike further, warning of a potential dovish repricing and targeting higher EUR/GBP and […]
ING analysts Warren Patterson and Ewa Manthey note that Brent and WTI have rallied sharply as Middle East tensions escalate and Saudi Arabia reports a steep drop in output. They highlight rising risks to Saudi energy infrastructure and Red Sea exports, alongside stronger Chinese crude buying and tight US inventories, suggesting Oil markets are increasingly […]