While risk sentiments stabilize today, there is no clear momentum of any meaningful recovery in global stock markets. Investors remain on guard against new developments of China's coronavirus outbreak, which confirmed cases exceed 2003's SARS already. Yen and Dollar trading generally firmer today, as in early US session. Though, Swiss Franc is pressured together with Aussie and Kiwi. In Europe, currently, FTSE is up 0.17%. DAX is up 0.17%. CAC is up 0.44%. German 10-year yield is down -0.037 at -0.376. Earlier in Asia, Nikkei rose 0.71%. Hong Kong HSI dropped -2.82% in post-holiday catch up. Singapore Strait Times rose 0.04%. Japan 10-year JGB yield rose 0.0003 to -0.037. Focus will turn to FOMC rate decisions. Markets are pricing in no chance of a cut today and Fed would in no way spoil such expectations. Fed Chair Jerome Powell would reiterate that monetary policy is at the right place. The committee will need more time to gauge the impacts of last year's three rate cuts, as well as impact of US-China trade deal phase one etc. Overall, the announcement and press conference will likely be a non-event. |
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