Abstract:ThedatareleasedonThursdaymaybetheworst-casescenario,astheUSGDPgrowthrateinthefirstquarterwasmuchlowerthanexpected,whilethecorePCEpriceindexinthefirstquarterwashigherthanexpected.ThismeansthattheUSeconomicgrowthratehasdeclined,whileinflationremainshigh,raisingconcernsaboutstagflationbecomingareality.Affectedbythisdata,theUSdollarindexjumpedto101.82duringthesession,closing0.12%higherat101.5.
April28,2023-FundamentalReminder
☆EuropeanCentralBankPresidentLagardedeliversaspeech,timetobedetermined
☆AnnouncementoftheBankofJapan'sinterestrateresolutionandoutlookreportat11:00pm
☆At14:30,BankofJapanGovernorKazuoShibataheldapressconference
☆At20:30,announcethemonthlyGDPrateforCanadainFebruary,themonthlypersonalexpenditureratefortheUnitedStatesinMarch,theannualandmonthlycorePCEpriceindexrateforMarch,andthequarterlylaborcostindexrateforthefirstquarter
☆AnnouncementofChicagoPMIforAprilat21:45
☆ThefinalvalueoftheUniversityofMichiganconsumerconfidenceindexinAprilwasreleasedat22:00
☆At23:00,theFederalReserveannouncesitsinvestigationandevaluationreportonSiliconValleybanks
☆AnnouncethetotalnumberofoilwellsdrilledintheUnitedStatesfortheweekendingApril28at1:00thenextday
MarketOverview
ReviewofGlobalMarketTrend
ThedatareleasedonThursdaymaybetheworst-casescenario,astheUSGDPgrowthrateinthefirstquarterwasmuchlowerthanexpected,whilethecorePCEpriceindexinthefirstquarterwashigherthanexpected.ThismeansthattheUSeconomicgrowthratehasdeclined,whileinflationremainshigh,raisingconcernsaboutstagflationbecomingareality.Affectedbythisdata,theUSdollarindexjumpedto101.82duringthesession,closing0.12%higherat101.5.
TheUSTreasuryyieldroseduringthesession,andthetwo-yearUSTreasuryyieldbrieflyregaineditslossesfromtheprevioustwodaysbeforefallingto4.07%.The10-yearUSTreasuryyieldrosefrom3.43%to3.52%withintheday.
SpotgoldroseandfellafterthereleaseofUSeconomicdata,droppingfromadailyhighof2003.7USdollarsperounceto1974.13USdollarsperounce,divingnearly30USdollarsbeforereboundingandclosingdown0.07%at1987.8USdollarsperounce.Spotsilverbrieflyreturnedabovethe$25levelinintradaytrading,butfailedtoholdittocloseup0.19%at$24.93perounce.
Crudeoilbenefitedfromaresurgenceinmarketriskappetiteandrosemoderately,buttheriseintheUSindexlimiteditsgains.WTIcrudeoilclosedup0.63%at$74.78perbarrel;Brentcrudeoilclosedup0.67%at$78.25perbarrel.
TheUSstockmarketopenedhighertoday,withtheDowJonesIndustrialAverageup1.58%,theNasdaqup2.43%,andtheS&P500Indexup1.96%,markingthelargestdailygainsinceearlyJanuaryofthisyear.MetaPlatformssawasignificantincreaseofnearly14%afteritsperformance.
Europeanstocksalmostclosedhigher,whiletheGermanDAX30indexclosed0.05%higher;TheFTSE100IndexintheUKcloseddown0.27%;TheFrenchCAC40indexclosedup0.23%;TheEuropeanStoxx50indexclosedup0.25%;TheIBEX35indexinSpainclosedup0.21%;TheItalianFTSEMIBindexclosed0.19%higher.
MarketFocus
1.BangkokPost:ThailandandChinaholdtalksonexpandinglocalcurrencysettlement.
2.ThesizeofemergencyloansprovidedtobanksbytheFederalReserveroseforthesecondweekinarowto$155.2billion.
3.Sudan'sRapidSupportForcesannounceagreementtoextendceasefirefor72hours.
4.Tocombatdrugtrafficking,BidendeclaredanationalemergencyintheU.S.
5.Indiawillallow140tonsofgoldimportsfromtheUAEatpreferentialtariffs.
6.RussianDeputyPrimeMinisterNovak:OPEC+seesnoneedforfurthercutsinoilproduction.
7.U.S.stockssurged,boostedbytechstockearnings,withNasdaqfuturesclosingup2.4%,whichwasthebiggestgaininamonth.
8.Indonesia'stradeministry:willlowerpalmoildomesticmarketobligation(DMO)to300,000tonspermonthfromMay1.
9.U.S.Q1corePCErecorded4.9%,strongerthanexpected.U.S.Q1GDPgrowthrecorded1.1%,lessthanexpected,withbusinessinventoriesfallingforthefirsttimeinayearandahalf,pullingdownthegrowthrate.
10.FedChairmanPowellspokewithRussianpranksterspretendingtobeUkrainianPresidentZelenskyinJanuary,andPowellansweredarangeofquestionsfromtheinflationoutlook.
GeopoliticalSituation
1.RussianDefenseMinistry:troopsoccupiedfourneighborhoodsinnorthwestern,westernandsouthwesternBakhmut.
2.TheU.S.hasdeployedaWestern-aidedUkrainianweaponstrackingsysteminUkraine
3.NATOSecretaryGeneralJensStoltenberg:NATOallieshavedeliveredalmostallthecombatvehiclespromisedtoUkraine
4.OntheexpulsionofRussiandiplomatsfromEurope,theKremlinsaid:relationsareatthelowestpossiblelevel.
5.RussianForeignMinistry:Russiadoesnotconsidertheimplementationstatusofthefoodagreementsatisfactory.
6.AllRussiansubwaystationsinMoscowreceivedanonymousthreateningmessageswith“explosives”.TheRussianMinistryofEmergencySituationssaidthatthemessagesarelikelytocomefromUkraine.ThereisnoresponsefromtheUkrainiansideatthistime.
7.Ukraine'scentralbankexpectsitsforeignreservestoincreaseto$34.5billionbytheendofthisyearthankstoforeignaid.
8.TheCentralBankofUkraine:keepsthekeyinterestrateunchangedat25%andcanstartloweringthekeyrateinthefourthquarterof2023.
MHMarkets
InstitutionalPerspective
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GoldmanSachs
RaisetheforecastfortheBankofEngland'speakrateto5%.
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SOCIETEGENERALE
【SocieteGenerale:U.S.taxrevenuedropinAprilwillbringforwarddebtdeadline】
April21,SocieteGeneraleSubadraRajappaandotherstrategistssaidinareportthattheU.S.TreasuryismorelikelytorunoutofitsborrowingcapacitysometimeinJuneiftaxrevenuesfortherestofAprilarearound50%of2022levels.SocieteGeneralestillexpectstheU.S.TreasurytorunoutofitsborrowingcapacitybetweenlateJulyandearlyAugust,buttheforecastwillfaceuncertaintyiftaxrevenuesaremuchlowerthancurrentlyexpected.SocieteGeneralesaidtheforecastisbasedonassumptionsabouttaxrevenuesfortheremainderofAprilandthesizeofborrowingavailableundertheextraordinarymeasures.
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MitsubishiUFJBankwillincreaseitstransferfeesinJapanfromOctober2.
Fed Governor Christopher Waller's recent comments have highlighted a cautious stance towards adjusting interest rates, marking a significant moment for the financial markets.
In the forex market, stability was the theme for the U.S. dollar index, holding firm at 104.30. Minor fluctuations were observed across major currency pairs: the Euro slightly weakened against the dollar, closing at 1.0827
In the latest market wrap focusing on the foreign exchange sector, the U.S. dollar index showed minimal movement, holding at 104.31.
On Tuesday, due to February's US durable goods orders growth exceeding expectations and an optimistic economic growth outlook for the first quarter in the US, the US dollar index initially fell but then rose, briefly touching below the 104 mark before recovering during the US trading session, closing up 0.07% at 104.29.