Last week, it was huge for stocks with a massive move showing up after the Fed’s rate hike on Wednesday. The FOMC hiked rates by 75 basis points and the S&P 500 jumped up to a fresh six-week-high. That move continued on Thursday and into Friday trade, helped along by an earnings report from Amazon on Wednesday afternoon and Apple on Thursday.
Next week, all eyes will be on the next Non-Farm payrolls report. For July, the economy is seen adding 250k positions, with unemployment sticking to 3.6%. A minor slowdown is seen in average hourly earnings, with a 4.9% year per year outcome expected from 5.1% prior. These are still healthy estimates and will likely contrast with the Fed pivot markets are anticipating.
The most important economic data for next week will be as follows:
- A quiet Monday this week with Swiss stock market will be closed in observance of Swiss National Day. Later in the day the US ISM Manufacturing PMI will be announced.
- Tuesday the Australian RBA Policy Announcement will be released and later the US JOLTS for June.
- Early Wednesday the New Zealand’s Employment Change and rate will be released. Later the Switzerland’s Consumer Price Index will be released, and later the US ISM Services PMI.
- Thursday will be an important day for UK as they BOE Monetary Policy Report will be released.
- Early Friday, the Australian RBA Monetary Policy Statement will be released. Later the most important number of the month the US and Canadian NFP employment Change and rate will be released.
Major Currencies Performance and Signals
EUR/USD
The Euro slightly rallied as the US Dollar weakened this past week. Markets continue to favour a Fed pivot despite 75-bps rate hike. All eyes are on the US labour market and we are Neutral this week.
FORECAST: NEUTRAL
Resistance: 1.0250, 1.0300, 1.0350
Support: 1.0200, 1.0150, 0.0100
GBP/USD
The GBP/USD rallied significantly last week to reach above the 1.22 level, only to turn around and fall. All eyes on the NFP numbers next week but we remain bearish on the pair.
FORECAST: NEUTRAL
Resistance: 1.2200, 1.2250, 1.2300
Support: 1.2150, 1.2100, 1.1950
AUD/USD
The pair closed the week higher after Australia’s inflation rose to 6.1%, which markets expect will push the RBA to raise interest rates further in August. Next week our Aussies forecast is bullish as the Reserve Bank of Australia is expected to respond to rising inflation with a 50bps rate hike.
FORECAST: NEUTRAL
Resistance: 0.7000, 0.7050, 0.7100
Support: 0.6950, 0.6900, 0.6850
USD/JPY
USDJPY has continued to move lower as the narrowing of yield differentials and softer economic data limits Dollar strength. We are bearish on the USDJPY pair.
FORECAST: SELL
Resistance: 133.50, 134.00, 134.50,
Support: 133.00, 132.50, 132.00
USD/CAD
The pair depreciated for the second week as the US GDP report showed the US economy in a technical recession, and the weakening outlook for growth may continue to produce headwinds for the Greenback as it puts pressure on the FOMC to slow its hiking cycle. All eyes on the NFP results next week but we remain neutral on the pair.
FORECAST: SELL
Resistance: 1.2850, 1.2900, 1.2950
Support: 1.2800 1.2750, 1.2700
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