Morning Call Script - 17 Nov 2023
Overnight asset drivers & the impending data calendar
What’s Moved Overnight
Brent found support overnight $76/77 after breaking $80 yesterday. Lagarde/Bailey/Powell will be overjoyed, probably dancing around their Xmas trees as input price pressures subside globally. We're now $20 off the Sept peak.... OPEC Nov 26th next crucial date.
FX - Quiet APAC session, EUR 1.0850, JPY 150.60, AUD 0.6470 and GBP 1.2415
US2s 4.85%, US10s 4.45%... rising continuing claims, Walmart expecting price/margin compression over the holidays and the market is now pricing a 35% chance of a cut by the Fed in March
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Have a great day, and keep smiling!
Podcast for the Commute
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The Day Ahead
GBP (07:00) UK Retail sales
EUR (10:00): Final CPI
USD (13:30): Building Permits and US Housing Starts
ECB Speak De Cos (08:00), Lagarde (08:30), Holzmann (11:00), Bundesbank's Nagel (13:00)
BoE Speak: Ramsden (13:10) and Greene (13:15)
Fed Speak: Barr (13:45), Collins (13:45), Goolsbee (14:45) and Daly (15:00)
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