Stephen Innes | Nov 25, 2022 02:58AM ET
This week, there is an evident divergence in the relative hawkishness of G10 central banks. While the Fed stepping down from a 75 basis point (bp) hiking pace to 50 bp in December is wholly consistent with its projections, underwhelming survey data point to a faster-than-expected slowing in activity. A heavy calendar of Fed speakers next week, Williams on Nov. 28 and Powell on Nov. 30 are the highlights, should remain hawkish, trumpeting the Fed's inflation-fighting credentials.
By contrast, the RBNZ's discussion of a 100 bp increase during its hike to 75 bp this week is a hawkish step up. Meanwhile, the ECB's emphasis remains on current inflation rather than the forward-looking ability of weaker activity reducing price pressures after Executive Board member Isabel Schnabel said that "the room for slowing down the pace of interest rate adjustments remains limited." Schnabel's hawkish record notwithstanding, the market can not rule out a 75bp rate hike in December, giving EUR/USD upside further scope to run.
A more attractive global ex-US growth setup heavily depends on expectations around China's reopening. Fading concerns around renewed restrictions would give opportunities to sell USD into year-end, with China-sensitive currencies, AUD, CNH, KRW and THB, standing out.
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