Current Market Sentiment | Yellen’s Testimony

Posted On 11 Feb 2016

There is no trade call or tier one data due out during the London session. However we do have the Eurogroup meetings taking place so be on the lookout for any potential news or comments that could affect the market. We will also see the latest Swiss CPI figures. Watch the weekly risk events video here to learn more about these releases.

Current Market Sentiment:

The main event for yesterdays NY session was the semi-annual testimony on the Monetary Policy Report from Fed Chair Janet Yellen. The immediate text release contained few surprises and the market did not drive the USD in any clear direction immediately. Yellen cited the risks of foreign economic developments but did not communicate anything particularly new. The Fed still expect inflation to rise to target and Yellen repeated that hikes will be gradual. During the Q&A she reminded the market that there was still a fair amount of data to be assessed between now and the March meeting, alluding to the Fed’s continued data dependence. EURUSD fell 100 pips during the session but then retraced the move.

There was no major data released during the Asian session. Asian equities are once again sliding with Hong Kong stocks off to their worst New Year start since 1994. The Hang Seng is currently down 4.11%, the Topix -3.02%, and the Nikkei -2.31%. As would be expected during times of risk aversion, the Yen has seen broad based strength.

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