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A quiet one on the agenda to start the week
It is also a US holiday but we have Trump's inauguration to look forward to
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ForexLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: USD weaker session – no tariff news is good news
Forex news for Asian trading on Monday, January 20, 2025
Session wrap
Wrap Asia
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Is the Stock Market Open Today?
Here's what's open and closed for trading today on Monday, January 20, 2025
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General
Stocks
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Japan Tertiary Industry Index (MoM) (Nov) -0.3% (expected 0.1%, prior 0.1%)
A miss on estimates will not be welcome news for the Bank of Japan.
JPY
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Japan data - Industrial Production (MoM) (Nov)-2.2% (expected -2.3%, prior -2.3%)
Final industrial output data from Japan for November 2024
JPY
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Trump to declare a National Energy Emergency - will enable him to use new powers
"Drill, baby, drill" to be the catchphrase
Oil
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USD/CAD trades with negative bias below multi-year peak, around mid-1.4400s
The USD/CAD pair retreated slightly after touching its highest level since March 2020 during the Asian session on Monday and for now, seems to have snapped a two-day winning streak.
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Fed
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MiddleEast
Currencies
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Japanese Yen Futures Analysis for Today
Bullish Above: 0.0064530 (January 15th Value Area High).Bearish Below: 0.0064435 (today’s developing VWAP and Friday’s POC).
JPY
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Reports that a Tesla vehicle on autopilot has crashed into a retail store
In San Francisco
SPX
Nasdaq
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USD/INR drifts lower as traders brace for Trump’s inauguration
The Indian Rupee (INR) strengthens on Monday after logging its worst week in 18 months in the previous week.
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SEO
India
EmergingMarkets
Macroeconomics
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China's Vice President Han Zheng meets Musk and also Vance
Han expresses willingness to work with US to enhance China-US relations
Politics
China
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Japanese Yen surrenders modest intraday gains against USD ahead of Trump's inaugural speech
The Japanese Yen (JPY) attracts some dip-buyers following an Asian session downtick and stalls its retracement slide from a near four-week high touched against its American counterpart on Friday.
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BOJ
InterestRate
Fed
SEO
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Its started - the Fed blackout period, that is
There are no Federal Reserve speakers for a couple of weeks ahead
Fed
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Trump says he'll sign nearly 100 executive orders within hours of taking office
Trump will take office at noon, US Eastern time, on January 20
Politics
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Apple has cut the price of some iPhone models in China - government subsidy announced
A bit of an increase in consumer demand will be the government plan
China
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NZD/USD gathers strength to near 0.5600, Trump 2.0 in focus
The NZD/USD pair holds positive ground around 0.5600 during the Asian trading hours on Monday.
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Majors
Macroeconomics
PBOC
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2 reasons (and others) Barclays still like USD/JPY
1. The BoJ priced in, and 2. risk surrounding Trump
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Recapping Japan’s core machinery orders in November, results exceeding expectations
The Bank of Japan will eye this report favourably. Its not a game changer but another straw on the camel's back.
JPY
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PBOC sets USD/CNY reference rate at 7.1886 vs. 7.1889 previous
On Monday, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set the USD/CNY central rate for the trading session ahead at 7.1886 as compared to Friday's fix of 7.1889 and 7.3353 Reuters estimates.
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Currencies
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PBOC sets USD/ CNY reference rate for today at 7.1886 (vs. estimate at 7.3353)
PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
CNY
China Stock Market
China
CNH
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PBOC leaves Loan Prime Rates unchanged in January
The People’s Bank of China (PBOC), China's central bank, announced to leave its Loan Prime Rates (LPRs) unchanged on Monday.
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CentralBanks
China
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Macroeconomics
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GBP/USD ticks higher on softer USD; lacks bullish conviction and remains below 1.2200
The GBP/USD pair kicks off the new week on a slightly positive note and reverses a part of Friday's decline, though the uptick lacks follow-through or bullish conviction.
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Bank of Japan expected to raise rates this week - but there is a hurdle to overcome first
BoJ watching the market's reaction to Trump's inauguration and his actions immediately following
BOJ
JPY
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Bank of America survey shows long US dollar is now considered the most crowded trade
Which makes for an obvious headwind.
USD
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PBOC is expected to set the USD/CNY reference rate at 7.3353 – Reuters estimate
PBOC CNY reference rate setting for the trading session ahead.
CNY
China Stock Market
China
CNH
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Japan November machine orders rocket higher: +3.4% m/m (expected -0.4%) +10.3% y/y (+5.6%)
A leading indicator of capital spending in the coming six to nine months
JPY
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JP Morgan forecasts a PBOC RRR and rate cut after Lunar New Year
And more fiscal support announcements in March
CNY
China Stock Market
China
CNH
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PBOC may cut RRR before the Lunar New Year holiday
First day of the holiday is January 29
CNY
China Stock Market
CNH
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AUD/USD holds below 0.6200 ahead of Trump’s inauguration
The AUD/USD pair weakens to around 0.6190, snapping the two-day losing streak during the early Asian session on Monday.
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Majors
Macroeconomics
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Nomura are expecting a March Fed rate cut then a US inflationary shock due to tariffs
Nomura Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) outlook
Fed
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Reminder - US markets are closed on Monday, January 20, 2025
Martin Luther King Day
Bonds
SPX
Nasdaq
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Trump spoke at a rally - hinted at action on immigration and energy (nothing on tariffs)
Trump spoke at a rally ahead of his inauguration
Politics
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Leaks around Trump's 'day one' executive orders have not mentioned tariffs at all
Which, of course, doesn't mean we don't get any - but so far so good
Politics
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Economic calendar in Asia Monday, January 20, 2025 - PBOC Loan Prime Rate (LPR) day
Asian Economic Calendar: Key Events and Consensus Expectations for 20 January 2025
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Trade ideas thread - Monday, 20 January, insightful charts, technical analysis, ideas
Join the discussion and stay ahead in the forex market.
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