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[MARKET ANALYSIS] DXY treading water into US CPI, JPY underperforms; broader newsflow quiet thus far

The DXY index is holding steady ahead of the upcoming US CPI release, signaling uncertainty in the market as traders await inflation data that could influence Fed policy.

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[MARKET ANALYSIS] DXY treading water into US CPI, JPY underperforms; broader newsflow quiet thus far

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  • DXY is currently trading with very mild gains and trades at the midpoint of a 96.89-97.15 range. Really not much driving things for the index this morning, with traders awaiting the US CPI report later. On that, the headline is expected to rise +0.3% M/M (prev. 0.3%), and core rising at a rate of 0.3% M/M (prev. 0.2%). UBS said easing inflation should keep the Fed on track for rate cuts despite strong jobs data, forecasting two 25bps reductions in June and September, while FOMC projections indicate one additional cut this year. In terms of recent price action, ING notes that there has been a strong inclination to sell USD rallies this week, as such, analysts “struggle to see the dollar recover substantially from here”.
  • G10s are mixed against the USD, with the NZD and CAD holding around the unchanged mark, whilst the CHF, AUD and JPY hold towards the foot of the pile, with the latter the clear underperformer.
  • Really not much driving things for the JPY this morning, with the weakness potentially a slight paring of a four-day winning streak seen following PM Takaichi’s landslide victory. Focus has been on Takaichi’s remarks that she will adhere to fiscal responsibility, with attention also on comments via FinMin Katayama who noted that the foodstuff tax cut could be funded by foreign reserves. On the monetary policy side of things, markets now see the chance of faster BoJ normalisation; on that, BoJ’s Tamura (Hawk) suggested inflation is becoming “sticky”, and flagged the chance of a rate hike “this spring”. On the neutral rate, he suggested that the policy rate is “very distant” from the neutral rate. USD/JPY was little moved to his comments, and currently trade at the upper end of a 152.63-153.66 range.
  • CHF is slightly lower this morning, in the aftermath of the region’s inflation data; the Y/Y metric printed in-line with the consensus, whilst the M/M metric was a touch below the prior and surprisingly fell into negative territory. The CHF initially weakened on the report, before scaling back much of the pressure thereafter. It is worth reminding that SNB’s Schlegel suggested that the Bank is willing “look through negative months of inflation”, adding that the bar to negative rates is high.
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The forecasted mild uptick in headline and core inflation may support views of potential rate cuts, contributing to the recent dynamics where USD rallies are met with selling pressure. Meanwhile, JPY weakness indicates a market struggle to maintain bullish momentum despite previous gains, reflecting ongoing scrutiny over Japanese monetary policy adjustments.

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