APAC Global Macro Morning Brief – Happy Macro Fri 25 Oct 2019: Getting ready for an action packed week

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Happy Macro Fri 25 Oct 2019

APAC Global Macro Morning Brief – Getting ready for an action packed week

So Dec 12 is the day that Bojo wants a snap election to be held in the UK (i.e. will not be able to make the Oct 31 deadline). He will need 2/3 of parliament to pass the motion & it looks like there could be an EU extension until the end of Jan 2020.

The saga continues, sterling 1.2851 -0.47% also continues to hold up very well.

So it was Flash PMIs Thu o/n & its really a mixed picture across the world. The key takeaway, is there is still not floor in sight to global economic downtown

Australia is hanging by the skin of their teeth on the 50 lvl, south of which would signal contraction. Flash mfg. & Serv. Came in at 50.1 & 50.8, compared to previous figures of 50.3 & 52.5

Japan has now seen ten consecutive months of sub 50 prints in their mfg. PMIs, with the latest missing at 48.5a 49.2e 48.9p.

The Euro-Zone as a block missed: Flash Mfg. PMI 45.7a 46.1e 45.7p, Flash Serv. PMI 51.8e 51.9a 51.6p.

Germany similar to Japan has also had 10 consecutive months of contraction in its mfg. PMI 41.9a 42.0e 41.7p

Its worth noting France bucked the trend in the EZ, with a mfg. PMI that beat, and serv. PMI that was quite strong 52.9a 51.6e 51.1p

The US which is a service focused economy saw its serv. PMIs come in at 51.0 a/e 50.9, yet experienced a decent beat on the mfg. side 51.5a 50.7e 51.1p. ISMs that are due next wk, always garner a lot more focus that the Markit PMIs

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Cross-Asset View: Grind up continues on the S&P, we are not far from all-time new highs. If that inverse head & shoulder technical formation plays out, that could be +500 points in the making over 6-9m.

Treasuries 1.77% hovering around the same lvls they have been of late 1.70 – 1.80, with that said decent +0.79% pop up in gold to get back above $1500 at $1504… for the bulls a weekly close above here would be key.

Dollar as a whole overnight, was neither here nor there.

Econ Data Today:

• EZ: German Ifo Business Climate
  
  
• US: UoM Consumer Sentiment

Next week will see:

• Will be all about the Fed, not so much in will they cut – that’s currently sitting at a 90.4% probability of a 25bp cut to 1.75% - yet what indication will they give (if any), on future pace of cuts. Still astounded that folks keep talking about a midcycle adjustment

• Pivotal as well next wk will be final PMI readings, ISMs out of the US will be critical (last month saw the first month of misses in both ISM readings in a long time) as well Non-Farm Payrolls & Average Hourly earnings. Its worth nothing the key US readings come out on Friday Nov 1, so it will be post the Fed Oct 30 meeting. Only exception here will be the first reading of US 3Q GDP where 1.6% is expected vs. a 2.0% final reading from the 2Q.

• In addition to the Fed we will have rate decisions out of Canada and Brazil, former is expected to stay put at 1.75% whilst the latter to cut by 50bp to 5.00%. We also have the BoJ on the Thu post the Fed.

• It will also be a Singapore holiday on Monday – Happy Deepavali Everyone – yet have no fear Macro Monday will still be on!

• Also watch for daylights savings changes in Europe, as well as another public Monday holiday in New Zealand.

Have a brilliant Friday & exceptional wkd up ahead. For those partying it up with the Rugby cup in Japan, enjoy & good luck.

Other:

• To catch this wk’s Macro Monday Click here…  & replay of the call here

   

• Don’t forget to bookmark & check our Daily SaxoStrats calls from the European morning session c. 09:00 CET