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今日汇评
周一经济日历单薄,致使外汇市场区间震荡。上周五,尽管市场公布了一系列利好的第三季度企业盈利报告和经济数据,美国股市收盘时还是难逃走低的结局,之后亚洲股市的表现先是持平然后微幅走强。最近几周美国利率的下滑曲线给美元带来些许强劲支撑,特别表现在美元兑日圆的交易上。从短期的外汇动力表单中可以看出,第三季度的企业盈利报告仍是促使美元兑日圆交易最主要的动力。我们预期本周四的美国耐用消费品订单数据和周五的美国国内生产总值数据或将意外上扬,届时将利好美元在外汇市场中的价格行动,促使美联储的态度转向强硬。受上周晚些时候金融时报和华尔街日报所刊载的文章的激励,投资者更加相信美联储或将改变其温和态度的判断。
欧洲央行理事康斯坦西奥上周末表示,“汇率不是政策目标,不过是需要考虑的问题之一”。他甚至指出了欧元升值或将产生的利好影响,认为它有助于降低通货膨胀压力。他还补充说,“在未来数年里”没有哪种货币可以替代美元成为全球储备货币,并警告说,过早撤出经济刺激计划可能“导致新一轮衰退”。与此观点相反,欧洲央行理事斯兰姆科则认为,“强势欧元将会引发欧元区出现新的问题”,他还积极地建议“欧洲央行有必要同包括汇率在内的更多领域协调行动”。
预期对本周央行行动的焦点将集中在挪威克朗、澳元和新西兰元上。预期本周三的挪威银行或将宣布加入澳洲央行加息的行列。虽然我们预测挪威银行将同市场预期一致,会加息25个基点,但其言论表明央行可能会采取一个渐进的紧缩政策,并令市场失望。我们认为,挪威克朗依然被低估,因挪威银行的态度不如市场预期般强劲,致使挪威克朗遭遇抛售,但这或许正是买进挪威克朗的大好机会。
新西兰总理约翰·基表示,该国的利率“最早”可能于2010年上半年晚些时候上调,在此之前不会面临加息压力,“只要纽元汇率居高不下,新西兰联储就不可能改变其利率”。但约翰·基补充说,强势的纽元正对新西兰的出口商施加“巨大压力”,双底衰退风险的“几率总是存在”。新西兰央行将于本周四召开议息会议,如市场所预期,我们预测央行将不会更改其利率政策。但是,我们也看到新西兰央行的声明正在发生细微的变化,更加倾向于中性的政策立场。
今天晚些时候,我们将获知达拉斯联储制造业活动指数,预期将下降0.5个百分点。如果是这样,该数据将创2年以来的最小降幅。
Market Brief
The light economic calendar today should keep FX markets range bound today. Asian equities were marginally stronger, after US equities ended weaker on Friday, despite broadly firm Q3 earnings reports and some better economic data. The sterling selling saw no respite in Asian session. The GBP was still the weakest among all currencies, as the lingering effect of the UK posting 3Q GDP figures, which shows that the UK is still in recession after posting negative GDP for the sixth straight quarter, is still present. We are still in the minority in expecting that the BoE will expand its asset purchasing programming roughly by ?25bn at the November meeting. Should the MPC members choose this course of action, traders should expect a significantly weaker sterling.
One of the highlight of this week will be the Norges Bank rate decision Wednesday. Markets expect the central bank to join the RBA in tightening rates. However, should the statement indicate gradual tightening over aggressive action, the market would be clearly disappointed. We believe any dip in the NOK is a good time to establish long positions.
Later today, we get the Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity reading, which is expected to print a -0.5% decline. If so, this would be the slowest rate of decline seen in 2 years.