Tag Archives: NZD
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, the U.S. is to release what will be closely watched data on consumer prices, home sales and manufacturing orders.
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
• Expectations for growth stabilization from China and Fed Chair Yellen’s improved tone were likely the key drivers
FX Quant Fund Positioning Data
The most substantial change in the positions of the SG FX Enhanced Risk Premia strategy over the week has been the cut by around a third of the long NZD position.
Housing and utilities drive Q2 CPI increase
The 0.3% quarterly increase in Consumer Price Index slightly below our expectations, but in line with RBNZ forecast.
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be watching testimony on monetary policy by Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and
Weekly CFTC Trader Positioning Data
• The FX environment is not one of a broad USD trend but instead of domestic stories that are driving currencies.
FX Quant Fund Positioning Data
The following are the latest weekly positions updates on Societe Generale’s FX Quant Fund which runs systematic currency strategies by SocGen’s quant analysts.
Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) – Staying The Course
The manufacturing sector remains in expansion mode, despite some aspects of the results that need to be watched closely in the months ahead,
Weekly Leveraged Funds Positioning Data
• Leveraged funds increased their net short positions in the USD by USD1.5bn. This comes following the release of final Q1 GDP data showing a much larger contraction that initially estimated.
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be focusing on Wednesdays’ minutes of the Federal Reserve’s June meeting, with few other major U.S. economic reports on the calendar.
Leveraged Funds Positioning Data
The following are the key points in ANZ’s analysis for the latest speculative positioning report (positioning data is for the week ending 24 June).
The Week Ahead in FX
In the week ahead, investors will be looking to the U.S. nonfarm payrolls report on Thursday for further indications on the strength of the labor market,