Euro to Look Past CPI Data as Greece Headlines Dominate the Spotlight


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  • Australian Dollar Gains as RBA Disappoints Bets on Dovish Shift in Rhetoric
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The preliminary set of May Eurozone CPI figures headlines the data docket in European trading hours . The headline year-on-year inflation rate is expected to rise to 0. 2 percent, the highest in six months. The outcome seems unlikely to meaningfully drive the Euro however considering its limited implications for near-term ECB policy bets.

Rather, the single currency will look to Greece -related news-flow for direction cues. Negotiations have entered the proverbial 11 th hour amid worries that Athens may fail to repay over €300 million due to the IMF on Friday, triggering events leading to insolvency and a possible ejection from the Eurozone.

Key figures from the lender side of the impasse – German Chancellor Merkel, IMF Managing Director Lagarde, ECB President Draghi, French President Hollande and EC President Juncker – met to develop a list of conditions for Greece to meet in exchange for funding in a last-ditch attempt to avoid deeper crisis. Markets will keep a close eye on follow-up headlines to gauge how the effort will progress in the days ahead.

The Australian Dollar underperformed in overnight trade, rising over 1 percent on average against its top counterparts, following the RBA monetary policy announcement . While policymakers’ decision to keep the cash rate unchanged at 2 percent was widely expected, a parallel drop in the Aussie and front-end bond yields in recent weeks hinted at pre-positioning for a dovish forward guidance turn. That did not materialize, with Governor Glen Stevens and company keeping to a non-committal, data-dependent posture.

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Asia Session

GMT

CCY

EVENT

ACT

EXP

PREV

22:45

NZD

Terms of Trade Index (QoQ) (1Q)

1.5%

1.7%

-2.3%

23:30

AUD

Australian Weekly Consumer Confidence Index

113.5

-

113.5

23:50

JPY

Monetary Base (YoY) (MAY)

35.6%

-

35.2%

23:50

JPY

Monetary Base End of period (¥) (MAY)

307.4T

-

305.9T

01:30

JPY

Labor Cash Earnings (YoY) (APR)

0.9%

0.3%

0.0%

01:30

JPY

Real Cash Earnings (YoY) (APR)

0.1%

-

-2.7%

01:30

AUD

BoP Current Account Balance (1Q)

-10.7B

-10.8B

-10.2B

01:30

AUD

Net Exports of GDP (1Q)

0.50

0.00

0.70

04:30

AUD

RBA Cash Rate Target (JUN 2)

2.00%

2.00%

2.00%

European Session

GMT

CCY

EVENT

EXP

PREV

IMPACT

07:55

EUR

German Unemployment Change (MAY)

-10K

-8K

Medium

07:55

EUR

German Unemployment Rate (MAY)

6.4%

6.4%

Medium

08:30

GBP

Net Consumer Credit (APR)

1.0B

1.2B

Low

08:30

GBP

Net Lending Sec. on Dwellings (APR)

1.9B

1.8B

Low

08:30

GBP

Mortgage Approvals (APR)

63.5K

61.3K

Medium

08:30

GBP

M4 Money Supply (MoM) (APR)

-

0.3%

Low

08:30

GBP

M4 Money Supply (YoY) (APR)

-

-0.6%

Low

08:30

GBP

M4 Ex IOFCs 3M Annualised (APR)

4.0%

2.5%

Low

08:30

GBP

Markit/CIPS UK Construction PMI (MAY)

55.0

54.2

Medium

09:00

EUR

Eurozone PPI (MoM) (APR)

0.1%

0.2%

Medium

09:00

EUR

Eurozone PPI (YoY) (APR)

-2.0%

-2.3%

Medium

09:00

EUR

Eurozone CPI Estimate (YoY) (MAY)

0.2%

0.0%

High

09:00

EUR

Eurozone CPI Core (YoY) (MAY A)

0.7%

0.6%

High

Critical Levels

CCY

Supp 3

Supp 2

Supp 1

Pivot Point

Res 1

Res 2

Res 3

EURUSD

1.0793

1.0873

1.0900

1.0953

1.0980

1.1033

1.1113

GBPUSD

1.5050

1.5155

1.5178

1.5260

1.5283

1.5365

1.5470

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