Limit Up! 9th January 2025

Limit Up! Daily

Overnight

Markets are tense watching the US 10 year yield at 4.70%. US numbers were mixed ahead of the US holiday today and the fireworks of Nonfarm Payroll tomorrow. 

In Europe more bad economic news from Germany as factory orders and retail sales plummet along with a recovery in PPI, following higher than expected CPI earlier in the week. The EU (like China) just can't catch a break currently and sentiment is super negative. Is it time to dust off the contrarian trade songsheet?

Germany Retails Sales November 2024

Germany Retail Sales November 2024

EU PPI November 2024

EU PPI November 2024

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US Initial Jobless Claims 

Australia Retail Sales November 2024

Australia Retail Sales November 2024


Breaking

Stimulus, what stimulus?

China CPI / PPI December 2024

China CPI / PPI December 2024

Fed officials saw need for ‘careful approach’ to future rate cuts [FT]


Foreign Exchange

Currencies are reversing the Trump tariff weakening of stance. Here's the Aussie. Bull trap anyone?

AUD / USD Daily

AUD / USD Daily

It's similar in GDP / USD, USD / CAD, EURO / USD but worse in CNH or CNY

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USD / CNH Daily


Equities

All the fun is in bonds and FX today but notable in equities was NVIDIA top may be in.


Bonds

Bonds continue to sell off even with 10 year treasuries steady. Gilts were the star performers.

UK 10 Year Gilt Yield Daily

UK 10 Year Gilt Yield Daily

Treasury Auction Draws Highest Yield Since 2007 in Bond Selloff [Bloomberg]


Precious Metals

Gold looking better and Silver approaching decision time. Maybe NFP may give direction but doubt it as who can believe the numbers anyway. 20 Jan would seem to be a better judgement day.


Crypto

Has Bank of America adopted XRP for internal transactions. X post suggests in has: https://x.com/digitalassetbuy/status/1877163822269542466 [X]


Interesting

 
Will Canada be annexed by Trump. Trying to clear out all the rubbish out there I found this really interesting post.
I don't know the poster so haven't referenced him /her. Maybe usual misinformation. Anything anyone can add? In the comments below please.
 
In the FT this morning

Bank of England to further relax rules for banks and insurers

"The Bank of England’s top financial supervisor has announced new plans to ease the burden of its rules on banks and insurers, saying this can be done without unleashing “a race to the bottom” on financial regulation.

Sam Woods, chief executive of the BoE’s Prudential Regulation Authority, told a House of Lords committee that financial resilience and economic competitiveness “go hand in hand” as he outlined new moves to meet government demands for it to support economic growth.

He said the PRA would free up insurers to invest quicker by allowing retrospective authorisation of investments. It will also outline plans this year to cut reporting requirements for banks, after reducing them for insurers by a third."


Economic Indicators Today

  • Australia trade balance
  • China CPI & PPI
  • Germany industrial production
  • EU retail sales
  • US holidays