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Asia FX muted after mixed China PMIs, dollar dips as rate cut bets grow
Investing.com-- Most Asian currencies kept to a tight range on Monday as sentiment towards the region was dented by weak Chinese business activity data, while the dollar retreated amid some growing bets on an interest rate cut.
A sharp downward revision in Japan’s first quarter gross domestic product also kept sentiment towards Asia largely negative, while the yen remained fragile and largely in focus over more potential government intervention.
Chinese yuan weak, PMIs offer mixed signals
The Chinese yuan remained weak on Monday, with the USDCNY pair sticking to levels last seen in November.
Purchasing managers index data painted a mixed picture of the economy. Government PMI data on Sunday showed China’s manufacturing sector shrank for a second straight month in June.
But private PMI data showed the sector growing at its fastest pace in three years.
The mixed signals came amid souring sentiment towards China, as trade jitters with the West and cooling optimism over stimulus measures kept selling pressure on the yuan high.
Broader Asian currencies, especially those with exposure to China, were in a tight range. The Australian dollar’s AUDUSD pair was flat, while the Singapore dollar’s USDSGD pair and the South Korean won’s USDKRW pair both firmed slightly.
The Indian rupee’s USDINR pair saw some strength last week, and remained below record highs hit in June.
Japanese yen fragile, USDJPY rises after GDP revision
The Japanese yen remained at its weakest levels in 38 years. The USDJPY pair rose as far as 161.19 yen on Monday, and remained well above levels that had attracted government intervention in May.
The Japanese government on Monday unexpectedly revised first-quarter gross domestic product data, with the reading now showing a much deeper contraction than initially expected.
The reading presented a dour outlook for the Japanese economy, and also raised doubts over just how much headroom the Bank of Japan has to begin tightening policy.
This notion has been a key weight on the yen, with recent dovish signals from the BOJ being a main driver of the currency’s rout through June.
Dollar retreats, more rate cues awaited
The dollar index and dollar index futures both fell more than 0.2% each on Monday, extending losses from Friday after PCE price index data showed some mild easing in inflation.
The reading saw traders increase their bets that the Federal Reserve will cut rates by 25 basis points in September, according to the CME Fedwatch tool.
Focus this week was squarely on more signals from the Fed. Chair Jerome Powell is set to talk on Tuesday, while the minutes of the bank’s June meeting are due on Wednesday.
Nonfarm payrolls data for June is due on Friday.
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