Forex - Dollar Flat as U.S. Inflation Remains Sluggish - Investing.com

Posted: 10 May 2019 12:29 PM PDT

Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was flat against its rivals on Friday as weaker-than-expected inflation reaffirmed expectations that the Federal Reserve is likely to remain on pause.

The , which measures the greenback against a trade-weighted basket of six major currencies, fell by 0.04% to 97.12.

The Labor Department said on Friday its slowed to 0.3% last month after edging up 0.4% in March.

"With productivity turning higher and unit labor costs little changed in the past year, we won't need to worry about rising inflation for a while, even if the latest tariff hike tacks on another tenth or two to the CPI," BMO said in a note.

fell 0.02% to $1.3010 as an in-line preliminary reading of was offset by doubts that Prime Minister Theresa May can reach a deal with the opposition on a way forward to leave the European Union.

rose 0.08% to $1.1233, while fell 0.45% to C$1.3413.

USD/CAD fell 0.04% to C$1.3357 on better-than-expected Canadian .

rose 0.22% to Y110.03 on improved risk sentiment as President Donald Trump said U.S. and China trade talks would continue.

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4 Reasons Why FX And Stocks Rallied On China Tariffs - Investing.com

Posted: 10 May 2019 12:33 PM PDT

Kathy Lien, Managing Director Of FX Strategy For BK Asset Management

Daily FX Market Roundup May 10, 2019

The trade war is back on and despite the FX market's muted reaction to President Trump's Chinese tariff hike they pose a serious risk to currencies and equities going forward. After four months of relative peace, Trump is getting tough on trade again. On Thursday he stayed true-to-word to raise tariffs on virtually all of their Chinese imports from 10% to 25%. This should be a nightmare for Chinese exporters, the Chinese government, domestic, foreign central banks and investors from all corners of the world. However initial losses in currencies and equities faded as the rebounded nearly 400 points from its lows to end the day in positive territory.

We can identify at least 4 reasons why fresh Chinese tariffs did not trigger a broad-based sell-off in risk currencies:

Chinese support for stocks
Tariffs were priced in
No immediate Chinese retaliation
Hope that more pressure on China will lead to a deal

As the clock ticked toward Trump's deadline, the announcement was largely priced in. The chance of an agreement within such a short period was slim. There was also no immediate Chinese retaliation and some investors hope that by turning up the heat, China will be forced to deal. To stem the slide in stocks, China stepped in with state fund buying of Chinese stocks.

When President Trump introduced a 10% tariff on $200B worth of Chinese goods September 17 of last year, the market reaction was very similar. and rallied against the and extended their gains in the days to follow despite retaliation from China. fell the day that the tariffs were announced but also rose from 112 to 114.50 over the next few weeks. However there was one big difference – Trump was waffling between 10% or 25% tariffs and investors bid currencies and equities higher in relief when he opted for the smaller penalty. When the and tariffs were announced in March, currencies and equities also traded higher but the rallies fizzled a few days later. Ultimately, Trump's tariffs are bad for US markets but worse for the rest of the world and in the weeks ahead, central bankers will express their frustrations as data softens.

In the near term, the question of 'yes' or 'no' tariffs is answered so we could see a further relief rally in currencies and equities. US , the , surveys and housing-market reports are scheduled for release next week. Given Fed Chair 's optimism and the diminished prospect of a further this year, most of these reports should help risk appetite and the .

Meanwhile according to the latest reports, Canada's economy is on fire. is up and most importantly, Canada reported the largest one-month ever. Canada added 106.5k jobs in April, which was nearly 10x times more than expected. A nice combination of full- and part-time work helped drive the down to 5.7%. Jobs are the foundation for the economy and this solid report extends the year of solid job growth. Wages and should benefit from these improvements, easing any concerns for the central bank. fell sharply after the report and we believe that further losses are likely, even if next week's shows price pressures easing slightly.

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