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Asia FX slips as dollar steadies ahead of U.S. CPI data

2022.11.09 23:56



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By Ambar Warrick

Investing.com– Most Asian currencies retreated on Thursday, while the dollar recovered from recent losses as focus turned to upcoming CPI inflation data that is widely expected to set the tone for U.S. monetary policy in the near-term.

was among the worst performers in the region, down 0.3% amid dwindling hopes that the country will relax its strict anti-COVID measures in the near-term.

Weak economic data released this week also brewed more concerns over the world’s second-largest economy, which is struggling to control its worst COVID outbreak since May. This saw the reintroduction of COVID curbs in several major economic centers.

Economic ructions in China have soured sentiment towards most economies in the region, particularly those with large trade exposure to the country. The and the fell 0.2% each, while the lost 0.3%.

The rose slightly to the dollar, but a recovery rally in the currency now appeared to have cooled as the dollar found its footing.

The and fell 0.3%, but retained most of a 0.8% jump from Wednesday as markets awaited U.S. due later in the day. The reading is expected to show that U.S. price pressures were pinned near 40-year highs in October, indicating that the Fed needs to engage in much more monetary tightening to curb inflation.

Still, the dollar retreated, while Asian currencies rose in recent sessions on speculation that the Fed will lower its pace of interest rate hikes. Markets are the central bank will hike rates by a smaller 50 basis points in December, after several Fed officials voiced support for such a move.

But Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari warned on Wednesday that it was premature to expect a dovish pivot from the Fed, and that interest rates were set to keep rising.

This also mirrors a statement from Fed Chair Jerome Powell last week that while the bank will consider lowering its pace of rate hikes, U.S. interest rates will remain higher for longer, and likely peak at much higher levels than initially expected.

Such a scenario is likely to keep Asian currencies pressured in the near-term. Rising interest rates in the U.S. were the biggest weight on Asian currencies this year, as the gap between risky and low-risk debt narrowed.

In Southeast Asia, the fell 0.1% even as data showed the country’s unemployment rate hit its lowest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.



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