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Stocks are calm ahead of a possible CPI hurricane

Asia shares falls on worries over inflation, Fed outlook

FILE PHOTO: A man wearing a facial mask, following the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, stands in front of an electric board showing Nikkei (top in C) and other countries stock index outside a brokerage at a business district in Tokyo, Japan, January 4, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

On Thursday, Asian markets remained below seven-month highs as investors awaited confirmation from U.S. data that inflation is on the decline. The yen increased on news that Japan will examine the consequences of its ultra-easy monetary policy next week.
MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside of Japan (.MIAPJ0000PUS), which followed advances for Wall Street indexes overnight, surged to a seven-month high in early trade before sliding back to flat by noon in Hong Kong.
The Nikkei (.N225) in Japan and the S&P 500 futures both remained stable. Futures in Europe increased by 0.4%. The U.S. dollar was locked near a seven-month trough at $1.0769 per euro, as bonds maintained overnight gains.
The rise in core U.S. consumer prices, which is scheduled to be released at 1330 GMT, is anticipated to decrease to 5.7% annual growth in December from 6% a month earlier. Headline inflation from month to month is nil.

Markets have placed decent chances that the Federal Reserve will moderate its rate hike pace and raise rates by 25 basis points rather than 50 at its meeting next month in the hopes that falling inflation will lessen the need for rate increases.
The CPI figure, according to Jan Nevruzi, U.S. rates strategist at NatWest Markets, may help put an end to the argument for the February meeting.
They continued by stating that if the anticipated CPI report comes in below expectations, this rise may be further supported.
Susan Collins, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve bank, added fuel to the fire by telling the New York Times that she was inclined toward a 25 basis point increase.
As China eases its rigorous COVID regulations and demand pick up, optimism for a more favourable rate outlook and a dramatic increase in oil prices to one-week peaks were also major factors.
On Thursday, Brent crude futures exceeded $83. With benchmark 10-year yields lower 3.7 basis points to 3.5189% as well as 30-year yields lower 4.4 basis points to 3.6375%, U.S. Treasuries slightly increased overnight gains.
Rate anticipations in Europe also decreased slightly.
Investors are counting on a rebound in China to support global economy in addition to hoping for kinder central banks in the West. They are also keeping an eye out for a potential policy change in Japan.
Last month, the Bank of Japan shocked the markets by extending the range around its target yield on 10-year bonds. This action caused yields to spike and the yen to appreciate.
The BOJ will evaluate the effects of Japan’s hyper-easy settings earlier than anticipated at next week’s policy sessions, according to the Yomiuri newspaper in Japan, and it may take extra measures to rectify yield curve distortions.
This likely alludes to the fact that 10-year rates have remained at the new floor of 0.5% for four sessions despite the BOJ actively purchasing large quantities of bonds to bring them down.
In generally calm currency trading, the yen increased slightly, rising to 131.47 each dollar. Futures on ten-year Japanese government bonds hit almost eight-year lows.
While China’s resumption kept a demand under Asia’s currencies, other foreign exchange markets were holding their breath in anticipation of CPI data. At 6.7564 to the dollar, the yuan moved near five-month highs. Aussie maintained steady at $0.69.

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