Here's why HSBC is closing its short EUR/USD trade
July 12 (Reuters) -On May 16 2024, HSBC opened a trade idea to sell EUR/USD at 1.0880 and target 1.0550 with a stop at 1.1050. They have since chosen to exit that trade close to entry and here's why.
In a note to clients, HSBC FX research strategy analysts acknowledged that they are basically back to square one nearly two months after entering this trade, which says a lot. The market has digested two downside surprises on U.S. inflation releases, and two upside surprises on core inflation in the euro zone. But on the activity front, U.S. data showed a still resilient labour market, whereas euro zone activity data began to deliver fresh downside surprises after fleeting signs of green shoots of recovery.
The first rate cut of the cycle from the ECB was unprovocative, with no guidance offered on the future pace of easing. Market expectations for the Fed at one point (28 May) drifted close to pricing in just one cut during H2, 2024, but now have two cuts fully priced, with a chance of a third.
On the politics front, the EUR had to process an unexpected election in France, where initial market concerns about big political shifts were replaced by relief around results that point to policy continuity for now. In the U.S., the presidential TV debate posed new challenges for President Biden's re-election campaign, briefly lifting treasury yields before reversing lower.
These are all significant market developments, but somehow, says HSBC, they have combined to bring EUR-USD, back to where we started. As a consequence, we withdraw and look for better opportunities elsewhere.
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(Richard Pace is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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