Asian currencies, stocks subdued as dollar steadies
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Indonesia's rupiah, shares slip ahead of central bank meeting
Indonesia's cenbank to keep rate unchanged on Wednesday - poll
U.S. dollar inches away from five-week lows
By Shivangi Lahiri
July 16 (Reuters) -Emerging Asian currencies and stocks were subdued on Tuesday, with Indonesia losing ground ahead of a monetary policy meeting, as investors digested the Fed chief's dovish comments and the rising odds of Donald Trump winning the U.S. presidential race.
The dollar inched away from five-week lows as investors weighed the case for a September rate cut after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments.
Markets were assessing the ramifications of Trump's potential return to the White House, with worries intensifying that his hawkish trade policies, loose fiscal plans and potential tax incentives could fan inflation.
Trump's re-election "may cause a stronger USD and more local currency headwinds," said Jeff Ng, head of Asia Macro Strategy at SMBC.
"This is possibly due to higher inflation and interest rate outlook in the U.S. in the medium term, posing risks to current account balances in Asia."
A stronger dollar has pressured risk-sensitive emerging market assets, pushing developing countries to raise borrowing costs to prevent capital outflows which in turn has impacted economic growth.
The Indonesian rupiah IDR= slipped 0.3%, while equities in Jakarta .JKSE fell 0.5% ahead of a Bank Indonesia (BI) meeting on Wednesday where it is widely expected to keep interest rates unchanged.
"We anticipate slightly elevated levels above 16,000 in the near-term," Jeff said, referring to the rupiah's level against the dollar.
The dollar-rupiah pair will rally below 16,000 levels as a Fed rate cut will help increase yield differentials compared to Indonesia, Jeff added.
Elsewhere, the Malaysian ringgit MYR= edged lower and Thailand's baht THB=TH dipped 0.3%, while the Singapore dollar SGD= was largely flat.
Equities in Malaysia .KLSE edged down 0.2%, giving up the early gains. On the other hand, stocks in Taiwan .TWII rose as much as 1.2%.
Philippine .PSI and South Korean shares .KS11 edged higher, while those in Singapore .STI and Indonesia .JKSE lost around 0.3% and 0.5% respectively.
The Chinese yuan CNY=CFXS and the Shanghai Composite index .SSEC fell for a second consecutive day, after data showed on Monday that the world's second-largest economy grew much slower than expected in the second quarter.
"The big picture is that the Chinese economy still remains in need of more stimulus, while more importantly, requires meaningful long-term reforms to turn market sentiment around," analysts at MUFG wrote.
HIGHLIGHTS:
** Malaysia not planning to reintroduce goods and services tax, minister says
** Japan keeps up warnings against sharp yen falls
** Thailand gets green light to use 2024/25 budgets for $13.8 bln stimulus scheme
** Temasek aims to invest up to $10 billion in India as China weighs
Asia stock indexes and currencies at 0618 GMT | ||||||
COUNTRY | FX RIC | FX DAILY % | FX YTD % | INDEX | STOCKS DAILY % | STOCKS YTD % |
Japan | JPY= | -0.40 | -11.08 | .N225 | 0.20 | 23.34 |
China | CNY=CFXS | -0.09 | -2.31 | .SSEC | -0.21 | -0.24 |
India | INR=IN | +0.02 | -0.44 | .NSEI | 0.28 | 13.46 |
Indonesia | IDR= | -0.25 | -5.00 | .JKSE | -0.48 | -0.40 |
Malaysia | MYR= | -0.13 | -1.84 | .KLSE | -0.24 | 11.77 |
Philippines | PHP= | +0.00 | -5.25 | .PSI | 0.34 | 4.06 |
S.Korea | KRW=KFTC | -0.18 | -7.05 | .KS11 | 0.11 | 7.86 |
Singapore | SGD= | -0.07 | -1.90 | .STI | -0.32 | 7.66 |
Taiwan | TWD=TP | -0.13 | -5.77 | .TWII | 0.49 | 33.83 |
Thailand | THB=TH | -0.26 | -5.73 | .SETI | -0.03 | -6.27 |
Graphic: World FX rates https://tmsnrt.rs/2RBWI5E
Asian stock markets https://tmsnrt.rs/2zpUAr4
Reporting by Shivangi Lahiri in Bengaluru; Editing by Varun H K and Subhranshu Sahu
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