All change for Norway's crown but fall looks overdone
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July 11 (Reuters) -Stability in the Norwegian crown was shattered Wednesday by the latest domestic inflation numbers but the reaction to the June data looks overdone.
Core CPI, 3.6% y/y, was softer than market and Norges Bank expectations. The data triggered the biggest one-day move up in EUR/NOK since February. The rally has extended further Thursday, posting an 11.6950 high.
EUR/NOK stands 4.0% higher since basing at 11.2620 on June 21 and looks to a 76.4% Fibonacci level at 11.7265. The retracement point is taken off the 11.8700 to 11.2620 May-June drop.
It remains to be seen if just one set of inflation numbers warrant a sea change in sentiment and whether the Norges Bank adjusts its rate path at its next policy meeting. There are two more CPI releases, July, and August, ahead of the September meeting and a lot could change between now and then.
A major Norges Bank concern has been NOK weakness and its impact on inflation. If EUR/NOK begins to trend higher the soft June CPI release may have little impact on the central bank's rate path.
The speed and magnitude of the NOK slide suggests that market positioning was overdone and that a shakeout was needed. There is now risk of a swift pullback in EUR/NOK.
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EUR/NOK daily candle chart: https://tmsnrt.rs/4eYdxmf
Norway monthly core CPI chart: https://tmsnrt.rs/4cV9LbK
(Peter Stoneham is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)
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