Rupee to see only slight relief after US inflation data cements Fed rate cut
By Nimesh Vora
MUMBAI, July 12 (Reuters) -The Indian rupee is expected to see only marginal relief on Friday after a soft U.S. inflation print made it highly likely that the Federal Reserve will opt for an interest rate cutin September.
Non-deliverable forwards indicate therupee INR=IN will open at 83.54-83.55 to the U.S. dollar, slightly higher than83.56 in the previous session.
It is "hardly surprising" that more "good data" on U.S. inflation is bringing only a bit of relief for the rupee, a currency trader at a bank said.
"That is the nature of things now, in that we have become broadly indifferent to what thedollar does overall. The only time range breakouts happen is when there is a big flow and Reserve Bank of India (RBI)decides to allow it."
The RBI has been holding therupee in a narrow range via regular interventions, making it among the least volatile emerging market currencies.
FED RATE CUT ODDS CLIMB
Elevatedodds of a Fed rate cut inSeptember rose furtherfollowing an unexpected decline in U.S. inflation. The U.S. consumer price index (CPI)dipped 0.1% last month against expectations that it wouldrise 0.1%.
In the 12 months through June, the CPI rose 3% compared to 3.3% in May.
U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar index =USD dropped following the report.
The U.S. inflation data has firmed up rate cut expectations, ANZ Bank said in a note.
The odds of a Fed rate cutat the September meeting are now at nearly 90%, per theCME FedWatch Tool.
"The US CPI number for June was better than May’s (lower). US CPI has settled down to rate-cut territory," ING Bank said in a note.
KEY INDICATORS: ** One-month non-deliverable rupee INRNDFOR= forward at 83.6; onshore one-month forward premium at 7.25 paise
** Dollar index =USD at 104.5 ** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 0.4% at $85.8 per barrel ** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 4.23%
** As per NSDL data, foreign investors bought a net $261.6 million worth of Indian shares on July 10
** NSDL data shows foreign investors bought a net $77.7 million worth of Indian bonds on July 10
Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Sonia Cheema
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