Dwindling hopes of 50 bps Fed rate cut may push rupee to all-time low
By Nimesh Vora
MUMBAI, Sept 12 (Reuters) -The Indian rupee is likely to be under slight pressure at the open on Thursday after resilient U.S. inflation dented hopes of the Federal Reserve optingfor a large rate cut next week.
The one-month non-deliverable forward indicated that the rupee INR=IN will open at 83.98-83.99 to the U.S. dollar, compared with 83.9775 in the previous session.
The currency risksdipping past its lifetime low of 83.9850 hit last week.
"With U.S. inflation out of the way, the base case now is for a 25-basis-point (bps)Fed cut next week," Srinivas Puni, managing director at FXadvisory firm QuantArt Market Solutions, said.
"Still, 100 bps of cuts in total are expected in 2024, implying a 50 bp cut during November/December period. Dollar prognosis now hinges on whether the Fed will toe the market line and indeed go for four cuts."
The dollar currently "is in balance" and the rupee will remain in a range for longer at least until the Fed's Sept. 17-18 meeting.
U.S. Treasury yields rose after a measure of U.S. inflation increasedmore than expected, prompting investors to dial back bets of theFed delivering aggressive rate cuts. U.S. core inflation rose 0.3% month-on-month compared to the 0.2% pace expected by economists polled by Reuters.
The slightly hotter-than-expected monthly reading on U.S. core inflation has seen traders converge on a 25 bpsrate cut for the Fed’s September meeting, Westpac bank said in a note.
Futures are now pricing a 85% probability of 25 bps rate cut at next week's meeting. Theodds of a 50 bps rate cut have dropped to 15%, nearly half of what they were prior to the inflation data.
The dollar index =USD inched up in Asia trade, taking support from the higher U.S. yields. Most Asian currencies declined.
KEY INDICATORS:
** One-month non-deliverable rupee INRNDFOR= forward at 84.07; onshore one-month forward premium at 9 paise
** Dollar index =USD down at 101.76 ** Brent crude futures LCOc1 up 0.2% at $70.8 per barrel
** Ten-year U.S. note yield at 3.67%
** As per NSDL data, foreign investors bought a net $352.8mln worth of Indian shares on Sep. 10
** NSDL data shows foreign investors sold a net $96.6mln worth of Indian bonds on Sep. 10
Reporting by Nimesh Vora; Editing by Sonia Cheema
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