25 Jul 2013
Flash: USD selloff continues – Investec
FXstreet.com (New York) - The USD selloff continued yesterday as a weaker Richmond Fed reading continued a run of disappointing releases to pin down the greenback against both GBP and the EUR in what was otherwise a rather headline free series of sessions, notes Corporate Treasury Lee McDarby at Investec.
Key quotes
“The action overnight was very much centered around the Asian session where equities fell away after the HSBC China flash PMI fell to an 11-month low, with perhaps part of this weakness attributable to the distressed bank lending conditions in June.”
“The volatile AUD suffered off the back of this, falling half a percent as investors shied away from China’s trading partner. The Aussie’s misery was further compounded when the Australian CPI release also came in lower than expected.”
Key quotes
“The action overnight was very much centered around the Asian session where equities fell away after the HSBC China flash PMI fell to an 11-month low, with perhaps part of this weakness attributable to the distressed bank lending conditions in June.”
“The volatile AUD suffered off the back of this, falling half a percent as investors shied away from China’s trading partner. The Aussie’s misery was further compounded when the Australian CPI release also came in lower than expected.”