Forexlive Americas FX news wrap 22 Nov: US PMI data better than Europe. USD moves higher.

• Major indices close higher for the trading week by the Russell 2000
• Baker Hughes oil rigs up 1 Gas rigs down -2
• European shares close higher despite weak data today
• Attack the currency trend: The EURUSD has been stepping lower with more selling today
• What is the latest tilt for US Treasury Secretary?
• University of Michigan consumer sentiment final for November 71.8 versus 73.7 estimate
• Tech giants stumble: Communication services slump amid mixed market signals
• S&P global manufacturing PMI 48.8 versus 48.8 estimate. Services 57.0 versus 55.2 estimate
• ECBs Nagel (Hawk): PMI data confirms that Germany is stagnating
• ECBs Villeroy: ECB is achieving a soft landing
• Canada retail sales for September 0.4% vs 0.4% estimate
• Canada October new housing price index MoM -0.4% vs 0.1% expected
• SNB chairman Schlegel: Switzerland needs flexible inflation target, as it currently has
• ForexLive European FX news wrap: Poor PMI data weighs on euro, pound

Markets:

• Gold up $37.21 or 1.4% $2706.61
• US 10-year yield 4.414%, -1 point basis points
• US 2-year yield 4.377%, +220 basis points
• WTI crude oil up $1.08 or 1.53% $71.19
• S&P 500 rose . For the week the index rose 1.52%
• NASDAQ rose . For the week the index rose 1.62%
• Russell 2000 rose . For the week the index rose 4.3079%
• Dow rose . For the week the index rose 1.76%
• European shares moved higher with the UK FTSE 100 rising 1.38% and German DAX rising 0.8% leading the way. France’s CAC rose 0.58% was the weakest performer.

The US dollar rose against all the major currency pairs, but was mixed for the week with the USD falling vs the CAD and the NZD.

• EUR, +0.58%. For the week, the US dollar rose by 1.18%.
• JPY +0.20%. For the week the US dollar rose 0.35%
• GBP, +0.47%. For the week the US dollar rose 0.71%
• CHF +0.87%. For the week the US dollar rose 0.74%.
• CAD +0.08%. The week the US dollar fell -0.70%
• AUD +0.25%. For the week the US dollar fell is 0.58%
• NZD +0.53%. For the week, the US dollar rose 0.54%
• DXY 0.57%. For the week the dollar index rose 0.0%

Fundamentally, the US data today was mixed with the S&P global PMI manufacturing and services indices higher.

• For Manufacturing PMI, the index moved from 47.8 to 48.8
• For the services index it surged to 57.0 from 55.3 last month.

From Chris Williamson, Chief Business Economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence

The business mood has brightened in November, with confidence about the year ahead hitting a two-and-a-half year high. The prospect of lower interest rates and a more probusiness approach from the incoming administration has fueled greater optimism, in turn helping drive output and order book inflows higher in November. The rise in the headline flash PMI indicates that economic growth is accelerating in the fourth quarter, while at the same time inflationary pressures are cooling. The survey’s price gauge covering goods and services signalled only a marginal increase in prices in November, pointing to consumer inflation running well below the Fed’s 2% target.

A concern is that growth remains heavily reliant on the services economy, with manufacturing production declining at an increased rate. However, the promise of greater protectionism and tariffs has helped lift confidence in the US good producing sector, which is already feeding through to higher factory employment. Factories are meanwhile stepping up their purchases of imported inputs as they seek to front-run tariffs, putting pressure on supply chains to a degree not seen for over two years. Any further stretching of these supply lines could see prices move higher as demand outstrips supply.

Later the University of Michigan sentiment came in weaker than expectations with the index moving to 71.8 from 73.0 preliminary, but was up from 70.5 last month. Inflation readings were mixed with the one-year inflation expectations remaining study a 2.6% versus the preliminary lower than the 2.7% last month. However the five-year inflation expectations rose to 3.2% from 3.0% last month.

Canada retail sales data for September came in and is expected 0.4% for the headline number but was expected 0.9% orders. The estimate for October came in fairly solid 0.7%.

Yields were mixed today with the shorter end higher and the longer end lower flattening the yield curve

• 2-year yield 4.377%, +20 basis points
• 5-year yield 4.305%, +0.2 basis points
• 10-year yield 4.414%, -1 point basis points
• 30-year yield referred 90%, -2.3 basis points
• 2-10 year spread is down -3.6 bps at 3.9 basis points
• 2-30 year spread is also down -2.8 bps at 22.4 basis point

Bitcoin reached another record level with the price reaching a $99,800 just to hundred dollars short of Bitcoin $100K. The digital currency that never sleeps will be eying the $100K level over the weekend. For the week, the price is up $9290.

Thank you for the support this week. Adam is back on Monday from the Finance Magnate conference in London.

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.