EUR: Fed cut may drive the next EUR/USD move – ING
|There are no major data releases in the eurozone today, and EUR/USD should trade in tight ranges until the FOMC announcement this evening,
ECB to cut rates if Fed delivers 50bp today
“The transmission channels from the Fed cut to EUR/USD are the USD short-term rate impact first, and the equity reaction second. If the Fed cuts by 50bp and markets read that as a panic move, USD weakness may be channelled via EUR, JPY and CHF, while higher-beta currencies (like NOK and SEK) may take a hit.”
“In our base case (dovish 25bp cut), EUR/USD moves back below 1.110, but gradually recovers ground in the coming days. By the time the next big things happen in markets (US PCE, US jobs report), EUR/USD may be back at 1.11-1.12.”
“On the ECB side, another hawkish-leaning Governing Council member, Gediminas Simkus, said that an October cut is unlikely. Markets are only pricing in 7bp, and we also expect the next reduction in December. That said, if the Fed cuts by 50bp today, there will be growing pressure on the ECB to frontload some easing as well.”
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