Central Banks disappoint, ECB and Riksbank

Analysts at Nomura noted that both the ECB and Riksbank disappoint market hopes.

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"The market started the week on a positive note following Emmanuel Macron’s success in the first round of the French elections. The market has largely priced out the possibility of Marine Le Pen winning in the second round on 7 May, rightly so in our view. We entered long EUR/USD positions on Sunday night, and expect EUR/USD to move towards 1.15 by year end. The strength of the eurozone economy and our expectations for gradual ECB normalisation are key factors behind this view. However, we did not expect President Draghi to announce a change in the ECB’s forward guidance today, and markets were slightly disappointed when he said no discussions about changing forward guidance and about the exit strategy had taken place at the meeting today. He also said there was no need to discuss forward guidance sequencing at the moment. We see this as a good opportunity to buy the euro on dips."

"The Riksbank this morning also came out on the dovish side, in line with our own expectations but catching the market off-guard. SEK depreciated around the meeting, with deposit rate projections pushing back the timing of the first hike and a SEK15bn QE extension. Longer-term, we maintain our constructive view on SEK. Strong growth domestically and abroad, the ECB turning more hawkish and inflation recovering should see the Riksbank turn more hawkish over the coming months. Governor Ingves is the one to watch, along with inflation prints as usual. We expect EUR/SEK to move lower as the ECB starts to discuss normalisation and 9.65-9.70 would be good levels to short EUR/SEK in our view. Medium-term USD/SEK shorts are also attractive from the 8.90-95 level."

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