Emerging Market Chaos returns - AmpGFX

Ross J Burland FXStreet

Greg Gibbs, Founder, Analyst, & PM at Amplifying Global FX Capital Pty Ltd an Australian financial services company explained that emerging market chaos has resumed and is spreading to some USD strength against majors.

Key Quotes:

"CHF has been the big winner offering the most reliable store of value in a crisis in the last month."

"There is a remarkable dichotomy between chaos in EM markets and relative stability in the US and some other developed market assets and currencies."

"Risk of contagion to US equities and bonds is growing. The EUR is softer but is also much more stable than it was in mid-August in response to deteriorating Italian and regional bank shares."

Currency chaos

Emerging market pressure has stepped up again in recent days. Deep falls have resumed in ARS, BRL, TRL and ZAR, and most emerging market currencies are weaker against the USD

In the majors, the GBP has rebounded significantly on renewed hopes for a Brexit deal, although its gains have been trimmed a bit in trading on Thursday. EU negotiator Barnier raised hopes for an unprecedented deal on Wednesday but has walked back optimism saying a no deal Brexit was still possible on Thursday.

The CHF has strengthened significantly over recent weeks. It barely retraced its gains after the first round of weakness in the TRL in mid-August, and has extended those gains over the last two weeks, illustrating that the market has remained on edge even as there has been a modest recovery in emerging market assets in the week up to Monday 27 Aug.

Meanwhile gold and JPY have been dubious safe-haven assets from EM risks in recent months, CHF has been a more reliable store of value in a crisis.

The EUR has weakened modestly so far on Thursday, but has been much more stable and stronger since the first round of the TRL crisis in mid-August, notwithstanding widening Italian yield spreads.

In Asia, INR has fallen significantly (down over 11% in the last six months) to a new low. And the IDR is down over 10%. The CNY had strengthened in the last week since the Chinese government re-introduced its counter-cyclical factor in its daily currency fixing, but it fell a significant 0.5% so far on Thursday."

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Ross J Burland

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Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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