{"id":115476,"date":"2017-10-27T07:10:16","date_gmt":"2017-10-27T11:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/?p=115476"},"modified":"2018-06-01T15:53:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T15:53:37","slug":"upbeat-earnings-and-ecb-dovish-plan-boost-risk-appetite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2017\/10\/upbeat-earnings-and-ecb-dovish-plan-boost-risk-appetite\/","title":{"rendered":"Upbeat earnings and ECB dovish plan boost risk appetite"},"content":{"rendered":"
October 27, 2017<\/div>
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SP 500, Dow rise as House passes 2018 budget<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

US stocks<\/b>\u00a0retraced higher on Thursday buoyed by better than expected corporate reports and the House of Representative\u2019s approval of the budget blueprint. The dollar surged after the European Central Bank announced it would reduce its monthly asset purchases from January while extending the program through at least September 2018: the\u00a0live dollar index<\/a>\u00a0data show the ICE US Dollar index, a measure of the dollar\u2019s strength against a basket of six rival currencies, jumped 1.1% to 94.629.\u00a0Dow Jones\u00a0<\/em>industrial average rose 0.3% to 23400.86. The\u00a0S&P 500\u00a0<\/em>gained 0.1% to 2560.40. The\u00a0Nasdaq\u00a0<\/a>composite index meanwhile lost 0.1% closing at 6556.77.<\/p>\n

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Treasury yields rose after dovish European Central Bank announcement it plans to extend the stimulus program while reducing monthly bond purchases. The House of Representatives narrowly passed the $4 trillion budget blueprint for 2018 which opens the door for the Senate to later pass President Trump’s tax cuts proposal with a simple majority instead of 60 votes. Economic news were mixed: weekly jobless claims were at a historical low level despite rising by 10000 to 233000. Advance goods trade balance declined by $64.1 billion in September, compared with a $64.0 billion expected deficit. Pending home sales were unchanged in September after 2.6% decline in the previous month, putting them at a 2.5-year low.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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European stocks rally on dovish ECB plan<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

European stocks\u00a0<\/b>rallied on Thursday on ECB\u2019s plans to reduce its monthly bond purchases by half to \u20ac30 billion starting in January but extend them to at least September 2018. Both the\u00a0euro\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0British Pound\u00a0<\/em>resumed the slide against the dollar. The Stoxx Europe 600 index closed 1.1% higher. Germany\u2019s\u00a0DAX 30\u00a0<\/a>jumped 1.4% to 13133.28. France\u2019s\u00a0CAC 40<\/em>\u00a0outperformed rallying 1.5% and UK\u2019s\u00a0FTSE 100\u00a0<\/em>rose 0.5% to 7486.50. Indices opened 0.1%-0.5% higher today.<\/p>\n

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ECB left interest rates unchanged stating it anticipated them to remain at current levels for an \u201cextended period\u201d. ECB\u2019s plan for the bond purchases program was seen dovish as President Mario Draghi said the decision reflects an \u201copen-ended\u201d program that won\u2019t stop suddenly. While the tapering of bond purchases was expected the plan opens the door for continuing the bond purchases if inflation stays low while unemployment remains high. Euro fell sharply despite reports Cataoloia president Puigdemont would call early elections.<\/p>\n

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Asian markets advance<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Asian stock indices<\/b>\u00a0are mostly higher today with market sentiment buoyed by upbeat US earnings reports.\u00a0Nikkei<\/em>rose 1.2% to 21-year high 22008.54 as yen weakness against the dollar persisted. Chinese stocks are rising: theShanghai Composite Index\u00a0<\/em>is 0.3% higher and Hong Kong\u2019s\u00a0Hang Seng Index\u00a0<\/em>is up 0.7%. Australia\u2019s All Ordinaries Index is down 0.2% despite extended losses in Australian dollar against the greenback.<\/p>\n

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Oil edges lower<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Oil futures prices\u00a0<\/b>are inching lower today. Prices rose yesterday on comments from Saudi Arabia\u2019s Crown Prince backing the extension of OPEC-led output cuts deal beyond march 2018, when it is currently set to expire. Brent for December settlement rose 1.5% to end the session at $59.30 a barrel, 15-month high.<\/p>\n

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