{"id":142968,"date":"2019-03-04T10:55:47","date_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countingpips.com\/?p=142968"},"modified":"2019-03-04T10:37:06","modified_gmt":"2019-03-04T15:37:06","slug":"trade-deal-optimism-sends-equities-flying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/forex\/2019\/03\/trade-deal-optimism-sends-equities-flying\/","title":{"rendered":"Trade Deal Optimism Sends Equities Flying"},"content":{"rendered":"
March 4, 2019<\/div>
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By <\/strong>Orbex<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

An early report from the Wall Street Journal signaled that the US and China are close to a breakthrough trade deal. According to the media source, the agreement could recalibrate US\u00a0tariffs on Chinese goods, if not completely lift them.<\/p>\n

The article indicated that Chinese officials are considering following through with previously-made pledges on intellectual property rights and purchasing more American products. One of the concessions to do so is that tariffs on\u00a0$200 billion of Chinese goods<\/a>\u00a0be removed \u201cinstantly,\u201d or at least \u201cquickly.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the Trump administration is cautious that China may not be able to meet its obligations in full. As such, they hope to remove the levees \u201cgradually.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although this remains a sticking point, last week, the US urged China to halt retaliation in a bid to enforce a trade deal. This provides a little more leeway to the Chinese. It has also boosted appetite for risky assets, with global equities kicking the week off on\u00a0sound footing.<\/p>\n

Technical Perspective<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The ripple effect had USDCNH open with a 100-pip gap. The Chinese yuan gained an additional 130 pips against the greenback during the first few trading hours. However, the dollar slowly recovered.<\/p>

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Price action suggests that prices could move lower as the rejection at the 50% Fibonacci retracement adds some bearish pressure. Market participants seem convinced that the 6.7000 hurdle is likely to hold firm for longer, at least for the time being. However, this may be short-lived, as the 6.6868 correction-low could turn out to be the end of a bullish cycle.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s To Come<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On March 5,\u00a0China<\/a>\u00a0will announce the country\u2019s economic growth target for 2019 at the National People\u2019s Congress (NPC) in parliament. Some sources reveal that China\u2019s GDP growth target is likely to be set around the 6.0-6.5 percent target, lower than the 6.5 percent target in 2018.<\/p>\n

Although from a technical perspective the Chinese yuan remains somewhat sound, a slowdown in Beijing\u2019s GDP could reverse risk appetite. If a downside scenario plays in, prices could head all the way up to 6.7185, or higher.<\/p>\n

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