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On Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average saw an increase, achieving its best monthly performance since January. The blue-chip index finished 0.8% higher, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite also recording gains. The Dow rose by 2.5% for April, while the S&P 500 recorded a 1.5% monthly gain. More than half of S&P 500 companies have reported earnings so far, with 80% of those companies beating expectations, according to data from FactSet. As investors prepared for the Federal Reserve’s May policy meeting to begin, stock futures saw modest declines on Monday night.
During the regular trading session on Monday, the Dow, and Nasdaq Composite both experienced losses of about 0.1%, while the S&P 500 finished slightly below its flatline. Investors were focused on the bank sector after JPMorgan Chase won the weekend auction for troubled First Republic Bank. Additionally, investors will be monitoring data related to job openings, factory orders, and light vehicle sales, among other things. Companies such as Uber, Pfizer, and Molson Coors are set to report earnings before the bell, followed by Ford, Starbucks, Advanced Micro Devices, and Caesars Entertainment after the market closes.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned that the US may run out of measures to pay its debts as early as June 1, which investors are also watching for news on the debt ceiling.
On Monday, there was a slight decline of 0.04% in all sectors of the market, except for Health Care, which saw an increase of 0.59%, and Industrials and Utilities, which both saw a rise of 0.55% and 0.21%, respectively. Information Technology and Consumer Staples also saw minor gains of 0.18% and 0.09%, respectively. However, Real Estate and Consumer Discretionary both saw significant losses of 0.92% and 1.06%, respectively, while Energy experienced the largest decline of 1.26%.
Major Pair Movement
On Monday, the dollar index rose by 0.45% following the release of inflationary ISM data and JPM’s acquisition of FRC, which provided relief for the US bank crisis. This increase in the dollar index has increased the likelihood of a Fed rate hike on Wednesday, with a slightly higher probability of one more in June. This rise in the dollar index has also threatened to reverse the previous downtrend caused by the US banking crisis, which saw USD/JPY rates and risk-off-driven dive. However, USD/JPY soared on Monday, extending sharp gains following Friday’s dovish BoJ meeting.
EUR/USD fell by 0.4% after testing the 21-day moving average on Friday and last week’s lows. If the U.S. JOLTS and Wednesday’s ISM non-manufacturing and ADP reports favor a more hawkish Fed, there is an increased risk of an overbought top triggering a more significant correction of the March-April bank crisis-driven rally. Sterling experienced a 0.6% loss, but it remained above Friday’s lows by the 21-DMA. Meanwhile, IMM specs are the most net long EUR/USD since November 2020, expecting Fed rate cuts to begin while the ECB continues to hike later this year.
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Economic Data
| Currency | Data | Time (GMT + 8) | Forecast |
| AUD | Cash Rate | 12:30 | 3.60% |
| AUD | RBA Rate Statement | 12:30 | 247K |
| AUD | RBA Gov Lowe Speaks | 19:20 | |
| USD | JOLTS Job Openings | 22:00 | 9.74M |
