OPEC and non- OPEC members are meeting in Vienna on Thursday for the start of a 3 day summit where production cuts are on the agenda. US Rig counts on Friday showed an increase of 1 to 863 as more US production comes online. The market expects production cuts to be eased adding more supply to the market and putting downward pressure on prices. The meeting is set to be contentious as Saudi Arabia and Russia are said to back the proposal to increase production by 1.5 million barrels per day, in order to maintain their market share, while Iran, Iraq and Venezuela are set to block the proposal fearing lower prices and market instability. USDCAD traded higher to the 1.32000 level as Oil fell.
Eurozone Consumer Price Index (Apr) was released and came in at 0.5% (MoM) and 1.9% (YoY) with a consensus for 0.5% (MoM) and 1.9% (YoY) from 0.3% (MoM) and 1.9% (YoY) previously. Consumer Price Index – Core (Apr) was 0.3% (MoM) and 1.1% (YoY) against an expected at 0.3% (MoM) and 1.1% (YoY) from 0.2% (MoM) and 1.1% (YoY) prior. Labour Cost (Q1) was 2.0% against an expected 1.9% from 1.5% previously which was revised down to 1.4%. CPI data showed an increase on the monthly figures from the previous but was in line with consensus, while yearly figures came in as expected and remained in line with the previous reading. EURUSD rose from 1.15862 to 1.16149 due to this data.
US Industrial Production (MoM) (May) was released and came in at -0.1% against the consensus of 0.2% from 0.7% previously which was revised up to 0.9%. This measure slipped below the zero line against to the level of the February low at -0.1%. Capacity Utilization (May) was also released at this time coming in at 77.9% against an expectation for 78.1% from 78.0% previously which was revised up marginally to 78.1%. The number remains close to the two year high from December and the 80.0% mark. USDJPY moved from a low of 110.408 to 110.648 following the data release.
US Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index (June) was 99.3 against an expected 98.5 from a previous 98.0. The March reading was a record high for the index at 102.0 and the data is showing the number holding under the 100.0 level since. The data came in above expectations for the second month in a row showing consumers are financially confident. GBPUSD moved higher from 1.32599 to 1.32976 after the data release.
EURUSD is down -0.10% overnight, trading around 1.15941.
USDJPY is down -0.13% in the early session, trading at around 110.500
GBPUSD is down -0.03% this morning trading around 1.32708
Gold is down -0.10% in early morning trading at around $1,279.68
WTI is down -0.62% this morning, trading around $63.76
