Safe haven prices, news and analysis:
– Confidence is returning to financial markets, lessening the demand for safe-haven assets.
– However, the recovery is precarious and they could soon be back in favor.
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Market sentiment picks up
Indications that China’s central bank is looking to ease monetary policy are offsetting the continuing concerns about a US-China trade war, lifting market sentiment and prompting investors to move out of safe-haven assets into those seen as more risky and therefore potentially more profitable.
Prices of all the traditional safe-havens, including the Swiss Franc, the Japanese Yen, Gold, US Treasuries and German Bunds, are weakening Wednesday although many hurdles remain, including the possibility that the trade wars could flare up again.
Looking at these individually, USDJPY rose modestly Wednesday after three successive days of falls and the uptrend in the pair remains in place.
USDJPY Price Chart, Daily Timeframe (Year to Date)
Similarly, USDCHF is rallying and it too remains in an uptrend.
USDCHF Price Chart, Daily Timeframe (Year to Date)
The price of Gold continues to fall and is now down from a high of $1,365.36 per ounce on April 11 to $1,272.17 although any return of risk aversion would slow its decline. The yield on the benchmark US Treasury note – which moves inversely to its price – has increased from a low of 2.77% on May 29 to 2.90% and the yield on the 10-year German Bund is up from 0.255% to 0.367% over the same period.
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— Written by Martin Essex, Analyst and Editor
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