By On Tuesday morning the markets are again dominated by purchases of risky assets. MSCI Asia Pacific Index ex Japan jumped 1.6 and the Nikkei225 rose 1.5. The media attributed this increase to the market reaction of the strong data from China. Thats a bit of a stretch, as the Chinese data was already available a day earlier and at that time, the market reaction was a very mixed bag.
The rally is more likely a buying attempt after a slight downturn. Confident about the prospects of global economic recovery and the impending new stimulus in the US and other countries, investors are buying risky assets, assuming that ultralow interest rates will continue for a long time, combined with accelerating inflation.
Interest in risky assets can be seen in the weakening of the yen against major competitors. The USDJPY rose above 104 in the morning. However, this rebound should be taken as a sign of market optimism and not a demonstration of dollar strength, as EURJPY made an even more elegant reversal.
The single currency successfully withstood the bears attack on Monday, staying above the 50day average against the dollar and the yen. On EURJPY, buying intensified on the downside towards 125, bringing the pair back to 125.80 now.
Similarly, EURUSD received support on Monday on the decline towards the 50day moving average, encountering an avalanche of buying after touching 1.2050, which sent the pair above 1.2100 this morning.
GBPUSD increased on Tuesday morning from the lower…
